- Twelve ways to help you manage your budget and reduce spend

A one day conference for public and private sector organisations

28th October 2008, Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh

Keynote Speaker: Helen Bailey, Director of Public Services HM Treasury and former Chief Executive of London Borough of Islington (invited)

In the current economic climate, budgets in both public and private sectors are facing increased stress and scrutiny. The demands for improved services are growing while the resources available to deliver face greater constraints.

This key conference will give delegates twelve ways to maximise their budgets and improve the quality of service provision. Taking examples of proven delivery from across the public and private sectors this event will demonstrate how it is possible to learn from existing best practice to ensure that your budget is extracting high value from every pound within it.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear from those who have worked in partnership with all sectors to deliver real savings and improve quality of service.

Learn how to:

Manage absenteeism - systems which benefit staff and realise significant cost savings (Pat Kalnas, CEO/President, KCRS)
Fund your budget gaps (Alan George, Regional Director, Sector Treasury Services)
Deliver more money to front line services (Grant Andrew, Business Development Manager, Experian Public Sector)
Save money by improving customer liaison and satisfaction: get it right first time (Andy Carr, Central Government Specialist, CDC Respond (invited))
Deliver significant savings on your telephone systems and phone calls (speaker to be confirmed)
Manage your postal services budget (Gerry Crawley, Sales Manager, Document Outsourcing Limited)
Transform everyday desktop computer estates for rapid savings (Andrew Unsworth, Head of E-Government, City of Edinburgh Council)
Improve fuel performance, achieve lower emissions and make higher savings (Dan Skelton, Clean Diesel Technologies (invited))
Make your water work for you - use your water supply more efficiently and effectively (Tony McHardy, Head of Sales and Marketing, Business Stream)
Make your climate and carbon savings mainstream (AEA Technology)
Understand the relationship between weather and public sector services to manage risk, change behaviour and make savings (Wayne Elliott, Head of Health Forecasting, Met Office)
Learn how to make savings through counter fraud (Neil Billing, NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services)

This conference is invaluable for budget holders and those responsible for delivering efficiency savings and business improvement.

Sponsored by

New Progress EdinandBT Experian Logo

BT Mark Met Office Document Outsourcing

NHS National Services KCRP

Supported by

NHS Counter Fraud Scottish Water Business Stream

Private Sector and Government Rate - £330.00 + VAT
private sector, central government and agencies
Public Sector Rate - £250.00 + VAT
local authorities, NHS, registered charities with income greater than £1M, trade unions
Reduced Rate - £210.00 + VAT
registered charities with income less than £1M, third sector organisations, academics and community organisations
Supported Rate - £115.00 + VAT
registered charities with income less than £1M, third sector organisations, academics and community organisations
Conference Papers Only - £75.00 + VAT