2008 Scottish Council Forum
Presentations and Breakout Discussions
Presentations
"Rising to the Challenge" - Shonaig Macpherson, Chairman, SCDI
"Rising to the Challenge" -
Dame Evelyn Glennie DBE
"Difference & Prosperity - Creating an Ambitious and Fair Scotland" - Trevor Phillips OBE, Chair, Equality & Human Rights Commission
"Skills Development Scotland - The Challenges Ahead"
- Donald Henderson, Interim Chief Executive, Skills Development Scotland
"Economic Development and Skills Policy in Scotland - A New Dawn?" - Professor Ewart Keep, Deputy Director of the ESRC Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance, Cardiff University
"So You Think You've Got Problems? Reflections of a Wandering Professor" - Professor Charles Woolfson, Professor of Labour Studies, Glasgow University
"Can Scotland Compete in the Global Skills Challenge?" - Jane Richardson, Senior Regional Development Manager, Oracle Corporation UK
"Rising to the Challenge" - Janet Brown, Chief Executive, Gill Stewart, Director Qualifications Development, SQA
Closing Remarks - Alan Wilson OBE, Chief Executive, SCDI
Break Out Discussions
"Recruiting Leaders for 2040"
"People Centred Leadership at the Heart of Productivity"
"Demand Led Qualifications - Exploring Ways to Increase Engagement with Industry"
"Skills, Training and Education: Tales of the Unexpected in the Scottish Labour Market"
"Equality Matters in Business"
"A Skills Agenda Driven by Business - Fact or Fiction?"
"Capitalising on Our Young People"
"The Positive Benefits of Employing Ex-Offenders"
