2011 SLAED Conference
The Hilton Hotel, Dundee
SCOTLAND WORKS
Thursday 24 November 2011
Conference facilitator: Janette Harkess, Director of Policy and Research, SCDI
09.00 Registration and Coffee
09.30 Welcome and opening remarks
Alex Anderson, Economic Development Manager, North Ayrshire Council, and Chair of SLAED
SETTING THE CONTEXT
09.40 Opening Keynote
Tony Banks, Balhousie Care Group (invited)
10.00 The Big Picture
Professor David Bell, Professor of Economics, Stirling University
Professor Donald Macrae OBE, Chief Economist, Lloyds TSB Scotland
10.30 Q&A panel discussion
10.45 Tea/Coffee & Networking
WHAT BUSINESSES WANT
11.00 More Amazons – bringing more business to Scotland
Linda McDowall, Senior Director, Business Networks & Communications, Scottish Enterprise
11.20 Business start-up and financing
John Rendall, Chief Executive, HSBC Scotland
11.40 Q&A panel discussion
BEYOND OUR BORDERS
12.00 SCDI trade visits
Jane Gotts, International Manager, SCDI
Angela Simkins, Managing Director, Gentech International (invited)
12.35 Q&A discussion
12.45 Lunch
CITIES: AN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF SCOTLAND
14.00 Cities, the powerhouses of growth
Professor Duncan Maclennan, St Andrews University
Mike Galloway, Director of City Development, Dundee City Council
14.30 Q&A discussion
BEST PRACTICE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
14.50 Best practice example from East Dunbartonshire Council
Crawford McGhie, East Dunbartonshire Council & Highland Spring
14.55 Best practice example from Scottish Borders Council
Richard Sweetnam, Scottish Borders Council & Caerlee Mills Ltd
15.00 Best practice example from West Lothian Council
Jim Henderson, West Lothian Council & Castle Masonry Products Ltd
ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOPS IN CONFERENCE ROOM
15.05 Three roundtables led by each speaker above and supported by their economic development manager
Focus of roundtables:
§ Nature of intervention
§ Other similar examples elsewhere
§ Learning points for other LAs
Tea and coffee will be served on the tables during the roundtable session
15.50 Workshop feedback
THE EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVE
16.10 The view from the South
Mark Hughes, Chief Executive, Northwest Regional Development Agency (invited)
16.25 The outside perspective
Alf Young, Economic Commentator
16.40 Q&A discussion
17.00 Closing Remarks
Alex Anderson, SLAED Chair
17.05 Close
CONFERENCE DINNER
18.00 Drinks reception sponsored by: TBC
18.50 Guests take seats in restaurant
19.00 Welcome
Alex Anderson, SLAED Chair
19.05 Keynote address
John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth
19.30 Dinner
20.30 Q&A
21.00 Closing Remarks
Friday 25 November 2011
09.00 Introduction
Alex Anderson, Economic Development Manager, North Ayrshire Council and Chair of SLAED
09.05 Local authorities delivering for Scotland's economy
Councillor Allison Hay, COSLA
09.20 Navigating the Amazon – reasons to invest in Scotland
Allan Lyall, Vice-President of European operations and Customer Service, Amazon
09.40 Q&A discussion
SKILLS FOR GROWTH
09.55 Graduates for growth
Professor Mike Mannion, Vice Principal for Learning & Teaching,
Glasgow Caledonian University
10.10 Tackling youth unemployment – from The Scheme to success
John Reid, Scotland External Relations Manager, JobCentre Plus
10.25 Q&A panel discussion
10.40 Tea/Coffee & Networking
11.00 Closing Keynote – the need for optimism
Willy Roe, Chair HIE and Scottish Government review of Vocational Education and Training
11.15 Q&A discussion
11.25 Closing remarks
Alex Anderson, SLAED Chair
11.30 Close
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