Annual Conference and Dinner 2010
Inspiring Leadership – Making the Difference
Friday 29th October at Cameron House on Loch Lomond
As Scotland comes back from recession and Holyrood builds a new relationship with Westminster, the spotlight in 2010 will be on those who inspire leadership, those who can and will make a difference to Scottish business and its economy. This year will be important for seeking opportunities, facing challenges, understanding change and moving forward in pursuit of new successes. Are you equipped to make 2010 your business year? Come along to the IoD Scotland 2010 Conference on Friday 29th October and tap into a wealth of experience and knowledge from top business minds – not just ‘talkers’ but ‘do-ers’.
Last year IoD Scotland devoted its annual conference to the theme of leading the way out of recession – this year, we are focusing on the leaders themselves, the ones who make the difference and drive their companies forward, no matter what the market conditions. Inspiring leadership – Making the Difference will bring together some of Scotland’s finest business leaders and authors of proven success stories to outline how you can take your own businesses onwards and upwards. Keynote speakers already confirmed include the Rt Hon Lord Smith of Kelvin, chairman of Glasgow 2014, Bob Keiller, chief executive of the Production Services Network (PSN), one of the UK’s leading companies working in the energy sector and a specialist provider of engineering, operations and maintenance services to the owners of energy assets around the world and, one of Scotland’s most high-profile business figures, Peter Vardy, chief executive of expanding motor dealership, The Peter Vardy Group.
IoD Scotland executive director David Watt is delighted to have secured such high-profile speakers. “We are looking to this conference to enthuse attendees about the possibilities that exist in business and give them the tools and the knowledge to make those possibilities a reality” he said. “We have set out to deliver speakers who could do just that – those who have led their organisations from the front in challenging times and have flourished, who can inspire their teams to go the extra mile and deliver real results. In Lord Smith, Bob Keiller and Peter Vardy, we have three men who are at the very highest echelons of Scotland’s business community, and I am sure they will have an inspiring message for us all.”
In addition to the keynote addresses, the conference will also feature a number of workshops on themes connected to developing inspiring leadership, with a black tie dinner to round off proceedings at the end of the day. The event will take place in the stunning Cameron House on Loch Lomond – recently voted Scotland’s most stylish hotel and a suitably inspiring location for this prestigious event.
You can register online or download a booking form (PDF) or read about this year’s speakers.
Still available to view online is the Report (pdf) from the 2009 conference and a selection of photographs in our photo gallery.
