Its not often we get the chance to talk about a Hat-Trick for Scotland (unless we are talking about second half tries), but the week commencing 18th March has been a first with three CPD events and in three different cities.
Monday, we started in Glasgow with a talk about Mental Health Awareness in the Workplace which was delivered by Louise Ramsay of the Work Well Hub delivered to a packed house raising their awareness of some of the common mental health disorders and how to manage them.
Tuesday, we headed over to Edinburgh where Gbenga Ibikunle (known as GB to his friends) from Edinburgh University took us on a journey through some of his research on FinTech and the new Edinburgh Futures Institute, before finally looking at how FinTech and Financial Services will be impacted by the new Institute.
Wednesday, a first as we headed over the Fourth Road bridge and headed across the silvery Tay to Dundee. This was our first venture into the city which has seen a steady increase in membership over the last year. Blair Anderson (honest no relation) provided two talks; A Market Review & coping with Uncertainty and Are you Planning for Growth? It was great to see so many companies represented at the event and if these numbers continue then there is definite scope to bring more events to the City of Discovery.
We even had some members attend the breakfast Accidental Managers Programme on the Wednesday on delegation which are available to all members through our association with the Professional Bodies Forum for Scotland. Does that mean a hat-trick plus one!
So where next?
Over the coming months there will be more opportunities near you as in the next few months there will be events in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and hopefully Stirling as well. If you are interested in helping drive forward an event in your city, then please get in touch.
I look forward to seeing you at the next event in a town near you!
Colin Anderson
Client Relationship Manager Scotland