Agenda

John Rendall


Chief Executive Officer,
HSBC Scotland

Appointed to the role of CEO of HSBC Scotland in June 2009, John has been tasked to lead the growth and development of HSBC’s business north of the border, while raising the brand’s profile in the region.

With over 22 years’ experience with HSBC, John has held a variety of high-profile roles within the organisation. Most recently, he spent two years as Chief Operating Officer for HSBC Mexico. In this capacity, he was responsible for the implementation of an innovative fraud identification infrastructure and managed the overall improvement of customer service quality, cost-effectiveness and improving the quality of internal controls.

Prior to his time in Mexico, John held the role of Chief Operating Officer for HSBC Commercial Banking. This role encompassed responsibilities for all aspects of planning, strategic development, management information and finance within the UK Commercial Banking business.

09.00
REGISTRATION
09.50
Chairman's Address
Ken Symon
Award Winning Journalist & Founder of Symon Media
10.00
Welcome Address – Building for the Future
Iain McMillan CBE
Director, CBI Scotland
10.15
Keynote Address
Jim Mather MSP

Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism
10.35
Guest Speaker – Achieve Success Working
as an Individual and As Part of a Team

Sir Chris Hoy MBE
Olympic and World Champion – Track Cyclist
11.20
Q&A Open Forum
11.35
MID-MORNING BREAK
11.55
Participating & Succeeding
within Public Procurement
Alastair Merrill
Director of Procurement, Scottlsh Government
12.15
Building Business Through Financial Support
John Rendall

Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Scotland
12:35
Innovation – Making it Work for Your Organisation
Melfort Campbell OBE
Chairman, Imes Group Holdings
12.55
Q&A Open Forum
13.05
LUNCH & NETWORKING
14.05
Keynote Address
Leading Business Represenative

Glenn Allison
Managing Director, Stewart Milne Group Ltd
14.35
Supply Chain Opportunities
within Renewable Energy

Niall Stuart
Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables
14.55
Making Social Media Work
Laura Gordon
Managing Director, Laura Gordon Associates and
Gordon MacIntyre Kemp
Founder and Managing Director, Intelligise
15.15
Q&A Open Forum
15.35
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