Scotland's Mid-Market Businesses: Supporting and enabling to make the middle mighty
AGENDA
| 0900-0950 | Registration and Refreshments |
| Session One: The Strategic Picture | |
| 0950-0955 | Chair's Opening Remarks Martin Dorchester, CEO, David MacBrayne Group  CalMacFerries |
| 0955-1015 | Keynote Address Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Business, Energy & Tourism, Scottish Government FergusEwingMSP |
| 1015-1030 | Question and Discussion Session |
| 1030-1050 | Entrepreneurial Innovation: What needs to be in place to allow the middle market to grow? Dr Ben Spigel, Chancellor's Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School ben_spigel |
| 1050-1110 | Scotland’s mid-market: The prospects for our ‘McMittelstand’ sector Michael Marra, Deputy Director, Design in Action - Scotland’s Knowledge Exchange Hub for the Creative Economy Michaeljmarra |
| 1110-1130 | Question and Discussion Session |
| 1130-1150 | Refreshment Break |
| Session Two: Business Development Challenges - Constraints and Opportunities | |
| 1150-1210 | Thought Leader Does Britain have its own Mittelstand? Key lessons from Germany's and Britain's Hidden Champions Dr Alessa Witt, Board Member, German British Forum GBFchat |
| 1210-1230 | Thought Leader Developing a significant business in Scotland: What does it take? Simon Montford, Founder, WEB3//IOT simonmontford |
| 1230-1300 | Discussion Panel, Question and Answer session Liz McAreavey, Commercial Director, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce John Curtis, Managing Director, That Friday Feeling David, Mitchell, Programme Lead - Entrepreneur Of The Year Programme, EY Edinchamberjohnwcurtisey_uki |
| 1300-1400 | Lunch |
| 1400-1405 | Chair Chair's welcome back |
| Session Three: Meeting Core Growth Challenges | |
| 1405-1425 | Access to Financial Support for Growth Graeme Sands, UK Head of Specialist and Acquisition Finance, Clydesdale Bank gsandsactual |
| 1425-1445 | A Scottish Business Development Bank: What's next? Russell Bain, Head of Strategy, Business Development Bank Team, Scottish Government ScotGov |
| 1445-1505 | Entrepreneurship Innovation: Getting across critical growth thresholds Prof Richard Harrison, Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Edinburgh Business School uoebusiness |
| 1505-1525 | Question and Discussion Session |
| 1525-1530 | Conference Close |
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