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Module 1: 7-9 October 2025 (In Person)
Day One (UHI, Inverness)
11:00 – Arrivals and Coffee
11:30 – Welcome, Vicki Nairn, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of the Highlands and Islands; Introduction to each other and to the programme
12:30 – Lunch
13:00 – Introduction to Entrepreneurial Leadership and the Entrepreneurial University – Lesley Dobree and Ceri Nursaw
14:15 – Professor Steve Gedeon, Tech Commercialisation, Strategic Partnership and Venture Capitalist, Toronto University
15:30 – Break
15:45 – Donella Beaton, Vice-Principal Partnerships, Robert Gordon University
17:00 – Close
19:00 – Dinner
Day Two (Glasgow School of Art, Forres Campus)
09:00 – Welcome and introduction to day 2
09:30 – Creative Leadership: Innovation from the Edge, Irene McAra McWilliam, Glasgow School of Art
10:45 – Break
11:15 – Group activity
12:30 – Lunch
13:15 – Partnering for Impact, Adam Doyle, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Careers and Employer Engagement, University of East London
14:45 – Break
15:00 – Time-Poor innovator exercise – Ceri Nursaw
16:30 – Close and return to UHI
19:00 – Dinner
Day Three – Departures
Module 2: 10 December 2025 (Online)
09:00 – Welcome and review of progress since last module
09:15 – “From off Broadway to Times Square: Moving Research Impact from a side-hustle to the Centre of the University”, Professor Colin McLeod, Executive Director of the Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre and Professor in the Faculty of Business and Economics/Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne
10:25 – Break
11:00 – Bridging the Gap: Building Collaborative Relationships between Business Schools and the Wider University, Professor Adam Shore, Director of Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University
12:15 – Impact on your entrepreneurial practice – action planning
13:30 – Close
13:30 – End
Module 3: 23-24 February 2026 (In Person)
Day One (National Robotarium, Edinburgh)
10:30 – Arrivals
11:00 – Welcome back and introduction to the final module
11:15 – Feedback on projects as per guidance previously shared – all participants with LD/CN
12:30 – Lunch
13:15 – “Leading with Purpose and Impact: the golden threads linking university culture and a sustainable Scottish economy“, Professor Cara Aitchison, Chair, Scottish Funding Council
14:30 – Break
15:00 – “It’s all about people, partnerships and purpose“, Professor Pamela Gillies, Professor Emerita in Public Health and former Vice-Chancellor, Glasgow Caledonian University
16:15 – Remaining feedback on projects as per guidance previously shared – all participants with LD/CN
17:30 – Close
19:00 – Dinner at Riccarton Inn
Day Two (National Robotarium, Edinburgh)
09:15 – Arrivals
09:30 – Entrepreneurial Mindset: the Core Graduate Attribute for Life, Professor Richard Williams, Vice-Chancellor, Heriot-Watt University
11:00 – Evaluation
11:15 – Free time
12:30 – Tour of The National Robotarium, Stewart Miller, CEO (optional)
13:30 – Close
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Study Day 5: 19 March 2025 (In Person)
09:00 – Arrivals and Coffee
09:30 – Welcome back and introduction to the final day
10:00 – Enhancing your entrepreneurial skills to drive innovation, change and create greater impact
11:15 – Professor Kevin Kerrigan, DVC, University of Hull
12:45 – Lunch
13:30 – Presentations on recommendations to address the Wicked Problems; Next Steps
15:30 – Looking ahead; action planning and next steps
16:30 – End