Agenda
Melford Campbell OBE
Chairman,
Imes Group Holdings
As Chairman and CEO of Imes Group, Melfort has evolved the company over 20 years from its origins as Water Weights to a specialist engineering group working in the defence, marine, oil & gas, construction and process industries. Imes provides integrity management services aimed at preserving and increasing the lifespan of safety and process-critical equipment, helping clients optimise performance and costs over their equipment’s operating life.
Melfort served as Chairman of the CBI in Scotland from September 2005 to 2007 and was awarded an OBE in the 2003 New Year’s Honours List for services to industry in Scotland. He received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration from The Robert Gordon University (RGU), Aberdeen in December 2005 in recognition of his entrepreneurial spirit and distinguished services to the oil and gas industry. He took up the appointment of Chairman of the Board of Governors of RGU in December 2007.
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 |