| Alistair Carmichael MP Secretary of State for Scotland Born in 1965, Alistair was raised in the Western Isles with his two sisters. His parents are hill farmers and still live on Islay. After leaving school he worked in the hospitality industry as a chef and later a hotel manager before enrolling at Aberdeen University to complete his degree in law. When he qualified, Alistair remained in the north east and became a procurator fiscal depute working mostly in the criminal courts. Alistair was first elected to Parliament in 2001, replacing Jim Wallace as MP for Orkney and Shetland. During his time at Parliament he has shadowed a number of portfolios in opposition, speaking for his party on issues relating to the work of the Home Office, transport and Scotland. After the recent coalition agreement between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives, he was appointed as Deputy Government Chief Whip. Alistair has campaigned on a range of issues since arriving at Westminster, leading cross-party efforts to secure relief for high fuel prices for people living in more isolated areas and working with colleagues to improve digital services in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. He has also worked closely with Ministers on fisheries issues, pressing the case for a more regional approach to fisheries management. After the 2010 UK General Election produced a coalition government of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, Alistair was appointed as Deputy Chief Whip to the government, a role which he held until October 2013, when he became the Secretary of State for Scotland. In 2012, Alistair was also appointed as the deputy leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. | |
| Alistair Drummond Partner DLA Piper Alistair Drummond has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial property disputes and commercial lease disputes. Alistair regularly advises on a wide range of matters including dilapidations, keep-open clauses, landlord’s consent, irritancy, lease interpretation, servitudes, enforcement of missives, agreements for lease, etc. | |
| Mr Alistair Morris President The Law Society of Scotland Alistair's career with Pagan Osborne spans three decades, establishing an industry-wide reputation as an expert in private client services before becoming CEO in 2005. With ultimate responsibility for the performance of the business in the increasingly competitive Scottish legal arena, Alistair is committed to creating a unique identity for Pagan Osborne through the introduction of innovative new services and the provision of exceptional client service. Under his stewardship, the company has received a number of prestigious industry awards, including twice winning the accolade of Law Firm of the Year, and he himself has once again been recommended in the Legal 500 UK 2011 directory for personal tax, trusts and executries. Alistair is one of the longest serving Council members, having joined in 1992. He is a member of the Society's Board and has sat on a number of the Society's key policy-making committees, including Convener of the Guarantee Fund Committee. Alistair is a regular speaker at key industry events, the most recent of which focus on the changing environment and landscape in which Scottish legal professionals currently operate. | |
| Andrew Hedley Director Hedley Consulting Andrew Hedley helps the leaders of law firms to create mould-breaking strategies, develop strong brands, forge robust client relationships and design compelling propositions. His work is characterised by intellectual rigour, a focus on change dynamics and an action-orientation in developing strategy that is both stretching and achievable. Hedley Consulting is recognised as a leading boutique strategy consultancy within the legal sector with clients ranging from global firms to significant regional players. In addition to his strategic project advice, Andrew is much sought after as a strategy group guide, partner retreat speaker, workshop facilitator and moderator. He is a respected contributor to specialist strategy, management publications and a regular keynote conference speaker. He is the author of The Law Firm Merger: A Leader’s Guide to Strategy & Realisation (2014), Client Strategy in a Changing Legal Market (2011) and Developing Strategic Client Relationships (2008). | |
| Annabel Goldie MSP Scottish Conservative Party Born in Glasgow in 1950, Annabel Goldie MSP was educated at Greenock Academy and graduated LLB from Strathclyde University. Annabel is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Strathclyde, a member of the Salvation Army West Scotland Advisory Board, an Elder in the Church of Scotland and a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Renfrewshire. Annabel Goldie MSP has been Scottish Conservative spokesman on the Economy, Justice and Home Affairs. Annabel became leader of the Scottish Conservatives in the Scottish Parliament in November 2005, and stood down in November 2011. | |
| Brandon Malone Solicitor Advocate Brandon is a solicitor advocate with over 20 years experience in dispute resolution. He is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in Construction Law and as a specialist in Arbitration Law, and convenes the Society’s Arbitration Accreditation Committee. Brandon sits on the Society's Constitutional Law Subcommittee and became a Council Member for the Edinburgh constituency this year. In 2013, Brandon was elected an eminent Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS). He is an Honorary Lecturer at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee and is an External Examiner in arbitration law and practice at Robert Gordon University. He lectures on international arbitration and dispute resolution at the Universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde. He was a driving force behind the establishment of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, and is Chairman of the Centre's Board. He is also Co-Director of the newly established International Centre for Energy Arbitration. | |
| Callum Sinclair Partner DLA Piper Callum Sinclair has a broad range of experience in technology and strategic sourcing matters, intellectual property, and commercial contract work. His clients include central and local government buyers, international banks and blue chip ICT suppliers. His time on secondment as a senior in-house legal resource inside a major FS organisation coupled with extensive negotiations with (and acting for) ICT suppliers over the years gives him an excellent insight into both customer and supply side of some of the largest technology deals in the UK. | |
| Carolyn Jameson Director, General Counsel Skyscanner Carolyn is responsible for all legal and public and regulatory affairs of the company globally. Before joining Skyscanner, she spent a number of years in a variety of legal and commercial roles within the proprietary and open-source software industry. She joined Skyscanner in 2013 from Wolfson Microelectronics plc, where she had held the role of Head of Legal for the previous 5 years. | |
| Catriona Headley Solicitor Digby Brown LLP Catriona Headley is a solicitor at Digby Brown LLP in Edinburgh, qualifying in 2009. She specialises in personal injury with a particular focus on industrial accidents. She is a former President of the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (2010-12) and was involved in the organisation from 2009 until 2014. She is the Scottish Labour Party candidate for Edinburgh Western for the Scottish Parliamentary elections in 2016 and is a local lead activist for Better Together in Leith.
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| Charles Livingstone Associate Brodies Charles is a senior Associate in Brodies' Public Law & Regulatory team, who deals with a broad range of public law issues. He handles judicial reviews and statutory appeals in the Court of Session and Supreme Court, and provides advice to clients in both the public and private sectors on matters as varied as statutory interpretation, discrimination, freedom of information and data protection, human rights, private legislation and the limits on the powers of the Scottish Parliament. He also advises clients on competition law issues such as state aid, public procurement and antitrust. Charles has written and spoken extensively on the legal issues arising in relation to the independence debate, and has advised a wide range of Scottish, UK and international clients on the prospective legal / constitutional risks and opportunities that independence would entail. He is a member of the Society’s Constitutional Law Subcommittee. | |
| Chris Martin Partner Pinsent Masons Partner Chris Martin acts for clients in the fields of energy and higher education. In the energy sector, he advises utilities and renewable energy businesses on a range of commercial, IP and IT matters. Having developed a deep understanding of the UK metering services sector, Chris has led on a number of technology projects connected to the UK smart meter roll-out. For over 10 years, Chris has helped UK universities develop and exploit their research base and make the most of their intellectual and other assets. The legal directories rate him highly in the areas of intellectual property and education law.
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| Christine Grahame MSP Scottish National Party Christine has been a South of Scotland MSP since 1999. Joining the party 35 years ago - Christine has held a number of party posts. She was Shadow Minister for Social Justice in the SNP's Shadow Cabinet and has been spokesperson for older people, for social security, convenor of the Parliament's Health Committee and convener of the Justice 1 Committee. Previously a secondary teacher and solicitor, she has an M.A, LLB, Dip. ED, Dip. LLP, NP. | |
| Christine O'Neill Chairman Brodies Christine O'Neill is Chairman of Brodies LLP and a recognised expert on public and constitutional law issues in Scotland. She is, uniquely in Scotland, rated by Chambers and Partners as a Star Individual in administrative and public law and is also ranked in Band 1 for local government law. Her hallmark is developing strong client relationships in the public and private sectors and providing clear, practical advice. Christine advises clients on legislation and statutory interpretation, the powers and duties of public bodies including the Scottish Parliament, and freedom of information laws and data protection. She acts for a range of Scottish and UK clients including BBC Scotland, the Gambling Commission, the Scottish Courts Service, the Scottish Qualifications Authority, and a range of local authorities. | |
| David Coburn MEP UKIP David Coburn is a Member of the European Parliament for the Scotland region for the UK Independence Party. He was elected in 2014. He was educated at the High School of Glasgow, and studied law at the University of Leeds, which he failed.He previously worked as an art dealer (famous for his catchphrase 'go on, buy it, I'll be your best friend') and City trader before entering his current job as the owner of a freight company. | |
| Dr Gerry Hassan University of the West of Scotland Gerry Hassan is a writer, commentator and thinker about Scotland, the UK, politics and ideas and Research Fellow in cultural policy at the University of the West of Scotland. Gerry has written and edited numerous books on Scotland and the wider world: from the setting up of the Parliament, to its record, policy, in-depth studies of the Labour Party and SNP, and looking at how we imagine the future. | |
| Graeme McWilliams Legal Adviser, IP & E-Commerce & In House Lawyers Committee Standard Life | |
| Henry Robson Deputy Chief Executive The Law Society of Scotland | |
| Ian Duncan MEP Scottish Conservative Party Ian was born and raised in Alyth, Perthshire, where his family farmed raspberries and strawberries. He holds a degree in geology from St Andrews and a doctorate in palaeontology from Bristol University. He interned at Harvard and the Smithsonian Institution in the US, and was a teaching fellow at Bristol before joining BP as a policy analyst, specialising in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Republics. Thereafter, Ian was appointed Deputy Chief Executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, a position he held for four years, and later Head of Policy & Communication for the Scottish Refugee Council. Ian was for 7 years the head of the Scottish Parliament’s Office in Brussels - the European eyes and ears of Holyrood. He returned to Scotland in 2011 to take up the role of Clerk to the Parliament’s European Committee and EU Advisor to the Parliament. Ian resigned from the Parliament to pursue the Conservative Party’s nomination to succeed Struan Stevenson in the European Parliament. | |
| Jill King JK Insights
Jill King has over thirty years business experience with an international reputation for leadership in HR, Learning and Development and Change Management. She started her career in the Corporate sector and then spent eight years as HR Director at KPMG before becoming Global HR Director at Hogan Lovells. In 2005 Jill joined Linklaters as Global HR Director where, as a member of the Executive Committee, she shaped and implemented the firm’s people strategy, and built an international reputation as a leader of change. In 2012 she decided to resign from the partnership to pursue her career as a writer and commentator. She writes regular articles, is on the editorial board of Managing Partner magazine and is the author of Law Firm Communications: Collaboration and Connectivity (2013). Jill facilitates and speaks at partner conferences, mentors practice leaders and provides wise counsel to the professions as a member of Knights Company.
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| Jim Eadie MSP Scottish National Party Jim Eadie's campaigning successes include the first ever All Party UK Warm Homes Group to campaign against fuel poverty, influencing legislation on behalf of the nursing profession and securing millions of pounds of funding for life sciences in Scotland. He was the Head of medicines industry trade body ABPI Scotland for 5 years until 2007, representing a sector worth 300 million pounds to the Scottish Economy. He has previously worked for the Royal College of Nursing in the constituency and for Scottish Television at Westminster. Since 2008 Jim has run his own consulting business working for clients in the corporate and voluntary sectors and was elected as an MSP in May 2011. | |
| Johann Lamont MSP Leader Scottish Labour Party Johann Lamont was elected Leader of the Scottish Labour Party in December 2011, the first person to hold the new role. She has been the MSP for Glasgow Pollok since 1999. Born in Glasgow to a crofting family who had migrated from Tiree, she first became involved in politics as a student at Glasgow University and joined the Labour Party as a teenager, citing Harold Wilson as her political hero. | |
| John Edward Director Scottish Independent Schools John Edward is currently Director of the Scottish Council of Independent Schools. John was Head of the Scotland office of the European Parliament in Edinburgh from 2003 to 2009 and prior to that was Parliamentary Manager for Scottish Enterprise. Previously, he worked in Brussels; in Scotland Europa as Policy Manager and in the European Policy Centre, as personal assistant to Max Kohnstamm. He is a Trustee of the Scottish European Educational Trust, and was a Member of the Steel and Campbell Commissions on “Moving to Federalism” and “Home Rule and Community Rule”. | |
| John Sturrock QC Chief Executive Core Solutions As founder of Core Solutions, John has pioneered mediation and high quality training in business, the professions and commerce in Scotland and elsewhere. He has been described as "universally regarded as Scotland's finest mediator" and is listed among the UK’s leading mediators in Legal 500 and Chambers Guide. John has been involved in over 350 mediations covering a broad range of disputes in the public and private sectors in the UK, mainland Europe, Middle East and elsewhere. Who’s Who Legal of the world’s leading commercial mediators describes John as “internationally recognised as a major player..”. He trained in negotiation at Harvard and was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by Edinburgh Napier University in 2010. As a trainer and coach in the fields of negotiation, mediation and communication, he has worked with senior executives, judges, leading athletes and senior parliamentarians. He is a founder of Collaborative Scotland, which promotes respectful dialogue before and after the Scottish independence referendum. | |
| Ken Segall Former Creative Director Apple Ken Segall worked closely with Steve Jobs for 12 years as creative director at Apple. For the two men, simplicity became akin to a religion - simplifying products, interfaces, advertising, brand. Few people have as sharp an insight into one of the world’s biggest brands, a brand he helped form, as Ken. An advertising man by trade, Ken worked as a global creative director at Dell, IBM, Intel, and BMW before joining Apple just after Steve Job’s second spell in charge of the company. At Apple, Ken created the Think Differently ad campaign which re-launched the brand in the 1990s, and also came up with the ‘i’, first attached to the iMac, but then later the tag for all of Apple’s products. Ken contrasts Apple’s obsession with simplicity in all areas with the complex, multifarious product lines of many large companies. He examines the power of questioning every decision and asking why each aspect of a product or advert exists. Does a customer really need dozens of slightly different products? Do lines and lines of detail really inform or just confuse consumers? With wit and clarity, Ken recounts his life at Apple and with Steve Jobs, and poses the challenge to think simply in all aspects of business. Ken is a regular voice in the media on the Apple business and creativity, and is the author of Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success. | |
| Kenny MacAskill MSP Cabinet Secretary for Justice Scottish National Party Mr MacAskill served an MSP for the Lothians Region from 1999 to 2007 and was elected as the MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh in 2007. In May 2011, he was delighted to be elected as MSP for the newly named constituency of Edinburgh Eastern. Mr MacAskill was also appointed as the Cabinet Secretary for Justice within the Scottish Government in 2007 and was re-appointed in May 2011. | |
| Kenny Robertson Head of Services RBS Legal Kenny heads up the Services Legal team at RBS, based at the bank's headquarters at Gogarburn. His team principally supports the bank's outsourcing and divestment programme and the implementation regulatory requirements affecting the bank. Prior to joining RBS, Kenny worked as sole in-house advisor at a Scottish software company and in private practice. | |
| Lorna Jack Chief Executive The Law Society of Scotland Lorna joined the Society in January 2009. Prior to the Law Society, Lorna was based in the United States, as President Americas for Scottish Development International (SDI), the Scottish Government's trade and investment arm. In this role, she was responsible for operations across five locations in the US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil and at an early stage she delivered a large operational restructuring and redirection of this team. Under her leadership, the team delivered significant gains on its inward investment agenda (including new and expansion projects with Dell, Amazon, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Trump and Wyeth). They also supported around 150 Scottish companies every year to tackle the Americas market. This included the option of co-locating with SDI in cities throughout the US when companies were making their first real step into the North American market. Previously, Lorna was Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise (SE) Forth Valley, one of 12 local enterprise companies covering Scotland. Prior to her appointment to the Chief Executive role in 2000, she was Director of Operations for two years. Before joining SE Forth Valley, she was Head of the SE Global Companies Enquiry Team. She has also served as Head of the Food Team at SE as well as head of a team at SE Grampian that provided training to the food and manufacturing sectors. A chartered accountant by profession, she completed her training with Arthur Andersen and spent six years in financial management roles with a UK telecoms and cable television company before joining SE. She is a graduate of Aberdeen University and for four years sat on the board of the university's US Development Trust. | |
| Louise Cameron President Scottish Youth Parliament Louise is the current Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament. She represents Moray and has been a member of SYP since 2011. She is 18 and has begun her studies at St. Andrews University in International Relations. In 2013 she was awarded 'Best Up and Coming Politician' at the Scottish Variety Awards. Louise has a keen interest in UK and International work and is an elected member of the UK Youth Parliament's Procedures Group for Scotland. She also loves campaigning for issues close to her heart.
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| Lynda Towers Solicitor to the Scottish Parliament Scottish Parliament Lynda Towers has been Solicitor to the Scottish Parliament since 2007. Her office provides advice to the Presiding Officer, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body and the Committees of the Parliament. She joined the Scottish Office in the early 1980s and has been a member of the Government Legal Service for Scotland since Devolution. During her career with Government she has been involved in litigation all over Scotland, in the House of Lords and in the ECJ, legislation in Westminster and Holyrood and general advice in areas of public law.
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| Mandy Rhodes Managing Director Holyrood Communications Mandy is editor of the flagship title Holyrood magazine and responsible for the editorial content of all other associated titles and products. Mandy graduated from Stirling University in the early 1980s with a joint Honours degree in Scottish History and Sociology. She trained on a local newspaper in Wester Hailes and completed her journalism training at Napier University. She has worked for nearly 30 years in journalism in Scotland in newsprint, television and radio broadcasting and was part of the launch team of Scotland on Sunday. She has won numerous awards over the years including PPA Magazine Editor of the Year, Feature Writer of the Year and Columnist of the year. She was social affairs correspondent at Scotland on Sunday where she broke a number of major child abuse stories and regularly lectured at Liverpool and Aberdeen universities on child protection issues and has also taken part in a number of documentaries on the subject. Mandy brings a wealth of media experience to Holyrood Communications and an unparalleled contacts book. | |
| Mark Diffley Researcher Ipsos Mori Mark leads all Ipsos MORI’s political and election/voting related work in Scotland, including all the research ahead of the referendum. More widely, Mark has an in-depth understanding of the referendum and the context in which it is taking place. He has commented on and written extensively on the issue including for the New Statesman ‘The odds are still against Scottish independence, but every vote will count’, The Times ‘Why it’s hard to see much hope for Salmond and his political dream’, Business Scotland ‘Business leaders and the prospect of independence and a range of other publications. Mark has a first-class BA (Hons) in Politics with Economics from Goldsmiths, University of London and a MA in research methodology from the University of North London.
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| Martin Darroch Chief Executive Harper Mcleod Martin is Chief Executive of Harper Macleod LLP, Legal Advisors to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Since his appointment in 2006 he has gone on to deliver one of Scotland’s fastest growing professional services firms. An extremely well respected firm and a multi award-winning business recognised at both National and International level.Throughout his career, Martin has also held numerous appointments with ICAS and is currently a member of the Regulation Board. | |
| Matthew Godfrey-Faussett Partner Pinsent Masons Matthew is a Partner specialising in ICT. After an initial career in the army, Matthew advises on ICT related transactions for clients on both sides of the customer/service provider divide. Matthew has particular experience in large scale end to end system procurement projects and outsourcing or managed service arrangements. In addition, Matthew specialises in information security, data protection and e-commerce law. | |
| Matthew Shaddick Head of Political Betting Ladbrokes Matthew is Head of Political Betting at Ladbrokes. He is one of the few dedicated political oddsmakers in the UK and also blogs as The Political Bookie, providing insight into political betting markets and forecasting. With tens of millions of pounds being staked on the outcome of the Referendum, he provides a unique viewpoint on how political science, polling and the betting markets interacted during the campaign | |
| Michael Clancy OBE Director of Law Reform The Law Society of Scotland | |
| Neil MacLennan Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, Exova Neil joined Exova in September 2013 and advises on corporate and commercial matters, legal risk management and corporate governance issues. His experience includes a wide range of corporate and capital markets transactions for public and private companies including advising on M&A transactions, takeovers, private equity transactions, joint ventures, compliance with company and securities laws and general corporate governance matters. Prior to joining Exova, Neil was with corporate law firm Dickson Minto where he worked for over eight years. Neil is qualified as a solicitor in Scotland and in England and Wales, and holds an honours degree in law from the University of Edinburgh. | |
| Philip Yelland Director of Regulation and Complaints Investigation The Law Society of Scotland | |
| Sara Scott Vice Chair of the In House Lawyers Group | |
| Sarah Smith Broadcaster BBC Scotland Sarah presents Scotland 2014 on BBC Scotland, taking the long-view in the run-up to the September referendum. She has been Business Correspondent for Channel 4 News as well as Washington Correspondent, where she covered all things US, including the election leading to Barack Obama’s first win. Sarah has also worked for BBC Northern Ireland, Newsnight and Channel 5, and was the first newsreader on More4 News when it launched in 2005. Sarah has covered stories as diverse as the Madrid train bombings and the trial of Sadaam Hussain, and was once held at gunpoint by the UDA in Belfast. Sarah sits on the Advisory Council of the John Smith Memorial Trust, and is a director of Assembly Theatre in Edinburgh, one of the premier Fringe Festival venues. | |
| Severin Carrell Scotland Correspondent The Guardian Severin Carrell is Scotland correspondent for the Guardian. He has worked as a home affairs, environment and politics correspondent for the Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday, and as a senior reporter with the Independent and Independent on Sunday | |
| Professor Stephen Mayson Strategist, independent legal thought leader and advocate for social and organisational fairness, Professor Stephen Mayson helps organisations make difficult decisions in times of structural or industry change. Famed for his unique perspective and sense of justice, Stephen is valued most of all for his ability to guide his clients in the right direction. Stephen currently spends most of his time as a non-executive director with a number of law and law-related businesses. He is also strategic adviser with the Legal Services Board, working with them on their business plan for 2015-18 and a project examining the cost of regulation. | |
| Professor Stephen Tierney Professor of Constitutional Theory University of Edinburgh Stephen Tierney is Professor of Constitutional Theory in the School of Law, University of Edinburgh and Director of the Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law. He currently holds an ESRC Senior Research Fellowship to study the referendum process. He served as independent adviser to the Scottish Government on the technical aspects of the referendum for six months in 2012, and in 2013 served as constitutional adviser to the Scottish Parliament’s Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee. He has published seven books including Constitutional Law and National Pluralism (Oxford University Press, 2004) and Constitutional Referendums: The Theory and Practice of Republican Deliberation, (Oxford University Press, 2012). He has also written numerous articles and blogs on the referendum process and on the constitutional implications of both a Yes and a No vote. | |
| Tasmina Ahmed Sheikh National Women's Officer Scottish National Party Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh is the National Women's Officer for the SNP, and serves as an Advisory Board member of Yes Scotland.She is a partner in Hamilton Burns WS, Solicitors, providing access to the law particularly to women and communities. She has a Masters Degree from Edinburgh univeristy and a law degree with Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice.Prior to her legal career, she was an accomplished actress and star of many Asian television serials. Tasmina was the winner of the Scottish Asian Businesswoman of the Year Award 2010 and winner of Asian Woman of Achievement 2012.Tasmina is the founder and chair of the Scottish Asian Women's Association and is vice chair of W1, a steering group for Minority Ethnic Women in Scotland. She was honoured in this year's New Year Honours List, with an OBE for Services to Business and the Asian Community in Scotland. | |
| Willie Rennie MSP Leader Scottish Liberal Democrates Willie Rennie was elected as Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and a regional MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife in May 2011. He was Member of Parliament for Dunfermline and West Fife between 2006 and 2010 winning a stunning by-election from Labour. A Fifer, Willie lives in Kelty with his wife, Janet, and two young sons. He grew up in Strathmiglo, where his family ran the village shop and still live today. His grandfather was the local Minister and his mother was secretary of the local community association. | |
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| 10/03/2014 | |||||
| 8:30 am - 5:15 pm | Keynote Session |
| Catering Tea, Coffee & Exhibition | ||
| 5:00 pm - 5:15 pm | Keynote Session | Keynote Session Closing Remarks Convener: Sarah Smith, Broadcaster, BBC Scotland Speaker: Lorna Jack, Chief Executive, The Law Society of Scotland | |||
| 9:40 am - 9:50 am | Keynote Session | Keynote Session Setting the scene Speaker: Mr Alistair Morris, President, The Law Society of Scotland Convener: Sarah Smith, Broadcaster, BBC Scotland | |||
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am | Full Conference - Friday, Dinner, Saturday | |||
| 10/04/2014 | |||||
| 9:30 am - 10:00 am | Catering and Exhibition |
| Catering Tea & Coffee | ||
| 10:00 am - 10:10 am | Keynote Session | Keynote Session Welcome from the Chair Convener: Mr Alistair Morris, President, The Law Society of Scotland | |||
| 10:10 am - 11:10 am | Keynote Session | Keynote Session Simplicity: the most powerful force in business Convener: Mr Alistair Morris, President, The Law Society of Scotland Speaker: Ken Segall, Former Creative Director, Apple | |||
| 11:10 am - 11:35 am | Catering and Exhibition |
| Catering Tea & Coffee | ||
| 10/03/2014 | |||||
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Stream Session | Streamed Sessions Survive or Thrive? Growing profits in Scotland during the recession Speaker: Martin Darroch, Chief Executive, Harper Mcleod Session Chair: Henry Robson, Deputy Chief Executive, The Law Society of Scotland | ||
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Stream Session | Streamed Sessions Global GC Insights: Navigating the Global Legal Landscape Session Chair: Callum Sinclair, Partner, DLA Piper Speaker: Kenny Robertson, Head of Services, RBS Legal Speaker: Carolyn Jameson, Director, General Counsel, Skyscanner Speaker: Neil MacLennan, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, , Exova Session Chair: Lynda Towers, Solicitor to the Scottish Parliament, Scottish Parliament Alistair Drummond, Partner, DLA Piper | ||
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Stream Session | Streamed Sessions So what won it? - Lessons from the referendum Session Chair: Sarah Smith, Broadcaster, BBC Scotland Speaker: Mark Diffley, Researcher, Ipsos Mori Speaker: Christine O'Neill, Chairman, Brodies Speaker: Dr Gerry Hassan, University of the West of Scotland Speaker: Matthew Shaddick, Head of Political Betting, Ladbrokes | ||
| 1:25 pm - 2:10 pm | Stream Session | Streamed Sessions Fast Forward: Lessons from the recession for Law Firms Speaker: Jill King, JK Insights Session Chair: Philip Yelland, Director of Regulation and Complaints Investigation, The Law Society of Scotland | ||
| 1:25 pm - 2:10 pm | Stream Session | Streamed Sessions The Role of In House Lawyers in Reducing and Managing Disputes – More Bangs for Less Bucks Speaker: John Sturrock QC, Chief Executive, Core Solutions Session Chair: Graeme McWilliams, Legal Adviser, IP & E-Commerce & In House Lawyers Committee, Standard Life | ||
| 1:25 pm - 2:10 pm | Stream Session | Streamed Sessions Healing the wounds Session Chair: Sarah Smith, Broadcaster, BBC Scotland Speaker: Brandon Malone, Solicitor Advocate Speaker: Catriona Headley, Solicitor, Digby Brown LLP Speaker: Louise Cameron, President, Scottish Youth Parliament Speaker: Mandy Rhodes, Managing Director , Holyrood Communications Speaker: Severin Carrell, Scotland Correspondent, The Guardian | ||
| 10/04/2014 | |||||
| 11:35 am - 12:35 pm | Keynote Session | Keynote Session Difficult decisions firms & legal departments avoid and their consequences Convener: Mr Alistair Morris, President, The Law Society of Scotland Speaker: Professor Stephen Mayson | |||
| 12:35 pm - 12:45 pm | Keynote Session | Keynote Session Closing Remarks Speaker: Lorna Jack, Chief Executive, The Law Society of Scotland | |||
| 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm | Catering and Exhibition |
| Catering Lunch | ||
| 10/03/2014 | |||||
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Keynote Session | ILG Annual General Meeting ILG Annual General Meeting | ||
| 3:25 pm - 4:10 pm | Stream Session | Streamed Sessions Attitudes to anticipate your law firm's future Speaker: Andrew Hedley, Director, Hedley Consulting Session Chair: Michael Clancy OBE, Director of Law Reform, The Law Society of Scotland | ||
| 3:25 pm - 4:10 pm | Stream Session | Streamed Sessions Giving Scotland a digital edge: opportunities and challenges of the digital and connectivity revolution Speaker: Chris Martin, Partner, Pinsent Masons Convener: Sara Scott, Vice Chair of the In House Lawyers Group Matthew Godfrey-Faussett, Partner, Pinsent Masons | ||
| 3:25 pm - 4:10 pm | Keynote Session | Streamed Sessions Does no mean the status quo? Session Chair: Sarah Smith, Broadcaster, BBC Scotland Speaker: Professor Stephen Tierney, Professor of Constitutional Theory, University of Edinburgh Speaker: Lynda Towers, Solicitor to the Scottish Parliament, Scottish Parliament Speaker: Charles Livingstone, Associate, Brodies | ||
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am | Friday Conference Only | |||
| 7:00 pm - 12:00 am | Law in Scotland Conference Dinner Only | |||
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Keynote Session | Keynote Session One referendum down, one to go? Convener: Sarah Smith, Broadcaster, BBC Scotland Speaker: Tasmina Ahmed Sheikh, National Women's Officer, Scottish National Party John Edward, Director, Scottish Independent Schools Speaker: Ian Duncan, MEP, Scottish Conservative Party Speaker: David Coburn MEP, UKIP | |||
| 9:50 am - 10:35 am | Keynote Session | Keynote Session Opening Keynote Session Convener: Sarah Smith, Broadcaster, BBC Scotland Kenny MacAskill MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Scottish National Party | |||
| 11:50 am - 12:30 pm | Keynote Session | Keynote Session Alistair Carmichael MP Convener: Sarah Smith, Broadcaster, BBC Scotland Speaker: Alistair Carmichael, MP , Secretary of State for Scotland | |||
| 7:00 pm - 12:00 am | Law in Scotland Conference Dinner Only - table of 10 | |||
| 9:30 am - 9:40 am | Keynote Session | Keynote Session Welcome from the Chair Convener: Sarah Smith, Broadcaster, BBC Scotland | |||
| 10:35 am - 11:00 am | Catering and Exhibition |
| Catering Tea, Coffee & Exhibition | ||
| 12:30 pm - 1:25 pm | Catering and Exhibition |
| Catering Lunch & Exhibition | ||
| 3:00 pm - 3:25 pm | Catering and Exhibition |
| Catering Tea, Coffee & Exhibition | ||
| 10/04/2014 | |||||
| 9:30 am - 10:00 am | Saturday Conference Only | |||
| 10/03/2014 | |||||
| 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm | Keynote Session | Keynote Session Preparing business for further devolution Convener: Sarah Smith, Broadcaster, BBC Scotland Speaker: Johann Lamont MSP, Leader, Scottish Labour Party Speaker: Willie Rennie MSP, Leader, Scottish Liberal Democrates Speaker: Annabel Goldie, MSP, Scottish Conservative Party Speaker: Jim Eadie MSP, Scottish National Party Speaker: Christine Grahame MSP, Scottish National Party | |||
