We attended the ICSA Company Secretaries Conference & Exhibition yesterday, and the day was a great success. We were able to meet many people – old and new, and we certainly got a lot out of the event.
The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Taking the long term view’. Company secretaries are having to readdress the way they work as businesses begin to focus their efforts on growth following the recession. And changes in the economic, regulatory and legislative environments as well as greater oversight of the make-up and workings of company boards, has meant that company secretaries need to find new innovative ways to tackle all these challenges. The conference considered all of these issues using roundtable discussions, workshops, and case studies.
Our stand proved to be incredibly popular and not just because we had a fantastic competition – the chance to win an Ipad 2! Lots of people entered and it gave us the opportunity to discuss recruitment issues with many organisations and qualified company secretaries. The winner was announced by Tanya Beckett, Conference Chair and freelance journalist & broadcaster at the end of the day. A big congratulations goes to – Iain Hamilton of Pine Bridge – we hope you enjoy the fabulous prize!
One of the highlights of the day for us was the personal branding workshop which focused on the importance of social networking. In keeping with this theme, we were offering free professional headshots for delegates to update their LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter accounts. If you attended the event please find your photo at www.kateswerdlow.com
A great day and big thanks goes to the conference organisers. We are already looking forward to next year!
