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ark Shayler is the gregarious founder of the Do lectures. He worked with Nike, Samsung and Coca-Cola, he keeps chickens and wears Vivien Westwood and silver Doc
Martens. Tis livewire Welshman is coming to Glasgow as keynote speaker for the Chamber’s event on digital disruption. It is certain to be a colourful seminar that will sharpen the brain. Mark is the author of Do, Disrupt: Change the status quo or become it. It’s been branded as a ‘workbook’ that will help companies create ideas. At Glasgow Chamber of Commerce’s last Tink
Digital Scotland: Tomorrow’s City Centre event delegates explored how constantly evolving digital technologies will influence consumer behaviours and potentially impact the Glasgow city centre experience in the next five years. “In an exceptionally short period of time, disruption
has now become the norm and organisations from all industries need to rewire themselves to remain relevant. Our June event will specifically explore the impact of digital disruption, reflecting on the outputs of Tomorrow’s City Centre,” says Richard Muir, Deputy Chief Executive at Glasgow Chamber of Commerce. “Mark is a brilliant authority – and while he
has helped some big brand names, he’s also assisted smaller companies too, supporting them in saving around £120m.” Tink Digital Scotland: When the Shiſt Hits the Fan:
Navigating the Scotish Economy will explore the way we work – and how we handle the work-life balance and the challenges we all face from always-on technology. Te audience will include growing SMEs who are
keen to learn about recent best practice from innovators and entrepreneurs. “Tis is an event that is relevant to all sectors, private,
public and academic. It is about creating a magnet for inward investment growth and innovation in Glasgow, explained Richard. “Mark will be joined by some of Scotland’s most innovative businesses to prove it is not enough to ‘shake things up gently. It is about thinking big and making a difference.’ “We want this to be a balanced view looking at both
the threats and the opportunities to traditional and existing business. I’m certain our members will find it fascinating. Mark will be looking at what we can learn from the digital disruptors and what companies can embrace in their own business models,’’ says Richard. Other speakers include Dominic Chalmers, from the
It’s time to Think Digital and rewire your business to remain relevant
Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde, who will be examining the disruptors such as Uber and Airbnb. Tere will be a number of business case studies,
involving Charlie Smith, Director of Marketing at VisitScotland; Cyril Dyer, CEO of IDE-International, who has been working with Daniel MacIntyre, Senior Manager at Glasgow City Marketing Bureau on their Open Data Programme; Alec Farmer, Founder of Trakke; Richard Clifford, Executive Director of MakLab; Gillian Docherty, Chief Executive of Te Data Lab; and Andrew Nicolson, Founder of WhiskyBlender. Richard added: “We were keen to pull together
individuals who have embraced digital technology and discuss how it has impacted on their businesses. “We are delighted that CityFibre will be supporting
the event. CityFibre builds, designs and operates pure-fibre networks across the UK. Without the digital infrastructure, none of what we’re discussing would be possible. We would also like to acknowledge the support of Te Data Lab, IDE-International and VisitScotland.”
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