Scotland CAN DO: Business Innovation Forum

Overview

We created the Scotland CAN DO: Business Innovation Forum to agree actions in support of a more innovative business culture. This was part of a reformatting of the previous Scotland CAN DO: Innovation Forum.

Led by the Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation, the Forum supports the improvement of Scotland’s business innovation performance by:

• providing scrutiny and challenge of progress against the Innovation Action Plan and actions arising from the innovation chapter of the Enterprise and Skills Review
• considering and providing advice on the potential impacts of emerging and longer term trends and issues on business innovation

Related groups

• Joint Innovation Communications and Marketing Group

Members

• Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation (Chair)
• Henk Berits, Tourism     
• Audrey Cumberford, Colleges Scotland      
• Patricia Findlay, University of Strathclyde
• Iain Hunter, SSAC
• Will Hutton, Big Innovation Centre   
• Stephen Ingledew, Fintech
• Graeme Jones, Financial Services
• Sandy Kennedy, Entrepreneurial Scotland 
• Claire Mack, Scottish Renewables
• Irene McAra McWilliam, Glasgow School of Art
• Jane Morrison-Ross, Scotland IS   
• Adam Lang, Nesta
• Andrea Nolan, Universities Scotland
• Derek Norwood 
• Nora Senior, E&S Strategic Board     
• Reemah Shahnab, POMS
• David Thomson, Food and Drink      
• Joe Tree, Creative Industries  
• Dave Tudor, Life Sciences Scotland  
• Laurence Ward, Technology Advisory Group

Partner and delivery organisations

• Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Innovate UK
• Innovation Centres
• Interface    
• Scottish Enterprise
• Scottish Funding Council         
• Skills Development Scotland  

Publications