Making Meaningful Connections

Scottish Business Network are an independent international membership organisation for Scottish entrepreneurs and business leaders with more than 8000 members.

Russell Dalgleish, SBN chair, serial entrepreneur and investor, strategist and innovator will give his tips for effective networking – an essential skill for every career.

Russell has enjoyed the benefits of a highly successful international career in the technology sector and now focuses his efforts on supporting owners and boards of companies to devise and implement growth strategies to create shareholder value. In his earlier career he has held board leadership positions with International companies achieving turnover more than £200m.

Core areas of focus are Leadership, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic thinking. He is a regular speaker at events on Leadership in business and has spoken at conferences from Los Angeles to Abu Dhabi. Russell is founding Managing Partner of the advisory group, Exolta Capital Partners, www.exolta.com and Founding Chairman Scottish Business Network, www.sbn.scot the global network supporting Scottish business leaders. Other roles and accolades,

Russell holds multiple non-exec and board advisory roles with fast growing business and organisations. He is a member of Scotland Trade Board chaired by Ivan McKee, Minister for Trade, Investment & Innovation and has been regularly named in the list of “100 most influential British Entrepreneurs”.

Russell is a member of the advisory board Napier University Business School; the Maserati List of business leaders who support the next generation of entrepreneurs; and a Board member of the Institute of Directors, ScotlandIS, and Merchant Company of Edinburgh.