As Scotland looks to achieve a delicate balance between protecting the nation’s health and supporting the economy, join Royal Bank of Scotland at their regular webinar series looking at how businesses can move from resilience to recovery.
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Thursday 25th February 2021
12pm – 4pm
SHREC 2021 takes place six months before the eyes of the world turn to Scotland as the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) takes place in Glasgow. This global summit is expected to see the nations of the world come together to agree actions to tackle climate change. With leading figures including David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg prominent in the headlines over the past year, and the Coronavirus forcing new ways of thinking about how our societies operate, it is not far-fetched to suggest that the Highlands can become the focal point for the world because of the positive engagement with renewable energy to-date and the can-do attitude.
SHREC 21 will focus on climate change and will be exploring the current Scottish & UK net-zero legal standpoint as well as discussing why it is that businesses need to take an active interest in the climate change agenda. This is all the more pertinent as countries endeavour to transition to a greener economy following the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Highlands and Islands in particular are well placed to play a big part in delivering solutions which could be exported to the world, and it will be fascinating to get more of an idea from leading figures in our sector of what is being done already, and what can be done. It won’t be one panacea to all the planet’s ills, but lots of small steps and changes which contribute to a more sustainable future. SHREC 2021 can be one of those small steps.
Virtual Networking
Although it will be a live online event, Harper Macleod will still be making sure that everyone can network and meet each other. They’ll have breakout rooms throughout the online conference where you can bring your own tea/coffee and enjoy a conversation with other delegates. There will be live chat/Q&A available throughout also.
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The next few months will see one of the most significant changes to the trading landscape for UK and Scottish businesses, and for those looking to trade into the UK and Scotland from abroad, in the last fifty years. The UK’s exit from the European Union will directly affect trading arrangements with EU customers, and the UK’s new trade deals with non-EU countries will affect trading further afield. Supply chains and part procurement arrangements are likely to be affected, as will the free movement of workers, key to local manufacturing arrangements. Whilst this will result in additional complexity, compliance requirements and costs, it will also offer opportunities.
The webinar will be delivered online via Harper Macleod’s Zoom Webinars platform by lead speaker Jamie Watt who is a Partner in the firm. Leading the firm’s intellectual property and technology (‘IP&T’) practice, Jamie is a specialist in IP&T and complex contract matters particularly those with a cross-border element. As part of this he manages the firm’s IP registration practice for clients, addressing over 1500 different brand rights in over 60 countries. Jamie is a registered expert with the European Commission, rated as a leading individual in both Chambers and the Legal 500, accredited as a specialist with the Law Society of Scotland, and has been recognised as an IP Star for the previous 5 years by Intellectual Property Magazine.
The webinar will take place on Thursday 19th of November at 1pm.
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Exercise in a Box is an online tool from the NCSC which helps organisations test and practise their response to a cyber-attack.
It is completely free, and you don’t have to be an expert to use it. The service provides exercises, based around the main cyber threats, which your organisation can do in your own time, in a safe environment, as many times as you want. It includes everything you need for setting up, planning, delivery, and post-exercise activity, all in one place.
SBRC has been tasked with facilitating Exercise in a Box with companies from all over Scotland. This will play host to one of those sessions.
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Statkraft would like to update you about their plans for a wind farm in the area, before an application is submitted.
Join the online exhibition: view the plans and meet the team.
Following their exhibition in June last year, Statkraft have continued with site studies and assessed all feedback received on the initial plans put forward. They are now ready to share details of the improvements made to the site design before it is submitted. They believe they have designed a project that is sensitive to its surroundings, and makes the most of the ample wind resource available.
In line with Scottish Government advice in relation to Covid-19, they are holding an online consultation where you can find out more from the project team.
You can view the online exhibition here. At the online event you can ask questions, arrange a call and chat online with the project team
The North Highland Regeneration Fund would like to invite you to attend their fourteenth Annual General Meeting, to be held virtually via Zoom on Friday 6 November at 10:30.
This is an opportunity to hear about the work of the Fund over the past year, and to speak with the NHRF directors and team about how they could help your company.
If you would like to attend, please let us know by emailing enquiries@nhrf.co.uk or calling 01847 500103 by Friday 30 October.
The seafood sector has been hard hit in terms of export during COVID-19 and we have seen rapidly changing consumer behaviours in China as the country is recovering from the pandemic. This SDI webinar will help Scottish seafood exporters understand the current market access issues for exporting to China, and how to target the China market with premium Scottish seafood products.
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Hosted by Co-operative Development Scotland, this is the second in a series of webinars for professional advisers and business owners exploring the Employee Ownership Trust as a succession solution. This webinar will outline the role of the legal adviser in the Employee Ownership Trust transaction.
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This SDI webinar is for food and drink businesses targeting, or considering targeting, Hong Kong and will give the latest updates on the market, especially for seafood and meat sub-sectors.
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