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 |
CLOSE |