This week's sustainability episode focuses on the NAO's Local Government and Net Zero in England report, as well as CIPFA's recent sustainability reporting research. 

This week's 'student takeover' episode focuses on what 'the future CFO' needs to know. We're joined by:

Welcome back to CIPFA Speaks! In this week's episode, were joined by Ian Carruthers to discuss the latest CIPFA/IFAC Accountability Index, as well as Jeffrey Matsu (CIPFA, Chief Economist) and Ben Franklin (Centre for Progressive Policy, Head of Research) to explore levelling up. 

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This week's packed episode covers a sneak peek of our upcoming annual conference, Public Finance Live, some tips and tricks for local authority capital strategies, and lessons learned from recent public interest reports. 

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Grant Thornton: Lessons from recent Public Interest Reports 

This week's episode focuses on all things international. We were joined by Khalid Hamid (CIPFA International Director), Jasmina Popović (CEF Program Officer), Tim Youngberry (CIPFA Associate) and Gordon Ferrier (CIPFA Associate), touching on the upcoming CIPFA-CEF international conference, sustainability reporting in the public sector and CIPFA's international advisory work.

CIPFA-CEF Conference: Supporting Accounting and Auditing Developments and Synergies

This week's episode focuses on all things procurement across the public sector. We were joined by Mohamed Hans (Procurement Network Adviser, CIPFA), Lianne Deeming (CEO, Blue Light Commercial) and Fiona Hunt (Spend Network), touching on policing, the procurement Green Paper and gender bias in government procurement.

Don't forget, CIPFA's annual conference Public Finance Live is back face to face in London this year from 7-8 July 2021. Visit the website in the links below to view the programme.

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CIPFA annual conference, Public Finance Live

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Spend Network report: Procuring inequality 

This week's episode is a health and social care special, honing in on the recent NHS White Paper on health and social care integration. Joining us this episode are CIPFA President Andy Hardy, CFO of Manchester City Council Carol Culley, and author and former public policy editor of the Financial Times Nicholas Timmins.

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NHS White Paper: Working together to improve health and social care for all

This week's episode of CIPFA Speaks is a student takeover! CIPFA Student Network (CSN) Communications Officer Lauren Gough quizzes the experts on all the revision tips students need to know. 

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Welcome back to CIPFA Speaks! This week, we were joined by CIPFA's Senior Technical Manager, Richard Lloyd-Bithell to discuss the new Prudential Code consultation.

This episode also includes an update on the Achieving Finance Excellence in Policing (AFEP) programme, by Amie Bridson, CIPFA's Senior Business Development Manager and Neil Chamberlain, Director of Commercial Services at West Midlands Police. 

Welcome back to CIPFA Speaks! This week, we were joined by Shadow Local Government Minister Kate Hollern MP and CIPFA Local Government Policy Manager Joanne Pitt to talk all thing council tax. 

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