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Welcome to Scotland - The Scotland Forum 2025
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)
Welcome from the Presiding Officer, The Rt Hon Alison Johnstone MSP
Alison Johnstone (Presiding Officer, Parliament of Scotland)
“Interdependences- the Key to resilient Nations and a less Fractious World”
Henry McLeish (First Minister of Scotland 2000–2001)
“Inspection of the Honours of Scotland”
(Edinburgh Castle; September 3rd, 2025)
“Wales, Scotland and Europe”
Lord Dafyyd Wigley (Leader of Plaid Cymru 1991-2000; Member of the UK Parliament 1974-2001)
Welcome from Cabinet Secretary, The Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS
Mark Drakeford (Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language; First Minister of Wales 2018-24)
Welcome from the Deputy Presiding Officer, The Rt Hon Annabelle Ewing MSP
Annabelle Ewing (Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament)
"Delivering on Devolution: Real Power for the Scottish Parliament"
Sir David Davis MP (Member of the UK Parliament; Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union 2016-2018)
Sustainable Economies, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Industries
Bertie Ahern (Prime Minister of Ireland, 1997-2008)
"Economic Discontent with Globalization, How it is Managed and the Role of Global Education"
Gordon Brown (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 2007-10)
"Brexit: How to go about It, and what Direction for the EU when it happens?"
Brian Cowen (Prime Minister of Ireland, 2008-11)
Talking Cultural Diplomacy with Ian Gillan
With Ian Gillan (Singer & Song Writer of Deep Purple) & Marcia Barrett (Lead Singer of Boney M)
Talking Cultural Diplomacy with David Soul
David Soul (Best known for his Role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" in the TV Program "Starsky & Hutch")
Talking Cultural Diplomacy with Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine Jackson (Celebrated American Singer) talks to Jack McConnell (First Minister of Scotland)
"The Parallax Effect on Long Hair"
Ian Gillan (Singer & Song Writer of Deep Purple)
"The Need for Diplomacy in the New World (dis)Order"
Humza Yousaf (First Minister of Scotland 2023-24)
“Parity of Esteem - Culture and Reconciliation”
Alex Salmond (First Minister of Scotland 2007-14)
"A New World Orde: What Role for Europe and the UK?"
Jack McConnell (First Minister of Scotland 2001-07)
"Understanding Afghanistan and Central Asia"
Malcolm Rifkind, (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the UK)
“Cultural Diplomacy - An Underestimated Key Part of the Diplomatic Toolkit “
Catherine Ashton (High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy, 2009-14)
"Reducing Economic Inequalities by the Expansion of Educational Capacities and Opportunities"
Charles Clarke (Home Secretary of the UK)
"The Soft Power of Culture"
Dame Tessa Jowell (UK Minister for the Olympics)
"Politician's Perspective on the Enforcement of Human Rights"
Lord John Leslie Prescott (Deputy Prime Minister of the UK)
"The Value of Regulating Immigration Advisers"
Suzanne McCarthy (Immigration Services Commissioner UK)
“The Sino-Global Discourse”
An Interview with Nirj Deva (UK Member of the European Parliament)
"Making the Case for Europe in the Age of Populism"
Seb Dance (Deputy Mayor of London for Transport)
"The Nation State in the Global Age"
Anthony Giddens (Director of the London School of Economics 1996-2003)
"The Latest Global Trends in Cultural Relations & the Role of Culture and Education in Soft Power"
Martin Davidson (CEO and Chair of the British Council)
“Age of Indifference”
Eric Jack Pickles, Baron Pickles (UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues)
"The UK and Germany in a Changing World Order: New Challenges, New Strategies"
Bill Cash (Member of the British Parliament)
“Great Art, National Treasures: The Unique Contribution of the Commonwealth”
Nick Brown (Chief Whip of the UK House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury)
"Kultur Kampf?"
Lord Inglewood, William Richard Fletcher-Vane (UK Under-Secretary of State for Broadcasting and Tourism)
"The Role of Cultural Links in the Government's Commercial Diplomacy Drive"
Henry Bellingham (Member of the British Parliament)
"Protecting Human Rights, Why Legislation Isn't Enough"
Fiona Mactaggart (Member of the British Parliament)
"Immigration & Integration in an Age of Austerity: Challenges & Opportunities"
Diane Abbott (Member of the British Parliament)
“Cooperation, Collaboration & Compromise: The Trinity of Diplomacy, Peace & Justice”
Manzila Pola Uddin (Baroness Uddin; Member of the House of Lords, UK)
“Cultural Diplomacy between Arts Promotion and Nation Branding”
Emil Brix (Ambassador of Austria to United Kingdom)
"The Lithuanian Presidency of the EU: Priorities in the Field of Culture and Audio-visual"
Asta Skaisgiryté Liauškiené (Ambassador of Lithuania to the United Kingdom)
"Denmark - How to Design a Nation"
Claus Grube (Ambassador of Denmark to the United Kingdom)
"Developing Initiatives to Promote Cultural Understanding, Global Human Rights & World Peace within the Commonwealth"
Diego Gómez Pickering (Ambassador of Mexico to the United Kingdom)
An Interview with Sir Malcolm Rifkind
(Foreign Secretary of the UK)
An Interview with Gordon Brown
(Prime Minister of the UK)
An Interview with Charles Clarke
(Home Secretary of the UK)
