
FDs & F-Words: Finance. Forecasting. Foresight And Future-Proofing Tips
Wednesday 8 October
8.30am - 13.30pm
Cooper Parry’s highly anticipated FD Seminars return for 2025, with a new name and the same tried and tested purpose.
If you’re an FD, CFO or senior finance lead, your peers will be descending on the East Midlands (Wednesday 8th), London (Tuesday 14th) and Manchester (Thursday 16th) this October, and we’d love it if you joined us.
On the agenda: all the F-Words that should be smack-bang in the middle of your radar. From finance and forecasting to foresight and future-proofing, with a whole host of key topics delivered by exceptional speakers in between.
The events will also be an opportunity to top up your CPD points, and we’ll be covering:
- An Economy Overview from the inimitable Mark Berrisford-Smith
- Accounting Standards & Technical Updates
- ESG Reporting Must-Knows
- VAT Compliance Nuggets
- Employment Tax Insights
- International Trade – Latest Tax Tips.
So, if you’re looking to keep your finance function one step ahead of upcoming changes, fuel your organisation’s growth and enjoy a morning with your industry peers and finance specialists, there are only three places to be this October.
Choose one below. Bring a notepad (if you don’t have one, we have some rather cool ones) and a healthy appetite. And we’ll see you there.

Mark Berrisford-Smith
Independent Economist, Formerly of HSBC
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Cat Kelly
Head of Retail & Relationship Partner, Cooper Parry
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Simon Shaw
Partner & National Head of VAT, Cooper Parry
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Patrick Crookes
Employment Tax Partner, Cooper Parry
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John Monds
Associate Partner, Cooper Parry
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Allan Bird
Customs Senior Tax Manager, Cooper Parry
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8.30am
Arrival, Drinks, Breakfast & Networking
9.30am
Welcome
9.35am
An Economy Overview
10.20am
Accounting Standards & Technical Updates
10.40am
Cuppa Break
11.10am
ESG Reporting Must-Knows
11.30am
VAT Compliance
11.50am
Employment Tax Insights
12.10pm
International Tax - Latest Tax Tips
12.30pm
Q&As
12.45pm
Lunch & More Networking
13.30pm
Finish