Programme

Investing with Impact: A Catalyst for Change

10:30AM – 11:00AM Registration and Networking Tea, Coffee and Pastries
11:00AM – 11:20AM Welcome and Opening Remarks

Host – Zara Janjua

David Ritchie
Chief Strategy Officer, The Scottish National Investment Bank

11:20AM – 11:55AM

Keynote Speaker

Myrtle Dawes
Chief Executive Officer, Net Zero Technology Centre

Q&A

11:55AM – 12:35PM Panel Session: Scaling up businesses for international markets
Exploring how businesses can attract overseas investment and appeal to international markets.

  • Mark Bamforth, Investor
  • Georgy Egorov, Chief Financial Officer, ZeroAvia
  • Julie Grieve, Entrepreneur, Vistage Group Chair

Hosted by – Zara Janjua

12:35PM – 1:10PM Quick fire presentations: Driving the best culture with the right people to deliver success

How to create the right leadership teams to take your business to the next level and embed a culture that fits where you’re going.

  • Jonathan Burridge, Founder & CEO, Utopi
  • Emma Marriott, Chief Operating Officer, CONNECT THREE
  • Iain Valentine, Chair, NXD

Hosted by – Nicola Douglas, Scottish National Investment Bank

1:10PM – 1:15PM: Host Round Up
1:15PM – 2:00PM: LUNCH
2:00PM – 2:05PM: Welcome Back
2:05PM – 2:45PM Panel session: Impact investing.

What it means in reality, why it matters and sources of capital.

  • Nick Moon, Chair, Circulate Capital
  • Kaisie Rayner, Founder & Director, A future worth living in
  • Anna Shiel, Chief Investment Officer, Better Society Capital
  • Emma Thorne, Partner, Bridges Fund Management

Hosted by – Zara Janjua

2:45PM – 3:00PM: BREAK
3:00PM – 3:40PM: Panel Session: Housing and the economy

Housing as an essential lever for economic prosperity across Scotland. The need for homes for workers, and the commercial opportunities apparent.

  • James Blakey, Planning Director, Moda Group
  • William Kyle, Fund Director, Thriving Investments
  • Jane Wood, Chief Executive, Homes for Scotland

Hosted by  – Sara Thiam, Prosper

3:40PM – 4:00PM Closing Interview/Next Steps:

The Herald editor Catherine Salmond and Willie Watt,  Chair, The Scottish National Investment Bank, recap the day and the outcomes/ next steps for delegates.

4:00PM – 4:10PM Closing remarks:

Host – Zara Janjua

4:15PM – 6:00PM Post Conference Delegate Drinks Reception & Networking

Conference Mezzanine

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