Agenda
Ken Symon
Award Winning Journalist
& Founder of Symon Media
Ken is the founder of Symon Media, a company offering public relations, public affairs and writing for business. Ken moved into communications, specialising in working for businesses and business associations, after more than 30 years as a journalist and broadcaster.
As a journalist, Ken held a variety of positions, including Business Editor of the Sunday Herald, Business Editor of The Scotsman and Deputy Editor of The Sunday Times Scotland. His journalism awards include UK Local Government Journalist of the Year and he has been repeatedly nominated in the Business and Financial Writer of the Year Award category for the Scottish Press Awards.
Ken is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce and is a supporter of Motherwell Football Club.
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 |