There's just a week to go until the UK's biggest annual event for Paraplanners - the IFP's sell-out annual Paraplanner Conference.
The conference, lead sponsored by IFP Corporate Member Just Retirement, will take place at the Chesford Grange Hotel near Warwick on 21 and 22 May and will be chaired by leading Paraplanner Martin Vaughan CFP^CM.
The event will be a mix of keynote and optional sessions from industry experts such as Mark Polson of The LangCat and leading Paraplanners such as Gemma Siddle CFP^CM, Joanna Hague CFP^CM and Clare Goodwin APP.
The event, known for its friendliness and positive feedback from delegates, begins on the evening of 21 May with a pre-conference dinner followd by a full day of technical and personal development sessions on 22 May put together with Paraplanners in mind. An exhibition will run alongside the conference providing further networking and learning opportunities.
An optional pre-conference workshop about building a Financial Plan will be run on the first day by Richard Gough CFP^CM.
Among the headline guest speakers will be John Dashfield from Dashfield Coaching & Development.
His session will address how business people are keen to improve their time management, decision making and the quality of their communications. Mr Dashfield will share how to 'unleash the hidden performance factor'.
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Other sessions include:
• Improve your memory – Nancy Slessenger, Vinehouse
• Paraplanners vs platforms - Mark Polson, principal, the lang cat
• Pensions health check – Bob Gordon, Standard Life
• Technology to help Paraplanners rock - Andrew Reeves CFP^CM, FIFP, The Investment Coach Limited
• Maximising the benefits and mitigating the risks of drawdown – Just Retirement's Jan Holt.
• How to persuade anyone to do anything (well, almost) - Lee Warren, Invisible Advantage
The IFP said it had excellent feedback on the 2013 conference, with 98% of those who participated in a survey recommend the event to a friend/colleague.
Among those who went last year was Aleksandra Sasin of Argentis Financial Management Limited, who said: "It was a great atmosphere and opportunity to share best practice. An event like this brings everybody together and offers valuable time to focus on our own development."
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