The top tips and sessions for Accountex London 2019
Accountex London 2019, Europe's leading accounting and finance expo, is fast approaching. Taking place across two days, Accountex offers an unrivaled opportunity for you to learn, connect with peers and discover new systems and strategies to grow your business.
When you attend an event like this, you need to go in prepared. Even though it's free to attend, there is no point wasting the time of yourself or your team by wandering around aimlessly. To make it easy for you, we have put together your complete guide to getting the most out of Accountex 2019.
Top tips for Accountex London 2019
Our VP of Education, Ian Vacin, has attended hundreds of conferences and expos around the world. He put together this 2-minute video to summarise his essential advice for everyone attending Accountex 2019.
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Decide on your learning objectives
Create a plan — what are your must-see sessions and vendors?
Make every moment count
Achieve one goal
To really maximize your attendance, you should go in with a highly focussed approach. Decide on one area that you really want to improve on, and seek out every session, vendor or expert that can help you in that area.
Examples areas of focus include:
Talent management
Diversity
Client management
Marketing
Technology
Offshoring
Future and trends
Education programme
The Accountex London agenda includes more than 200 free and CPE-accredited sessions from industry thought-leaders. While it's a great way to gain up-to-date knowledge and inspiration, it is difficult knowing exactly what is worth your time.
Ian studied the agenda for you to handpick his top picks for the 14 essential sessions at Accountex this year.
Day 1: Wednesday, May 1
10:15 – 10:45 AM:
Secrets of a Top-60 Firm’s Acquisition Strategy
Richard Keyes (Managing Partner, Taylorcocks) — Innovation Theatre
11:00 – 11:45 AM
Panel Discussion: Busting Your Favourite Accounting Myths
Dermot Hablin, John Thompson, Martin Bissett, Richard Brewin, Rob Brown and Will Farnell — Practice Theatre
12:00 – 12:45 PM
Practice Technology — How to Make Sense of It All
Archna Tharani (Director, Oculus Accountancy) — ‘How To’ Theatre
1:00 – 1:45 PM
Building a People Firm in a Digital World
Will Farnell (Founder, Farnell Clarke and Author) — Innovation Theatre
2:00 – 2:45 PM
Why the Most Disruptive Thing You Can Do is Stand Still
James Ashford (CEO and Founder, GoProposal) and Neil Robertson (Executive Chairman, Compleat Software) — Keynote A
3:00 – 3:45 PM
Economic and Consumer Trends that will Change Accountants Forever
Darren Shirlaw (Founder, BoB Group) — Keynote A
4:00 – 4:45 PM
The Importance of Digital Technology for Successful Offshoring
Lielette Calleja (Director, All That Counts) — Business Theatre
Day 2: Thursday, May 2
10:15 – 10:45 AM
How Your Firm Compares and How to Improve It
Ian Vacin (VP Education & Partnerships, Karbon) — ‘How To’ Theatre
11:00 – 11:30 AM
The Two Halves of Marketing
Karen Reyburn (Owner and Managing Director, The Profitable Firm) — FreeAgent Theatre
12:00 – 12:45 PM
Embracing the Cloud
Nathan Keeley (Partner and Head of Cloud Accounting, MHA Carpenter Box) — Hot Topics – Roundtables
1:00 – 1:45 PM
Panel Discussion: Don’t Call It Marketing! Secrets of Accounting Firms That Are Smashing Client Attraction and Differentiation
Alastair Barlow, Alex Falcon Huerta, Amanda C. Watts, Carl Reader, and Mark Telford — Keynote B
2:00 – 2:45 PM
Panel Discussion: Accounting Trends and Landscape — What’s Working and Where Are We Going?
Carl Reader, Martin Bissett, Phil Hobden, Rob Brown, and Steven Cox — Keynote A
2:00 – 2:45 PM
Unlock the Gold: The Unconventional Method for Turning Your Clients Into Great Clients
James Ashford (CEO and Founder, GoProposal) — Sales & Marketing Theatre
3:00 – 3:45 PM
The Future of the Accountancy Practice – Embracing Technology
Nathan Keeley (Partner and Head of Cloud Accounting, MHA Carpenter Box) and Trent McLaren (Head of Accounting, Ignition) — ACCA Theatre
Visit the Karbon team!
The team from Karbon will be at Accountex, located at stand 1020 (turn right as soon as you walk in the main entrance). If you'd like to learn about our workstream collaboration tool and the difference it can make to your business, come and say hi!
Karbon is an advanced workstream collaboration platform integrated with your email, providing context to all work and communication across teams, departments and locations. Teams around the world are using Karbon to collaborate, maintain visibility, maximize output, and gain back peace of mind.