Edinburgh Growth Summit | The National Business Awards 2010

GROWTH SUMMITS 2010

National Business Awards Growth Summits: Edinburgh

Scotsman head office, 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, 27th April 2010

Keynote Speaker - Jack Perry
Chief Executive, Scottish Enterprise 2003-09

Meeting the Challenge of Recovery. What strategies will enable your business to forge ahead? Former Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise Jack Perry will share his thoughts on how, as scottish businesses, you can equip your organisation for growth in 2010 and beyond.

Attendance is free of charge, by application only

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Jack Perry
Chief Executive, Scottsh Enterprise 2003-09

Jack Perry led Scottish Enterprise through a hugely challenging period, masterminding enormous structural changes in the organisation. He is credited with making the organisation much leaner and more responsive to the needs of the Scottish economy.

Before taking the top job at Scottish Enterprise, he was Managing Partner for Ernst & Young in Scotland - and since retiring from SE in 2009, he has worked on a variety of advisory projects as well as joining the board of Robert Wiseman Dairies.

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SUMMIT HOST

Bill Jamieson
Executive Editor
The Scotsman

Bill writes regularly in The Scotsman on finance and economics as well as politics and current affairs. He is also a regular contributor to Scotland on Sunday, Spectator Business and to BBC Scotland, both radio and television.

He won Business Journalist of the Year and overall Journalist of the Year in the 2009 Scottish Press Awards. Bill speaks with passion and humour on the major business and political issues of the day. He is a powerful advocate of enterprise and entrepreneurialism.

THE PANEL


Darren Hopper	Robert Marshall	Tanya Hine FRSA	Susanna Freedman	Alex Evans
Head of Propositions & Acquisitions, SME Segment Marketing at Orange UK.	Regional Director (Scotland), Santander	Managing Director, TBDA	Managing Director, Tsuko	Editorial Director, the National Business Awards
Responsible for managing the development of new propositions and services where the main objective is to ensure a robust customer experience is achieved	Robert has over 25 years experience within the financial services sector and prior to joining Santander was Senior Partner in Lanarkshire for Clydesdale Bank PLC. SCB deal with a wide range of business types from SME’s to Corporates, Real Estate and specialist sectors.	Set up her own corporate graphic design business, TBDA (Scotland) Ltd in 1994. Active member of Institute of Directors & elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Elected British National President of The British Association of Women Entrepreneurs (BAWE) in 2004 and in 2006 elected World Vice President.	Susanna has over a decade’s experience in the design and marketing industries. She has worked in both the UK and in the US, learning every aspect of her trade and developing the skills needed to understand her clients’ businesses	A trade/B2B editor for the last 10 years, Alex Evans has launched and developed platforms comprising print, online and events for a range of sectors including electrical engineering, healthcare IT, corporate risk management, property investment and, most recently, the international homes industry.