FTSE100 audit and risk committee chairs’ programme 2023

Is fraud in the UK out of control?

Thursday 2 March 2023, 09:00 – 10:00

With fraudsters being increasingly more innovative, it’s imperative that boards consider the approach that their organisation takes. Please join Roy Waligora leading a conversation about fraud trends and upcoming UK regulatory requirements to respond to the threat of fraud.

Summer Technical event

Our popular ACI Technical updates explore the key governance, accounting and regulatory areas impacting boards and audit committee.

Thursday 15 June 2023, 09:00 – 10:30

Wednesday 28 June 2023, 09:00 – 10:30

ACI Insurance

Tuesday 13 June 2023, 09:30 – 10:45

Hear about the latest topics and challenges that non executives and boards in insurance are facing.

FTSE100 Conversation with Sir Jan du Plessis

Tuesday 3 October 2023, 09:00 – 10:00

Sir Jan du Plessis, Chair of the Financial Reporting Council joins our FTSE100 audit and risk committee chairs’ discussion to explore the regulatory environment, the transition to ARGA, and the new expectations placed on audit committees.

ACI Charities

Wednesday 8 November, 09:30 – 10:45

KPMG’s charities team bring you the latest developments to impact the sector.

ACI Cyber Risk Insights

Tuesday 12 September 2023, 09:00 – 10:00

Cyber Security is a fast-evolving area, including the increased threats from connected IoT (Internet of Thing) devices, hybrid working, and ransom attacks. Martin Tyley Head of Cyber Security at KPMG leads our discussion to examine the world of cyber security and its significance to the board and non-executives.

ACI Healthcare

Friday 29 September 2023, 09:00 – 10:30

What are the latest issues the healthcare sector is facing? What do boards and audit committees need to consider to best respond to the current challenges? Join our team of expert speakers to discuss these highly topical areas.

ACI Social Housing

Friday 6 October 2023, 09:00 – 10:30

We’ll be discussing hot topics impacting the social housing sector and the key considerations for non-executives and boards.

ACI Higher Education

Wednesday 18 October 2023, 09:30 – 10:45

This regular update from our Higher Education team covers the latest topics to impact the sector and the issues that are on the minds of governing bodies.

ACI Insurance

Friday 10 November 2023, 09:30 – 10:45

Hear about the latest topics and challenges that non – executives and boards in insurance are facing.

Autumn Technical event

Our popular ACI Technical updates explore the key governance, accounting and regulatory areas impacting boards and audit committee.

This Autumn, we’re offering a choice of two sessions:

Wednesday 15 November 2023 – In-person at KPMG, 15 Canada Square, London, E14 5GL
( 09:30 arrival, seminar 10.00 -12.30, followed by networking lunch)
Tuesday 21 November 2023, 09:00 – 10:30 – Microsoft Teams webinar

ACI Financial Crime

Wednesday 6 March 2024, 09:00 – 10:00

Geraldine Lawlor Global Head of Financial Crime at KPMG. Geraldine is well known for her leadership in the area of financial crime having worked in a range of related roles covering advisory, global oversight, standard setting and operational design and delivery. Geraldine provided a fascinating insight in 2023 and returns to provide her insights on this complex and ever-evolving landscape.

ACI Banking

Thursday 14 September 2023, 09:30 – 10:45

The team will provide an update on the hot topics impacting the banking sector, including any key governance and regulatory areas.

Midlands KPMG NED Forum

Monday 12 June 2023, 15:00 – 17:00

Location: KPMG Birmingham, 1 Snow Hill, Queensway, B4 6GH

This inaugural in-person meeting of the Midlands KPMG NED Forum provides an opportunity to be part of a local community for current and aspiring NEDs to discuss key topics, hear KPMG’s insights and share experiences with peers. The agenda for 12 June includes:

• An opportunity to meet and network with other NEDs from the local area


• A view from a ‘Chair’ from our own KPMG UK Chair Bina Mehta who will share the key themes she is hearing from her conversations with Chairs of UK Boards and what this means for NEDs and the important role they have to play;


• UK Corporate Governance Reform – Tim Copnell (KPMG Board Leadership Centre) and Louise Kirby (Governance, Risk and Compliance Partner) will provide updates on recent and proposed changes in the Corporate Governance space and will draw on examples from live client conversations to highlight what Midlands based businesses are doing to respond to the increased requirements around governance, controls and new disclosures;


• Q&A

Remuneration Forum

Wednesday 14 June 2023, 08:30 – 10:00

Location: MS Teams

We’ll be discussing three hot topics, and our reward experts will also be joined by Andy Holmes, a leader with 30+ years’ experience who has in recent times been the Head of Reward at Kingfisher, Dentsu International and Abcam. He has worked across 7 industry sectors and will bring his varied experience to join the discussion on pay transparency and ESG.

• KPMG’s European Rewards Trends survey results: We’ll share the results of latest research into key reward trends across the UK and Europe exploring areas such as attraction, performance related pay, transparency, ESG, share-based incentive and tax-efficient reward.


• How ESG is developing as a component within Reward packages: ESG is an important agenda item for all stakeholders, we explore what some firms are doing in this space by being proactive and innovative in driving their ESG agendas.


• Pay Transparency – how can you better prepare? We are seeing a strong interest in pay transparency. This is in part driven by changing legislation (in the US and EU) but also by changing social expectations. Greater transparency has significant implications for current pay levels and structures. We share what this means for organisations and how they can prepare ahead of time.