Confirmed Speakers 2021
We will continue to add to our line-up of exceptional speakers for our 2021 Annual Conference, so please bookmark our pages and check regularly, or sign up to receive our CPD newsletter if you’d like periodic updates on all upcoming CPD events.
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President, Law Society of Scotland
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Rector, University of Edinburgh
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Deputy President of the Supreme Court
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Secretary-General of the Commonwealth
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Professor of Politics, Strathclyde University; Senior Research Fellow, NatCen
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Executive Coach, Broadcaster and Comic, Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?
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Scotland Director, Confederation of British Industry
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Partner & Director, Austin Lafferty Solicitors & Estate Agents
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Journalist, Broadcaster, Author and Child Psychotherapist (in training)
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Consultant, Morton Fraser
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Partner, LexLeyton
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S&S Foster Associates, Training and Management Consultancy
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Business Psychologist and Executive/Career Coach
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Partner, Employment Law, Blackadders LLP
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Director, Employment Team, Blackadders LLP
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Partner, Keegan Smith; and Scottish Lawyer of the Year 2020
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Partner & Chairman, Brodies LLP
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Business Development for Lawyers, Kissing With Confidence
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Coach, Resilience Expert, Author of ‘9 secrets to thriving, formerly Partner, Brodies LLP; MacRoberts LLP
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Chairman, Balfour+Manson
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Founder, The Mindful Enterprise
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Senior Legal Advisor, Oil and Gas Authority
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MA (Cantab), Dip IP (Bristol), PhD (Edinburgh), FHEA, Solicitor (non practising) England and Wales, Victoria and Scotland, University of Aberdeen
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Director of the Pioneering Centre for Climate Justice, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Temple Garden Chambers
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Development Officer, Violence Reduction Unit; Advisor to Community Justice Scotland
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Psychologist and Head of Trauma , Scottish Government
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General Counsel, BT Global; Director EE Limited
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Principal, Miles & Stockbridge, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC
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Founding Lawyer, Miyo Pimatisiwin Legal Services in North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Legal Counsel, Outsourcing, Technology, RBS
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Director of Law Reform, Law Society of Scotland
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Co-Founder and Partner, Anderson Anderson & Brown Consulting
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Partner, Burges Salmon
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Co-Founder and CEO, Anderson Anderson & Brown Consulting
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Solicitor, Founder Diversity+, Co-founder, SEMLA
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Associate, SKO Family Law Specialists
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Partner, SKO Family Law Specialists
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Policy Executive, Law Society of Scotland
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Keeper & Chief Executive, Registers of Scotland
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TCH Law
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Associate, MacRoberts LLP
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Westwater Advocates
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Director, Martin, Johnston & Socha
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BAFTA winning Film Director & Producer
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Partner, Davidson Chalmers Stewart
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Consultant, Glasgow Law Practice
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Property and Professional Development Adviser, Shepherd & Wedderburn
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Careers & Wellbeing Manager, Law Society of Scotland
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Head of CPD, Law Society of Scotland
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Head of Education, Law Society of Scotland
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Convener, Property Law Committee, Burness Paull
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Development Officer, Scottish Violence Reduction Unit
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Policy Executive, Law Society of Scotland
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Consultant, Blackadders
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CEO, Amiqus Resolution Ltd
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Head of Corporate Legal and Governance, Secretary to the ScottishPower Management Committee, ScottishPower
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Business Development Manager, Thirdfort
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Policy Executive, Law Society of Scotland
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Managing IP Legal Counsel, RBS
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Stirling University
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Trade Lawyer, Sidley Austin LLP
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Advocate, Black Chambers
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President, Edinburgh Bar Association
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Partner, Lefevre Litigation
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Psychotherapist, Scottish Violence Reduction Unit
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Client Executive, Lockton
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Senior Financial Lines Underwriter, RSA Insurance plc
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Service Leader Mid-Market PI , Lockton
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BTO Solicitors
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Head of Outsourcing, Technology & IP legal team, RBS; and Chair, Wellbeing Steering Group, Law Society of Scotland
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Senior Associate, DLA Piper
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Head of Legal and Compliance | Chief Executive’s Office, Historic Environment Scotland
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BayWa r.e. UK Limited
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Legal Director, JUSTICE
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Solicitor, Shepherd and Wedderburn
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Senior Advocate, Themis Advocates
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Managing Partner & Director, Livingstone Brown