Participative/Democracy/ Accountability Councillor Gary Robinson Leader Shetland Islands Council / Scottish Labour Party / Professor Richard Kerley Chair Centre for Scottish Public Policy Ballroom / Politics University / Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy / Commission on Local Democracy / Improvement Service / Scottish National Party / Scottish Fire and Rescue Service / CIPFA Scotland Councillor Jim Gifford Leader Aberdeenshire Council / Coffee and Exhibition Viewing Business Centre / Scottish Community Alliance / Court of St. James / University of Strathclyde / Scottish Liberal Democrats / Local Government / Scottish Cities Alliance / Faroes Royal Danish Embassy / /
Person
Colin Mair / Pam Duncan / Angus Hardie / Nicola Sturgeon / Young Scot Ballroom / Louise Macdonald / Wallace / Johann Lamont / Richard Kerley / Graham Stewart / Ballroom Friday / /
Position
Vice President COSLA Ballroom / Time Session Speaker / Director Reform Scotland Don Peebles Head / Policy Officer / Professor / President / MSP Depute Leader / Minister / Director / Chief Executive / Speaker / Foyer Ken Livingstone First Mayor of London Ballroom Foyer Hosted / Alasdair Hay Chief Fire Officer / Question Time Willie Rennie MSP Leader / Rt / Presidential Address Councillor David O’Neill President / representative / Director Advocacy International Ltd 4.00pm Tea/Coffee and Exhibition Viewing 4.30pm / Government Jóannes V. Hansen Minister Counsellor / Local Decision Making Derek Mackay MSP Minister / Head / MSP Leader / / Advocate General for Scotland Ballroom 13.15pm Closing Remarks Councillor David O’Neill President COSLA Ballroom 13.30pm Lunch / /
Going Local… Scotland’s Future In Partnership With The President of COSLA set up a Commission to look at the question of local democracy in the light of a general feeling that genuine local decision making and democ