Morning
8:15 am
Sponsors Breakfast Registration
8:30 am - 9:15 am
Join our #TTG2025 sponsors at their invitation-only breakfasts overlooking the hallowed turf of the home of Scottish Rugby.
8:30 am
Join us in the Thistle Suite and catch up with friends and colleagues over breakfast before #TTG2025 kicks off at 9:30 am.
9:30 am
Opening Welcome
9:45 am
Unlocking Whole Brain Potential
Amy Brann – Synaptic Potential
In an era of relentless change and complexity, achieving sustainable high performance isn’t about working harder or longer—it’s about working smarter. Unlocking Whole Brain Potential is designed to help you empower individuals at every level of your organisation, from the C-suite to frontline practitioners, with actionable strategies rooted in neuroscience.
Through this session, Amy Brann will guide you on a journey into the science of the brain, offering fresh insights into how perception, decision-making, and behaviour shape both individual and organisational outcomes. This isn’t just theory; it’s a roadmap for implementing meaningful change that drives measurable results
10:30 am
Daring to Double
Speaker: Frankie Deane – AG Barr
“Daring to Double”, Frankie Deane, Director of Organisational Development at AG Barr Group, will share with us how one of Scotland’s most iconic brands is putting the colleague experience, learning, talent and driving high performance at the heart of an ambitious business strategy.
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Morning break
11:45 am
Shaping the Future Workforce
Mairi McInnes, Global Industries Leader will share her insights into Shaping the Future Workforce and what global skills data and AI mean for talent, learning and business success
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
Afternoon
1:30 pm
Falling in Love with the Problem
Speaker: Natal Dank – PXO Culture
Natal will be exploring ways to Fall in Love with the Problem, tackling the challenge of how you ensure that your Learning, Talent or HR solutions deliver the value that matters
the most.
2:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Attracting, Developing and Retaining Top Talent
Speakers: Donald H Taylor, Noel Brown, Frankie Deane, Jo Chisolm
Our panel, hosted by our Gathering Chair, Donald H. Taylor, will discuss how leading organisations are redefining the colleague experience to attract, develop, and retain
top talent.
3:45 pm
Redefining the Impossible
The world’s leading adaptive explorer will share with us his inspiring story of overcoming adversity to redefine the impossible just a few weeks before he sets off on a record-breaking expedition to the South Pole.
4:30 pm
Speaker: Donald H Taylor
Join us in the Thistle Suite to celebrate a successful day and carry on the conversation.
The Talent Gathering Learn, Connect,
and Grow
The Talent Gathering is a unique event for Learning, Talent, and HR professionals in Scotland and beyond. It features an impressive speaker lineup and provides a networking opportunity for individuals working in learning and development and HR. The event has been held annually at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, and before the pandemic, it was the fastest-growing UK Learning and Development Conference outside of London. The event was initiated to fill the gap for such an event in Scotland, catering to the professionals in the HR and learning and development industry based in the region.
One full day
02 Oct
Time - 8:30am
Conference Registration Opens
The Thistle Suite, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Join us in the Thistle Suite at Murrayfield Stadium for tea, coffee and breakfast rolls and get settled in for the day ahead.