Agenda - Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

Find the agenda for our upcoming annual conference, Hope to Action, on 23 March 2026.

09:00	Arrivals and networking
09:45	Opening – Pennie Taylor, Conference Chair, health and social care specialist
09:50	ALLIANCE AGM
10:00	Welcome and introductions – Pennie Taylor, Conference Chair, health and social care specialist
10:05	Keynote speaker – John Swinney, First Minister (invited)
10:25	Performance – TBC
10:50	Panel discussion – From Vision to Action Led by Sara Redmond, ALLIANCE Chief Officer Sandra Auld IJB Lived experience representative Anne Hendry, Director, IFIC Jenny Miller, Chief Executive, PAMIS
11:35	Break
11:55	Workshops – Find out more about our workshops
12:55	Lunch
13:40	Workshops – Find out more about our workshops
14:35	Break
14:50	Panel discussion – From Hope to Action Bring together voices from across communities, policy, and practice to ask: How do we turn hope into action and create a future where everyone can live well, with dignity and respect?
15:40	Creative performance – TBC
15:55	Closing remarks – Pennie Taylor, Conference Chair, health and social care specialist
16:00	End of day