IFP Annual Conference 2014
 
The Speakers
 

The keynote speakers

  Since 1978 Doug Carter has conducted over 11,000 talks, workshops, and coaching sessions to over 20 million people from five continents.  Carter's primary focus is working with financial executives and advisers.  He is known for providing practical, down-to-earth ideas that reveal missing insights for creating measurable increases in effectiveness, efficiency, and profitability. It's common sense at work. Read Doug's blog.  

With the support of

James Rouse, ND, is a naturopathic doctor, award-winning author, media personality, and sought after speaker whose enthusiasm and passion for wellness inspire others to optimize their lives by taking charge of their health. He speaks with such enthusiasm and conviction about the wellness lifestyle, you come away feeling inspired to take better care of yourself - and to enjoy your life more. Read Dr James' blog.

Royston Guest is a leading authority on growing businesses, delivering personal transformation and developing peak performance. He inspires, motivates and energises with ‘real world’ ideas, strategies and methods helping to achieve goals – providing a genuine competitive edge, critical in today’s environment. Read more about Royston.

Shaa Wasmund is CEO and founder of Smarta.com - a business support platform for entrepreneurs and business owners. She is fanatical about the opportunities both the internet and social media provide. Smarta provides free advice, inspiration, networking and tools to inspire and support businesses at all stages of development. Read Shaa's blog.

This year we're really making the most of the keynotes with some of them facilitating optional 'keynote plus' workshops. These sessions will provide further opportunity for you to benefit from their expertise. As with all the optional sessions, places will be limited on these.

Double session speakers

This year's programme includes a number of double length sessions for you to really get your teeth into, some led by our keynotes. These speakers/sessions include:
  • The 'innerview' - building a deeper relationship in less than 20 minutes - Doug Carter
  • Managing your team made easy - Nancy Slessenger, Vinehouse Essential Ltd
  • Building a business plan - Rob Stevenson, Kingmakers 
  • Wow-ing by design - Michelle Hoskin, Standards International
  • Designing YOUR life... Royston Guest.
Optional sessions

The programme is designed to be flexible and allow you to tailor your learning outcomes to your own personal and business development needs. Other sessions throughout the conference include:
  • Platform due diligence panel session with Rory Percival, FCA; Mark Polson, the lang cat & Melony Holman CFPCM, Compliance & Training Solutions
  • Joined up investing: Introducing a Centralised Investment Process - Prof. Stephen Thomas, Cass Business School
  • Capturing your brand essence - Lucian Camp of Lucian Camp Consulting
  • The Introducer Solution - Matt Anderson, The Referrals Academy
  • Virtue as the basis for trust - Chris Keeble, Supernumary Fellow, Harris Manchester College, Oxford
  • How to reduce your clients' exposure to Inheritance Tax - Peter Legg, IHT Planning Matters Ltd.
There's lots more! View the programme to see what's happening and when. 

All sessions carry structured CPD. By attending the entire conference, you'll come away with over 10 hours of structured CPD - almost half the annual requirement.