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Group Photo at the National Robotarium, Heriot-Watt University

The Scotland Forum 2025 & WG-10 Summit
(Edinburgh, September 1st–4th, 2025)

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Round Table Discussion at the Scottish Parliament with the Presiding Officer, the Rt Hon Alison Johnstone MSP

The Scotland Forum 2025 & WG-10 Summit
(Edinburgh, September 1st–4th, 2025)

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The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, the Rt Hon Alison Johnstone MSP

The Scotland Forum 2025 & WG-10 Summit
(Edinburgh, September 1st–4th, 2025)

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The Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, the Rt Hon. Annabelle Ewing MSP

The Scotland Forum 2025 & WG-10 Summit
(Edinburgh, September 1st–4th, 2025)

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Group Photo at the Scottish Parliament with the Presiding Officer, the Rt Hon Alison Johnstone MSP

The Scotland Forum 2025 & WG-10 Summit
(Edinburgh, September 1st–4th, 2025)

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Henry McLeish (First Minister of Scotland 2000–2001)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Sir David Davis (Member of the UK Parliament; Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union 2016-2018)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Bertie Ahern (Prime Minister of Ireland 1997-2008)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Mark Drakeford (Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language; First Minister of Wales 2018-24)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Gjorge Ivanov (President of North Macedonia 2009-19)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Ian Gillan (Lead Singer and Lyricist of Deep Purple)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Ville Skinnari (Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Finland 2019-23)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Erkki Tuomioja (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland 2000-07, 2011-15)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Mabon ap Gwynfor (Member of the Welsh Parliament, Senedd Cymru)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Jim Sillars (Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party 1991-92)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Peredur Owen Griffiths (Member of the Welsh Parliament, Senedd Cymru)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Amos Haniff (Associate Executive Dean for International and Partnerships at Heriot-Watt University)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Lisa Cameron (Member of the UK Parliament 2015-2024)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Ann Linde (Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden 2019-2022)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Steve Maclaren (Chief Operating Officer of the National Robotarium)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Head of the Scotland Forum; Former Member of the UK Parliament)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Baroness Manzila Uddin (Member of the House of Lords)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Eva-Maria Liimets (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia 2021-2022)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Yuemiao Ma / Representing Gari Donn (Executive Director, UN House Scotland)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Bjřrt Samuelson (Speaker of the Parliament, Faroe Islands)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Meryem Göka (Member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Ildikó Horváth (Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Alison Johnstone (Presiding Officer, Parliament of Scotland)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (Minister Foreign Affairs of Cyprus 2007-2008, 2011-2013)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Marvi Memon (Federal Minister for Social Protection; Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan 2008-18)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Annabelle Ewing (Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Kenny MacAskill (Leader of Alba Party)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Jeanette Gustafsdotter (Minister of Culture of Sweden 2021-2022)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Nasima Razmyar (Member of the Finnish Parliament)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Dagbjört Hákonardóttir (Member of the Parliament of Iceland)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Rebecca Williams (Director, People & Culture, CGIAR System Organization)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Gail Hendry

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Ash Regan (Member of the Scottish Parliament)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Mary Lawlor (UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Dafyyd Wigley (Leader of Plaid Cymru 1991-2000; Member of the UK Parliament 1974-2001)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Fergus Ewing (Member of the Scottish Parliament; Cabinet Secretary Rural Economy & Tourism 2016-21)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Davor Filipović (Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Croatia 2022-2023)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Stuart MacPherson (Consul General, The Royal Danish Consulate in Edinburgh-Leith)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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John Struthers (Honorary Consul of Ethiopia to Edinburgh)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Wali Tasar Uddin (Honorary Consul of Bangladesh to Edinburgh)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Peng Guan (Founder of the International Asian Cultural Society)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Fraser Thompson (Scotland Forum Organizing Committee)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Elisa Morgera (UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Katarzyna Ueberhan (Member of the Polish Parliament)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Ivan Ivanov (Executive Chairman, International Center Alliance of Civilizations)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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Samantha Barber (Non-Executive Director, Strategic Advisor and Executive Coach)

The Scotland Forum - “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding”
(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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London Impact Finance & Blockchain Forum 2026 »
“Driving Innovation in Finance for Economic and Social Progress”

(London; January 12-14th, 2026)

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026 »
“Strengthening Democracy, Women’s Empowerment, Sustainable Development and Security”

(London; January 12-14th, 2026)

The Scotland Forum 2025 »
Scotland’s Place in Europe: Promoting International Cooperation and Understanding

(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

WG10 Summit »
“Interparliamentary Alliance for the Empowerment of Women in the Economy & Diplomacy”

(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

The Nordic Initiative »
For a Diplomatic Accord in Israel and Palestine

(Edinburgh; September 1st-4th, 2025)

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