FED – Ideas to Sustain

Realpolitik and Bella Caledonia present ‘FED – Ideas Worth Sustaining’, a one-day program of talks, discussions, and, most importantly, ideas. FED takes its cue from July’s TEDGlobal Edinburgh conference – but while TED costs an eye-watering £3,700 to attend, FED costs a more modest fiver.

That’s an austerity-busting saving of £3,695 (!) Go here to book your place. Full programme here…

First session – IDEAS (1.30 – 3.30)

Robin McAlpine – The Habit of Thinking
Lorna Waite – Nonviolence and Self-Determination
Kevin Williamson – Direct Democracy and Technology
Jim and Margaret Cuthbert – Economics, Scotland and the Future

Break: 3.00 – 3.20

Second session – PRACTICE (3.20 – 4.50)  

Kevan Shaw – Banning Lightbulbs, A convenient truth?
(Kevan Shaw BSc, PLDA, IALD, MSLL is the Director of Sustainability at PLDA and runs KSLD).

Tom Kane – Opening Up Schools to Debates in Medical Ethics
with Medical Practitioners (Dr Tom Kane heads Prescience Communications in Edinburgh).

Elevator Pitches from the Floor – At the start of the day attendees will be asked if they have ideas or projects that they are working which they would like to discuss/present on. There will be a whiteboard for suggestions and 5-8 participants will have 2 minutes each to present to the audience.

4.50 – 5.00 Short Break

5.00- 5.40 Reflections on the day with  Kate Higgins.

5.40 – 6.30 Poetry of the Head, Heart and Hand from Elspeth Murray followed by drinks