Our 2022 Conference Speakers

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SAW A HOST OF GREAT SPEAKERS TALKING AROUND THE THEME OF GROWING YOUR BUSINESS, ALONG WITH PROFESSIONAL AND PRACTICE UPDATES, INTERACTIVE SESSIONS AND MUCH MORE.

Stephanie Boyce, President, The Law Society of England & Wales Stephanie was admitted as a solicitor in 2002 and has a wealth of experience in corporate governance, regulatory frameworks, and professional regulation. She holds a Master of Laws in public law and global governance from King’s College and is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute.

In 2020 Stephanie was voted on to the Governance Hot 100 - Board Infl uencer and made the Power List 100 Most Infl uential Black People in the UK in 2021.

Stephen Gowland, Legal Services Board Stephen Gowland was the 50th national President of CILEx and the fi rst who qualifi ed as a solicitor, he ran his own successful high street fi rm for twelve years before moving on to other opportunities.

Stephen now works in-house and sits as a police misconduct judge for twenty -two police forces across England and Wales. He also sits on the joint audit committee for the police force and police and crime commissioner in Durham.

Helen Gregory, Forensic Accountant Helen is a Chartered Accountant and member of The Academy of Experts, she has specialised in forensic accountancy for almost 25 years, acting as an expert for the last 15 years.

Helen’s specialisms include fraud and asset tracing, business valuation and quantifi cation of business losses. Helen is also secretary to the Stephanie Boyce

Network of Independent Forensic Accountants and treasurer of the South West Fraud Forum.

Dr Richard Fallon, The marketing Engineer Dr. Richard Fallon has a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering, with his work appearing on Tomorrow’s World in 1999. He then worked as a Business Analyst before setting up his own consultancy in 2004. Richard’s passion is helping smaller fi rms to achieve the growth they want by developing their marketing strategy, showing them how to best market and present their business. Jamie Skelding, Prime Accountants As fi nance director, Jamie manages all things money at Prime! and leads the internal IT strategy for the fi rm. For over twenty years he has managed a varied portfolio of clients, providing all round business advice, to small and large businesses alike. This involves designing, preparing, and analysing management information with a view to appraising and improving business performance, helping clients to achieve their goals. Jason Chapman, Legal Ombudsman Jason is an experienced Commercial Manager, having worked negotiating and managing high value contracts for over 10 years in a number of sectors, including consumer fi nance, leasing, travel and facilities management. During this time, he also gained considerable experience managing regulatory and compliance functions. Jason has a wealth of experience at the Legal Ombudsman, joining as an Investigator in 2010 and was appointed as an Ombudsman in 2013.

Shaun Jardine, Big Yellow Penguin Shaun is unashamedly and unapologetically a disruptor, a solicitor, and former law fi rm CEO of a top 250 law fi rm, he has a unique insight into what makes law fi rms tick.

Shaun founded Big Yellow Penguin (BYP) in 2021 with the aim of encouraging and helping lawyers and law fi rms to move on from the 20th century and adopt practices that will make their futures more secure, both fi nancially and operationally.

Graham Sellers, LLB (Hons), LLM (Cantab), Barrister

Graham Sellers was called to the Bar by The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in 1990, completing pupillage in London Chambers, before moving to the North-West in late 1991.

Graham has had a diverse Chancery/Property/ Insolvency practice and over the last few years he has been consistently listed as a Leading (Band 1) Junior by Legal 500. He is a member of Atlantic Chambers based in Liverpool.

Robert Bourns - Chair of the Board of The Law Society of England & Wales Robert is currently Chair of the Board of The Law Society of England & Wales.

With over 40 years in practice as a Solicitor, he believes strongly in and advocates the power of a truly diverse and inclusive Profession.

Robert was appointed a Deputy Lord Lieutenant to the County of Bristol in 2014 and Vice Lord Lieutenant in 2019.

Victoria Roberts, 18 St. John Street Chambers Victoria joined Chambers in February 2020 as a member of the Business and Property team, with expertise in Chancery and Commercial matters, and Insolvency. She appears regularly in the Chancery Division of the High Court.

Victoria has extensive experience in mis-selling cases with a particular leaning to consumer loans and car finance up to High Court level and Victoria also undertakes Equine cases including cases relating to the sale of horses.

Charlene Gisele Bourliout, Primal Health Coach Charlene went to Cambridge University and then to a top Law School and finally her dream job as a Litigator at a top international law firm, and she thought being a lawyer was her dream job, but the reality was that her health deteriorated to the point where she burnt out. Things had to change!

Now a certified Coach-Consultant, specialising in burnout prevention and sustainable highperformance. She is committed to helping individuals and businesses maximise their sustainable potential by optimising wellness, building resilience and optimise performance.

Brian Boehmer, Partner, Lockton Insurance Brian is a Partner at Lockton specialising in Professional Indemnity Insurance for all professions, particularly for Solicitors, IFA's, Insurance Brokers, and Surveyors. In addition to managing a portfolio of clients, he has a leading role in negotiations with insurers. Brian has a wealth of experience in structuring and administrating group insurance solutions - most recently for the Quality Solicitors group.

Ashley Wynne, Barrister, No 5 Chambers Ashley is a specialist in financial remedy applications and associated areas including provision for children under Schedule 1 of the Children Act and financial disputes between cohabitees under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act.

He has extensive experience of high value cases in all the above areas at all levels, up to and including the Court of Appeal and is consistently ranked in the top band as a leading junior in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500. Barry Mapp, Speaker, trainer and personal development coach Barry is a speaker, trainer, and personal development coach based in the UK with a special interest in the brain, accelerated learning and people development and his present focus is developing high quality, simple, innovative, life-skills based, video e-learning courses. He now has around 35,000 students in more than 160 countries - this is the reach and power of e-learning.

He has worked in schools, colleges, and universities in the UK, and in the corporate and SME sector, working with students, teachers, apprentices, managers, and leaders. Barry’s background is actually in clinical science where he ran an NHS Clinical Biochemistry Department in a District General Hospital and was also a Quality Consultant to his local hospitals and local Health Authority. He also has an active interest in Health and Healing. Back in 1996, after training in 'mental literacy' with Tony Buzan (the inventor of Mind Mapping), Barry set up his own training company the House of Learning. A year later, he put some of his new skills to the test and competed in the World Memory and the World Speed Reading Championships (he received silver medal position in the latter). Altogether, he has over 20 years’ experience working in the personal development sector and in the field of business leadership.

Barry Mapp

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES AND THE CONCENTRATION ON THE DELEGATES FACES ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE, THEY FOUND THE SPEAKERS AND THEIR TOPICS VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE. BELOW ARE A FEW COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE ATTENDEES AFTER THE CONFERENCE:

“Wow!! What a fantastic break! This was one of the best Conferences I have ever attended - and I have been to many. Congratulations and many thanks.” “Thank you so much to the SPG team for an informative conference, it was a wonderful and well-balanced weekend.” “My thanks to you, the Executive Committee, and members of the Sole Practitioner Group for your exceptional generosity and the warmth of your welcome to your annual meeting at Carden Park. From beginning to end, it was a meeting of friends, sharing a common interest in the promotion of the Profession, their practices, and the interests of clients. Even those attending for the first time, were fully embraced into the weekend, swearing their intention to return next year and beyond.”