Dr Deborah A. O’Neil OBE FRSE
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, NovaBiotics

Deborah is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aberdeen-based NovaBiotics, a multi-award-winning biotechnology business with a portfolio of first-in-class solutions for unmet health and personal care needs.

Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak
Chief Scientist (Health), Scottish Government and Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Glasgow

Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak DBE MD FRCP FAHA FMedSci FRSE is Chief Scientist (Health) for the Scottish Government and Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow. She is internationally recognised for her leadership in cardiovascular medicine, precision medicine, and health innovation.

Claire Mack
Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables

Claire has been Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, the representative voice of Scotland’s renewable energy industry, since October 2017. She is responsible for leading the organisation’s work to grow Scotland’s renewables sector and sustain its position at the forefront of the global clean energy industry.

Tim Stedman
Chief Executive Officer, Storrega

Tim joined Storegga in May 2024 with over 30 years’ experience from the chemicals industry.

Prior to Storegga, Tim was the CEO of Agilyx Corporation, a leader in recycling technologies that unlocks value from plastic waste to enable a circular economy, where he served from 2020 to 2024.

Mikael Down
Executive Director and Head of EMEA Sustainable Finance, Morgan Stanley

Mikael Down is an Executive Director and Head of EMEA Sustainable Finance at Morgan Stanley, where he leads the development of new sustainable finance products, solutions, and partnerships across the region.

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.  

Peter Branner
Chief Investment Officer, Aberdeen

Peter Branner joined Aberdeen on 1 May 2023 as Chief Investment Officer. Prior to this appointment, Peter was Chief Investment Officer of APG Asset Management, where he was responsible for the overall investment operations and optimisation of long term and responsible investments. Peter has 30 years of investment experience including CEO/CIO of the Investment Management business of SEB in Sweden.

Lolita Jackson MBE
Executive Director of Sustainable Cities at Sustainable Development Capital LLP

Lolita Jackson MBE is the Executive Director of Sustainable Cities at Sustainable Development Capital LLP, a multibillion-pound London-based climate investment firm.  She is the link to governments around the world, also working on business development and origination.  Lolita previously worked for the NYC Mayor’s Office for 15 years in a variety of roles. 

Fraser Wilson
Financial Services Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Fraser Wilson is a Financial Services Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). He leads PwC's FS practice in Scotland and in his role as the Head of FS Regions, has responsibilty for driving the regional market focus of the FS practice across the UK. With over two decades of experience in the finance industry, Fraser has cultivated a reputation for his strategic acumen and dedication to delivering innovative solutions to complex business challenges. 

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.

Kate Forbes MSP
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic

Kate Forbes is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency (which includes Dingwall, the Black Isle and the Great Glen). She is the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for the Economy and Gaelic in the Scottish Government.

Kate first joined the Government in June 2018, as Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy. She subsequently served as Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy from February 2020 to March 2023.

Nikhil Rathi
Chief Executive, Financial Conduct Authority

Nikhil was appointed Chief Executive of the FCA on 1 October 2020. He began his career in HM Treasury before serving as Private Secretary to the Prime Minister between 2005 – 2008. Nikhil then became Head of the Financial Stability Unit, overseeing a number of the UK’s financial stability interventions before becoming HM Treasury’s Director of the Financial Services Group from 2009 – 2014.

Andrew Bailey
Governor, Bank of England

On 20 December 2019, Andrew Bailey was announced as the Governor of the Bank of England. He began his term on 16 March 2020.  Andrew became the Chair of the Financial Stability Board on 1 July 2025. 

Andrew Bailey served as Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from 1 July 2016 until taking up the role of Governor. As CEO of the FCA, Andrew Bailey was also a member of the Prudential Regulation Committee, the Financial Policy Committee, and the Board of the Financial Conduct Authority.

Alastair King DL
The Rt Hon. The Lord Mayor of London, 2024–25

Alastair King DL is the 696th Lord Mayor of the City of London, a role that sees him serve as a global ambassador for the UK’s financial and professional services sector. With a career spanning law, finance, entrepreneurship, and public service, he brings a rare blend of commercial insight and civic leadership to the office at a time when global confidence, sustainable investment, and innovation are more important than ever.

Sandy Begbie CBE FRSE
Chief Executive, Scottish Financial Enterprise

Sandy Begbie CBE FRSE is one of Scotland’s most influential business leaders, with a career defined by transformation, vision, and a deep commitment to social and economic progress. As Chief Executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), Sandy leads Scotland’s financial and professional services industry—one of the nation’s most important economic sectors—at a time of unprecedented opportunity in responsible investment, fintech, and the transition to net zero.