Join us to hear the latest insights from the quarterly survey of over 2000 people in Scotland. Scott Edgar, Senior Research Manager at the Diffley Partnership will present the latest findings which track economic confidence and buying intentions over time, as well as helping us to understand and monitor economic attitudes and public opinion. This data was collected at the start of November 2024.
Following Scott, we will hear Sebastian Burnside, Chief Economist at Natwest Group and Tejesh Mistry, Chief Executive at Voluntary Health Scotland, share their reflections on the latest data.
Registration, breakfast and networking from 8.15am. Presentation and discussion commences promptly at 8.45am. The event will finish at 9.45am.
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About the speakers:
Scott Edgar, Senior Research Manager, The Diffley Partnership
Scott joined the Diffley Partnership following previous roles in social research in the Electoral Commission and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Since joining the business he has managed a wide range of research projects including two of Diffley Partnership’s regular quarterly surveys in Understanding Scotland and Understanding Business
Scott has significant expertise in statistical data analysis, research design, management of research projects and communication and has worked on several high profile and high impact projects. He has a degree in Political Research from the University of Strathclyde.
Sebastian Burnside, Chief Economist, Natwest Group
Sebastian joined the Royal Bank of Scotland in 2009 and has been Chief Economist for NatWest Group since 2018. His areas of interest include how society adapts to an ageing population; the economics of the climate transition; impact of technology and AI on jobs; the shift to defined contribution pension schemes and the microanalysis of customer transaction data.
His insights help the bank understand how we need to change to meet the demands of an evolving economy and customer base. His analysis covers a wide range of topics affecting personal and corporate customers from demographic change and student debt, to macroprudential and monetary policy.
Before joining RBS, Sebastian worked as an Economist for Ofcom and PwC. Sebastian holds degrees in Economics from a BSc in Economics from London School of Economics, and an MSc in Economics from The University of Edinburgh. Sebastian is Trustee Director of NatWest Group Retirement Savings Trustee Ltd.
Tejesh Mistry, Chief Executive Officer, Voluntary Health Scotland
Tejesh joined Voluntary Health Scotland as Chief Executive in March 2024. Tejesh has a wealth of experience, working as Director of External Affairs at Venture Trust for 4 years until August 2023; and was Interim Director for Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire (VASLan), a Third Sector Interface.
Tejesh previously held senior roles with the Royal Voluntary Service and with Cycling UK where he led behaviour change programmes to reduce loneliness and to improve physical and mental wellbeing. He was appointed to the Board of Sport Scotland in April 2022.