Programme

0830 - Registration opens and audience arrives.

0900 - Opening remarks by Bernard Ponsonby, Chair of Scotland 2050

0905 - Speech by Alex Cole Hamilton MSP, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats

0910 - Q&A with Alex Cole Hamilton MSP

0930 - Speech by Anas Sarwar MSP, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party

0935 - Q&A with Anas Sarwar MSP

1000 - PANEL 1: BUILDING A RESILIENT ECONOMY FOR THE FUTURE

Willie Rennie MSP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Communities, Economy and Education

Mairi Spowage, Director of Fraser of Allander Institute

1045 - Break

1100 - PANEL 2: SCOTLAND'S CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE, Sponsored by EnBW

Speakers TBC

1200 - PANEL 3: A BETTER FUTURE FOR WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE – Sponsored by Pentland Communications

Kate Forbes MSP, Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Cabinet Secretary for Economy & Gaelic

Cherie Blair KC, Founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women

1300 - Speech by Rt. Hon John Swinney MSP, First Minister of Scotland

1315 - Lunch

1400 - PANEL 4: INTERGENERATIONAL FAIRNESS - BOOMERS TO GEN Z

Speakers TBC

1500 - PANEL 5: SCOTLAND’S PLACE IN A CHANGING WORLD

Gordon Robertson, Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer, Edinburgh Airport

Paul Sweeney MSP, Scottish Labour Party, Deputy spokesperson for Mental Health & Veterans

1545 - Break

1600 – PANEL 6: SOLVING SCOTLAND’S HOUSING CRISIS

Speakers TBC

1645 - Closing remarks by Bernard Ponsonby

Illuminated bridge over water at night
Gothic-style stone archways and columns in a historic building.
Sea stack and cliffs on a coastline with blue sea and sky.
Steam train traveling across an arched stone viaduct with billowing white steam.
Stone tower monument set against a mountainous background with autumn foliage in the foreground.
View of Edinburgh from Arthur's Seat with a rocky path, buildings, and the Castle in the background during sunset.