CPA Bulletin

www.cpa.uk.net CPA Bulletin > May 2022 11 CPA Conference 2022 ASSOCIATION NEWS: 3 Following the very successful CPA Conference hosted in October 2021, we are pleased to confirm that this year’s CPA Conference will take place on Thursday 20th October 2022, once again at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre in Fillongley near Coventry. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘ESG - Driving Change: How Environmental, Social & Governance Benefits Construction Plant Businesses.’ ESG is now a key driver in the construction plant sector and we are devising an exciting programme of speakers to address the issues that matter in our industry. The CPA Conference 2022 will be the seventh CPA Conference to be held. Over the years, the CPA Conference has become established as an essential entry in the calendar for senior figures in the plant-hire sector. Previous speakers have included representatives from clients, contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, plant-hire companies and other bodies, including HS2, Skanska, JCB, Flannery Plant Hire, L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS). CPA Chief Executive Kevin Minton said: “The CPA Conference addresses the issues that really matter in our sector. At last year’s Conference, we explored net zero carbon and digitalisation, and this year’s theme allows us to explore exactly what ESG is, how it is increasingly impacting on our sector and how different organisations are addressing it. To compete and grow in the future, organisations must be aligned with the ESG agenda in order to gain contracts and meet their obligations to wider society. “We’re in the process of devising a packed and highly topical agenda that will combine keynote speeches with panel debates and interactive discussion, and it will be designed to allow delegates to come away with better insight about ESG and what it means for their businesses,” Kevin continued. Merryn Myatt will once again be hosting the CPA Conference. Merryn is a former television presenter, newsreader and journalist who previously worked with the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. To pre-register interest in attending the CPA Conference 2022 as a delegate, please email enquiries@cpa.uk.net . To express interest in exhibiting at or sponsoring the conference, please contact: Lisa Collins on 07968 840390 or email: lisa@lisacollinscommunications.co.uk