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DELEGATES SIGN UP FOR CCR-INTERACTIVE 2015


The credit industry’s major event for knowledge and networking builds momentum, with top names from the world of credit, academia and politics signed up to speak By Ian Willcox


DELEGATES have begun to sign up in outstanding numbers for CCR-interactive, in what promises to be a day based on learning, networking, and fresh insight. A range of experienced professionals


have already been announced for this year’s event, from across the industry, as well as from academia and Parliament. Just a few of the speakers who have


been announced include Debbie Abrahams MP, chair of the cross-party Parliamentary Enquiry Into Late Payment; Diana Keeling, group credit manager at Ian Williams; Dean Lightwood, head of supplier performance – credit operations at Lloyds Banking Group; Kristjan Novitski, chief executive officer of Cash On Go; Kevan McGrail, head of credit operations at HSBC; and Andriy Sichka, development director of the Association of Credit for Central and Eastern Europe.


Also Stuart Hopewell, credit manager


of Fujifilm; Paul Noble, chief executive officer of 118118 Money; Jeff McAdam, head of debt management at UKAR; Brian Lewis, credit manager of Hanson UK; Paul Downer, civil business lead at HM Courts & Tribunals Service; Sean Hegarty, global head of fraud strategy – fraud risk management at Barclays; and Professor Mark Button, director of the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies at the University of Portsmouth. Stephen Kiely, editor of CCR-PS, said:


“There seems to be a real momentum and excitement surrounding CCR-interactive this year, firstly with the announcement of such a high-profile and knowledgeable list of speakers, and now with the outstanding number of professionals who have already booked to attend, or who have requested Delegate Packs.


“So now is the time to get in touch to


book your place and ensure that you do not miss out on the industry’s big event for knowledge and networking.” In 2015, CCR-interactive will, again,


continue to build on its success in previous years. Last year analysis of the feedback forms found that, on average, delegates rated their satisfaction with the day as 8.57 out of 10, and with the Awards Dinner at 8.44. t CCR-interactive will be held on Tuesday 6 October, again at


the


prestigious Guoman Tower Hotel in central London. To be part of the day, please contact Gary Lucas on 07785 268404 or at gary@ccrmagazine.co.uk. To claim your Delegate Pack and to


find out more about attending, please contact Alison Lucas on 01702 341948 or at alison@ccrmagazine.co.uk.


FIRST AWARDS APPLICATIONS ARE IN


CREDIT and collections professionals are requesting Application Packs for the Credit Excellence Awards in large numbers, and the first completed applications have already been received. Application Packs are now available


for the Credit Excellence Awards – it is completely free to enter, and applications are encouraged from all parts of the industry, whether from an individual professional, a team, a creditor or supplier company, or even from a product or campaign. The winners will be announced at the


Credit Excellence Awards Dinner, on the evening of CCR-interactive, on Tuesday 6 October. Stephen Kiely, editor of CCR-PS, said:


“It is always enjoyable, each year, to see the wide range of professionals and companies who request packs for the


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awards. We have had such interest in the Application Packs that it looks certain that this year’s awards will be the most competitive on record – and the first completed applications received certainly bear that out! “The Credit Excellence Awards are


unique because applications for each category are open to the whole range of the industry in those sectors. So you can apply if you are an individual credit professional, a team, a consumer or commercial creditor, or a supplier company, or a product. “There is still plenty of time to get


involved, so if you have not yet claimed your Application Pack, please do get in touch.” Now in their sixth year, the Credit


Excellence Awards are made up of eight separate awards, which are:


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Newcomer to the Credit Industry Credit Excellence Award; the Credit Excellence Award in Commercial Credit and Collections; the Credit Excellence Award in Risk, Data, and Fraud Prevention; the Credit Excellence Award in Collections; the Credit Excellence Award in the Legal and Enforcement Profession; the Credit Excellence Award in Export & International Credit and Collections; the Credit Excellence Award in Compliance; and the Contribution to the Credit Industry Credit Excellence Award. t To request an Application Pack, please


e-mail Ian Willcox at


awards@ccrmagazine.co.uk. To find out more about attending


the Credit Excellence Awards Dinner, please contact Alison Lucas on 01702


341948 or alison@ccrmagazine.co.uk. June 2015 e-mail:


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