At the heart of the economy: Why fair tax matters for business
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Your business won't want to miss the responsible tax event of the year!
About this event
The Fair Tax Foundation is thrilled to invite you to our in-person, flagship responsible tax conduct event.
Grab a ticket and we'll see you on 9th June in London for -
- Leading speakers from business, including FTSE-listed companies, social enterprises and investment managers
- Vital voices in policy and transparency, including leading politicians and technical experts
- Engaging panel discussions covering CSR, ESG, sustainability and corporate transparency
- An interactive session with the very latest polling data on the UK public's attitudes to corporate tax conduct
- And we've made sure that there is plenty of time for networking, with lunch and refreshments covered
Agenda
10.30 - 11.00 Registration and Teas & coffees
11.00 – 11.10 Welcome
11.15 – 12.15 Why responsible tax should be a critical element of corporate CSR, ESG and sustainability programmes
- Susan Davy (CEO, Pennon Group plc)
- Caroline Dale (Director of Finance Operations, Leeds Building Society)
- David Palmer (CEO, Epworth Investment Management)
- Penny Hogan (Interim Financial Controller, Unity Trust Bank)
- Tommaso Faccio (Head of Secretariat, ICRICT)
Chair: Tom Skinner (Chief Operating Officer, Fair Tax Foundation)
12.20 – 12:50 Deep dive on latest polling among UK public – including significant variance of attitude based on age
- Graham Drummond (Head of Communications, Fair Tax Foundation)
12.50 - 13.50 Lunch, networking and workshops (designed so attendees can network for an hour, or grab some lunch an join a workshop)
13:05 pm – 13:40 pm Workshops
• Getting the Fair Tax Mark: What’s in it for me? (Jaime Boswell and Greg Yates, Accreditation team, Fair Tax Foundation; Martin McEwen, Head of Tax, SSE plc)
• Why Tax Justice Sunday matters (Cat Jenkins, Church Action for Tax Justice)
13.50 pm – 14.50 How can the UK become an exemplar of corporate transparency and responsible business rather than a centre of dirty money?
- Dame Margaret Hodge MP (Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption & Responsible Tax)
- Dr Susan Hawley (Executive Director, Spotlight on Corruption)
- Mary Patel (Network Manager, Fair Tax Foundation)
- John Davies (Founder and Chairman, Kompli-Global PLC)
Chair: Rob Harrison (Director, Ethical Consumer)
14.50 – 15.00 pm Wrap up and what's next
Continued conversation will take place in a nearby pub (venue TBC)
Please email nora@fairtaxmark.net if you have any questions about the conference.
We are grateful to Trust for London for supporting our Greater London activity.