Please note this event is now fully booked.

This in-person event will feature Ted Howard, President of the Democracy Collaborative (TDC) USA, who will be joined by the Minister for Public Finance,

Planning and Community Wealth, Tom Arthur MSP.

Ted and TDC are originators of the Community Wealth Building movement, and with over 45 years’ experience in progressive Economic Development, there is much to learn from his work in the USA and around the globe.

This event is timely, given the advancement of Community Wealth Building by Scottish Government as part of its wider National Strategy for Economic Transformation, with planned legislation later in the Parliamentary term. The Community Wealth Building (CWB) movement offers Scotland a systemic and historic step change to how we approach the economy and the role of economic development.

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