Around 420 delegates are expected to attend the Personal Finance Society’s latest Financial Planning Symposium conference today in Scotland (Weds 16 Nov).

The PFS is hosting the second of its four Financial Planning Symposiums in Edinburgh at Edinburgh International Conference Centre, after the first took place in Wales last week.

Nearly 2,400 delegates are expected to attend the four symposiums.

Attendance for the fully-booked conference and exhibition at Wembley Stadium in London on 24 November is set to top 900, the PFS told Financial Planning Today.

Following the London Symposium on 24 November, the PFS will host its Annual Awards dinner, bringing together more than 550 members of the profession and VIPs.

The Birmingham Symposium on 29 November is expected to be the second biggest with nearly 650 booked in.

Former IFP chief executive Steve Gazzard is among the PFS line up of key speakers for all four events.

Yesterday, FP Today reported on Mr Gazzard’s comments about Financial Planning’s need to match the attraction of law and accountancy for students looking at careers. Read more here.

Other speakers include PFS chief executive Keith Richards on the evolution of advice and Chartered Financial Planner Jason Butler, who will look at how the way people access, experience and pay for financial advice will undergo a radical transformation due to technological innovation.

The PFS events will “celebrate the evolution of the story of Financial Planning” by taking inspiration from William Shakespeare. Each symposium will also have 36 exhibitors who will have access to two additional delegate passes - meaning numbers are boosted by an extra 72 at each venue.

Personal Finance Society chief executive Keith Richards said: “We are looking forward to welcoming close to 2,500 delegates to our flagship National Symposiums this month, and we’re thrilled with the response from members who continue to engage and network with like minded professionals.”

“Our National Symposiums represent the pinnacle event for the professional advice community, and this year’s events represent the biggest gathering of Financial Planning professionals in the financial services calendar.”

“We have assembled an impressive line-up of guest speakers and subject matter experts, as well as award winning actor, business coach and keynote speaker Ian Hughes, who will draw on the Shakespearean theme by explaining how the power of storytelling can increase the impact we make when telling our own story.”

“Delegates will hear from a range of inspirational speakers as well as former Lloyds Bank chief economist Trevor Williams, who will dissect the uncertainty surrounding the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. We will also be updating members on a number of key initiatives that the Personal Finance Society is spearheading.”