54 . Glasgow Business November/December 2013
INSPIRING CITY AWARDS
2013 All images property of The Herald
LEADING LIGHTS OF GLASGOW
Event celebrates those who go above and beyond for the city A
lbert Einstein once said: “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”
It is a sentiment that could be
the mot o of every one of the winners of the inaugural Inspiring City Awards hosted by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce. T e event celebrated our
business leaders, individuals and organisations that go “above and beyond” to make a contribution to the city and further afi eld. T e awards, held in partnership
with T e Herald to celebrate the 230th anniversary of both organisations, were sponsored by the city’s new PEOPLE MAKE GLASGOW brand and recognised contributions that made a diff erence in many areas of life and the community. T e awards covered a wide
sweep, including culture, sport, education, the environment, co-operation, corporate social
responsibility and many facets of business, commercial and industrial life. In a speech at the opening of
the awards ceremony, Councillor Gordon Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council, told the audience: “As City Leader, I’m sure of one thing: you love Glasgow as much as I do. “You take personal pride
in Glasgow doing well; you contribute enormously to our social and economic wellbeing. People make Glasgow? You bet er believe it. People like you, inspiring people.” In the keynote address,
entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter said: “I am both a realist and, my wife would probably say, a dreamer. “I believe we can reach for the
stars, I believe Scotland can, again, be a nation that will lead the world in a new enlightenment, but that takes courage, ambition,
determination and working together. I believe we have all these components but we do need to layer it with humility and compassion. “Now we could set our sights
on curing cancer; why not? And we could set our sights on eradicating poverty; again, why not? T e lat er, in my book, would be the easier of the two, and yet would be a fi rst in the world, but what a wonderful ambition to achieve. “I truly believe that, if we work
together, we can indeed ‘Let Glasgow Flourish’. Let’s do it.” Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive
of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, said: “Our aim in working with T e Herald to create these awards is to recognise and celebrate the continuing strength of that tradition of business philanthropy and civic achievement. “You will see from the
nominees that amazing things are happening in our city. Sometimes they are achievements that at ract extensive and deserved at ention; sometimes they are hidden gems, making a diff erence a bit more quietly. “T ese awards recognise all
those who have gone well beyond the expectations of their chosen role and who have achieved something remarkable that improves our city. T eir achievements improve the lives of Glaswegians. “Glasgow still has its problems,
of course it does, and so does every large city in the UK, but what these awards prove to me and to many others on the judging panel is that Glasgow’s renaissance is real and that it is sustained. “I hope you will think so too.
Every nominee tonight has helped that renaissance. T ese are some of the extraordinary people that make Glasgow.”
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