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25 April 2018, 14:12

Careers corner at the Annual Conference 2018

Our biggest event of the year, Annual Conference 2018, is just around the corner and this year's theme for the day is Empowering Your People. Supporting CFG’s core mission to cultivate leadership skills within finance and finance skills among leaders, we invite you to come and join us at the careers corner in the exhibition area at the Conference.

Mentoring space Sponsored by MLC Partners This year CFG will be launching an exciting mentoring programme, bringing together sector leaders and those who are looking to progress their career with invaluable help along the way.Come and chat to register your interest, we will have experts from MLC Partners there throughout the day, plus two of our mentors on-hand to discuss any queries you may have:

• Nigel Armitt, CFO, Cancer Research UK
• Jo Keaney, Director of Finance & Shared Services, St John Ambulance

FD - CEO pathways Sponsored by Goodman Masson Being a senior finance professional in the charity sector puts you in good stead to make the transition to CEO.Goodman Masson will be there throughout the day to answer any questions and give general advice. Plus we will have three special advisers you can chat to about progressing your career to the role of CEO:

• Frances Lang, previously Director of Finance and interim CEO at Media Trust
• Kathryn Dowlath, former FD and CEO at Harrison Housing
• Simon Hopkins, CEO at Turn2us, CFG Trustee, author of The Finance Journey

Check out Frances Lang's top 5 tips for transitioning from FD to CEO, and make sure you catch up with her at the Conference to discuss your options for the future.

Don't miss our exciting speakers at the Conference including Charity Awards 2017 Outstanding Achievement award winner Lynne Berry OBE, Clic Sargent's Kevin O'Brien, Angela Lockwood of North Star, Heather Dunlop of Prostate Cancer UK and many more. Alongside the conference programme, over 50 exhibitors offering a wide range of service will be on hand to answer your questions and explore solutions.See the full programme and secure your place now

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