Entrepreneurship Seminars

Youth Mental Health, Wellbeing and Employability

This event was delivered face-to-face at the Life Sciences and Innovation Centre where we were joined by our Keynote Speakers - 

• Patrick Mullery, Co-Founder and Trustee of James Support Group and UHI Honorary Doctorate
• Liz Barron-Majerik, Scotland Director of Lantra

and was followed by a panel discussion involving -

• Heather Hamilton, Project officer at Highland Perthshire Communities Land Trust (HPCLT)
• Ian Harper, Trustee of HPCLT and Professor of Anthropology of Health and Development, University of Edinburgh
• Trish Gorely, Professor of Physical Activity for Health, Centre for Rural Health Sciences, UHI
• Vicky Johnson, Professor of Childhood, Youth and Sustainability and Director of the Centre for Living Sustainability, UHI Inverness
• Sarah Wagner, Senior Researcher, Centre for Living Sustainability, UHI Inverness

Changing Demographics and Industries across the Highlands and Islands

This event was delivered face-to-face at the Life Sciences and Innovation Centre.  Vicky Johnson, Professor of Childhood, Youth and Sustainability facilitated the event and we were joined by our Keynote Speakers -

• Martin Johnson, Director of Strategy and Regional Economy at Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• David Worthington, Acting Dean of Arts, Humanities, Business and Education at the University of Highlands and Islands

and was followed by our 'Panel of Experts' made up of 

• Chris Yuill, Professor of Sociology from Robert Gordon University
• Christine Anderson, Net Zero Hub Co-ordinator at UHI North, West and Hebrides
• Anna Templeton, Principal Project Manager - My Highland Future at The Highland Council
• Sarah Wagner, Senior Researcher at UHI Inverness.

Climate Change: Local Impact and Changing our Behaviour - Let's Start a Conversation

This event was delivered face-to-face with 4 keynote speakers attending -

• Alice Fogg, Community and Digital Engagement Officer at the Highland and Islands Climate Hub
• George Gunn, Climate Change Strategy Officer at Moray Council
• Isabel McLeish, Climate Project Officer at Highland Community Waste Partnership/Velocity
• Suzann Barr from Abriachan Forest Trust

Disability and Inclusive Entrepreneurship: Lessons from Highlands and Islands and International Inclusive Businesses

This event used blended delivery and 4 keynote speakers attending -

• Andrew Slorance, Founder and CEO at Phoenix Instinct
• Prasanna Kuruppu, Vice President of Sri Lanka Foundation for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled
• Neil Mapes, COO at Green Hive, Founder of Dementia Adventure; and
• a representative from Sightsavers, Uganda

Women in Business Seminar - Gender and Creativity in the Highlands: Learning with African Innovation

This event used blended delivery with 2 keynote speakers attending -

• Korkor Cudjoe who works for the Graca Machel Trust as their project lead - Women Creating Wealth - attended in person
• Marina Novelli who is a Professor of Tourism and International Development at the University of Brighton and an active member of the global sustainable tourism community and is an Alternate Member of the UNWTO World Committee on Tourism Ethics (2021-2025) - joined us virtually.