| Leading Legal Excellence Programme |
| 30/09/2016 | |||
 8:30 am - 9:15 am | Registration, exhibition and refreshments | ||
| 9:15 am - 9:20 am | Welcome and Introduction Convener: Austin Lafferty, Austin Lafferty Limited | ||
| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | President's Welcome Eilidh Wiseman, President, Law Society of Scotland | ||
| 9:30 am - 10:15 am | Keynote session - The role of solicitors at the heart of Scottish society Speaker: The Rt Hon Lady Dorrian, Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland | ||
| 10:20 am - 11:05 am | Stream Session | Stream Session | Stream Session |
| Justice and the Rule of Law - Panel discussion - ECHR what next? Session Chair: Michael Clancy OBE, Director of Law Reform, The Law Society of Scotland Speaker: Joanna Cherry QC, Member of Parliament, Scottish National Party Speaker: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Member of Scottish Parliament, Scottish Liberal Democrats Speaker: John Finnie, Member of Scottish Parliament, Scottish Green Party Speaker: Keir Starmer, QC, Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras Speaker: Gordon Lindhurst, Member of Scottish Parliament, Conservative Party | Business - Changing trends for General Counsel and in-house teams Session Chair: Graeme McWilliams, Convener, In-House Lawyers Committee, The Law Society of Scotland Speaker: Maureen Burnside, Senior Legal Counsel, Müller UK & Ireland | Growth - Creating your own personal career strategy Session Chair: Carole Ritchie, Director of Human Resources, Shepherd & Wedderburn Speaker: Kim Walker, Managing Director, Advance Consultancy |
| 11:05 am - 11:35 am | Refreshments, exhibition and networking | ||
| 11:35 am - 12:20 pm | Keynote session - Law and Policy of Brexit Keynote Speaker: David Allen Green, Solicitor, Preiskel & Co | ||
| 12:20 pm - 1:20 pm | Lunch, exhibition and networking | ||
| 1:20 pm - 2:05 pm | Keynote session - Corporate Accountability – it’s tough at the top Speaker: Laura Cameron, Partner and Head of the Risk Advisory Services Group, Pinsent Masons | ||
| 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm | Stream Session | Stream Session | Stream Session |
| Justice and the Rule of Law - Panel discussion - European migration from several perspectives Session Chair: Eilidh Wiseman, President, Law Society of Scotland Speaker: Judith Robertson, Scottish Human Rights Commission Speaker: Dr. Marsha Scott, Chief Executive, Scottish Women's Aid Speaker: Rachel Moon, Senior Solicitor and Legal Services Manager, Govan Law Centre Speaker: Mickaël Laurans, Head of Brussels Office, Law Society of Scotland Speaker: RA Thomas Oberhäuser, European Immigration Lawyers Network | Business - Panel discussion - Firm success through strategy and leadership Session Chair: Stephen Gold, Principal, Stephen Gold Consulting Speaker: Bill Drummond, Managing Partner, Brodies Speaker: Craig Nicol, Joint Managing Partner, Thorntons Speaker: Grace McGill, Principal, Grace McGill & Co Solicitors | Growth - Panel discussion - Career journeys Session Chair: Caroline Donaldson, Director, Kynesis Speaker: Frank Mulholland QC Speaker: Willie Finlayson, Director, FWB Park Brown Speaker: Gillian Russell, Director for Safer Communities, Scottish Government Speaker: Sheriff Aisha Anwar, Sheriff of Glasgow and Strathkelvin |
| 3:10 pm - 3:40 pm | Refreshments, exhibition and networking | ||
| 3:40 pm - 4:25 pm | Stream Session | Stream Session | Stream Session |
| Justice and the Rule of Law - Impact of Brexit – How the tectonic plates have shifted the political landscape Session Chair: Christine McLintock, Past President, The Law Society of Scotland Speaker: Sir David Edward, Professor Emeritus at the School of Law, Edinburgh University | Business - Professional work allocation - Another tool to ensure Scotland reaches its full potential in global law Session Chair: Naomi Pryde, Council Member for England & Wales, Law Society of Scotland Speaker: Stephen Millar, Managing Partner, CMS Speaker: Dave Cook, Managing Director, Mason & Cook | Growth - How leadership, mentoring and coaching skills help build successful law practices Session Chair: Emma Boffey, Lawyer, CMS and Past President of the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association Speaker: Jan Bowen-Nielsen, Coach & Trainer, Quiver Management |
| 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm | Keynote - Optimising the Performance of the Human Mind Speaker: Professor Steve Peters, Chief Executive Officer, Chimp Management | ||
| 5:15 pm - 5:30 pm | Closing remarks Lorna Jack, Chief Executive, The Law Society of Scotland | ||
