SSN Annual Conference 2009 - Sustainable economic growth & the agenda for Scottish authorities

Programme

9.15 - 10.00	Registration and Refreshments, Poster Display & Exhibition
10.00 - 10.40	Welcome and Conference Outline Professor Jan Bebbington and Ken Gibb Ministerial Address: Scotland's Sustainable Economic Growth and the Transition to a Low Carbon Future. John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Economic Growth Listen to the audio from The Welcome and John Swinney MSP
10.40 - 11.30	Prosperity Without Growth: A Flourishing Scotland within a One Planet Economy? Professor Tim Jackson, University of Surrey and Sustainable Development Commission Listen to the audio from Tim Jackson's presentation Listen to the audio from Tim Jackson's Q&A Listen to the audio from Tim Jackson's interview Download the slides from Tim Jackson's presentation
11.30 - 11.50	Refreshments, Poster Display & Exhibition
11.50 - 13.00	Economic Transition and the Carbon Route-map to 2020 and Beyond David Kennedy, Chief Executive, UK Climate Change Committee Listen to the audio from David Kennedy's presentation Listen to the audio from David Kennedy's chat Download the slides from David Kennedy's presentation Panel Debate - Scotland's Response, with: Ian Marchant, Chief Executive of Scottish and Southern Energy / Chair of the Climate Change Business Delivery Group Stephen Boyd, Assistant Secretary, Scottish Trades Union Congress Colin Mair, Chief Executive, Improvement Service Listen to the audio from this panel debate
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch, Poster Display and Exhibition
14.00 - 14.50	Sustainable Economic Growth: Impacts and Opportunities Dr. John Barrett, Programme Leader, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Adrian Gillespie, Director for Energy and Low Carbon Technologies, Scottish Enterprise Listen to the audio from John Barrett's presentation Listen to the audio from John Barrett's Q&A Listen to the audio from John Barrett's chat Download the slides from John Barrett's presentation Listen to the audio from Adrian Gillespie's presentation Listen to the audio from Adrian Gillespie's Q&A Download the slides from Adrian Gillespie's presentation
14.50 - 15.20	Refreshments, Poster Display & Exhibition
15.20 - 16.15	Achieving Local Sustainable Economic Development Councillor Derek MacKay, Leader of Renfrewshire Council Robin Presswood, Business and Strategy Manager, Fife Council Listen to the audio from Derek Mackay's presentation Download the slides from Derek MacKay's presentation Listen to the audio from Robin Presswood's presentation Download the slides from Robin Presswood's presentation Listen to the audio from Derek MacKay and Robin Presswood's Q&A
16.15 - 16.45	Closing Presentation: Real Life Sustainable Economic Growth Peter Vadasz, Mayor of Gussing, Austria Listen to the audio from Peter Vadasz's presentation Listen to the audio from Peter Vadasz's Q&A Listen to the audio from Peter Vadasz's chat with Tim Birley Download the slides from Peter Vadasz's presentation
16.45 - 17.15	Closing Statements Listen to the audio from The Conference Wrap Up

SSN Conference 2009

Programme