Aberdeen - Key Contacts

Economic Development (Aberdeen City Council)

City Events

The award winning Events Team are responsible for the planning, co-ordination and delivery of Aberdeen City Council's annual Festivals and Events programme within the City. The Events Team are members of MUTA and NOEA (National Outdoor Events Association) and can provide help and advice on all aspects of event management.

For details contact: City Events

Twinning and International Partnerships

Twinning Aberdeen maintains and develops the relationships with Aberdeen's twin cities and international partnerships. For details contact Laura Paterson, Twinning and International Partnership Officer.

Business Growth Team

The Business Growth team helps to create the conditions for sustainable economic growth in the city by helping SMEs in a range of ways including: Business Booster programme; Positive Procurement programme; Sector Skills Audit; Recruitment support; Sectoral support ;Commercial/industrial land and property advice/guidance and International trade support, including trade missions, hosting visiting business and Government delegations, trade clinics

For details contact

Elaine Robertson, Business Growth Manager

Heather Farquhar, Senior Officer, Employability, Skills and Community Enterprise

Andrew Stephen, Senior Officer, Enterprise and Sector Development

Nicolas Ellison, Senior Officer, International Trade and Investment

Policy and Funding Team

The External Funding Team is in place to enable colleagues to secure the necessary funding and partnerships for the delivery of projects. The team also provide on-going support to ensure that projects remain compliant with the rules of the various funding programmes. For details on the funding available contact Stuart Bews, External Policy Funding Executive

City Project Teams

Accelerate Aberdeen

Seeks to enhance the broadband speed for businesses and residents of Aberdeen and can, in some case assist with funding. Further details on the Accelerate Aberdeen project are available by contacting the AccelerateTeam via email on [email protected]

H2 Project team

The H2 projects team consists of 3 key projects: The Aberdeen Hydrogen Bus Project, Hydrogen Transport Economy for the North Sea region (HyTrEc) and the Scottish Cities Alliance. For more information please contact [email protected]

AECC Project

The new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre development is a £185million mixed use development that will meet the growing requirements and needs of the city and its energy sector in the future. Contact Andrew Win, City Development Programme Manager

AREG

Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) is at the cutting edge of the UK race to build a credible and sustainable energy footprint. Contact: Morag McCorkindale, Chief Operating Officer, AREG

Strategic Infrastructure Plan

The strategic infrastructure plan (SIP) is focused on developing and enabling infrastructure to maximise growth and diversify Aberdeen's economy. Contact David Leslie, Strategic Infrastructure Plan Programme Manager