Northern Ireland | 20 November 2025

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Please note this is a IN-PERSON event being held in NORTHERN IRELAND.

Attendance is mandatory for CPD.

Please DO NOT REGISTER if you are unable to attend in person. 

Join your IFA regional ambassador, Bill McGregor for the IFA Northern Ireland regional event.

We are delighted to be joined by Gillian Anderson from The Bank of England who will deliver a talk on Bank of England Monetary Policy Report Briefing.

The Bank of England’s quarterly Monetary Policy Report sets out the economic analysis and inflation projections that the Monetary Policy Committee uses to make its interest rate decisions. Gillian will present an overview of the Bank of England’s latest Monetary Policy Report which will have been published on 6th November.

This session will cover: 

  • Current economic conditions, including demand and supply in the UK economy, and the Bank’s expectations for GDP growth and unemployment. 
  • Factors affecting current inflation and the Bank’s forecast for CPI inflation. 
  • The MPC’s monetary policy decision and key considerations.

We will be joined by Ronan Trainor from - Invest NI - Ambition To Grow.

This is a IN-PERSON EVENT which will also include:

  • an IFA update and welcome to new and fellow IFA members;
  • a short business-related talk; and
  • an opportunity to network with other IFA members and professional colleagues

Open to non-members, we encourage you to bring your colleagues and if you have your own professional contacts, please consider inviting them along as well.

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Date: Thursday 20 November 2025
Time: 2pm - 5pm
Price: Free
CPD hours: 3

Location 

Dunsilly Hotel
20 Dunsilly Road
Ballymena
Northern Ireland BT412JH

Refreshments will be available. To help us cater appropriately it is important you register.

 

About the speaker: 

Gillian Anderson, The Bank of England 

Gillian joined the Bank when the Northern Ireland Agency was established in November 1999.

Gillian has been Deputy Agent for Northern Ireland since March 2010 and is currently acting Agent for NI.

The Bank of England's agencies work to gather real-time economic intelligence across the UK, supporting the Bank's mission to maintain monetary and financial stability. Their key activities include collecting information on local business and economic conditions, providing a two-way flow of information to the Bank's monetary policy divisions, and contributing to the Bank's understanding of how the national economy is performing.

Prior to being appointed as Deputy Agent, her varied role at the Agency included gathering and analysing economic intelligence on the local retail and housing sectors, organising programmes and drafting briefing papers for MPC visitors to the province, as well as office management responsibilities.

Born and raised in Belfast, Gillian has a BA (Hons) in Business Studies from the University of Ulster and a Diploma in Economics from the Open University. Gillian's interests include travelling, theatre, Formula 1, reading and walking with her dog.