Scotland Conference

Calling charity members in Scotland – join us on 25 March for our annual meeting!

We’re holding our annual Scotland Conference at Crowne Plaza Glasgow on Tuesday 25 March and would love for you to join us. 

Venue: Crowne Plaza Glasgow, Congress Road, Glasgow, G3 8QT

Timings: 10am – 3.30pm

First on the agenda for the day:

Trading conditions and Scotland’s changing retail landscape

Speaker: David Lonsdale, Director, Scottish Retail Consortium

David Lonsdale is the Director of the Scottish Retail Consortium and Head of Devolved Nations for the British Retail Consortium. Prior to this he was Assistant Director at CBI Scotland for 8 years until 2013, and previously worked at the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, rising from Policy Officer to become Head of Policy & Public Affairs. David’s responsibilities at the SRC involve representing and promoting the interests of the retail industry and member companies to policy makers and opinion formers on a wide range of public policy issues. He is a board member of the Scottish Tourism Alliance, a member of Prosper’s National Policy Committee and CBI’s Scottish Council. Since 2022 he has served as a member of the Scottish Government’s Retail Industry Leadership Group and since 2023 as a member of the Scottish Government’s New Deal For Business Group.

More details to be announced shortly.

Free to attend for charity members and a great chance to catch up with colleagues and meet new Charity Retail Association members for a day of networking and discussion. There will also be a small exhibition of suppliers to the sector.

Book early! Reserve your spot below.

For any questions about this event, please contact Kelly Marshall, Operations Administrator – kelly@charityretail.org.uk