SPRINGBOARD 2025: Full programme published
We are delighted to publish the full programme for SPRINGBOARD 2025.
Day 1 – Wednesday 5 March
Day 1 sessions are available to all with no pre-booking required. They comprise an exciting mix of speakers, with artistic interventions at the beginning and end of the day. There are scheduled breaks throughout the day. Times are noted in the programme outline below.
There are also 11 watch parties happening in nine locations around Scotland on day 1. If there’s one near you that you’d like to attend, you’ll need to buy your SPRINGBOARD ticket and reserve a watch party spot. Visit our article at the bottom of this page for more information.
Day 2 – Thursday 6 March
All except the chat spaces, closing plenary and performance on day 2 will require pre-booking.
Some have limited places (noted in their title) and will be available on a first come, first served basis.
If you’re yet to register for this event focused on transformational change, we encourage you to do so as soon as you can.
NB: Below is the timetable of the full programme, but without detailed descriptions of sessions, speaker bios or who’s facilitating the day 2 sessions.
Day 1 - morning programme
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10.15-10.25 | Welcome (optional session for technical questions) |
| 10.25-10.40 | Ben Twist (Director, Culture for Climate Scotland): Introduction |
| 10.40-10.50 | Ink Asher Hemp (multidisciplinary artist, facilitator and advocate): A short performance |
| 10.50-11.40 | Rebecca Ford (Director, International Futures Forum): The Three Horizons Framework |
| 11.40-12.00 | Break |
| 12.00-1.00 | Dr Andy Kerr (Chief Strategy Officer, EIT Climate KIC) and Kit England (Senior Climate Adaptation Specialist, Paul Watkiss Associates): In conversation - transformational mitigation and adaptation |
| 1.00-1.55 | Lunch |
Day 1 - afternoon programme
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 1.55-2.20 | Welcome back and a short film about Culture for Climate Scotland |
| 2.20-3.05 | Dr Dania Thomas and Ubuntu Women Shelter (for women with no recourse to public funds): An alternative perspective on climate change and transformation |
| 3.05-3.10 | Comfort break |
| 3.10-4.00 | Leonie Bell (Director, V&A Dundee): Design Thinking and leadership |
| 4.00-4.25 | Break |
| 4.25-5.20 | Amina Shah (National Librarian and Chief Executive, National Library of Scotland): The Library Transformed – how to imagine the next chapter in an age of uncertainty |
| 5.20-5.30 | Ink Asher Hemp: Artistic intervention |
Day 2 - morning programme
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10.20-11.50 | Three Horizons participatory workshop (25 spaces) |
| 10.30-11.30 | Climate councilling (20 spaces) |
| 10.30-11.30 | Green Arts Charter and transformation (unlimited spaces) |
| 10.30-12.00 | Place-based work driving transformational change (unlimited spaces) |
| 10.30-12.00 | Powering culture sustainably (30 spaces) |
| 10.30-11.30 | Shaping the Library of Creative Sustainability (14 spaces) |
| 11.45-12.30 | CHAT SPACE for morning session topics |
| 12.00-2.00 | Arts addressing health impacts of climate change (25 spaces) |
| 12.00-1.30 | Degrowth, community and culture (40 spaces) |
| 12.00-1.30 | Evaluating arts-climate projects (25 spaces) |
| 12.00-1.30 | Moving culture sustainably (26 spaces) |
| 12.15-1.15 | Creative climate collaboration: introduction (unlimited spaces) |
| 12.15-1.45 | PRIVATE SESSION: How can funders open doors for arts/climate work? |
Day 2 - afternoon programme
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 1.45-2.30 | CHAT SPACE for the midday sessions |
| 2.00-4.00 | Climate action by design (20 spaces) |
| 2.00-3.30 | Introduction to culture and climate action (unlimited spaces) |
| 2.00-3.30 | Scotland's just transition and the arts (unlimited spaces) |
| 2.15-3.45 | Shifting public thinking on climate change (unlimited spaces) |
| 2.30-4.00 | Embedded artist projects (20 spaces) |
| 2.30-4.00 | Senior leadership engagement (unlimited spaces) |
| 4.15-5.00 | Closing plenary and performance |
