TheCityUK and SFE National Conference 2022
Our National Conference will take place in Edinburgh and online on Thursday 1 December 2022
Agenda
| Time | Session | Speakers |
| 10:00 - 10:10 | Chief Executive Officer's welcome | Sandy Begbie CBE, Chief Executive Officer, SFE |
| 10:10 - 10:20 | TheCityUK Chair’s address | Anne Richards DBE, Board Chair, TheCityUK and Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity International |
| 10:20 - 10:35 | Keynote speech | Andrew Griffith MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury |
| 10:35 - 11:20 |
Panel: ‘Going for growth in the regions and nations: The next steps for levelling up’ |
Sandy Begbie CBE, Chief Executive Officer, SFE (Chair) Adrian Gillespie, Chief Executive, Scottish Enterprise Jason Morris, Regional Market Leader, Scotland, PwC Emily Shepperd, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Authorisations, Financial Conduct Authority Martin Towns, Deputy Head of Global Real Estate, M&G |
| 11:20 - 11:50 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:50 - 12:25 |
Trust and reputation |
Emma Reynolds, Managing Director, Public Affairs, Policy & Research, TheCityUK (Chair) Carol McNaughton Nicholls, Associate Partner, BritainThinks |
| 12:25 - 13:10 |
Panel: ‘The growth pipeline: How recruiting, training and supporting a diverse workforce is key to the industry’s future’ |
Fraser Wilson, Partner, Head of Financial Services, Scotland, PWC (Chair) Gregg Hutchings, Programme Director, Financial Services Skills Commission Pav Khela, Member, TheCityUK Next Generation Leadership Council and Chief Service Delivery Officer, Fidelity International Naomi Puri, Talent Acquisition Manager, NatWest and a member of SFE Young Professionals Sandra Wallace CBE, TheCityUK Midlands Chair and Managing Director, UK & Europe, DLA Piper |
| 13:10 - 14:00 | Lunch break | |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Keynote speech | Anas Sarwar MSP, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party |
| 14:15 - 15:00 | Panel: 'One year on from COP26: Where next on the road to NetZero' |
Chris Hayward, Chair of the Policy Committee, City of London Corporation (Chair) Eva Cairns, Head of Sustainability Insights and Climate Strategy, abrdn Mark Eckstein, Executive Director Impact Assessment and Reporting, Scottish National Investment Bank Richard Lacaille, Executive Vice-President and Global Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives, State Street Omar Shaikh, Managing Director, Global Ethical Finance Initiative |
| 15:00 - 15:15 |
Keynote speech |
Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First Minister of Scotland |
| 15:15 - 15:25 | SFE Chair’s address | John McGuigan, Chair, SFE Board |
| 15:25 - 15:30 |
Closing remarks |
Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK |
*Agenda subject to change.
Location
Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2LR
