Agenda

0900	Registration
1000	CHAIRMAN'S OPENING ADDRESS Grahame Steed, Managing Editor, Government Opportunities
1010	ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AFFECTING SCOTLAND Duncan McLaren, Chief Executive, Friends of the Earth Scotland
1030	SUSTAINABLE SCOTLAND NETWORK Janice Pauwels, Sustainable Development Manager, City of Edinburgh Council
1050	THE BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT THROUGH COLLABORATIVE CONTRACTS Irene McCulloch, Head of Professional Services, Scotland Excel
1110	Open Forum
1120	Mid Morning Break
1150	KEYNOTE ADDRESS John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth
1210	IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY Mark Roberts, Portfolio Manager, Audit Scotland
1230	WIDENING MARKETS: WHY BUY FROM SOCIAL ENTERPRISES Gerry Higgins, Chief Executive, CEiS
1250	Lunch
1350	PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY IN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS Raymund Johnstone, Head of Procurement and Engineering Support, Transport Scotland
1410	CASE STUDY 1 – GO SUSTAINABLITY AWARD Bob Laverty, Chief Executive, Raploch Urban Regeneration Company
1430	CASE STUDY 2 – NEW ELECTRICITY CONTRACT Robert Leask, Head of Utilities Portfolio Team, Procurement Scotland
1450	Q & A
1510	CHAIRMAN'S CLOSING ADDRESS Grahame Steed, Managing Editor, Government Opportunities
1520	Close
	Agenda may be subject to change.

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