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COMING UP Must-attend events in the near future ...
CONFERENCE
FUTURE FOR GLASGOW CITY CENTRE City of Glasgow College, 8.30am, Thursday 25 October
The event follows last year’s inaugural conference and will explore and discuss future developments for Glasgow, as well as forthcoming issues and challenges faced by Scotland’s biggest city. Given that Glasgow is striving to achieve
growth in its economy by attracting increased investment, the Chamber approached cities expert Greg Clark to get his take and draw on his expansive knowledge gained while working with agencies and organisations in many of the world’s greatest cities. Greg performs various leadership roles with
organisations including the Brookings Institution in Washington, leading private sector think tank the Urban Land Institute, and is lead advisor for the World Bank Urbanisation Knowledge Platform. He is also Chairman of the British BIDs
Advisory Board and the OECD Forum on Development Agencies and Investment Strategies think tank.
GLASGOW TALKS ...
THE STATE OF THE CITY Radisson Blu Hotel, 8am, Friday 9 November
wilted to 36th place in the Atlanta Olympics, motivating many within the sporting community to devise an action plan for the long-term development of competitive sports. Te results have been incredible, with Britain
now seen as a model of sporting strategy by countries across the world. Many of our most talented strategists have been exported to nations hoping to develop their own sporting infrastructure and talent pool, taking up senior positions in other large events, including the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016. It became clear that part of Britain’s success
was the ambition and enthusiasm of its people. Cram told a poignant anecdote about the morning shiſt worker at the BBC staff car park, who took as much pride in his games role as any world class athlete. Te appreciation of these individuals is what made London truly special, hosting one of the greatest sporting events the world has ever seen.
Cram took to the stage with all of the flair and poise which came to be associated with his running career
This free event has been timed to precede the annual State of the City Economy Conference, which also takes place at the hotel from 10am that day. The conference is an important fixture in the city’s economic development calendar and will
Chamber Chief Executive, Stuart Patrick with Steve Cram
bring together representatives from private, public and third sectors to hear from experts and key influencers on how Glasgow’s economy is performing. Your Chamber has invited cities expert Greg
Clark to address both members and non- members at the morning Glasgow Talks event. Based in London, Greg has extensive
experience as an international expert on cities.
GLASGOW TALKS ... WITH COLIN MATTHEWS Glasgow Marriott, Argyle Street, 9am, Wednesday 14 November
Chamber members and guests can hear from Colin Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of British Airports Authority (BAA), one of the largest transport companies in the UK. BAA owns and manages five UK airports – Heathrow, Stansted, Southampton, Aberdeen and Glasgow – and is one of the biggest commercial landlords in the country, providing more than one million square feet of commercial accommodation to 900 airport retail organisations. Colin was appointed BAA’s Chief Executive
Officer in April 2008. As well as overseeing the parent company of Chamber Platinum Partner, Glasgow International Airport, Colin is an experienced FTSE100 CEO who has led a number of service and industrial businesses in several countries. Prior to joining BAA, Colin was Group Chief
Executive of Severn Trent plc, Managing Director of BA Engineering for British Airways plc, Executive Director of Lattice Group plc and Group Chief Executive of Hays Group plc.
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