Business Diary

MAY

6th: Highland Business Dinner, with guest speaker Alastair Campbell. Drumossie Hotel, Inverness.

10th and 11th: "P4 Digital Melting Pot: Exploring and Connecting" conference. Organised by HIE, the event will look at the links between life science, healthcare and information technology. Speakers include Dr George Crookes, chief operating officer of NHS 24 and LifeScan director Steve Setford. Centre for Health Science, Inverness. More details in the life sciences section at www.hie.co.uk

11th: Bank of England Economic Briefing by William Dowson, the bank’s Scottish agent. 5.15pm for 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Palace Hotel, Inverness. To book a place email scotland@bankofengland.co.uk or call 0141 221 7972.

12th: Managing Employee Relations. Free one day workshop organised by Business Gateway. 9.30am. Ness Horizons Centre, Kintail House, Inverness. Call 01463 713889 or email lesley.allan@highland-opportunity.com

13th: E-Commerce. Free one day workshop organised by Business Gateway. 9.30am. Ness Horizons Centre, Kintail House, Inverness. Call 01463 713889 or email lesley.allan@highland-opportunity.com

16th: Addressing the Broadening Spectrum of Youth Unemployment. HIE chairman William Roe amongst speakers examining how to address youth unemployment in the Highlands. 9am to 11.30am. Highland Council chamber, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness.

18th: How Marketing Really Works. UHI Management School full day workshop run by Sarah Fraser. UHI, Ness Walk, Inverness. Cost £150. For details call 01463 279000 or email cpd@uhi.ac.uk

19th: Demystifying employment tribunals. Free event organised by Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie solicitors. 5.30pm. Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness. Reserve a place at www.wjm.co.uk/services/employment/

24th: SCDI Influencers’ Dinner with James Fraser, principal, University of the Highlands and Islands. 7pm for 7.30pm. Drumossie Hotel, Inverness. To attend email lesley.rhind@scdi.org.uk or call 01463 23187.

24th: Inverness Chamber of Commerce activity afternoon. Craggan Outdoors, Grantown. Soup and sandwich lunch then choose from archery, high ropes, kayaking, mountain biking or golf, before enjoying tea/coffee and cake. 1pm to 5.15pm. Member cost £30 plus VAT. Book at www.inverness-chamber.co.uk

JUNE

1st: SCDI Influencers’ Dinner with guest speaker Sir Stuart Hampson, chairman and first commissioner of the Crown Estate. In partnership with Cromarty Firth Port Authority. 7pm for 7.30pm. Tulloch Castle Hotel, Dingwall. Email lesley.rhind@scdi.org.uk or telephone 01463 231878.

2nd: Inverness Chamber of Commerce/HSBC lunch with Lord Digby Jones. 12.15pm for 12.30pm start to 2.15pm. Drumossie Hotel, Inverness.

Open to all businesses and cost of £35 plus VAT includes a two course lunch and a signed copy of Lord Jones’ new book Fixing Britain. Book at www.inverness-chamber.co.uk

9th: Creating Tomorrow’s Culture Today. UHI Management School full day workshop run by Mark Brown, managing director of Innovation Centre Europe. UHI, Ness Walk, Inverness. Cost £150. For details call 01463 279000 or email cpd@uhi.ac.uk

SEPTEMBER

16th: SCDI Highlands and Islands annual dinner and business excellence awards. Drumossie Hotel, Inverness. Tables for ten cost £1,100 and single tickets £110. To book email lesley.rhind@scdi.org.uk or telephone 01463 231878.

27th-29th: Scotland’s Transport Future in a Changing World. Conference and exhibition run Run by the International Association of Transport Professionals, with event management by Inverness Chamber of Commerce. Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort Aviemore. Bookings placed before 14th May qualify for an early bird discount. Details at www.inverness-chamber.co.uk

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