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Book your place at the 2025 Women in Tourism conference!

On Friday 21 March, join us at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) for the 2025 Women in Tourism conference!  The day will begin at 12:00 with a networking lunch, followed by a range of inspiring and thought-provoking sessions, before we close the day with a networking drinks reception.

We’re delighted to welcome a range of speakers and panelists, representing a cross-section of Scottish tourism, with more to be announced in the coming weeks:

  • Professor Anna Leask, Edinburgh Napier University
  • Cat Leaver, Director of Strategy and Competitive Intelligence, VisitScotland
  • Elise MacDonald, Managing Director, Lux Events
  • Julie Grieve, Founder & Chair
  • Julie Pearson, Head of Events, Glasgow Life
  • Kate Nicholls OBE, CEO, UKHospitality
  • Kelly Johnstone, COO, Springboard
  • Lauren Robertson, Director of Marketing, W Edinburgh
  • Lesley Judge, Strategic Programmes Executive, Interface
  • Lindsey Neilson, Senior Corporate & Incentive Business Development Manager, VisitScotland
  • Louise Clelland, Customer Services, Royal Yacht Britannia
  • Rosemary McLennan, Managing Director, Scottish PA Network
  • Sheila Gilmore, CEO, VisitArran
  • Shona McCarthy Chief Executive, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
  • Synden Grieve, Program Manager, Expedia Group
  • Victoria Erasmus, Owner, Glen Mhor Hotel & Uile-bheist Distillery

AGENDA FOR CONFERENCE:

12.00 pm Registration, networking and lunch

1.30 pm Welcome from conference host Amanda Wrathall (EICC) and introduction from Chair of WIT, Susan Russell

1.45 pm Keynote speaker: Kate Nicholls OBE, UKHospitality

2.15 pm Panel discussion – innovation and resilience, facilitated by Julie Grieve, Founder & Chair

  • Sheila Gilmore, CEO, VisitArran
  • Julie Pearson, Head of Events, Glasgow Life
  • Victoria Erasmus, Owner, Glen Mhor Hotel & Uile-bheist Distiller

2.45 pm Panel discussion – work/life balance and ‘doing it all’, facilitated by Lindsey Neilson, Senior Corporate & Incentive Business Development Manager, VisitScotland

  • Louise Clelland, Customer Services, Royal Yacht Britannia
  • Lauren Robertson, Director of Marketing, W Edinburgh

3.15 pm Coffee break + networking

3.45 pm Panel discussion – tourism as a career of choice, facilitated by Kelly Johnstone, COO, Springboard

  • Professor Anna Leask, Edinburgh Napier University
  • Amber Rissmann, Chef, Gleneagles
  • Gail Gardner, Trainer, Springboard

4.15 pm Panel discussion – Leadership in a changing world, facilitated by Elise MacDonald, Managing Director, Lux Events

  • Shona McCarthy Chief Executive, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
  • Cat Leaver, Director of Strategy and Competitive Intelligence, VisitScotland

4.45 pm Panel discussion – The power of your networks, facilitated by Synden Grieve, Program Manager, Expedia Group

  • Rosemary McLennan, Managing Director, Scottish PA Network
  • Lesley Judge, Strategic Programmes Executive, Interface

5.30 pm Closing remarks followed by evening drinks reception in Platform 5

7.30 pm Close of conference

We have created a range of ticket packages to ensure the event is as accessible as possible:

  • WIT Member full conference pass £80
  • WIT Member day pass (12:00-17.30) £65
  • WIT Member evening drinks reception (17:30-19:30) £30
  • Non-Member full conference pass £95
  • Non-Member day pass (12:00-17:30) £80
  • Non-Member evening drinks reception (17:30-19:30) £35

 Book your place at what will be one of the key tourism conferences of 2025 NOW!

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