One of the UK’s leading economists, Will Hutton, is to
address senior figures in Scottish economic development at the 1st
EDAS / SLAED Conference on 1 December 2016.
Mr Hutton will discuss the wider political and economic
circumstances shaping the conditions for economic development in Scotland.
These include the U.S. election, Brexit, budgetary pressure, the Autumn
statement, spatial imbalance, the changing UK State – and the implications of
all this for regional, economic & industrial development in Scotland.
Will Hutton is Principal of Hertford College, Oxford; Chair
of the Big Innovation Centre; and former editor-in-chief of the Observer. He is
a prominent contributor to national debates on economic policy. His latest
article in the Guardian, entitled Trade
is the lifeblood of humanity. Closed doors lead to closed minds, argued
that “the protectionist rhetoric gaining ground in Britain and the US, where
Donald Trump vows to withdraw from Nafta and impose huge tariffs, fatally
ignores how exchange between countries brings prosperity and progress”.
Mr Hutton will be joined by a
range of speakers at the biggest annual gathering of senior economic
development professionals in Scotland. on 1 December at Aberdeen Town House. Hosted
by Aberdeen City Council, it will be the first joint conference between EDAS
(Economic Development Association Scotland) and SLAED (Scottish Local
Authorities Economic Development Group). With change across a range of
scales, including Brexit, extra Holyrood powers, the agencies'
review, budgetary challenges and City Region Deals, the conference
represents a timely and important opportunity for leaders in Scotland's
economic development community to come together to collectively consider this
changing landscape and shape common action.
With delegate rates from £100,
those wishing to attend are encouraged to reserve soon, as remaining places are
being booked up quickly.
Other speakers include: Douglas
Fraser (Conference Chair), Business and Economy Editor, BBC
Scotland; Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Minister for Business, Innovation
and Energy, Scottish Government; Councillor Jenny Laing, Leader,
Aberdeen City Council; Jennifer Craw, Chief Executive of ONE
(Opportunity North East) and Chair of Robert Gordon University; and Professor
Gary McEwan, Chief Executive, Elevator UK and Honorary Professor of
Entrepreneurship at Dundee University - to name but a few.
The conference will bring together senior representation
from Scotland’s local authorities, Scottish Government, enterprise agencies,
business groups, independent consultants, and the third sector.
Notes
Further information on the conference can be found at
the links below. Contact Elaine Bone at ebone@edas.org.uk or
telephone 07801 354591 for enquiries.
For more information: event web page.
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