[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In less than three weeks, Accountex Summit Manchester will be opening its doors at Manchester Central for the fourth year. The show on the 12 October is set to be the biggest yet, welcoming 1500+ attendees.
Alongside the packed seminar programme and diverse exhibitor list, Accountex Summit Manchester are excited to announce some new features to this year’s exhibition, including a photobooth and post-show drinks, which are a great opportunity to network and catch up with colleagues.
Over 100 software and service suppliers are exhibiting, giving visitors the opportunity to meet them face-to-face, discover the wide range of technology available on the market, and learn how it can benefit their businesses. Among those exhibiting are Sage, Xero, Wolters Kluwer, Dext, IRIS, FreeAgent, Intuit Quickbooks, RDI Solutions and Hammock, as well as emerging companies, such as Know-it, Telleroo, PayrollBee and Mindful Education. Take a look at the full exhibitor list here.
The show features a CPD-accredited education programme of 32 sessions, led by the thought-leaders shaping the profession, including roundtables, panels and presentations. The topics cover everything impacting the industry this year, from Making Tax Digital and Cryptocurrency to attracting the best talent and mental health.
Here are a few of the highlights, you can explore the full seminar programme here.
Katharine Wooller, Managing Director, Dacxi Ltd and David Britton, Tax Partner, BDO
This session will provide you with an overview of the current themes and issues in crypto, and the tax implications in the UK. Katherine and David will ensure you understand “the basics” of Crypto, how it is viewed by HMRC, what this means for your clients, and some of the tax efficient ways to purchase crypto.
Richard Fowler, Deputy Director MTD Customer Readiness and External Stakeholders, HMRC
Agents and their customers will be affected by one of the biggest changes to taxation for over thirty years. HMRC will share their progress to date and their roadmap as they move towards mandation for April 2024.
James Lizars, Founder and CEO, Thrive Accountants; Zoe Whitman, Business Coach and Mentor; Lorna Williamson, Early Careers Manager, ACCA and Tina Havenhand FCCA, Director, MGRW Accountants.
Join the panel as they look at how to attract and retain talent and how creating opportunities via social mobility can help. The panel will also be joined by two people from the ACCA team.
Vicki Boddice, Director, Boddice Accounting Ltd; Tim Compton, Social Advocacy Manager, Sage; Kelli Doorne-Millott, Captain, Accounting Pirates and Francesca Tricarico, Managing Director, Future Cloud Accounting Limited.
In this session, the panel will discuss their personal experiences of overcoming various obstacles, both physical and mental. The session will be perfect for any accountant who has considered setting up their own business but has not had the courage to make that leap as well as auxiliary services to the industry where focusing on the positives results in excellent relationships being built.
To discover more about what’s in store at the North’s number 1 event for accountancy and finance, you can view the show preview here.
Accountex Summit Manchester opens at Manchester Central from 9am-5pm on Wednesday 12 October. To register for your free ticket, please visit https://eventdata.uk/Visitor/AccountexSummit2022.aspx?PriorityCode=ASM108 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
