Dan Worsley

Chief Operating Officer, CIPFA

November 23, 2023 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Session
Charting the Course: Empowering Public Sector Financial Professionals through Technology Upskilling and Dynamic Expertise

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Charting the Course: Empowering Public Sector Financial Professionals through Technology Upskilling and Dynamic Expertise

The world around us is changing faster than ever, and the risk of not keeping up is immense. The public sector has unique considerations with regards to its ability to leverage technological advances such as data analytics, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), automation, etc. What does that mean for the finance professional of the future? What do they look like, and how do we get there? With over 30 years of experience in evolving public sector finance functions, Claire Lake and Dan Worsley will identify some of the upskilling opportunities most relevant to the public sector finance professional and their organization’s needs, enabling them and their organizations to move closer to that future vision in a sustainable way. Session sponsored by:

Dan Worsley was appointed as CIPFA’s chief operating officer in July 2018. He is responsible for leading CIPFA’s advisory and consultancy services, as well as providing our internal business support services. Dan works closely with the CIPFA Management Board to ensure the institute’s members, students and customers receive a first-class service across our range of education, learning, training and advisory services.

He is a CIPFA-qualified accountant, and has over 15 years’ experience providing assurance and financial management services to the public sector, particularly central government. Dan trained at PwC, and after eight years with the firm left to join the civil service where he worked as a senior civil servant as a deputy finance director and a deputy change director. Prior to joining CIPFA, he returned to professional services with a continued focus on central government and international development. He graduated with a BA (Hons) in French and History from the University of Nottingham, and is a strong advocate for public services, sound public financial management and value for money.