- Opening
- 8:20
- Keynote presentation
- 8:30
- Panel discussion – making better judgments
- 9:00
- FRC presentation
- 9:40
- Applying research in practice
- 9:55
- Finish
- 10:00
Our speakers
Andrew was also Dean of the London Business School (2009-2017). His research is in judgement in management and he has published on judgment in leadership, professions and the Covid crisis. He was non-executive Chairman of the National Audit Office and of market research firm MORI, and non-executive Director of the Bank of England and Barclays Bank. He is now a Director of Times Newspapers Holdings and of insurance firm Beazley plc.
James is Professor of Practice at University of Glasgow, with a PhD in audit decision-making. Formerly a Managing Partner for Deloitte in the UK and Switzerland, he is now Audit Committee Chair at Macfarlane Group Plc, a member of the FRC Advisory Panel and Chair of the ICAS Research Panel.
John is a Chartered Accountant. He is Director of Policy at ICAEW and leads ICAEW's policy work internationally. He has been an auditor, preparer and analyst of listed company corporate reporting and works with regulators and professional bodies around the world to support corporate transparency and the sustainability transition.
Patty is Chair of Audit & Risk & SID on a number of FTSE 250 Plc boards in addition to the English National Opera, building on an International Executive career in consumer and financial sectors. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Canadian Institute, is a CFA Charter Holder and a McKinsey & Co Alumna. Patty holds an MBA from IMD Switzerland and is the co-author of Driven to the Brink, Why Corporate Governance, Board Leadership and Culture Matter.
Andrew's work helps to protect EY's reputation and licence to operate while supporting EY client teams in the market. He works with EY EMEIA Assurance to support boards of directors through initiatives like the Center for Board Matters and EY's collaboration with Tapestry Networks. Andrew is the Chair of ICAEW's Research Advisory Board and a member of its Technical Strategy Board.
Ramana McConnon is a Project Director in the Audit & Assurance Policy team at the FRC, where he has led initiatives such as the establishment of the Audit & Assurance Sandbox and the publication of guidance on professional judgement. Prior to this, Ramana spent a number of years in audit at a Big 4 firm
Iain started his career as a chartered accountant with Deloitte before moving to One North East, the regional development agency for the North East of England. In 2004 he became Labour Member of Parliament for Hartlepool, having succeeded Peter Mandelson in a by-election. During his time in Parliament Iain was a Minister in Gordon Brown’s Government, first as Minister for Housing and Planning at the Department for Communities and Local Government between 2007 and 2009 and then as Minister for Schools and Apprenticeships in the Department for Children, Schools and Families from 2009 until 2010.
Ania is also Research Chair and Associate Dean of Research for the UoL School of Business. She holds a PhD in Economics and in Mathematics. Ania has published extensively in leading academic journals (Journal of Financial Economics, Management Science, Economic Journal, etc.) and advised various governmental bodies (eg, Competition Commission, HMRC, FSA, DECC, BEIS, Committee on Standards in Public Life, National Infrastructure Commission).
