Thrive ’25 is a first-of-its-kind series of conferences and events across five cities of Scotland, brought to you by The Business Connection, Transform Work and Solas CPC to inspire, connect and equip Christians to live the gospel in and through your workplace. These conferences build on the first Thrive Aberdeen in 2019 and the online Thrive 2020.
The events are designed to help you thrive by bringing together great speakers from the spheres of public leadership, workplace, ministry and church leaders from across a range of sectors.
We have brought together local, national and international speakers to help you live your faith in a relevant and relatable way at work.
For the Glasgow strand, we have:
- Ken Janke, Co-Founder, City Table (USA)
- Brian Ingram, Senior Pastor, Re:Hope Church
- Ros Loaker, CEO, Transform Work
- Laura Young, Climate Activist & Environmental Scientist
- Jamie Livingstone, Chairman & CEO, Livingston James Group
- Gavin Matthews, Assistant Director (Scotland), Solas
- Tony Hodges, Founder, City Vision
- Sam Freeman, Environmental Consultant, Royal HaskoningDHV
- Shirley Berry, Foundation Manager, Peter Vardy Foundation
- David Berry, Principal Teacher of Religious, Moral & Philosophical Education, Paisley Grammar School
- David-Issac Arinze, Founder, The Rebuild Community
- Lloyd Jansen van Vuuren, Founder, Concert of Prayer for Scotland
With Programme Hosts:
- Martyn Link, Managing Director, Link Advisory
- Gabby Connell, Speaker, Presenter & Workshop Facilitator
The conferences will be taking place between 13th – 20th September 2025 in Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh. We’d love to see you at one of these events.
Please note that an official media team will be taking photos and videos throughout the event. Some of this content may be shared on our social media and promotional materials. If you prefer not to appear in any photos or videos, kindly let a member of the organising team know.
