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Holyrood announces Business in the Parliament event |
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
The Scottish Parliament has today announced that the fourth Business in the Parliament conference will take place at Holyrood from 21 to 22 February 2008.
Run jointly with the Scottish Government, the conference's main aim is
to provide a forum by which Ministers and MSPs can engage with the
business community.
The annual event is expected to attract in excess of 200 business men and women from across Scotland's business sector.
Tavish Scott, convener of the Scottish Parliament's Economy, Energy and
Tourism Committee said he was delighted that the Scottish Parliament
was, for the fourth year, hosting the conference in partnership with
the Scottish Government.
"This is a great opportunity for politicians to engage first hand with
the business community and hear its views on the challenges and
opportunities for achieving sustainable economic growth.
"It is imperative that we encourage an open and creative environment
where we can build on emerging consensus to further our key aim of
growing the Scottish economy."
Leading names from the business community will participate in the
conference, including Ian Marchant, chief executive of Scottish and
Southern Energy, Susan Rice, chief executive of Lloyds TSB and
Professor John Kay, visiting professor at the London School of
Economics.
Marchant said: "All members of the Scottish Parliament and all
businesses operating in Scotland have a common interest in maximising
the prosperity of the country. The Conference will be an excellent
forum for looking at ways in which MSPs and businesses can work
together better to advance that common interest, for the benefit of
everyone in Scotland."
An international perspective will be provided by the Honourable Rick
Thorpe, Minister of Small Business and Revenue for the Government of
British Columbia.
The theme of this year's conference is achieving sustainable economic
growth. Delegates will hear from a range of speakers and participate in
a series of discussion groups focusing on topics such as the energy
industry, tourism, food and drinks industries, financial services
industry and the electronics markets industry.
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