Agenda and Speakers
Stage and Audio Visual
The stage will be set up with a lectern (to the left as you look at the stage) and to the right there will be two sofas and the SDG tartan (moderator) chair. Side tables will be available with fresh water and glasses. Please note that there is no modesty panel. Please sit in the sequence of the photo of you, which will appear on the side screens. The stage is accessible via stairs.
Audio-Visual
The lectern will have a fixed mic, and there will be handheld microphones on the seats that should be charged and can be manually turned on / off. We will have backup microphones and batteries should there be any issues. During your session, the two screens at the side of the stage will include the session details. A technician will be on hand all day to assist with everything.
Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, 1 Festival Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9SR
Bus
The City Centre is well served by buses. There are frequent services from the airport and the city. To find out more about buses, visit www.travelinescotland.com
Train
The hotel is just one mile form Waverly station (a 22-minute walk). Haymarket Train Station is closer, being just a 10-minute walk from the hotel (0.4 miles).To find out about onward travel from these stations, visit www.travelinescotland.com
There is available parking the Sheraton itself, costing £5.95 per hour or £25.00 per day. Off-Site parking options include Edinburgh Castle Terrace. Note, parking in Edinburgh’s centre will always be busy and expensive. An alternative is to use the park and ride services, leaving your car in the outskirts of Edinburgh and taking a bus in.
Once in Edinburgh much of the city is accessible on foot, with the centre taking around 40 minutes to cross.
Air
From Edinburgh International Airport visitors can take a 20-minute taxi ride, a 22-minute bus ride (to Edinburgh Shandwick Place Stop SC) or a 30-minute tram journey directly from the airport to the West End tram stop. Both trams and buses operate every 10 minutes For more information on the airport bus service, visit www.flybybus.com
Tram
The closest tram stop is Shandwick Place at West End, which is a 7-minute walk from the hotel. For service information, please visit www.edinburghtrams.com.
2025 Highlights
Meet the Team
Angus Clelland
Assistant Manager
Dalia Aboulenein
GCC Programme Lead