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Local Authority Forum - Munix Municipal Marketplace
Event summary
Local Authority E-Bills are here. At this event we will hear from 2 local authorities who have successfully raised funding. We will also look at how they could transform Local Authority Financing and discuss how Authorities can harness them.
Additional speakers to be confirmed.
This event is in partnership with Munix Municipal Exchange. By signing up to the event you are opting in to have limited information passed on to our partners. For more details, please refer to our Privacy notice and Terms and Conditions on the CIPFA website.
Date
08 October 2024
Starts: 10:00
Ends: 17:00
Location
16 Summer Lane
Birmingham
B19 3SD
[See map]Metro House
Standard price
£0.00 excl VAT
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About this event
Who should attend?
Local Authority Treasury Managers and Finance Heads of Service with responsibility for Treasury Management.
How will you benefit from attending?
On the day we will hear from:
- Our keynote speaker Lord Holmes, on the post-election environment
- Representatives from Cherwell District Council and Gloucestershire County Council
- Representatives from Munix.
The day will also include breakout and networking sessions to discuss the issues raised with colleagues.
CPD hours
This event carries seven CPD hours.
Topics
- Capital finance
- / Financial management
- / Governance
- / Local government
- / Treasury management
Speaker - Nick Harvey, Technical Advisor, CIPFA
Nick is the technical advisor for CIPFA's Treasury Management and Pensions Networks. He will be leading on revisions to and guidance on the Treasury Management and Prudential Codes. He will also be advising on the changing pension fund investment landscape, particularly the move towards more diverse and sustainable portfolios.
He has 14 years of experience as a treasury practitioner at principal officer level, as well as five years of experience overseeing pension fund investments and three years of experience managing a banking team. Nick joined CIPFA in 2021.
Speaker - Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE - Life Member of the House of Lords
Britain’s most successful Paralympic swimmer and an active member of the House of Lords with a policy focus on digital technology for public good. Lord Holmes is a passionate advocate for the potential of technology and the benefits of diversity and inclusion with a particular interest in technologies such as AI and blockchain and areas of application such as fintech and trade. In Parliament, he specializes in legislation that deals with technology and inclusion, introducing Private Members Bills on the regulation of artificial intelligence and banning unpaid work experience. He was integral to the passing of the ground-breaking Electronic Trade Documents Bill.
Speaker - Alex Collingwood - Adviser, Munix Municipal Exchange
Alex has been a community leader since 1991, having served at all levels of Local government including Town, District, Unitary and County Council. Currently he is a member of the Audit Committee of Buckinghamshire Unitary Council.
Commercially, Alex has over 35 years of experience of Global Corporate Banking, Trade Finance Origination & Leadership including fintech technology delivering significant revenue & capital returns to ensure Go to Market success.
As Global Head of Trade & Working Capital of BLME, he developed BAFT Sharia Finance rules & advised UK government.
Speaker - Daniel Cotti - Founding Partner, T3i Partner Network
Daniel is an industry expert in trade finance, treasury and technology with over 30 years of experience in global corporate banking and more than seven years of expertise in fintech and blockchain technology. He is also the CEO of Lombard electronic Market Infrastructure (LEMI), a new market infrastructure supporting existing digital market places with post trade digital services. Daniel is also the founder and CEO of Cotti Trade & Treasury, a consulting practice for digital trade finance. Previously, Daniel served as the managing director of the Centre of Excellence, Banking and Trade at Marco Polo Network and he also held the position of non-executive chairman at Bolero, a digital trade finance platform.