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Tamryn Dicks, Pharsyde SolutionsTamryn Headshot

Topic: Understanding Burnout 

Accounting is an industry that is particularly susceptible to burnout – 82% of accounting firm owners report burnout symptoms! It doesn’t just make it hard for you to do your job. Burnout is costing you and your firm in profit and performance. 

And yet, burnout isn’t talked about enough nor truly understood. In this session, we will go into what burnout is, what it is not, how to recognise it and how to prevent it from happening to you and your team. Tamryn personally went through burnout when building her accounting firm and she shares her experience extremely openly and honestly in the hope that others will not walk in her footsteps!

This session will cover:

  • Burnout vs Stress
  • Causes of burnout
  • The impact of burnout – personally, professionally and commercially
  • Recognising burnout (symptoms to look out for)
  • Treating burnout 
  • Practical steps to implement to prevent burnout

Neil Howells, WM Regional Cyber Crime UnitNeil Howells

Topic: Criminal Minds

Cyber crime continues to pose a significant threat to individuals and organisations of all sizes, with small businesses and practices often particularly vulnerable to attack.

This session provides a current law enforcement perspective on the most common cyber threats and explores how individuals and organisations can reduce their risk of becoming victims. Attendees will learn how cyber criminals exploit weaknesses through phishing, poor password security, ransomware and other forms of attack, alongside practical preventative measures that can be applied immediately.

The session will also include a live dark web demonstration, providing insight into what happens to stolen data and money after a cyber attack and how criminal networks operate behind the scenes.

This session will cover:

  • How individuals and organisations typically fall foul of cyber crime
  • Subject areas focus on Password security, phishing, ransomware and many other cyber security risks
  • Preventative measures to avoid being a victim
  • A live dark web demonstration of where that money goes and what do they do with it

This session is suitable for all levels of knowledge and experience. It is particularly relevant to small businesses, accountancy practices and professionals responsible for protecting organisational or client information.

No previous cyber security knowledge is required. The session is designed to provide practical, accessible guidance that individuals can use to strengthen both their personal cyber security and the resilience of their organisation.

Clara Robinson, IFA 

Clara Robinson (1)

Topic: Accounting for Risk

This session will introduce you to managing risk in an accountancy setting. We will be considering what risk really is (and what it isn’t) and emerging risks for accountancy businesses that you may need to know about.

We will also look at how to undertake a risk assessment – regardless of context – so you can be prepared to risk assess any situation.

This session will cover:

Understanding Risk

  • Risk vs Uncertainty
  • Interpreting risk
  • ‘No’ risk vs risk mitigation

The modern risk landscape

  • Are you ‘at risk’?
  • Technology and AI
  • Sustainability
  • AML

Risk roadmap:

  • How to identify, asses, mitigate, monitor and report on risks.