Tickets can be obtained from Principal's PA at the Halbeath Campus: 01383 845123
Leadership for Tomorrow
Wednesday 27 August 7.30pm - 9pm
(refreshments from 7pm)
Simon Hollington, MD of Values Based Leadership Ltd
Audience: Professional business leaders
Simon Hollington is Founding Director of Values Based Leadership Ltd, a company. He formed with John Frost to "connect people and organisations". He is current involved in a number of projects in the public sector, in the engineering sector, in the construction industry, and within the media and telecommunications sector. Simon will speak around the theme of leadership for the future of successful business.
www.valuesbasedleadership.co.uk
The Digital Generation Masterclass
Thursday 28 August 3pm
Peter Proud, Global Director, Microsoft
Audience: S5 and S6 pupils
Peter Proud, Senior Executive with Microsoft Global will chat to S5 and S6 pupils about the impact of technology upon the way we live, consume goods and engage with the world of work. A fantastic opportunity to discuss with Peter his international working life and his view on our future digital world.
Perfect Marketing Masterclass
Thursday 28 August 7.30pm - 9pm
(refreshments from 7pm)
Peter Proud, Global Director, Microsoft
Audience: Business people, marketing and sales teams
From mobile phones to interactive TV to in-store experiences, customers increasingly expect relevant, interactive and social experiences to be consistent across all of the devices they use and the touch points they encounter. Businesses cannot support these types of experiences through a series of isolated web sites, mobile applications and the like. Connections must be made from back-end systems out to a myriad of end-points using a combination of software plus services, which generate a huge amount of data.
Making a Difference in Diabetes
Edinburgh Beltane Lecture
Monday 1 September 7.30pm - 9pm
(refreshments from 7pm)
Care for people with diabetes has improved markedly in recent years, but researchers and companies in Scotland are at the forefront of efforts to improve future care, develop better treatments and increase our knowledge and understanding of diabetes. Our panel includes specialists from UHI Millennium Institute, Inverness; Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, as well as speakers from medical technology company Optos plc, Dunfermline and Diabetes UK Scotland. Followed by Q&A session.
This event is organised by Edinburgh Beltane, one of the Beacons for Public Engagement.
Confident Dunfermline: 2020
Tuesday 2 September 7.30pm - 9pm (refreshments from 7pm)
Dr Carol Craig, Centre for Confidence and Well-being
Audience: Professionals in a role to support, teach, advise young people
Carol Craig will explore Dunfermline's 'confidence tipping-point' and explain some of the recent successes of her team, and other Scottish cities in challenging the worst of the Scottish psyche.
An interactive lecture for professionals working with young people in and around Dunfermline and West Fife.
Engineering for the Next Generation
Wednesday 3 September 3pm
Dr Peter Hughes OBE, Scottish Engineering
Audience: S3 and S4 pupils
“Engineering provides exciting career opportunities for a great cross section of our population. The Carnegie Festival is an ideal way to learn more about these opportunities and will help pupils to decide on their future careers.”
Peter will present a truly motivational lecture in his usual lively style. Not to be missed by anyone interested in a career in science or technology.