- 9:30 – Doors Open
- Tea and coffee will be available
- 10:15 to 10:45
- Introduction – Jim Miller – Current HOPS Chair and Chief Planning Officer at North Ayrshire Council
- Welcome and overview – Russell McCutcheon – Executive Director Place at North Ayrshire Council
- Keynote Speech – Tom Arthur – Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
- 10:45 to 11:45 – Community Wealth Building and the Planning System
- Emma McMullen – Senior Manager, for Economic Policy at North Ayrshire Council
- Mhairi Paterson – Community Wealth Building Coordinator at North Ayrshire Council
- Alistair Gemmell – Strategic Planning Manager at North Ayrshire Council
- Stephen White – Head of the Community Wealth Building Unit at the Scottish Government
- 11:45 – 13:00 – Coast: Marine and Land Use Planning
- Keith Willcock – Strategy and Policy Lead for Scotwind at the Scottish Government
- Chris Cutts – Clyde Marine Planning Partnership
- Sarah Baird – Senior Officer for Economic Policy at North Ayrshire Council
- Neale McIllvanney – Interim Head of Service for Growth, Investment and Employability at North Ayrshire Council
- 13:00 to 14:00 – Lunch
- 14:00 to 16:00 – Climate – The difficult choices to be made by planning if we are to reach net zero
- Darren Hemsley – Head of Supporting Good Development at NatureScot
- Liz Hamilton – Director of Planning – Homes for Scotland
- Phil Zoechbauer and Adrian Wishart – jmarchitects
- Dr Caroline Brown – Director of Studies, The Urban Institute, Heriot Watt University
- Karen Hamilton – Partner at Brodies LLP
- Dr Fiona Simpson – Chief Planner at the Scottish Government
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