Events

Professor Daniel Katz, a US technologist and lecturer at Illinois Tech – Chicago Kent College of Law, will address a CMS event next week focused on developments in AI and its impact on commercial contract lawyers. Commercial Contracts and AI: Grasping the Opportunities is an online event

In a business highlight for Scotland, Steven Bartlett, The Diary of a CEO podcast host and youngest dragon in BBC's Dragon's Den history, delivered an illuminating session at Aberdeen’s Music Hall. This was as part of Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce’s (AGCC) Ultimate Mastercl

Fife Council's Economic Development Team in partnership with Fife College have invited local businesses working in the finance and business services sector to attend a business breakfast meeting next week.

An ensemble of international investors are set to share their insights on how Scottish companies can maximise their scale-up ambitions at this week’s Invest2Scale gathering in Edinburgh. The group includes US-based investors Rose Vitale, the founder of FundHER World Capital; Aman Verjee, gener

The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has announced Heathrow Airport as the headline partner of the Annual Business Address taking place on 30 November 2023.

Following its successful inaugural year, the Transform Business Festival is poised to make its return to Aberdeen on 14 November 2023 at the Aberdeen Science Centre. The festival unites entrepreneurs, start-ups, and businesses of all sizes from across the region for a full day of interactive worksho

Scotland-based rocket firm, Orbex, has announced it will feature at the UK Space Agency’s ‘Space for Everyone’ event in Glasgow's George Square on the 21 to 22 September. Orbex previously attended the Space for Everyone event in Aberdeen in August, and due to a high level of intere

Shane Corstorphine, the founder of Scaling Up Consulting and ex-executive of Scottish unicorn company Skyscanner, will be a keynote speaker addressing Invest2Scale 2023 being held later this year in Edinburgh. Mr Corstorphine set up his consultancy business, which provides coaching for CEOs of rapid

The chief economist of NatWest and a former Scottish political leader are among the guests at an Edinburgh conference being hosted by International law firm CMS next month. On Point: Doing Business in Scotland in Challenging Times takes place on 5 October in the National Museum of Scotland

Ewan Anderson, associate marketing director at Eden Scott; Kirsty Paton, entrepreneurial tax director at CT; Stuart Hendry, senior partner at MBM Commercial; and Alan Donald, development manager at LINC Scotland The second annual Invest2Scale business summit, designed to bolster Scotland's most prom

Business Gateway, Scotland's national business advisory service, has announced a webinar with Scottish entrepreneur Vicky Brock and Business Gateway's chief officer Hugh Lightbody on overcoming the fear of failure in entrepreneurship. According to last year's Global Entrepreneurship Survey

Ivan McKee MSP has emphasised the vital role of SMEs in ensuring Scotland's economic stability at an event hosted by the Small Business Charter in Glasgow. The forum was attended by CEOs and senior managers of Scottish SMEs at the Trades Hall of Glasgow. Guest speakers included Alisdair Gunn, direct

International business leaders conference, the PrimeGlobal Business Leader Forum, exploring the impact of artificial intelligence and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors on the future of businesses worldwide, recently took place in Edinburgh. The 3-day event, organised by Scotti

Consulting firm Visiativ UK, which emerged from the April merger of Edinburgh-based R&D tax relief adviser ABGI-UK and Innova Systems, is gearing up to host a complimentary webinar this month to guide businesses through upcoming changes to the R&D tax credit scheme. Since its introduction in

CMS is staging an event later this week for food & drink sector businesses looking at advertising compliance, including in relation to greenwashing and HFSS foods, and product labelling. The free-to-attend webinar, being held on Thursday will be led by CMS experts who will discuss the potential