Forum 2020 – Reconnecting Scotland
We’ve been delighted by the reaction to our first digital Forum, which enabled us to bring speakers from far and wide to share their thinking about the issues which matter across all parts of our economy and society. We really did Reconnect Scotland.
We’re making this gold mine of ideas and insights, which will help you as you make your strategic plans for the year ahead, available to the full SCDI membership.
To reflect the urgent action required, the session on Scotland’s Green and Blue Recovery is now available to view below, with other sessions to follow in the weeks ahead. We’ll alert members when they’ve been uploaded.
I’ve seldom been to any event in which a diversity of speakers has provided such uniformly impressive contributions and had such interesting discussions. I feel a real sense of pride in how our SCDI team, speakers, sponsors and members supported the development of a first-class Forum in such testing, uncertain circumstances. I want to thank them all.
We’ve stuck together to build back better and shown the potential for what I believe can be a new dawn for the Scottish economy in 2021. I hope that you’ll be inspired by what you hear to continue to help Scotland’s economy on that important journey.
Sara Thiam, CEO, SCDI
Opening Session
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Scotland’s Green and Blue Recovery Session
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Downloads
Ved Sen Presentation
Download ResourceFrancesca Osowska Presentation
Download ResourceJourney to Net Zero Session
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Simon Parsons Presentation
Download ResourceRichard Threlfall Presentation
Download ResourceDeirdre Michie Presentation
Download ResourceRebuilding the Global Economy Session
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Renewing Growth, Remaking Places Session
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Innovative and Inclusive Wellbeing Economy Session
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2020 Speakers

Ewan Andrew
President, Global Supply and Procurement
Diageo
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Professor Sara Carter
Vice-Principal and Head of College of Social Sciences
University of Glasgow
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Professor Dieter Helm CBE
Professor of Economic Policy
Oxford University
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Fiona Hyslop MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture
Scottish Government
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Roma Maguire
Professor of Digital Health and Care
University of Strathclyde
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Peter Mather
Group Regional President, Europe & Head of Country, UK
BP
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Professor Colin Mayer
Peter Moores Professor of Management Studies
Said Business School, University of Oxford
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Brian McClean
Communications and Sustainability Director
AGS Airports
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Ivan McKee MSP
Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
Scottish Government
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Deirdre Michie OBE
Chief Executive Officer
Oil & Gas UK
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Alison Milne
Founder and Director
Crafty Maltsters Ltd
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Francesca Osowska
Chief Executive
NatureScot
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Simon Parsons
Director of Strategic Customer Service Planning
Scottish Water
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Chintan Patel
Chief Technology Officer & Engineering Director - Cisco UK & Ireland
Cisco
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Robert Peston
Journalist, Broadcaster and Founder, Speakers for Schools
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Steve Phimister
Vice President Upstream
Shell UK
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Ved Sen
Digital Evangelist & Business Innovation Lead
Tata Consultancy Services, UK & Ireland
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Julie Snell
Chair
Scotland 5G Centre
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Richard Threlfall
Partner, Global Head of Infrastructure and KPMG IMPACT
KMPG
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Katherine Trebeck
Advocacy and Influencing Lead
Wellbeing Economy Alliance
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Hamish Trench
Chief Executive
Scottish Land Commission
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Shannon Vallor
Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence
University of Edinburgh's Edinburgh Futures Institute
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Facilitator

Sally Magnusson
Broadcaster
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Forum Contacts

Gareth Williams
Head of Policy
SCDI
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Carol Anne Grady
Events Manager
SCDI
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