Highlights from 2007
Tuesday 13 March
Chair's Opening Address
John Mills, Chair of CIH in Scotland
Ministerial Address
Rhona Brankin MSP, Minister for Communities
Regeneration: is it properly focused?
Brenda Higgins, Director of Regeneration and Development Linkwide Ltd
Peter Scott, National Director, Barclays Business Banking Regeneration Team
Supporting Effective and Efficient Advice Services
Marian Reid, Michael Bell Associates and Eleanor Clark, Communities Scotland
Leadership – what are we doing now for tomorrow?
Ashleigh Dunn, Senior Consultant, Scottish Leadership Foundation
Gill Bhatti, Employee Development and Diversity Manager, South Lanarkshire Council
John Mulholland, Co-ordinator, Ayr Housing Aid Centre
Rationalising Regulation and Inspection
Professor Lorne Crerar, Chairman, Harper McLeod
Karen Watt, Director of Regulation and Inspection, Communities Scotland
Douglas Paterson, Chief Executive, Aberdeen City Council
Social Enterprise: creating more opportunities
Jackie Scutt, Director of Social Enterprise Academy
Robert Craig, Chief Executive, Ferguslie Park Housing Association
How we use available planning powers for housing?
Ian Baird, Director, Gladedale (Partnership) Ltd.
Brian Gegan, Chief Executive, Cairn Housing Association
Perceptions of antisocial behaviour and what can be done
Inspector Pat Duffy, Violence Reduction Unit, Strathclyde Police
John Bird, Founder and Editor-In-Chief, The Big Issue
ALMOs: Could they deliver for the SHQS?
John Perry (Policy Advisor, CIH)
Hugh Broadbent (Chief Executive, First Choice Homes Oldham)
Making partnerships work
Ron Ashton, Director of Neighbourhood Services, Angus Council
Sylvia Johnston, Delayed Discharge Manager, NHS Board
Getting People into ownership
Craig Sanderson, Chief Executive, Link Group
Merron Simpson, Head of Policy, CIH
Ministerial statement on Delivering a Joint Future
Lewis Macdonald MSP, Depute Minister for Health