NEWS
2025 sees the 250th Anniversary of the first ever Building Society
Updated on 18 November 2024
2025 conference to celebrate this landmark occasion
The 2025 Building Societies Annual Conference is heading to Birmingham to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the first ever Building Society. Ketley’s Building Society was established in 1775, founded by Richard Ketley, the landlord of the Golden Cross Inn, in Birmingham.
Join us on the 7&8 May 2025 at the ICC Birmingham to celebrate this landmark anniversary! Registration will open in December 2024.
Chosen charity confirmed for 2023
Updated on 10 February 2023
Social justice charity fighting social injustice and poverty
Micah Liverpool | Official Conference Charity 2023
The Building Societies Association are delighted to once again partner with Micah Liverpool, who are our chosen conference charity for 2023.
Micah Liverpool are a social justice charity that has been set up to relieve Liverpool residents from social injustice and poverty. They are currently running projects to combat unemployment and deliver emergency food aid and affordable food. They currently support over 300 people per week with emergency food aid parcels.
They will be in the exhibition hall ready to talk about all the great work they do for the local community. They will also be accepting cash/contactless donations on the stand or you can donate via the Micah Liverpool justgiving page
If you are heading to the conference make sure you pay them a visit on stand 03 in the exhibition hall.
Building Societies Annual Conference 2023
Updated on 25 October 2022
What has the Eurovision Song Contest got to do with it?
Building Societies Annual Conference | 3-4 May 2023
You'll be forgiven for asking what has the Eurovision Song Contest got to do with the Building Societies Annual Conference 2023? Well, on the 7th October 2022 Liverpool were announced as host city to the Eurovision Song Contest which resulted in plenty of juggling behind the scenes to ensure we could still bring the conference to Liverpool.
The announcement has meant some clever reshuffling of venue space, but as a result we will have access to some of the best conference spaces the ACC has to offer, including state of the art purpose built auditoriums and bigger and better exhibition space.
With preparations for the Eurovision starting in April there will be an extra buzz to the city who will be hosting the first contest to be held in the UK for 25 years. As accommodation will be in high demand the BSA have teamed up with Liverpool Convention Bureau to secure a range of discounted hotel rooms, all in easy reach of the ACC Liverpool, including the official Conference HQ Hotel - Jury's Inn, Liverpool. We strongly advise that delegates book their accommodation as early as possible once the accommodation portal opens.
In other news the conference dinner will be held at the end of day two of the conference which will be Thursday 4th May. We will be returning to the breath-taking Liverpool Cathedral, so if you missed out this year make sure you book your place. Keep in mind the date of the dinner when booking accommodation.
Building Societies Annual Conference 2022
Updated on 20 September 2021
We are heading to Liverpool in 2022!
Building Societies Annual Conference | 4-5 May 2022
It's a case of third time lucky for next year's Building Societies Annual Conference, as we to head to Liverpool for our flagship annual event.
The conference will be returning to face-to-face format and we can't wait to welcome our delegates, sponsors, exhibitors and speakers to our conference.
The event will be held at the ACC Liverpool on the 4th & 5th May 2022, with networking events taking place from 3rd May onwards.
Full conference details including programme information, speaker biographies, sponsors and exhibitor listings will all be available soon. Registration will open towards the end of 2021!
Building Societies Annual Conference 2021
Updated on 25 February 2021
This year's conference is going virtual!
Building Societies Annual Conference | 4-7 May 2021
'From COVID-19 to a new mutual economy'
This year the Building Societies Annual Conference will be going virtual. The event will take place across four half-day sessions from 4th - 7th May 2021.
Four key themes will be covered across the conference:
- Returning to growth
- Strong and simple - resilience and innovation serving mutuality
- Outcomes based on conduct
- A business led recovery
Speakers will be coming to you from a live studio, offering an engaging and thought-provoking conference. The whole event will be delivered on a bespoke virtual platform giving you the opportunity to ask questions, listen to the latest content and engage with our sponsors.
Full conference details, the programme, speakers and virtual sponsors will be updated on a regular basis - and registration is now open!
