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07 May 2021
The final day of Conference had as its theme 'A business led recovery' with a focus on green and diversity & inclusion. There were keynote sessions from Rain Newton-Smith, Chief Economist at the CBI and Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas, Chief Executive at the Green Finance Institute, plus panel sessions on green finance and workplace diversity.
06 May 2021
The third day at Conference focused on 'Outcomes based on Conduct' with keynotes from Charles Randall CBE, Chair of the FCA and Robin Fieth, BSA CEO and panel sessions on conduct risk and the future for branches and cash.
05 May 2021
The second day at Conference was themed ' Strong and simple - resilience and innovation serving mutuality' with Keynote speeches from Sam Woods, Poppy Trowbridge and Target Group and a panel session on sustainable mutuality.
Guest blog by Patricia Moore, Client Executive Lead at DXC, Financial Services
DXC Technology is a headline sponsor of the BSA of the Building Societies Annual Conference
04 May 2021
The first day of the BSA virtual Conference focussed on 'Returning to growth' with keynote speeches from John Glen MP and Economist Linda Yueh, a panel session on overcoming housing and mortgage market challenges after the pandemic and finally a session on strengthening member relationships in 2021
Guest blog by Daniel Broadhurst, Regional Vice President, nCino.
nCino is a headline sponsor of the Building Societies Annual Conference
30 April 2021
Luke Freeman, Director at Whitecap Consulting, discusses the key findings in Whitecap's recent report relating to strategy and how the sector dynamics and heterogeneity of building societies have an influence on strategic focus.
29 April 2021
28 April 2021
26 April 2021
Guest blog by Target Group
Originally published in Society Matters magazine
23 April 2021
Julian Wells, director at Whitecap Consulting, looks at the emergence of FinTech and the opportunities it presents for building societies to better serve their core markets and an increasingly digitally savvy membership.
15 April 2021
Originally published in Society Matters magazine.
By Julie-Ann Haines, CEO, Principality Building Society