Alternative Accountancy Audit

For audit leaders in the UK’s mid-top tier accountancy firms

1-2 March, 2027

Wyboston Lakes Resort, Bedfordshire

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Helping you navigate through the challenges in auditing

Alternative Accountancy Audit’s aim is to inspire innovation to solve the challenges facing audit leaders and chart a strategic path through the audit crisis through a fusion of knowledge sharing activities with a sprinkling of fun!

As part of Alternative Accountancy Management, audit attendees will begin with an insightful focus on leadership.  Hear keynotes and panel discussions to inspire and take home tips to improve your firm’s performance.

AND THEN… After lunch audit partners break away to take part in an exclusive audit programme designed for and by audit firm leaders, dedicated to solving accountancy firms audit problems.  Discuss and debate audit topics with like-minded people.  End the first day with a lively Samoan Circle debate followed by drinks and dinner – giving you time to have fun after a day of critical thinking.

The Management and Audit events join with Alternative Accountancy Tech for the morning of 2 March with attendees from all three summits.

If you are an audit partner or managing partner in a top 300 UK accountancy firm we’d love you to join us.

Qualified delegates attend for free which includes dinner and overnight accommodation.

Be part of something special in the event’s 4th year

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Reasons you should attend

Making audit more profitable

Think bigger. Lead smarter. Connect deeper.

Discover how audit firms are fast-tracking talent, closing client gaps, and turning audit tech into ROI. From sceptical thinking to seamless sign-off, this is your blueprint for smarter, sharper audit teams - built to thrive as regulation reshapes expectations and the audit function evolves.

AI that works for audit

Forget the headlines. We take a practical look at how firms are using AI to get juniors up to speed, improve quality, and make tech pay off. Real tools, real tactics, real results.

Making audit more profitable

Audit in the spotlight: what's next?

Audit is the firm’s most powerful product - so what are you doing with it? We will challenge firms to rethink, reframe and re-energise their audit strategy. It’s time to turn visibility into value and make audit the engine of growth.

Group therapy sessions

Risk, resilience & audit quality

Audit is under pressure. Join your peers and take a closer look at how regulation is reshaping the function - strengthening resilience, tackling systemic risk, and embedding quality through tougher standards. Expect sharp insights, practical takeaways,

Stay & Play

Brand new, easy to reach location - Wyboston Lakes Resort. With FREE accommodation, meals, drinks and evening entertainment all included.

A Sense of Community

Meet like-minded audit leaders who face the same challenges. Solve them together with a balance of formal vs fun!

Passionate Speakers

Thought-provoking keynotes and panel discussions provide fresh audit perspectives and insights to boost your growth plans

Group Therapy

Topical “group therapy” discussion groups help you solve the audit challenges that keep you up at night

An Alternative Format

Our hand-picked Advisory Board ensures the programme delivers content that truly helps answer the most urgent audit issues you face

Enhanced Networking

We are the ONLY UK event that delivers an exclusive audience of senior audit partners, heads of audit, managing partners, managing directors and CEOs

Networking with other similar sized and forward-thinking practices.

Sarah Slade

Digital Development Manager, Ensors Accountants

Hearing from other firms with similar challenges and about solutions.

Jonathan Booty

IT Systems Manager, Bulley Davey Limited

Superbly organised, clearly a lot of thought and preparation had gone into the setup which gave the event a real buzz. Most impressive was the level of high profile delegates that attended.

Warren Munson

Founder, Evolve Members

It’s a great conference that is now reflecting some of the best ideas that the profession has to offer in the professional development space. And CPD too!

Paul Richmond

Law and Accounting Sector Expert

Fantastic day, fully packed agenda, great job by all.

Maria Mason

Partner, BDO UK LLP

On point audit content, great organisation and facilities are superb!

Karen Wardell

Partner - Head of Technical, Moore Kingston Smith LLP

The only industry event that’s a must do

Jim Brown

Partner, Blick Rothenberg

I hope you continue to ensure the programme is set by the attendees and their agenda. Too many events are driven by vendors and exhibitors. One of the unique and refreshing things about this programme was that it seemed to be very much set by the customers.

IRIS

The event was a big success for us. As first-time exhibitors we didn’t know exactly what to expect, but it exceeded our expectations. We had great conversations with a large number of firms

Lachlan Macindoe

VP Marketing, Karbon

A very positive exhibiting experience and a great environment to connect with new and existing firms

Gavin Sneddon

Account Director, Dot HQ

The event was great, the format of vendors, speakers and delegates worked perfectly and the conversations we had were very productive

Olivia Gates

Enterprise Executive, Suralink

We had high hopes being new exhibitors, and these were simply met – great conversations with exactly the size and quality of firms we are targeting. The content of the sessions was A+ too.

Ian Cooper

Head of UK Operations, FYI

Seniority of delegates – all were the decision makers. The way the event was structured with plenty of opportunities for networking and making connections. Just the right balance between plenary sessions, breakouts and networking. I’ve never seen this done so well at a conference before. The app was also very good.

Williams Lee

Really buzzy, a constant stream of busyness (and business!) The right people, engaged and genuinely interested in our product. Food and drinks were great, nice healthy options and hotel accommodation nice. Also a strong range of speakers and panel talks.

Zoe Jackson

Summatech

The venue was spacious and perfect for networking. The food was amazing. All the organisers were friendly and helpful.

Wolters Kluwer

Hearing from other firms with similar challenges and about solutions.

Jonathan Booty

IT Systems Manager, Bulley Davey Limited

Networking with other similar sized and forward-thinking practices.

Sarah Slade

Digital Development Manager, Ensors Accountants

Honest sharing of information and struggles of other professionals.

Ercan Demiralay

Partner, Wellers

Meeting people going through the same challenges and size is relevant – meeting great new people.

Rebecca Trudgett

Director, Switchfoot Accounting Limited

Hearing that the larger accountancy firms had made the same decision as I had on their choice of practice software.

Jessica Pillow

Managing Director, Pillow May

I thought that all the speakers were excellent, and the topics were very relevant to the conference.

Ian Thomas

IT Manager, Bevan Buckland LLP

Understanding where everybody else is on the journey to a new age of accounting. It was useful to validate our challenges against those faced by other organisations.

Stuart Seed

IT Manager, MHA Moore and Smalley

Excellent keynotes. Breakouts were a great opportunity to hear others’ experiences of the journeys we wish to embark on or are already going through and discuss the challenges and successes that they and we have had along the way. Speaking to sponsors and networking with other delegates.

Kylie Grant

Project Director, Menzies LLP

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