26 January 2010: The Scotsman Conference: Edinburgh the Next 5 YearsEvent

INTRODUCTION

9.30 WELCOME – DAVID LEE, Chair

INTRODUCTION TO SCOTSMAN CONFERENCES - JOHN McLELLAN, Editor, The Scotsman

THE ROLE OF ESSENTIAL EDINBURGH - JANE WOOD, Chair, Essential Edinburgh

WHAT WE HOPE TO GET OUT OF THE DAY - DAVID LEE


SESSION ONE
THE CAPITAL CITY AS A DRIVER OF ECONOMIC GROWTH

9.45 JOHN SWINNEY MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CAPITAL CITY IN SCOTLAND'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY

10.10 BEN THOMSON, Chairman, Reform Scotland and chair, The Noble Group
FINANCIAL SERVICES: THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES

10.35 DAVE ANDERSON, Head of City Development, Edinburgh City Council
CREATING THE RIGHT CONDITIONS TO BRING NEW JOBS AND INVESTMENT TO EDINBURGH

11.00 SUMMARY and COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR

11.15 COFFEE BREAK

11.30 LINDA URQUHART, Chairman, CBI Scotland
EDINBURGH: THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PERSPECTIVE

11.50 OWEN KELLY, Chief Executive, Scottish Financial Enterprise
REBUILDING TRUST IN FINANCIAL SERVICES

12.10 TOM CAMPBELL, Chief Executive, Essential Edinburgh
THE ESSENTIALS OF EDINBURGH: WHY A VIBRANT CITY CENTRE CAN MAKE SUCH A DIFFERENCE

12.30 SUMMING UP OF MORNING SESSION/COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR
12.45 LUNCH

SESSION TWO
WHAT EDINBURGH HAS TO GET RIGHT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS

FESTIVALS
1.30 PETE IRVINE, Director, Unique Events.
KEEPING AHEAD OF THE CHASING PACK - HOW EDINBURGH CAN DO FESTIVALS EVEN BETTER

TRANSPORT
1.50 RICHARD JEFFREY, Chief Executive, TIE
EDINBURGH’S TRAMS: THE CHALLENGES OF DELIVERING TRANSFORMATION

THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
2.10 MALCOLM FRASER, Architect
WHAT SORTOF EDINBURGH DO WE NEED TO BUILD?

SESSION THREE
PANEL DISCUSSION

2.30 ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT EDINBURGH IN 2015?
Reflecting what has been said today - and what is missing

LESLEY HINDS, former Lord Provost and City of Edinburgh Council leader
TOM BUCHANAN, Convener of the Economic Development Committee, City of Edinburgh Council
GRAHAM BIRSE, Deputy Chief Executive, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
JIM RAFFERTY, Chairman, Capital City Partnership

3.15 SUMMARY OF DAY'S THEMES AND AUDIENCE DISCUSSION ON RECOMMENDATIONS TO TAKE EDINBURGH FORWARD

3.30 (approx) CLOSE


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