The Corporate Finance Network has announced the date and venue for its next National Conference, which will take place at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel on Thursday 1st October 2026.
Under the theme “Are You Keeping Up? Creating Value between the 4th & 5th Industrial Revolutions”, the conference will explore the opportunities and challenges facing accountants and corporate finance advisers as technological change, economic uncertainty and evolving client needs continue to reshape the profession and corporate finance activity.
Previous conferences for The CFN in Bristol have included some unique evening activities and created unforgettable memories, and this conference aims to repeat our reputation for having fun whilst we work.
Speakers and sessions will include topics covering:
- Funding for early-stage and innovative businesses
- Business distress, fraud and HMRC risk
- Benchmarking the UK’s most successful corporate finance firms
- Innovate UK’s new strategy and the future of innovation-led businesses
- Marketing to attract fast-growing, ambitious clients
- Sharing successful initiatives from The CFN’s member firms
As always, the networking sessions provide exceptional value, giving members the opportunity to share challenges, ideas and practical solutions with a trusted peer group of corporate finance professionals from across the UK.
As a unique network dedicated to accountants and corporate finance advisers, these events continue to be regarded as an essential opportunity to learn, collaborate and build valuable professional relationships.
The conference is supported by speakers from Capitalise, Kroll and Barker Brettell, together with members of The Corporate Finance Network.
Kirsty McGregor, Chairman of The Corporate Finance Network, commented:
“Technology, innovation and changing client expectations are transforming our profession at an unprecedented pace. Layer on top the fast-moving demographics of the UK business economy and accountants and corporate finance advisers have an enormous opportunity to create more value for their clients. But only if they continue to adapt, embrace new thinking and learn from each other.
This conference is designed to give our members practical ideas they can implement immediately – whether that’s helping innovative businesses access funding, identifying distress earlier, using benchmarking data to improve outcomes, or attracting the next generation of ambitious clients. The collaboration between our firms has never been stronger, and that’s what makes The Corporate Finance Network so valuable. I’m looking forward to hosting another successful event and meeting up with our members once again in-person.”
