Alexander Lukas Bieri started working for Roche Group Holdings in 1994 and first was tasked with the management of market introductions of biopharmaceuticals. Pursuing his interest in public relations and information management, he became acquainted to the company’s unique heritage
Gordon Cree was born in Ayrshire and was classically trained in piano and singing at the RCS. In a lengthy career, he has garnered a formidable reputation as a pianist, singer, conductor, composer, arranger-orchestrator and cabaret artiste. Having started his
Eoghan MacGuire is Lead Editor of the investigative outlet, Bellingcat, and a recent John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University in California. Eoghan leads a team of editors and social media producers at Bellingcat while also working with dozens of
Emma Thomson is clinical professor of infectious diseases at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (and professor of emerging viral infections at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). She trained in medicine in Glasgow, specialised in
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Jason Gill is Professor of Cardiometabolic Health in the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health at the University of Glasgow. He leads an active multi-disciplinary research group investigating the prevention and management of vascular and metabolic diseases and has published
Simon is the founder of LEAP Scotland and a committee member of LEAP UK (The Law Enforcement Action Partnership) a global organization of police officers and other enforcement agencies, officials in our criminal justice system and many others campaigning for
George McGill graduated with honours in Botany from Glasgow University, and as the title of his talk suggests, has spent his career in the field of rot and home preservation. He has worked in technical/scientific and managerial capacities with various
Brian Taylor is a writer, broadcaster, lecturer, event chair, raconteur and after-dinner speaker. He is a columnist for the Herald, also presenting a Podcast for them. In addition, he is a frequent broadcaster, mainly on politics and current affairs. Brian’s
Chris McInerny is a Reader at the University of Glasgow, where he researches cell division and its relevance to cancer. He has a long term interest in natural history, particularly birds, mammals, butterflies, Odonata and plants, especially orchids. In this
