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The Scotland Forum 2025

Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding

(Heriot-Watt University; Edinburgh, September 1st–4th, 2025)

Speakers & Delegates

Speakers for the conference will include among others the following dignitaries:

Alexandra Völker
Member of the Swedish Parliament		 Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
Head of the Scotland Forum; Former Member of the UK Parliament		 Ann Linde
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden 2019-2022
Ash Regan
Member of the Scottish Parliament 		Prof. Amos Haniff
Associate Executive Dean for International and Partnerships at Heriot-Watt University 		Baroness Manzila Uddin
Member of the House of Lords
Bjřrt Samuelson
Speaker of the Parliament, Faroe Islands		 Bertie Ahern
Prime Minister of Ireland 1997-2008 		Dagbjört Hákonardóttir
Member of the Parliament of Iceland
Daniel Vencu Velasquez Castro
Member of the Swedish Parliament		 Sir David Davis
Member of the UK Parliament; Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union 2016-18		 Davor Filipović
Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Croatia 2022-2023
Elisa Morgera
UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights		 Elisabeth Nauclér
Member of the Finnish Parliament 2007-2015		 Eva Biaudet
Member of the Finnish Parliament
Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis
Minister Foreign Affairs of Cyprus 2007-2008, 2011-2013		 Erkki Tuomioja
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland 2000-2007, 2011-2015 		Fergus Ewing
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism 2016–2021 of Scotland
Eva-Maria Liimets
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia 2021-2022		 Evin Incir
Member of the European Parliament 		 Gari Donn
Executive Director, UN House Scotland
Gjorge Ivanov
President of the Republic of Macedonia 2009-2019 		Hans Köchler
President, International Progress Organization (IPO)		 Henry McLeish
First Minister of Scotland 2000–2001
Hiba Husseini
Former Chair of the Legal Committee to Final Status Negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis		 Ian Gillan
Lead Singer and Lyricist of Deep Purple		 Ieva Budraite
Chair Lithuanian Green Party
Ildikó Horváth
Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union 		Ivan Ivanov
Executive Chairman, International Center Alliance of Civilizations of North Macedonia 		Jeanette Gustafsdotter
Minister of Culture of Sweden 2021-2022
Jim Sillars
Former Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party 		Joanna Cherry
Member of the UK Parliament 2015-2024 		John Struthers
Honorary Consul for Ethiopia in Scotland
Katarzyna Ueberhan
Member of the Polish Parliament		 Lisa Cameron
Member of the UK Parliament 2015-2024 		Liz Smith
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Mabon ap Gwynfor
Member of the Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru) 		Lord Malcom Offord
UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 2021–2024 		Lord Wigley
Leader of Plaid Cymru 1991-2000; Member of the UK Parliament 1974-2001
Mark Donfried
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy		 Mark Drakeford
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language; First Minister of Wales 2018-24		 Marvi Memon
Federal Minister for Social Protection; Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan 2008-18
Mary Lawlor
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders		 Meryem Göka
Member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly		 Michelle Thomson MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Mogens Lykketoft
Speaker of the Danish Parliament 2011-15; Minister of Foreign Affairs 2000-1		 Nasima Razmyar
Member of the Finnish Parliament		 Ola Möller
Member of the Swedish Parliament
Peredur Owen Griffiths
Member of the Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru)		 Rebecca Williams
Director, People & Culture, CGIAR System Organization		 Reem Alsalem
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls
Saara Hyrkkö
Member of the Finnish Parliament		 Samantha Barber
Non-Executive Director, Strategic Advisor and Executive Coach 		Steve Maclaren
Chief Operating Officer of the National Robotarium
Sue Webber
Member of the Scottish Parliament 		Tom Clonan
Member of the Irish Senate		 Vincent Fean
Former UK Ambassador to Malta, Libya and Consul General to Jerusalem
Ville Skinnari
Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Finland 2019-2023		 Wali Tasar Uddin
Honorary Consul of Bangladesh to Edinburgh 		Yossi Beilin
Former Minister of Justice of Israel; Leading “Architect” of the Oslo Accords & the Geneva Initiative

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