0830     

Registration - AECC Foyer

Parish Notes - Conference Hall/Orr Suite

David Dexter FCA, Conference Chairman

0930

Conference Opens
John Wright CBE, FSB National Chairman
Nigel Eaton, Vice President and Head of SME for Visa Europe
Peter Stephen, The Lord Provost of Aberdeen
Eric Rae, Regional Chairman, North East Scotland

Address by John Wright CBE, FSB National Chairman

1115

Address by Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

1245

Lunch

1400

Address by Lord Davies CBE, Minister for Small Businesses, with a report back from the Ministerial Surgery

1530

Policy Session
Chaired by John Walker, FSB UK Policy Chairman

1600 - 1700

Workshops - The FSB in Continuity

Workshop 1 Crombie A
Recruitment Led by Colin Stratton
Facilitator: Sarah Paveley, ReMember

Workshop 2 Crombie B
Retention Led by Sandy Harris with Kevin Stephenson
Facilitator: Sue Froggat

Workshop 3 Gordon A
Raising the Profile During a General Election Year Led by John Walker with Stephen Alambritis and Andrew Cave
Facilitator: Andrew Goodacre