March 2012 newsletter
29 March 2012
In March Corporate and Financial Group members toured the BBC’s Television Centre at White City – a report and photos of the visitwill shortly be posted on our website. Several members also accepted the Institute of Directors’ invitation to hear Bell Pottinger Group Chairman Kevin Murray in conversation with Simon Walker, IoD Director General. And Ben Wright, Editor of Financial News, spoke at our lunchtime meeting.
Coming up we have the summer partyto be held on Tuesday 26 June. Tickets are £25 for members and £35 for non-members. Our annual dinner will be held on the 15 November with Nick Hewer, a former public relations consultant turned television personality(The Apprentice/Countdown).
The next lunchtime meeting is our Olympic forum (Tuesday 17 April): how financial and professional firms can benefit from associating with the Olympics. The Panel comprises Fiona Wilkinson, Visa; Thomas Coops, Deloitte; Adrian Moorhouse, Olympian, and writer and broadcaster, Mihir Bose. See details of all these events below.
On Wednesday 18 April Broadgate Mainland will host an evening in memory of a former chairman of the group: the inaugural ‘Neil Mainland Go-Karting Cup’charity event at the Tower Bridge Team Support indoor karting centre. Please do support the evening by making a contribution – guests are welcome to attend.
Meeting reports and best practice guides
If you are unable to attend the Corporate and Financial Group events, you can read the reports posted on our website after the meetings. The report of the February meeting with Paul Murphy, editor of FT Alphaville, written by Julia Riviere, is now up on the site. And, if you have attended a meeting, do look at the photos. Also a new financial PR guide has been added to the best practice guides on the site.
Forthcoming events
Tuesday 17 April 2012 lunchtime, Olympic Forum with panel comprising Fiona Wilkinson, Visa; Thomas Coops, Deloitte; Adrian Moorhouse, Olympian, and writer and broadcaster, Mihir Bose.
Time, 12.30 for 1pm, ends at 2pm
Venue: AXA - 5 Old Broad Street London EC2N 1AD
Cost: £15 for Corporate and Financial Group members; £20 for non-members on the first occasion and £25 for subsequent meetings. Early booking is advised.
Contact: sueowen@corporate-financial.com 01483 771932
In advance of the London Games, our panel will discuss how financial and professional firms can benefit from associating with the Olympics. The panel will comprise:
Fiona Wilkinson, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Visa Europe. Visa has been an Olympic sponsor since 1986 and also sponsors the Fifa World Cup.
Thomas Coops, communications partner at Deloitte, Official Professional Services Provider to the London 2012 Games.
Adrian Moorhouse, managing director of Lane4, and an Olympic Gold Medallist.
Journalist Mihir Bose who has covered eight Olympics. His new book, The Spirit of the Game, looks at how sport has become a tool of business and government.
Book and pay online here
Summer party: Tuesday 26 June
Book your place for the summer party on Tuesday 26 June (sponsored by Precise) on Olswang’s roof terrace. We hope to have a sell out turnout again this year. Members are welcome at the AGM at 5.45pm before the party – please email sueowen@corporate-financial.comif you wish to attend the AGM.
Membership
If you would like to sign up as a member of the group please contact Sue Owen The Corporate and Financial Group exists to provide you with:
- access - to leaders in business, the media, and the City, at our events
- networking - amongst our peer group and other senior practitioners
- guidance on best practice - particularly on matters which directly support the credibility and effectiveness of our profession in delivering value to senior decision makers in business and corporate life
- representation - on regulatory issues or other matters affecting our collective licence to operate, acting as an authoritative voice for our profession.
Our events include our regular lunchtime meetings (usually the second Tuesday of the month), our annual summer party and annual dinner, visits to places like 10 Downing Street and the Guardian, best practice seminars, and events for those new to the industry (Tomorrow’s Talent).
Membership details can be found here. You can join the group either through the CIPR or directly – please contact sueowen@corporate-financial.com for details.
Dates for the diary
Tuesday 17 April 2012, lunchtime Olympic forum: how financial and professional firms can benefit from associating with the Olympics. Panel comprising Fiona Wilkinson, Visa; Thomas Coops, Deloitte; Adrian Moorhouse, Olympian, and writer and broadcaster, Mihir Bose.
Tuesday 8 May 2012, lunchtime Dr Heather McGregor (Taylor Bennett) /Mrs Moneypenny (Financial Times)
Tuesday 12 June 2012, lunchtime Laura Kuenssberg, Business Editor, ITV News
Tuesday 26 June, evening Summer Party 6.30pm, Olswang Roof Terrace
Monday 9 July 2012, lunchtime Adrian Bailey, MP, Chairman of the Select Committee on Business, Innovation and Skills
Tuesday 11 September 2012, lunchtime Anthony Hilton, Financial Editor, Evening Standard
Monday 8 October 2012, lunchtime Clare Harbord, Corporate Affairs Director, BAA
Tuesday 13 November 2012, lunchtime Jackie Brock-Doyle, Director of Communications & Public Affairs for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games & Paralympic Games
Thursday 15 November, evening annual dinner with guest speaker Nick Hewer
Lunchtime speaker meetings are £15 for members; and £20 for guests on the first occasion and £25 for subsequent meetings. We are grateful to AXA for hosting the 2012 speaker programme.
As we expect that some events will be fully booked please book early to avoid disappointment. Members have priority.
Money saving and CPD
You can buy a book of vouchers for the speaker lunches and make a 10 per cent saving. You are entitled to 5 CPD points for attending the meetings too.
Through the Thicket – a guide to financial PR
If you wish to buy copies of the third edition of Through the Thicket, the Group’s guide to financial PR (a summary of the rules and regulations for those doing PR for listed companies), please email sueowen@corporate-financial.com. Cost £15 with discounts for larger quantities.
Communication with other members
We now have over 500 members of the Corporate and Financial Group LinkedIn group and this is growing. People are using it for discussions and to flag up events and jobs.
Best wishes
Caroline Cecil
Chairman
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