Business in the Parliament 2020

The theme of 2020's Business in the Parliament conference was ‘Resilience and Recovery: Working Together for a New and Sustainable Economic Future’. The online event featured keynote addresses from:

Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister

Mark Logan, former Skyscanner Chief Operating Officer

Gordon Lindhurst, Convener of the Parliament’s Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee

Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture

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Workshops

Workshop 1

Clean growth

This session discussed how Scotland can realise the economic opportunities of a global journey to net zero.

Organiser The Scottish Council for Development and Industry

Date Tuesday 1 December

Time 11am to 12.30pm

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Workshop 2

What has the pandemic taught us about leadership and inclusion?

This session addressed how we can create the environment to emerge from the crisis stronger.

Organiser Institute of Directors

Date Wednesday 2 December

Time 11am to 12.30pm

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Workshop 3

Standing on the shoulders of giants

This session considered economic adaptability and resilience through examples from education, start-ups and the wider business community.

Organisers Young Enterprise Scotland

Date Thursday 3 December

Time 11am to 12.30pm

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