Adrian Gillespie
Chief Executive, Scottish Enterprise

As Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise (SE) – Scotland’s national and international economic development agency, Adrian is responsible for leading a global workforce focused on transforming Scotland’s economy. By accelerating the delivery of the energy transition, scaling innovation, and driving capital investment for productivity – we aim to boost levels of business innovation, investment and international growth.

Sandra Boss
Senior Managing Director, Chair, BlackRock UK

Sandra Boss, Senior Managing Director, is the Chair of BlackRock UK. She works with the Head of BlackRock UK to engage with clients, corporates and policy makers and help bring the best of BlackRock’s global platform to the UK market. She also acts as strategic advisor to the Head of the International Business, which spans Europe, the Middle East, India, and Asia Pacific. She is a member of BlackRock’s Global Operating Committee.

Carolyn Jameson
Senior Independent Director, Scottish National Investment Bank

Carolyn is an experienced leader of technology businesses and is currently Chief Legal Officer at Airalo, an international eSIM company. She has particular exposure to scaling businesses to exit events. She was previously Chief Trust Officer at Trustpilot at IPO, and prior to that, Chief Legal Officer at Skyscanner, where she led the sale of the business for £1.46bn, and subsequently became Head of International M&A for Ctrip.  

Paul Thwaite
Chief Executive, NatWest Group

Paul is Group Chief Executive of NatWest Group, a leading UK bank serving over 20 million customers, with businesses across retail, commercial and private banking markets. In Scotland, NatWest Group supports one in three businesses and one in five people and families through its Royal Bank of Scotland brand.