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2013ANNUAL LECTURE

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PROGRAMME

6.30pm - 7.00pm Champagne & Canapé Reception(Courtesy of The Marcliffe Hotel & Spa)

7.15pm - 7.25pm Opening AddressColin Parker, North East Chairman, SCDILRET NE Young Engineers & Science Club of the Year Award

7.30pm – 8.50pm Dinner

8.50pm – 9.00pm Break

9.00pm – 10.00pm Lecture, followed by Q&A session

10.00pm - 10.05pm Award of SCDI Fellowship Medal

10.05pm - 10.10pm Vote of Thanks & CloseIan Armstrong, Regional Director, SCDI

10.10pm Networking

Prior to his role at AMEC, Brikho was a member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd,Switzerland, Head of the Power Systems Division and Chairman of ABB Lummus Global.

Mr Brikho joined ABB in 1983, and for 10 years led sales in a range of world markets, rising toSenior Vice President and MD of ABB Kraftwerke in 1995. In 1999, he became CEO of ABB AlstomKraftwerke, moving to head the international operations of Alstom Power in 2000.

He is a director of the United Kingdom-Japan 21st Century Group. He currently sits on theAdvisory Board of Stena AB. He is co-chair of the UK-UAE CEO Forum. He also chaired OffshoreEurope in 2011 and the World Economic Forum's Engineering and Construction Board in 2009.From May 2008 to May 2010, he held the position of chair of the UK Energy Excellence StrategyBoard, tasked by the UK Government with demonstrating the UK’s world-leading position inenergy. In February 2010 Samir was appointed a UK Business Ambassador by the then PrimeMinister Gordon Brown, and continues to serve in this capacity under David Cameron’sgovernment.

Samir Brikho holds an engineering degree, Master of Science in Thermal Technology from the RoyalInstitute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, and completed the YMP Program at Insead in Francein 1991. He completed a Senior Executive Programme at Stanford University in 2000. He speaksSwedish, Arabic, English, German and French fluently.

Samir was appointed Chief Executive of AMEC plc inOctober 2006 and has led the transformation of AMECinto the leading supplier of high-value consultancy,engineering and project management services to theworld’s natural resources, nuclear, clean energy, waterand environmental sectors.

As for 2011 the economy of the North East during 2012 has again proved to be one of the fewshining lights in a period of relative economic gloom. The energy sector has again proved to bevery strong and following the unwelcome tax rise of 2011 it is encouraging to note a muchimproved understanding by the UK Government of its significance to the UK economy. The regionis of course not immune from the effects of a generally flat lining economy, with the most obviousexample being that of housing where a lack finance and mortgage availability, particularly for firsttime buyers, continues to be a hindrance to recovery in the construction sector and also tobusiness generally in terms of attracting much needed new people into the region to work.Following the Chancellor’s autumn statement, which delivered additional capital funding, it isimportant that the Scottish Government delivers speedy investment in housing and key transportinfrastructure to help boost the wider economy.

Transport continues to be of major concern to SCDI members in the region and SCDI has lobbiedregularly during 2012 for the protection and enhancement of air and rail links between the regionand London. The continued pressure on Heathrow landing slots and the delays to the award ofnew East and West Coast rail franchises ensure that this will remain a focus for our policy workduring 2013. It is of course a great relief and welcome boost to the North East that the variouslegal challenges to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) during 2012 have all beendismissed and that real progress can now be made on this critical piece of infrastructure. We lookforward to the Scottish Government and Local Authorities progressing this project as speedily aspossible.

Finally, SCDI would like to thank its members in the North East and beyond for their strongsupport in 2012 and of course we look forward to this continuing during 2013. If you are interestedin learning more about SCDI please contact Ian Armstrong, Regional Director,ian.armstrong@scdi.org.uk or Tel: 01224 263380.

SCDI IN THE NORTH EAST

SCDI in its present form was created in 1946 by the amalgamation of the Scottish DevelopmentCouncil (1931) and the Scottish Council on Industry (1942). It is 48 years since a presence wasfirst established in the North East through the creation of an Advisory Board in 1965. Today itssuccessor body, the North East Committee, continues to act as the focus for SCDI’s work in theregion along with our full time office in the city of Aberdeen.

SCDI’s remit is broad and covers policy research and lobbying; networking events for members;the encouragement of young people into technology based careers via our flourishing YoungEngineers and Science Clubs (YESC) and also business support services such as the organisationof trade missions and information provision. The core purpose of SCDI is to influence and inspiregovernment and key stakeholders to create sustainable economic prosperity for Scotland, anambition as relevant today as it was when SCDI was established in 1931.

Since our 2012 Lecture the policy debate in Scotland has been increasingly influenced by theconstitutional debate and whether independence would be positive or negative for the Scottisheconomy. With at least 18 months to go until the referendum we can expect this process tocontinue and intensify during 2013. SCDI intends to facilitate and inform the discussion on keyeconomic aspects of the debate over this period and has established three working groups led byBoard members to explore the topics of Energy, Fiscal and Europe/International. The first stage ofthis process will be to identify key issues which can be shared widely with the membership forfurther discussion and inputs via round table sessions and other events. Members will be keptinformed and involved in this during the course of the year.

Bruce CampbellDirectorCamtech Engineering Ltd

Dr Melfort A Campbell OBEChief Executive OfficerIMES Group

Neil CampbellChief Financial OfficerSenergy

Graham CantlayDirectorMcLeod & Aitken Ltd

Alfie CheyneChief Executive OfficerACE Winches

Alison Christie General ManagerThistle Aberdeen Airport

Jamie Christie Assistant Engineering DirectorAberdeen Harbour Board

Rick Clark Chief Finanical OfficerReservoir Group

Sandy Clark Director of Strategy & GrowthAMEC

Robert Collier Chief ExecutiveAberdeen & Grampian Chamberof Commerce

Steve Cook Chief Executive OfficerEmpire HR Ltd

Grahame Cooper PrincipalPunter Southall DC Consulting

Matt Corbin Managing DirectorAker Subsea

Kenny Cope DirectorSpace Solutions

Shona Cormack Vice Principal & Pro-ViceChancellorRobert Gordon University

Luca Corradi Managing DirectorAccenture Energy

Chris Coull Operations ManagerAsco World

John Cousins Managing DirectorInterim Energy Management Ltd

Dr J Douglas Craig OBE Managing DirectorCraig Group Ltd

Rev. Gordon Craig Oil & Gas ChaplainUK Oil & Gas Chaplaincy

Alasdair S Craigie ChairmanCHAP (Holdings) Ltd

Jeremy Cresswell ChairmanAberdeen Renewable EnergyGroup

Cllr Barney Crockett LeaderAberdeen City Council

Finlay Crossan PartnerBrodies LLP

Graeme Cumming Finance DirectorAberdeen Exhibition &Conference Centre

Fred DalgarnoDean of GuildAberdeen Burgesses of Guild

Ross Davidson Business ReporterPress and Journal

Charles Davis III Chief Executive OfficerRGU Foundation

Graham Dickie Financial DirectorTWMA

Allan Dick Managing DirectorFQM Ltd

Cllr Alan Donnelly Conservative GroupAberdeen City Council

William Dowson Agent for ScotlandBank of England

Simon Drew Senior Vice President - RDSKCA Deutag

Bill Drummond Managing PartnerBrodies LLP

Bill Duguid Regional Managing PartnerRyden LLP

MEMBERS & GUESTS

Stewart AitkenArtistic Director/Chief ExecutiveAberdeen International YouthFestival

Anne AlexanderBusiness Development ManagerETDE

Eddie AndersonManaging DirectorARR Craib Transport Ltd

Sheena AndersonPartnerAnderson Anderson & Brown LLP

Stephen ArcherDirector of InfrastructureServicesAberdeenshire Council

Alan ArchibaldContracts & QS ManagerBalmoral Group Holdings Ltd

Robert Armour OBEChairmanSCDI

Dr Martin AuldRegional DirectorRSPB Scotland

John BainFinance DirectorARR Craib Transport Ltd

Richard Baker MSPShadow Cabinet Secretary forInfrastructure, Investment & CitiesScottish Labour Party

Gordon BallardUK ChairmanSchlumberger Oilfield Services UKPlc

David BarclayDivisional DirectorBrewin Dolphin

Damian BatesEditorPress & Journal

Vic BaxterInternational ManagerAEL (Aberdeen) Ltd

Bill BaylissChief ExecutiveViking SeaTech

Fiona BayneUpstream CommunicationsManagerShell U.K. Ltd

Bill BeattieChief ExecutiveBancon Group

James BellFinance DirectorAberdeen Harbour Board

Anne BenistonKey Account Manager ScotlandLufthansa German Airlines

Phil BentleyOperations DirectorEnerMech Ltd

Elaine BentonHead of Legal & CommercialServicesTechnip Offshore Wind Ltd

Carol BenzieOperations DirectorAberdeen International Airport

Erik-Jan BijvankSenior Vice President – UK &AfricaStork Technical Services UK Ltd

Dick BirdDirectorAuditel

Prashant BiwalUpstream ManagerAccenture Energy

Larraine BoormanManaging Director (UK)OPITO

Cllr Marie BoultonDeputy LeaderAberdeen City Council

Steve BrandManaging DirectorG5 Technologies Ltd

Mike BrownManaging PartnerAnderson Anderson & Brown LLP

Andrea BryantSighted GuideNorth East Sensory Services

Roy BuchanVice President Northern BusinessAreaTalisman Sinopec Energy UKLimited

Alasdair BuchananChief Operating OfficerSenergy

Simpson BuglassPartnerGraham & Sibbald

Roger Hunt Head of Human Resources &Customer ServicesAberdeen International Airport

Carole Innes Business Development ManagerBrewin Dolphin

Anne Iravani Director – Business DevelopmentBusiness Plus-Scotland

Alan Johnstone Brownfield Operations DirectorAMEC

Les Johnston Managing DirectorDrug and Alcohol Training andConsultancy Services

Martin Johnston Area Manager Inner Moray FirthHighlands & Islands Enterprise

Rick Johnston Managing Directoractivitymix ltd

Grant Keenan Managing DirectorKeenan Recycling Ltd

Bob Keiller Chief Executive OfficerWood Group

Prof Alex Kemp OBE Professor of PetroleumEconomicsUniversity of Aberdeen

Clive Kennedy Business Development ConsultantBon Accord HR & Payroll

Cathy Kirk Station DirectorNorthsound Radio Ltd

David Kirk DirectorSparks Mechanical Services Ltd

Harry Kulasinghe Vice President BusinessDevelopment SubseaAker Solutions

Malcolm Laing PartnerLedingham Chalmers LLP

Jules LancastleFounding Directoractivitymix ltd

Ian LanghamBusiness Manager - RDSKCA Deutag

Davis LarssenChief Financial Officer & ExecutiveVPProserv Group Inc

Moira Lawrence PartnerErnst & Young LLP

Alan Law Technical DirectorAL Global 4 Phones Ltd

Derek Leith PartnerErnst & Young LLP

Mark Lenthall General Manager – AVC CreativeAVC Media Enterprises

Paul Lewis Group Company SecretaryFirstGroup plc

Matthew Lincoln Patent AttorneyLincoln IP Ltd

Jan Love Corporate Development Manager,FinanceKCA Deutag

Stuart MacBride Chairman & Chief ExecutiveOfficerTrinity International Services Ltd

Angus MacCuish Managing DirectorF.G. Burnett Ltd

Alastair Macdonald Director of Energy ServicesErnst & Young LLP

Malcolm Mackay PartnerBrodies LLP

Alistair Mackenzie Board MemberAberdeen Harbour Board

Colin Mackenzie Chief ExecutiveAberdeenshire Council

Ian MacKenzie Chief Executive OfficerHardy Oil and Gas plc

Ewan MacPherson DirectorIdeality Ltd

Cllr Callum McCaigSNP Group LeaderAberdeen City Council

Doug Duguid Managing DirectorEnerMech Ltd

Graeme Duncan DirectorXtreme Business Solutions Ltd

Susan Elston Vice President StrategicDevelopmentSodexo Remote Sites Scotland Ltd

Luke FarajallahManaging DirectorBond Offshore Helicopters Ltd

James FarishGovernor DesignateHM Prison & YOI Grampian

Capt John Ferguson Operations DirectorSerco Northlink Ferries

Martin Findlay PartnerKPMG LLP

Graham Findlay Chief Executive OfficerNorth East Sensory Services

Michael Franklin DirectorLloyd’s Register Educational Trust

Peter Fraser DirectorMandOS

John Fyfe Local DirectorAdam & Company

Gary Gerrard Board DirectorBalmoral Group Holdings Ltd

Richard Gibson Business Development ManagerPetrofac

Cllr Jim Gifford LeaderAberdeenshire Council

Eric Gilligan PartnerBrodies LLP

Jonathan Gordon Finance Manager UK & IrelandShell U.K Ltd

Stephen GowGeneral ManagerThistle Aberdeen Altens Hotel

John Grant Deputy Chief ExecutiveCornerstone

Janice Grant-Shaw Managing DirectorCollabro

Alexander Green DirectorThe Law Agency (Scotland) Ltd

Bob Greenwood PartnerOdgers Berndtson

Philippe Guys Managing DirectorTotal E&P UK Ltd

Andrew Hall Commercial DirectorPrintagraph Ltd

David Halliday DirectorCreative Project Solutions

John Halliday Chief ExecutiveHalliday Fraser Munro

Jim Hamilton Sales DirectorBalmoral Group Holdings Ltd

Derek Henderson Senior Partner - AberdeenDeloitte LLP

Gary Henderson Managing DirectorGrampian Fasteners

Alexia Henriksen Senior Legal CounselCHC Scotia Ltd

Colin HenryBusiness Development DirectorEntier Ltd

Stephen Hepburn Senior PartnerClydesdale Bank PLC

Mark Higginson Senior Partner, AberdeenPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Richard Holman Production ManagerViscom

Alex Holmes Energy ReporterPress & Journal

Alex Hosie Project DirectorPetrofac

Lynne Houston Sales ManagerPark Inn Aberdeen

Bruce MollandDirectorDevonian International AssociatesLtd

Brian Moran PartnerJohnston Carmichael

Geoff MorrisonHead of FinanceAberdeen International Airport

James MunroOperations ManagerHealth & Safety Executive

Derick MurrayDirectorNESTRANS

Phil MurrayChief Executive OfficerPetrotechnics Ltd

Johan NellManaging Director – AccentureEnergy UpstreamAccenture

Alex NicolsonManaging DirectorActive Office Interiors Ltd

Graeme Nisbet Business Development ManagerSpace Solutions Ltd

Barry O’Neill Investment DirectorCarbon Financial Partners Ltd

Trisha O’Reilly Director of CommunicationsOil & Gas UK

Jim O’Sullivan Managing Director – AirportsDivisionHeathrow Airport Holdings Ltd

Zoe Ogilvie DirectorThe BIG Partnership

Ian Ord Director of BusinessDevelopmentFifthring

Liz Paddon Business Relations ManagerMaersk Oil North Sea UK Ltd

Colin Parker Chief ExecutiveAberdeen Harbour Board

Grahame Paterson Chief ExecutiveTransition Extreme Sport Ltd

John Paterson Chief ExecutiveMontrose Port Authority

Mark Patterson Chief Executive OfficerNautronix

Stephen PatersonChief Financial OfficerPeterhead Port Authority

Colin Pearson PartnerErnst & Young LLP

John Pearson President of EuropeAMEC

Derek ProvanManaging DirectorAberdeen International Airport

Gill PrydePartnerAnderson Anderson & Brown

Davi Quintiere Upstream Senior ManagerAccenture Energy

Ally Rae Political & External AffairsManagerBP

Dr Cameron Ramsay Director of Risk ManagementCogna Ltd

David Reay Management AccountantBalmoral Group Holdings Ltd

Ken Reilly Engineering DirectorAberdeen Harbour Board

Rodrigo Rendon Head of Business DevelopmentKCA Deutag

David Rennie Director, Oil & Gas/ThermalGeneration & CCSScottish Enterprise

Graham Rettie Corporate Relationship DirectorLombard Corporate Asset Finance

Tom ReynoldsChief Executive OfficerBridge Energy ASA

Lady Susan Rice CBE Managing DirectorLloyds Banking Group, Scotland

Clare Richardson Business Development DirectorLloyds Bank

Andrew McCallum Group Comms & External AffairsDirectorDana Petroleum plc

Padraig McCloskeyReputation & Issues ManagerShell U.K. Ltd

Chris McComb Account Development ManagerOil & GasSiemens plc

Jacqueline McCormack Commercial DirectorJC Decaux Airports

Kevin McFarlane Financial DirectorScore Group plc

Maggie McGinlay Regional DirectorScottish Enterprise

Alan McIntosh Group Finance DirectorJohn Clark Motor Group

Gordon McIntosh Director of Enterprise, Planning &InfrastructureAberdeen City Council

Jim McIntyreGroup Managing Director,Strategy & DevelopmentRobertson Group

Bill McKenneyUK Capital Projects ManagerConocoPhillips U.K. Limited

Colin McKerracher CBEChief ConstableGrampian Police

Bob McKenzieBrownfield Development ManagerKCA Deutag

Alex McLeanContinuous ImprovementManagerConocoPhillips U.K. Limited

Norman McLennanPrincipal UKU C&P Manager &Head of Supply ChainBG International Ltd

Alan McLeodHead of FinanceCoates Offshore

Peter McLuckieCompany Secretary & LegalCounselBaxters

Derren McRaeAssociate Director, Agency &DevelopmentCB Richard Ellis Ltd

Ian McRae Operations ManagerTAQA Bratani Limited

Paul Mackie Chief Executive & ComplianceDirectorCamerawatch Ltd

Bill MainFinancial DirectorBalmoral Group Holdings Ltd

Andy Martin PartnerArchibald Henderson & Partners

Gordon Matheson Relationship DirectorLloyds Bank

John MayhewGeneral Manager - AberdeenNational Air Traffic Control

John Michie Managing DirectorCharles Michie

Belinda Miller Head of Economic DevelopmentAberdeenshire Council

Rhona Miller Fundraising Co-ordinatorFriends of Anchor

Bruce MilneGeneral ManagerViscom

Chris Milne Managing DirectorMcLeod & Aitken Ltd

Fraser MilneProjects & Engineering DirectorBalmoral Group Holdings Ltd

Dr James S Milne CBEChairman & Managing DirectorBamoral Group Holdings Ltd

Sarah-Jane MilneFundraising ManagerFriends of Anchor

Ken Milroy MBEChief ExecutiveAberdeen Foyer

Will MiltonProject and Facilities EngineerMaersk Oil North Sea UK Limited

Leona MinellasSenior Account ManagerBread PR

Dr George Stevenson ChairmanGSS Developments

Ryan StrachanChief Financial OfficerSpex Services

Peter Thain DirectorArchial

Allison Thomson Integrated Support ServicesManagerConocoPhillips U.K. Limited

Dave Thompson Business Development ManagerCapita Health Solutions

Graham Thomson Chief Operating OfficerACE Winches

Alexander TolwethBusiness Sales Manager UK &IrelandLufthansa German Airlines

Steve Turner Rig Strategy ManagerENQUEST

Tim Varley Warehouse & Team LeaderTotal E&P UK Ltd

Brian Veitch DirectorArup

Prof Ferdinand vonProndzynski PrincipalRobert Gordon University

Rob Wallen Principal & Chief ExecutiveAberdeen College

Valerie WattsChief ExecutiveAberdeen City Council

Cllr Jill WebsterProvostAberdeenshire Council

Kevin WestonPartnerErnst & Young LLP

Stuart WhiteArea Director Aberdeen & NorthScotlandLloyds Bank

Douglas WhyteManaging DirectorHydro Group

Graham WilkieSales DirectorHydro Group

Les WilsonSales & Marketing ManagerITWORX Ltd

Brian WintonJasmine Brownfield ManagerConocoPhillips U.K.Limited

Jack WintonSenior Vice President OperationsKCA Deutag

Jim YoungConstruction DirectorCHAP (Holdings) Ltd

Jennifer YoungChairmanLedingham Chalmers LLP

SCDI STAFF

James AlexanderSenior Policy & CommunicationsManager

Ian ArmstrongRegional Director

Fraser GrieveHighlands & Islands Manager

Jane MartinProject Manager, YESC

Claire MillerProjects Executive

Dr Lesley SawersChief Executive

Nicola SeeleyEvents & Sponsorship Manager

Gareth WilliamsHead of Policy

Allan Robertson Manufacturing DirectorBalmoral Group Holdings Ltd

Andrew RobertsonRelationship DirectorLloyds Bank

David RobertsonPlant ManagerBalmoral Group Holdings Ltd

Dawn Robertson Regional Manager, AberdeenHudson

Mike Robertson Operations ManagerGDF SUEZ E&P UK LTD

Russell Robertson Techncial DirectorVirtual Stream

William Robertson CBEExecutive ChairmanRobertson

Prof Albert RodgerVice Principal for External AffairsUniversity of Aberdeen

David Rodger Upstream CommunicationsAdvisorShell U.K. Ltd

Jill Ross DirectorITWORX Ltd

Elly Rothnie Development DirectorNational Theatre of Scotland

Susan Rowand Head of Northern ScotlandCommercial CentreHSBC Bank plc

Ally Rule PartnerErnst & Young LLP

Ian Russell UK Division DirectorSodexo Remote Sites

Kay Ryan Commercial DirectorEastern Airways

Sean Saluja Partner, Employment Law DivisonBurness Paull & Williamsons LLP

Joel Sande Technical TeacherAlford Academy

Joyce Scott Managing DirectorFresh ideas Ltd

Alasdair Seale Managing DirectorTrinity Factoring Services Ltd

Ray Selway Project ManagerENQUEST

Ian Sharp Chief Operating OfficerFairfield Energy Ltd

Ray Shaw Operations Director & HarbourMasterAberdeen Harbour Board

David Sheach Managing PartnerStronachs LLP

Paul Sherrington PrincipalBanff & Buchan College

Margaretha Simpson PartnerSMART Consultants

Duncan Sinclair Director of OperationsSport Aberdeen

Duncan Skinner Chief Financial OfficerWood Group PSN

Mike SkitmoreUK Business Unit ManagerPremier Oil

Donald Smith Managing DirectorLiceComb Engineering

Roddy Smith Chief Operating OfficerAwilco Drilling

Tim Smith Vice President Comms &External AffairsBP

Tom Smith ChairmanACSEF

David Snowball Director ScotlandHealth & Safety Executive

Jane Spiers Chief ExecutiveHis Majesty’s Theatre

Andrew Stannard Vice President - ADTITransocean Drilling U.K. Ltd

Rita Stephen Development ManagerACSEF

ABERDEEN AIRPORT

In 2011, Aberdeen International Airport exceeded the 3 millionpassengers a year mark, and was confirmed as the fastestgrowing airport in the UK by the CAA. 2012 was an equallyexciting period, beating the passenger total for the previous 12months and has seen the introduction of new routes andservices. The recent launch of the new name, logo, and customercharter serves to prove a commitment to ensuring thatAberdeen International continues to punch above its weight andis seen by passengers to be more than just another airport.

www.aberdeenairport.com

ABERDEEN HARBOUR BOARD

Aberdeen Harbour is a thriving commercial port and an integralpart of Northern Scotland’s infrastructure. With global tradinglinks to more than 40 countries, including scheduled servicesto Norway, Russia and West Africa, annual cargo throughput isaround five million tonnes.

As Europe’s marine support centre for the oil & gas industry,Aberdeen Harbour provides world-class dockside facilitiescurrently being enhanced further by the redevelopment of TorryQuays. A £30million investment, it is the largest civil engineeringproject seen at the port in recent years. Among the manybenefits, this will deliver 400 metres of realigned, deep-waterquays, which will upgrade and expand current capacity. The portsees some 28 million gross tonnes of shipping per year and cannow accommodate even larger vessels following the wideningand deepening of the navigation channel during 2012.

Contributing more than £500million annually to the localeconomy, the port also helps sustain in excess of 11,000 fulltime equivalent jobs. The vision for Aberdeen Harbour Board isto maintain the port’s industry-leading position and continue toenable customers to operate safely, efficiently and costeffectively. Aberdeen Harbour is currently engaged in aconsultation exercise entitled a Case for Growth that isexploring with its many stakeholders how much needed portexpansion could be accommodated in the future.

www.aberdeen-harbour.co.uk

ACCENTURE, SCOTLAND

Accenture is a global management consulting, technologyservices and outsourcing company, with 257,000 people servingclients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleledexperience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries andbusiness functions, and extensive research on the world’s mostsuccessful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients tohelp them become high-performance businesses andgovernments. The company generated net revenues of US$27.9billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2012.

www.accenture.com

BALMORAL GROUP

Aberdeen-based Balmoral Group comprises a number ofoperating divisions:-

Balmoral Offshore Engineering provides the global oil andgas sector with buoyancy, elastomer and insulation productswhile Balmoral Tanks addresses the environmental, fire and civilengineering industries with its range of liquid storage andtreatment solutions.

Balmoral Park is developing a prestigious business park onthe south side of Aberdeen which will house high quality offices,industrial accommodation and potentially a hotel and autoshowroom.

Privately owned and headquartered in Aberdeen Balmoraloperates from bases in Belfast, Houston, Llantrisant, London andManchester with a Brazilian facility soon to launch.

www.balmoral-group.com

BRODIES LLP

A Scottish law firm with national and international capability,Brodies has a reputation for uncompromising quality, expertiseand innovation. With 21 practice areas ranked No.1 byindependent legal directories, it lays claim to more leadingpractitioners than any other firm in Scotland.

Over the past five years, Brodies has doubled its staff fromaround 250 to over 500, more than doubled its revenue andbuilt up a talented team of lawyers that services virtually everysector of the Scottish economy.

Brodies' Aberdeen office has brought its full range of servicesto the north-east and has expanded its expertise in the oil &gas and wider energy sector.

www.brodies.com

ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transactionand advisory services. We make a difference by helping ourpeople, our clients and our wider communities achieve theirpotential. Our Aberdeen office focuses exclusively on oil andgas and has one of the largest professional services teams in thecity, with more than 40 experienced partners, directors andmanagers. Our professionals have extensive experience servinga wide range of oil and gas companies including independentexploration and production companies, oilfield servicescompanies, major integrated corporations and national oilcompanies.

www.ey.com/oilandgas

KCA DEUTAG DRILLING LTD.

KCA Deutag is one of the world’s leading drilling andengineering contractors. It operates more than 100 drilling rigsin over than 22 countries employing 8,000 people in Africa,Europe, Russia, Middle East, the Caspian Sea and South East Asia.The company owns a fleet of more than 60 land rigs, 3 jack-upsand 3 self-erect tender barges; it is also the largest globalplatform drilling contractor. Last year, KCA Deutag wasawarded offshore and onshore contracts totaling more than$1.6bn. Particular highlights include multimillion dollaragreements in Europe and Africa as well as entry in the dynamicoil and gas markets of Iraq, Brazil and Myanmar.

www.kcadeutag.com

LLOYDS BANK CORPORATE MARKETS

As the leading Corporate Bank in Scotland our experiencedteams are well placed to understand the unique opportunitiesand challenges that corporate businesses across Scotland arefacing. For centuries now, Scottish enterprises have come torely on our service, value our expertise and benefit from oursupport. Today, our through-the-cycle support matters morethan ever.

With corporate banking offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow andAberdeen, our frontline Relationship Directors are right on thedoorstep of our customers, enabling us to provide fasterdecision-making and build enduring partnerships. The range anddepth of expertise across our Scottish teams is underpinned bymany years of individual experience. Working alongside ourlocal product specialists, we provide banking solutions tailoredto your specific needs – from hedging and structured financeto cash management and international trade.

www.lloydsbankwholesale.com/scotland

LUFTHANSA

More than 90 million passengers a year put their trust inLufthansa. They know that when they fly with Europe's leadingairline they can expect the highest standards of quality, reliabilityand safety. Excellent customer service both in the air and onthe ground helps to make their journey as smooth andenjoyable as possible. And with one of the most extensive routenetworks in the world, Lufthansa flies its passengers to over210 destinations in 84 countries - including over 80 oil, energyand gas destinations.

Lufthansa takes off a total of 455 times a week from Aberdeen,Birmingham, Edinburgh, London City, London Heathrow,Manchester and Newcastle.

www.lufthansa.com

SHELL U.K. LIMITED

Shell U.K. Limited is a leading operator in the UK sector of theNorth Sea. Shell was one of the first companies to develop oiland gas fields in the North Sea and has invested steadily overthe last 35 years adding new fields and introducing innovativetechnologies to maximise operated and non-operated ventures.

Shell employs around 6,400 people in its Upstream operationsin Scotland and the company’s UK upstream hub is located inAberdeen.

Offshore, Shell has interests in more than 50 fields, operatesmore than 30 platform installations, 30 subsea installations andone production (FPSO) vessel.

Onshore, we operate three gas plants; the St. Fergus GasTerminal and Fife NGL Plant (with Braefoot Bay marineterminal) in Scotland, and Bacton in the East of England.

In conjunction with our co-venturers, Shell operates around 12% of UK production, enough gas to supply about one third ofthe UK domestic gas customers.

Shell holds a strategic position in enabling security of energysupply to the UK. In addition imported gas from the Shelloperated Ormen Lange field in Norway and can meet 20% ofthe UK gas demand.

www.shell.com