The CIMA Annual Conference 2007

22 May 2007

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) will be holding its annual conference on 8 November at the Congress Centre, London WC1.

The theme is 'The Pace of Change' and the up-to-the minute business topics on this year's agenda include private equity, business process outsourcing, the business impact of globalisation, leadership skills for a changing world, company law reform and continuing professional development.

The programme will focus on the changing world. Expert speakers include John Micklethwait, editor in chief of the Economist magazine, Trevor Williams, chief economist, Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets and Paul Boyle, chief executive, The Financial Reporting Council. The conference will be chaired by Sarah Montague, presenter of BBC Radio 4's Today Programme.

For further information and to book a place, go to the Annual Conference web page.

ENDS

For media enquiries only please contact:

Claire Grewer
Press Officer, CIMA
+44 (0) 20 8849 2300
claire.grewer@cimaglobal.com

Notes to editors

1. CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is the only international accountancy body with a sole focus on business. It is a world-leading professional institute that offers an internationally recognised qualification in management accountancy, focusing on accounting in business, in both the private and public sectors. CIMA is the voice of over 158,000 members and students in 161 countries and is responsible for the education and training of management accountants who work in industry, commerce and not-for-profit and has more members in the public sector than any other UK based body. CIMA prides itself on the commercial relevance of its syllabus, which is in tune with the activities of high performance organisations, and evolves continually to reflect the latest developments in global business. It is committed to uphold the highest ethical and professional standards of members and students, and to maintain public confidence in management accountancy. For more information about CIMA, please visit our website.