Building a bank during a recession
Thursday 26 August 2010
McClure Naismith, 3 Ponton Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9QQ
Benny Higgins has had an impressive career in banking. Having recently been described as one of the most powerful men in Scotland by the press he is now tasked with developing Tesco Bank into one of the UK's leading financial institutions.
Benny will share his experiences of tough financial times with us and let us know how he plans to rebuild customer's confidence in the UK banking sector.
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Recovery, double dip - what's in store for the Midland's economy?
What impact might the coalition government have on it?
Clarke Willmott LLP, 38 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B2 2ES
Wednesday 8 September 2010
Stuart Kelly is the deputy agent for the Bank of England in the West Midlands and Oxfordshire. He has kindly agreed to share with us the Bank's view on the current economic situation. He'll also talk about the Bank's Agency network and how it contributes towards the Bank's efforts to promote recovery. As well as giving us the rationale behind the unprecedented monetary policy put in place by the Bank.
What about a recovery? Stuart will discuss the Bank's latest forecast and take questions on the outlook for the Midlands as well as give his own views on what impact the coalition government may have.
Making better decisions
Smith & Williamson, 25 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6AY
We're delighted to kick off the MPF London autumn programme with two high profile leaders who have many years' experience in the top team.
David Cheyne, Senior Partner at Linklaters and Mike Strong, Chairman & CEO of CB Richard Ellis EMEA will compare and contrast decision making at board level in the professional partnership and corporate world, as management in their sector continues to professionalise.
Adapting leadership style and strategy:
Preparing for the shape of things to come
Annual members' supper
TLT, One Redcliff Street, Bristol, BS1 6TP
Thursday 9 September 2010 - (amended date from 2 September)
Business has been through the toughest downturn in seven decades with a recession that has tested the leadership qualities of MP/CEO's and the top team.
With well documented poor decisions by top executives leading to ruin in sectors as diverse as banking and carmaking, the premium that has emerged on good leadership advice will be just as valuable as the economic recovery starts to gain pace.
Open Meeting Promoting Scotland's assets abroad -
sustaining and securing investment in Scotland
Tuesday 14 September 2010
Scottish Enterprise, Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, G2 6HQ
With the pressure on those Scottish business sectors which have traditionally been strong, the need for inward investment is of increasing focus for Scottish Enterprise.
As well as job creation and wealth generation the location of overseas businesses to Scotland creates a great opportunity for locally based professional services firms to play on a global platform. In this seminar, run and hosted by Scottish Development International (SDI), we will share with the professional services sector how to access opportunities for business from those companies who are planning to invest in Scotland.
Tuesday 5 October 2010
DLA Piper, Collins House, Rutland Square, Edinburgh, EH1 2AA
Invites will be sent out approximately six weeks before each event
London | Midlands | North WestScotland | South West | Yorkshire | New York | Panels
Wednesday 8 September (Breakfast) Making better decisions
Wednesday 22 September (Afternoon) Embedding sales expertise in your fee earners - at PM Forum conference
Wednesday 29 September (Breakfast) Partner Performance & reward (with MPF Finance & HR Panel)
Thursday 14 October (Evening) MPF European Practice Management Awards
Thursday 21 October (Breakfast) Getting workplace engagement right
Tuesday 23 November (Evening) Engaging with external investors
Tuesday 7 December TBA
Wednesday 8 September (Breakfast) Recovery, double dip - what's in store for the Midland's economy?
Wednesday 22 September - London (Afternoon) Embedding sales expertise in your fee earners - at PM Forum conference
Tuesday 5 October (Breakfast) Leadership Succession planning: Commercial imperative or distraction?
Thurs 14 October - London (Evening) MPF European Practice Management Awards
Thursday 2 December (Breakfast) Developing & embedding a knowledge culture
Wednesday 15 September (Breakfast) Partner performance and reward
Thursday 18 November (Breakfast) Alternative fee arrangements – how to value bill
Tuesday 14 September - Glasgow (Breakfast) Promoting Scotland's assets abroad
Tuesday 5 October - Edinburgh (Breakfast) Adapting leadership style and strategy
Thursday 18 November - Edinburgh (Breakfast) Promoting Scotland’s assets abroad - Sustaining and securing investment in Scotland joint with Scottish Enterprise
December Financial Management
Thursday 9 September - (amended date) (Evening) Adapting leadership style and strategy: Preparing for the shape of things to come
Wednesday 10 November (Breakfast) Getting employee engagement right
Thursday 9 September (Breakfast) Developing sales expertise in your fee earners
Thursday 4 November (Breakfast) Partner performance and reward
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