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BUFDG 2021 - Somewhere, Anywhere

Thank you to all those who joined us for our first ever online Annual Conference in the middle of March, via the Hopin platform. While it was a different experience to the usual event, we aimed to keep many of the best things about the traditional conferences, while also making the most of what an online event allows - namely a bigger event, with more sessions and attendees. 

The theme for the event was Somewhere, Anywhere, which captured some of the biggest questions that universities were, are, and will be, facing as the new ‘normal’ emerges.

The 2021 programme was spread across five days and featured a fantastic line-up of challenging, informative, and entertaining speakers from the finance world and beyond.

Major speakers included:

The resources below are only available to those who attended the conference. You will need to sign into your BUFDG account to view the slides and sessions. If you attended the conference and do not have a BUFDG account then click here to register. 

Day One: Monday 15th March

PLENARY 1 - Universities after Brexit and Covid: What does Government Want?
WORKSHOP 1 - Looking to the Future: Lessons for University Sustainability post-Covid
WORKSHOP 2 - The Economic Outlook and the role of UK Higher Education
WORKSHOP 3 - How Unitemps works as part of Higher Education sector to tackle specific temporary staffing issues whilst bringing proven financial benefits to institutions
WORKSHOP 4 - Delivering value and driving efficiencies – Lessons from the US HE sector on what might work, and what might not
WORKSHOP 5 - Transform, or Optimise? Strategy development through disruption
WORKSHOP 6 - Ensuring Your Financial Strategy Adds Up
WORKSHOP 7 - Responsible Investing: Truly effective change
WORKSHOP 8 - Environmental Sustainability is everyone's issue

 

Day Two: Tuesday 16th March

PLENARY 2 - Post-COVID: time for a reset (and how to do it)
WORKSHOP 9 - The USS 2020 valuation and its impact on the University sector
WORKSHOP 10 - Why it’s time for University Institutions to take advantage of their FP&A teams to create, plan, execute and evaluate initiatives – from anywhere in the world
WORKSHOP 11 - Turning up the heat: Are you ready for COP26?
WORKSHOP 12 - Building resilience: lessons for universities from Australia’s bushfire recovery
WORKSHOP 13 - A rollercoaster ride
WORKSHOP 14 - The journey to low-carbon investments... with the University of Reading
WORKSHOP 15 - What's next for university finance departments and what can you do to prepare?
WORKSHOP 16 - The role of innovative financial services in shaping HE

 

Day Three: Wednesday 17th March

PLENARY 3 - What does the government's Social Value evaluation model mean for HE?
WORKSHOP 17 - Transforming public procurement after Brexit and COVID
WORKSHOP 18 - Making the most of your IP and Knowledge Exchange activities
WORKSHOP 19 - Payment Security for universities and students
WORKSHOP 20 - Lessons learned from a Systems Implementation, or two
WORKSHOP 21 - Shaping institutions fit for the 2020s
WORKSHOP 22 - Higher education and modern slavery – the risks beyond the Modern Slavery Act
WORKSHOP 23 - Where will your team go next?: Succession planning and building for the future
WORKSHOP 24 - Procurement Made Easy: How MMU is Using Technology to Cost-Effectively Optimize the Payment Process

 

Day Four: Thursday 18th March

PLENARY 4 - The Future of Reporting
WORKSHOP 25 - Where are we going? Looking to the future of higher education across the UK
WORKSHOP 26 - "One size fits no one very well" - small and specialist providers in a competitive market
WORKSHOP 27 - How to Plan and Manage Through Financial Uncertainty
WORKSHOP 28 - Can Universities create positive impact with their investments?
WORKSHOP 29 - Risks, Ratings and the Reality: how COVID-19 has changed the funding market
WORKSHOP 30 - Demonstrating the value of procurement – case studies and collaboration
WORKSHOP 31 - Negative rates and ESG in treasury investing: what university finance teams need to know
WORKSHOP 32 - Top-10 Tax Countdown

 

Day Five: Friday 19th March

PLENARY 5 - How can finance teams support a green recovery?
WORKSHOP 33 - Finance change to Inform, Educate, and Entertain at the BBC: In conversation with...
WORKSHOP 34 - Fit for the future – Pensions disruption, reform, and possibilities
PLENARY 6 - Lessons learned from civic cooperation
PLENARY 7 - The Future Just Happened: Millennials, Generation Z and how to get the most from your multi-generational team

 

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