FRINGE PROGRAMME 

Sunday 15 October – lunchtime

• Strathclyde Partnership for Transport: Rethinking public transport: how do we deliver world-class, affordable and sustainable public transport? – Fiona Hyslop and Cllr Stephen Dornan
• The Royal Society of Edinburgh: Humans at the heart of a just transition – Michelle Thomson
• Advice Direct Scotland: Cost of Living and Energy Crisis: Ensuring Scots don’t struggle alone – Gillian Martin
• IPPR Scotland: Working Wonders: The role of employment support in tackling child poverty – Emma Roddick
• National Autistic Society Scotland & Enable: Closing the accountability gap and delivering rights now – Maree Todd
• European Movement in Scotland: More Europe? How Scotland can reconnect with the EU right now – Michael Russell, Angus Robertson, Cllr Heather Anderson
• NASUWT: A Better Deal for Teachers – Jenny Gilruth
• WWF Scotland: Affordable Warmth: tackling the climate and cost of living crises

Sunday 15 October – teatime

• Revive Coalition: Our Land: Changing the balance of power with land reform – Mairi Gougeon
• Scotland’s Rail Industry: In Conversation with Fiona Hyslop
• Holyrood Magazine, City of London, The City UK: Is Green Finance Scotland’s Vehicle for Growth? – Shona Robison
• Make Votes Matter and Unlock Democracy: Lessons from Scotland: How to fix Westminster’s broken political culture – Kirsty Blackman, Tommy Shephard
• Green New Deal Rising: Beyond Talk: Scottish youth on the need for action on climate
• Scotland’s Regional Moorland Group: Standing up for Rural Scotland: Our route to tackling the climate and biodiversity crises – Audrey Neil
• OEUK and Holyrood Magazine: Has Scotland’s Net Zero Strategy left Offshore Energy adrift? – Neil Gray
• Terrence Higgins Trust and Out for Independence: HIV, Time’s up! – Emma Roddick
• SNP Friends of Palestine: Justice for Palestine – Chris Law
• SNP Trade Union Group – How Trade Unions can help create a new Scotland – Chris Stephens

Monday 16 October – breakfast

• Scottish Election Study: Understanding the SNP Voter: Evidence from the Scottish Election Study – Alison Thewliss
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Why reducing poverty will be a key battleground in the 2026 Holyrood election – Shirley-Anne Somerville
• Friends of the Earth Scotland: Scotland’s Future: A just transition from oil and gas – Mairi McAllan
• First Bus: Redesigning our streets for better bus services – Fiona Hyslop
• EIS: Education Matters – Jenny Gilruth
• Holyrood Magazine and health organisations: Tackling the Divide, Exploring Health Inequalities in Scotland – Michael Matheson
• SNP Disabled Members: Trauma and Mental Health Services – Maree Todd
• WWF Scotland and RBS: Private roundtable on financing agriculture (invitation only)

Monday 16 October – lunchtime

• SSE Renewables: Unlocking Scotland’s Offshore Wind Opportunity – Gillian Martin
• APSE: The Local Government Workforce: Skills shortages and workforce capacity – no longer an employer of choice?
• Million Plus: Modern Universities strengthening Scotland’s economy: skills, social enterprise and public services – Richard Lochhead
• Robert Gordon University & North East Scotland College: A Timetable for Change: Education and skills in Scotland- Anum Qaisar
• Marie Curie and the Poverty Alliance: Death is no Equaliser – Collette Stevenson and Jenni Minto
• UK in a Changing Europe: What would the constitution of an independent Scotland look like? – Jamie Hepburn
• Electoral Reform Society: Making Scotland’s Communities Independent: What is the best route to powerful communities? – Tom Arthur
• Chivas Brothers: Sustainable Scotch: How can Scotland’s whisky industry help the country’s journey to net zero? – Kirsty Blackman
• Employment Related Services Association: The role of employability and fair work in promoting and sustaining a wellbeing economy – David Linden
• SAMH: What’s next for children and young people’s mental health – Maree Todd
• Institute of Public Policy Research: How does health drive prosperity? – Michael Matheson

Monday 16 October – teatime

• Pregnant Then Screwed: How to end the motherhood penalty – Natalie Don
• People’s Postcode Lottery: How UK Lottery Policy Needs to Change to Support Charity Fundraising – Shirley Ann Sommerville and Patricia Gibson
• NCD Alliance Scotland/Wellbeing Alliance Scotland: Healthy Lives in a Wellbeing Economy – Jenni Minto
• Scottish Swimming: Everyone Can Swim – Maree Todd
• One Parent Families Scotland, CPAG and Oxfam: Meeting Scotland’s child poverty target during taxing times: what’s needed next? Shona Robison
• Scottish Gas Networks: Realising Scotland’s hydrogen potential: How hydrogen can be a key enabler of a just transition to net zero – Neil Gray
• NFU Scotland: The Future of Farming – Mairi Gougeon
• Future Economy Scotland and CLES: Transforming Local Economies through Community Wealth Building: A just transition for all – Tom Arthur
• Coca Cola and Holyrood Magazine: How do we make the Deposit Return Scheme a success story for the environment and for Scotland? – Ivan McKee, Collette Stevenson

Tuesday 17 October – breakfast

• Trust Alliance Group and Holyrood Magazine: Restoring Consumer Trust in Energy Markets for a Just Transition – Dave Doogan, Tom Arthur
• Unions 21: Scotland’s Changing World of Work – round table with Neil Gray (invitation only)
• British Red Cross/Scottish Refugee Council/VOICES Network: Working Together to Support People Seeking Safety in Scotland – Emma Roddick
• Poverty Alliance, Christians Against Poverty & Institute of Public Policy Research: Minimum Income Guarantee, short-term action towards a long-term ambition – Shirley-Anne Somerville
• Scottish Cluster and Acorn: The Scottish Cluster: The role of CCUS in decarbonising Scotland
• Friend of the Earth Scotland: Big Polluters vs Scotland: an investigation
• EDF Renewables: Delivering a net zero future where clean energy powers our lives – Alasdair Allan
• SNP Climate and Environment Group: Indy – Climate – Environment

Tuesday 17 October – lunchtime

• Law Society of Scotland: Reforming the criminal justice system
• Engender and ElectHER: Time for Change: Improving women’s representation in local government – Emma Roddick, Cllr Fatima Joli and Cllr Katie Hagmann
• Jamie Jauncey: Don Roberto: the adventure of Being Cunninghame Graham – in conversation with John Swinney
• Scottish Police Federation: The future of Scotland’s Police Service and Justice System – Elena Whitnam, Audrey Nicoll
• SFHA/CPAG: Tackling Poverty and Ending Homelessness: delivering Scotland’s social homes – Ben MacPherson
• Go Fibre: Is delivering gigabit-capable broadband to rural Scotland the key to fast-tracking the tech revolution? – Richard Lochhead
• Independent Age: A fairer later life: How do we address pensioner poverty? – Shirley-Anne Somerville
• Right to Rehab Coalition: A human rights approach to Scotland’s next health reform – Emma Harper
• Holyrood Magazine and health orgs: A Health and Care Workforce Fit for the Future – Michael Matheson
• SNP Socialist Group: Ukraine and the global fight against imperialism and authoritarianism