NEWS...
CSA and DBSG Annual Conference
The definitive conference for everyone involved in the credit collection and debt sale & purchase industry is set to land in Lincolnshire this autumn.
Entitled 'The Dynamics of Change - Working Through the Crunch', this year's conference takes place on 17th and 18th September and aims to build on previous successes and aims to ensure all members are best equipped to deal with what may be some of the most challenging times the industry has ever faced.
Day one will opens in the great outdoors for the Annual Golf Tournament. There will also be a networking reception and an informal dinner - as well as the CSA AGM. The second day will host the conference and exhibition, as well as the DBSG AGM and a spectacular, black-tie gala dinner.
A full programme of events is listed at the bottom of this article.
The venue for this year's event will be the luxurious Forest Pines Golf and Country Club Hotel, a sumptuous retreat located in the heart of the Lincolnshire countryside. And, as you would expect, the golf facilities are truly breathtaking, with a stunning 27-hole golf course right on its doorstep.
To register your details for the CSA and DBSG Annual conference 2008, simply visit www.csa-uk.com to download your booking form. Alternatively, you can email marketing@csa-uk.com to request a full programme and booking form.
The conference is open to both members and non-members of the association.
Conference Programme
| 9:15 | Conference Opening Session |
| Chair's Welcome - Najib Nathoo, CSA President | |
| Keynote Speech | |
| 10:00 | Networking Break and Exhibition |
| 10:30 | Examining Consumer and Commercial Finance in Turbulent Times |
| 11:00 | Networking Break and Exhibition |
| 11:45 | Regulatory Debate (Consumer Credit Act 2006) |
| 12:15 | The New World of Consumer Protection |
| 12:45 | Buffet Lunch and Exhibition |
| 14:45 | Theme 1 (Debt Sale and Purchase) |
| Debt Buyers' Perspective vs. Sellers' Perspective | |
| OR | |
| Theme 2 (Collections - Managing Your Money, Your Team and Your Debtors) | |
| Getting People To Do What You Want: Transactional Analysis | |
| 15:15 | Networking Break and Exhibition |
| 15:45 | Theme 3 (Collections - Public Sector) |
| Public Sector Debt - Who's Collecting and Who's Dishing It Out? | |
| OR | |
| Theme 4 (You and Your Business) | |
| Marketing in Collections | |
| 16:15 | Theme 3 (Collections - Public Sector) |
| Workshop - Ways to Secure Public Sector Clients and the Ins and Outs of Tendering for Utility Debt | |
| OR | |
| Theme 4 (You and Your Business) | |
| Training Workshop - Sharing Best Ideas Around the Room | |
| 16:45 | DBSG AGM (Members Only) |
| 19:30 | President's Reception |
| 20:00 | Gala Dinner (Dress Code: Black Tie) |
