Speakers
Derek Bottom
Chairperson of Dunfermline Heritage Partnership
After a successful career across multiple disciplines in financial services, Derek became more involved in community activities following his retirement.
In 2013, he took up the role of Chairperson for Dunfermline Area Local Community Planning Partnership, which he held until 2020. He is currently Chairperson of Dunfermline Heritage Partnership.
David Cook
Chief Executive of Glasgow Building Preservation Trust
Over his career, David has led cultural/heritage organisations and social enterprises, and developed numerous capital projects, from small community facilities of £100k up to complex multi-million refurbishments of historic buildings. He has served on the board of many other charities and social enterprise, and on panels distributing grants and loans to other social enterprises. David is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland and a previous winner of the EY Social Entrepreneur of the Year Scotland award.
Councillor James Calder
Convener of the City of Dunfermline Area Committee of Fife Council
Since taking on the role of Convener in 2022, James has focused on developing Dunfermline’s status as Scotland’s newest city. James has been a Scottish Liberal Democrat councillor representing the Dunfermline South Ward since 2017 and is a trustee of Carnegie Dunfermline & Hero Fund Trusts. He holds degrees from both Aberystwyth and Glasgow Universities. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time in nature.
Caroline Clark
Director for Scotland, National Lottery Heritage Fund
Caroline is a creative and dynamic leader, focused on supporting positive change for people and places and bringing many years of experience in heritage-led regeneration and placemaking. She is interested in innovation and cross-sector working, with recent areas of focus including green finance and natural capital. She sits on the Our Past Our Future National Strategy Steering Group, Scottish Government Nature Restoration Fund Performance Board and the Natural and Cultural Heritage Fund Performance Board.
Jeremy Fenn
Interim Head of Investment, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Midlands and East
Jeremy is the Chair of Heritage Trust Network and has been a trustee since 2016. In his day job at The National Lottery Heritage Fund, he has enabled heritage projects of all shapes and sizes for over 25 years, bringing huge benefits to people and places. He is based in Nottingham in the Fund’s Midlands and East of England area.
Louise Hutchison
Operations Manager, Abbot House
Louise grew up in Dunfermline and continues to live there with her family. She has been involved in the Abbot House renovation project for over six years, initially redesigning the operational spaces by respecting the old but embracing the new, then taking over the operational reigns to ensure the house could be self-sustaining. Louise’s role involves spinning a great many plates but she is honoured to be a custodian of such a special building and creating a venue that can be enjoyed by so many.
Natasha Huq
Architect and Senior Associate, Groves Raines Architects Studios
Natasha is a co-founder of the design talks series ‘Talks at the Lane’. She has over ten years’ experience specialising in conservation, community engagement
and the creative and sustainable re-use of existing buildings. Outside architectural practice, she facilitates design discourse through her roles as cultural events programmer, mentor and broadcaster. She has co-presented Grand Designs: The Streets and House of the Year for Channel 4.
Matthew Mckeague
Chief Executive, Architectural Heritage Fund
Since joining in October 2017, Matthew has led the expansion of the AHF in developing and delivering its vision to support community and social enterprises to adapt and reuse historic buildings for the benefit of communities. This included the delivery of the £15.4m Transforming Places through Heritage programme and the launch of the £7m Heritage Impact Fund. Matthew is a member of National Trust’s Historic Environment Expert Advisory Panel and previously, Director of Regeneration for the Churches Conservation Trust.
Duncan Mitchell
Chief Executive, Fife Employment Trust
Since his appointment over 15 years ago, Duncan has led the charity’s service delivery growth. The Trust won multiple awards and accolades for its excellence in service delivery to young people and adults experiencing severe mental health issues. Leaving school in the 1990s with few qualifications and becoming a youth trainee in administration, no one, including Duncan, thought he’d get involved in such a diverse, challenging, wide-ranging and instrumental role in
the third sector and the world of heritage
Angus Robertson
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
After a distinguished career in international journalism, Angus worked in the Scottish Parliament as an expert advisor before being elected to the House of Commons in June 2001 as an SNP MP where he served for 16 years. In 2007, he became the party’s leader in the House of Commons and was elected to the Scottish Parliament in May 2021 to represent Edinburgh Central. He was appointed to his current Cabinet position in 2021 and reappointed in 2024.
Heather Stuart
Chief Executive Officer, Fife Cultural Trust (OnFife)
Heather has worked in community development and regeneration, European and international affairs, culture, and leisure. Roles have included Director of Regeneration at Communities Scotland, Head of Cultural and Community Services at Perth and Kinross Council, and advising Scottish Government ministers on issues including local government, public service reform, regeneration, social inclusion, and arts and cultural policy. She has worked in arts and culture for over 15 years.
Gillian Taylor
Chief Executive Officer, Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Trust Fund
Gillian joined the Trust in June 2020 following a varied career in local government and running her own business ventures. She is passionate about carrying on Andrew Carnegie’s legacy to bring ‘sweetness and light’ to his hometown of Dunfermline. Gillian joined the Trust from Fife Council where she worked as the Area Manager for Dunfermline. In her spare time, she enjoys going back to nature on her family farm just north of Dunfermline.
David Tittle
Chief Executive, Heritage Trust Network
Qualified in business, marketing and urban design, David has spent over 20 years leading teams and organisations dedicated to improving the quality of places, spaces and buildings. He has participated in three different heritage trusts in Coventry and the Black Country as a trustee, volunteer and manager. Previously he managed design review and other services for Design South East and before that he was Chief Executive of MADE, the built environment centre for the West Midlands.
Alison Turnbull
Director of External Relationships and Partnerships, Historic Environment Scotland
Alison’s role ensures that HES takes a consistent approach when engaging with other organisations and connecting with HES and sector priorities. She
oversees and supports the delivery of a number of corporate strategies, corporate governance, grants, community engagement, and managing several strategic relationships. She is a former Deputy Chair of Hearts & Minds and is currently a Director for Scotland’s Towns Partnership.
Fatima Uygun
Chief Executive Officer, Govanhill Baths Community Trust
Fatima Uygun is a community, heritage and anti racist activist living in the southside of Glasgow. She has been involved in the campaign to save Govanhill Baths since its occupation in 2001 and is currently the CEO of Govanhill Baths Community Trust.
