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May 16, 2022

Community Wealth Building: Delivering Positive Change for Scotland

Welcome to the latest event in the Community Wealth Building Series.

 

Agenda

Event Chair: Liz McEntee, Chair, EDAS

14:15    Arrival | Coffee

14:30    Welcome from City of Edinburgh Council: Paul Lawrence, Executive Director of Place, City of Edinburgh Council

14:35    Context: Neil McInroy, Community Wealth Building Adviser, Scottish Government

14:40    Global Insight: Ted Howard, President of the Democracy Collaborative (TDC) USA, originator of Community Wealth Building movement.

15:00    Scotland’s Future: Tom Arthur MSP, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth

15:10   A Step Change: A New Approach for our Local Economy and Economic Development Delivery

EDAS Chair, Liz McEntee, leads a panel discussion with audience and guest speakers, Neil McInroy, Ted Howard and Tom Arthur MSP.

15:30    Close

 

Attendees

Carol Anderson TSB
Winifred Appell Democracy Collaborative
Tom Arthur MSP Scottish Government
Martin Avila CEIS
Daniel Baigrie Midlothian Council
Gerry Baldwin FUSE
Sharon Baldwin FUSE
Irene Beautyman Improvement Service
Rachel Bentley CLES
David Booth South Lanarkshire Council
Jackie Brierton GrowBiz
Hollie Bruce EDAS
Claire Burden NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Andrea Cameron Abertay University
Gemma Campbell Scottish Land Commission
Claire Carpenter The Melting Pot
Brian Connolly Scottish Enterprise
Jenni Craig Scottish Borders Council
Claire Darlow ESES Communities
Rob Davidson South of Scotland Enterprise
Alison Davidson Clackmannanshire Council
Juliet Dempster North Ayrshire Council
Kirsti Dickson NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Douglas Dickson Dumfries and Galloway College
Mhairi Donaghy Scottish Futures Trust
Carey Doyle Community Land Scotland
Peter Duncan Message Matters
Catherine Duns Midlothian Council
Alba Escala Glasgow City Council
Dr John Flett Brown Aspire Orkney
Emma Fyvie Clackmannanshire Council
Stephen Gethins University of St Andrews
Nicola Gooch North Ayrshire Council
Donald Grant Fife Council
Rachel Green The Ripple
Ewan Haigh-Ferry Glasgow City Council
Suzanne Hamilton Frontline Consultants
Lisa Hanley Stirling Council
Martin Higgins NHS Lothian
Ted Howard Democracy Collaborative
Tracy Jackson Scottish Government
Linda Johnston North Lanarkshire Council
Alison Jones EDAS
Kevin Kane University of Strathclyde
Michael King University of Glasgow
Angela Lamont Midlothian Council
Annette Lang Midlothian Council
Paul Lawrence City of Edinburgh Council
Shona Littlejohn The Open University
Kirsten Logue South of Scotland Enterprise
Sarah Longlands CLES
Susan Love ACCA Scotland
Prof Lesley McAra CBE University of Edinburgh
Jacquie McArthur Falkirk Council
David McBeth University of Dundee
Liz McCutcheon LESL
Liz McEntee EDAS
Neil McInroy Scottish Government/Democracy Collaborative
Julie McLachlan Scottish Government
Emma McMullen North Ayrshire Council
Val McNeice Glasgow City Region PMO / Glasgow Centre for Population Health
Mags McSporran Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Pauline Megson Historic Environment Scotland
Caroline Mitchell EDAS
Gordon Mole Fife Council
Fiona Ozdemir Scottish Enterprise
Mhairi Paterson North Ayrshire Council
Monica Patterson East Lothian Council
Simon Poole Jerba Campervans
Phil Prentice Scotland’s Towns Partnership
Derek Rankine SURF
Neil Reid South Lanarkshire Council
Lorna Renwick Public Health Scotland
Rachel Ross ElevatorUK
Prof Michael Roy Glasgow Caledonian University
Tom Sneddon Scotland’s Towns Partnership/DTA Scotland
Clare Stewart West Lothian Council
Chris Story Message Matters
Rachael Thomas Dundee City Council
Dr Joy Tomlinson NHS Fife
James Trolland Sustainable Drumchapel
Richard Weaver ekosgen
Laura Worku Development Trusts Association Scotland
Darah Zahran Scottish Enterprise

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