The SIGBI Board is delighted to invite you to join us in Edinburgh in November 2024.
Please see below the programme of events over the weekend of 1st – 3rd November.
Conference Programme
Friday 1 November 2024
Theme: Educate
| 12:00 | Doors open |
| 13:15 | Delegates to be seated |
| 13:30 | Opening ceremony |
| 14:00 | Debora Kayembe – Immediate Past Rector of Edinburgh University |
| 14:10 | Ann Beatty, Steve Sinnott Foundation |
| 15:10 | Tea/Coffee |
| 15:50 | Let’s talk about mentoring (A panel discussion to explore the practicalities, challenges and benefit of mentoring.) |
| 16:45 | Federations report with theme of Education – Jalila Moufqia, President SI Africa |
| 17:00 | Best Practice Awards |
| 17:20 | Close of Conference Sessions |
| 17:20-19:30 | Networking Event |
Saturday 2 November 2024
Morning Theme: Empower
| 08:15 | Doors open |
| 09:00 | Delegates to be seated |
| 09:00 | Introduction |
| 09:10 | Federations report on Empower – Hafdís Karlsdóttir, President SI Europe |
| 09:25 | Baroness Floella Benjamin |
| 10:25 | Tea/Coffee |
| 11:05 | Where are they now? (A review of past projects, where they are now and is there anything more we can do?) |
| 11:50 | Leadership Academy report and recipients |
| 12:20 | Best Practice Awards on Empower |
| 12:40 | Lunch |
Saturday 2 November 2024
Afternoon Theme: Enable
| 14:00 | Delegates to be seated |
| 14:00 | Announcements |
| 14:15 | Soroptimist International President, Siew Yong Gnanalingam |
| 14:45 | Diamond Education Grant (DEG) recipients |
| 15:15 | Best Practice awards on Enable |
| 15:35 | Comfort break |
| 15:45 | Delegates to be seated |
| 15:45 | Change of Insignia |
| 16:30 | Presentation of SIGBI Honorary Member certificates |
| 16:45 | Delegate’s Choice Award |
| 16:55 | Announcements |
| 17:00 | Close of Conference Sessions |
| 19:00 for 19:30 | 90th Anniversary Dinner |
Sunday 3 November 2024
| 08:15 | Doors open (voting delegates to collect voting pads 08:45 onwards) |
| 09:50 | Delegates to be seated |
| 10:00 | SIGBI Ltd General Meeting |
| 12:00 | Town Hall Event |
| 13:30 | Close of Conference |