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#AccOnTour2026

London
29 September 2026

Manchester
3 November 2026

ACCOUNTANCY EVENTS ON TOUR

3rd year! The Alternative Experience…
A strategic space for new thinking

Step away from the day-to-day.
Step into a space designed to challenge your thinking, connect with your peers, and help you work on your business – not just “in” it!

What to expect

Inspiration from the top – Hear directly from the senior executives and board level leaders, managing partners, audit leaders, and tech innovators shaping the future of accountancy in top 300 firms.
Real conversations, real change – Join candid discussions with firm leaders who’ve faced the same challenges – and find new ways forward.
Curated for you – Our advisory board ensures every session is relevant, practical, and thought-provoking.
An alternative format – Forget the usual. Expect energy, honesty, and a format that puts people and ideas first.

Complimentary passes exclusively for senior executives, board level leaders, managing partners, audit partners, tax leaders and IT directors including lunch, all refreshments and a drinks reception at the end of the event.

Be part of something special

Why attend?

Work on your business

Take a strategic pause to reflect, reset, and refocus

Be inspired to make change

Leave with ideas you can act on

Get a view from the top

Hear what’s really happening across the profession.

Connect with your community

Build relationships that last beyond the day.

"Alternative" by name - "Alternative" by nature

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 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 perspectives and insights to boost your growth plans

Group Therapy

Topical “group therapy” discussion groups help you solve the problems 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 issues you face

Enhanced Networking

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

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

Wolters Kluwer

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

Managing Director, theGrogroup

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

Maria Mason

Partner, BDO UK LLP

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

A very valuable experience, with great connections made and I look forward to the 2025 event!

Karen Wardell

Partner, Moore Kingston Smith LLP

The only industry event that’s a must do

Jim Brown

Partner, Blick Rothenberg

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