The conference welcome will be delivered by Billy Currie, EAUC Scotland Convenor and Director of Estates and Sustainability, Dumfries and Galloway College.

The keynote will be delivered by headline sponsors UniGreenScheme.

Stories are not just how we market, they are how we build trust, inspire belief, secure funding, and move people to take action.

Across two plenary sessions, Karis Gill will explore how storytelling is your greatest asset in the college and university sector.

Expect real examples from social enterprise, simple frameworks you can use immediately, and fresh ways to tell your impact story with confidence and authenticity.

Enjoy networking with refreshments in our exhibition space.

In this session, we will explore how sustainability can be woven into institutional processes and culture naturally and joyfully. We'll hear examples of engaging staff and students meaningfully in institutional changes with a focus on the teaching community, and there will be space to share challenges and opportunities with each other.

Speakers will include:

• Sasha Beswick, Barnsley College

• Rob Chamberlain, Barnsley College

• Colin Hardacre, SRUC

Against the backdrop of new statutory guidance and increasing auditing of institutional action on sustainability, this session will help you gain a clearer understanding of leadership and governance expectations. We will identify challenges and opportunities for improving outcomes relating to sustainability in these areas.

Speakers will include:

• Rebecca Hall, Audit Scotland

• Valerie Jackman, College Development Network (CDN)

• Hannah Neufeld, Scottish Government

Enjoy lunch in our exhibition space. 

This session will help you create a clear link between wellbeing and sustainability. We will explore how sustainability in learning and teaching can enhance student wellbeing, and how we can support wellbeing in everything we do.

Speakers will include:

• Lisa McGovern, City of Glasgow College

• Dr Caroline Harvey, University of Derby

Against the backdrop of new statutory guidance and increasing auditing of institutional action on sustainability, this session will help you gain a clearer understanding of how sustainability relates to financial planning and reporting. We will explore examples of effective practice from across the UK and discuss what this means for our colleges and universities.

Speakers will include:

• Jo Allat, UKRI

• Anne Cairns, Audit Scotland

• Neil Cameron, Audit Scotland

Whilst many of Scotland’s research and innovation institutions already have experience of embedding sustainability into research and innovation practices to various degrees, recent drivers such as the Concordat for Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation and statutory guidance are giving this area renewed and strategic focus. Shared learning and collaboration are crucial to support quality research outcomes across different scales. In this session we will hear of the strategic approaches towards sustainable research practices from two universities and explore the challenges and opportunities for increasing regional and national collaborative working and partnerships.

Speakers will include:

• Susie Cook, University of Edinburgh

• Professor Tracy Morse, University of Strathclyde

New statutory guidance for public bodies alongside the growing body of publicly available tools and collaborative networks presents a great opportunity for institutional and sectoral momentum in this critical area. This session will help you to understand effective benchmarking approaches to climate risk and adaptation and showcase adaptation action that can be applied in a college and university setting.

Speakers will include:

• Dr Emilie Wadsworth, Verture

• Eirini Kourtesi, Perth and Kinross Council

Enjoy networking with refreshments in our exhibition space.

Stories are not just how we market, they are how we build trust, inspire belief, secure funding, and move people to take action.

Across two plenary sessions, Karis Gill will explore how storytelling is your greatest asset in the college and university sector.

Expect real examples from social enterprise, simple frameworks you can use immediately, and fresh ways to tell your impact story with confidence and authenticity.