A Holyrood/SURF conference held at The Royal Society, Edinburgh
This Holyrood/SURF event was organised to explore how best to sustain regeneration projects in the current economic climate. Speakers included
- Alex Neil MSP, Minister for Housing and Communities, Scottish Government
- Andy Milne, Chief Executive, SURF
- Cllr Tom Buchanan, Head of Economic Development, City of Edinburgh Council
- Kenneth Ross, Chairman and Chief Executive, Elphinstone Holding Ltd
- Gordon McLaren, Chief Executive, East of Scotland European Partnership
- Eric Samuel, Senior Policy Officer, Big Lottery Fund in Scotland
- George Chalmers, Project Leader, Milnbank Community Enterprise
- Craig Sanderson, Chief Executive, LINK Housing
- Bill Nicol, Chief Executive, Riverside Inverclyde Urban Regeneration Company
- Andrew Bruce, Director of the HUB Initiative, Scottish Futures Trust
- Alison Newton, Head of Regeneration, McGrigors LLP
A full event report, produced by Jennifer McConnachie of Holyrood, is available for download.