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Closing Session – The Conference Decides Chaired by
Deirdre MichieChief Executive
Oil & Gas UK
Closing Session – The Conference Decides
Councillor Jenny Laing Leader
Aberdeen City Council
Closing Session – The Conference Decides Chaired by
Deirdre MichieChief Executive
Oil & Gas UK
Closing Session – The Conference Decides
Joining the panel…
• Ian Phillips, Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC)• Maggie McGinlay, Scottish Enterprise• Professor Rita Marcella, Robert Gordon University • Richard Sweetnam, Aberdeen City Council
Voting Procedure
A question will appear on the screen with numbered options, when you are told to vote press the corresponding number on your keypad.Your selection will appear in the LCD display.
Wake up your keypad by pressing any key (text will appear at the top of LCD (display).
“Innovation must be a priority in a world of $65 oil”
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Neither Agree Nor Disagree
4. Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree
– Stro
ngly A
gree
– Agr
ee
– Nei
ther A
gree
Nor Disa
gree
– Disa
gree
– Stro
ngly D
isagre
e
70%
1%2%8%
20%
“The academic research behind innovation is not currently demand - led by industry”
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Neither Agree Nor Disagree
4. Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree
– Stro
ngly A
gree
– Agr
ee
– Nei
ther A
gree
Nor Disa
gree
– Disa
gree
– Stro
ngly D
isagre
e
10%
0%
13%
37%41%
“A strong domestic market is crucial for a strong export market”
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Neither Agree Nor Disagree
4. Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree
– Stro
ngly A
gree
– Agr
ee
– Nei
ther A
gree
Nor Disa
gree
– Disa
gree
– Stro
ngly D
isagre
e
24%
2%
13%14%
47%
“There is sufficient support for the supply chain to export”
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Neither Agree Nor Disagree
4. Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree
– Stro
ngly A
gree
– Agr
ee
– Nei
ther A
gree
Nor Disa
gree
– Disa
gree
– Stro
ngly D
isagre
e
9%6%
20%
36%
28%
“The oil and gas industry is its own worst enemy in terms of attracting and retaining talent in the industry”
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Neither Agree Nor Disagree
4. Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree
– Stro
ngly A
gree
– Agr
ee
– Nei
ther A
gree
Nor Disa
gree
– Disa
gree
– Stro
ngly D
isagre
e
33%
9%
21%
15%
22%
“We do not know enough to have a robust workforce planning strategy for the future oil and gas industry”
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Neither Agree Nor Disagree
4. Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree
– Stro
ngly A
gree
– Agr
ee
– Nei
ther A
gree
Nor Disa
gree
– Disa
gree
– Stro
ngly D
isagre
e
11%15%
31%
14%
29%
Thinking of your business, achieving cost reductions and efficiencies, and the Aberdeen City Region’s competitiveness, please prioritise which of the following broad investments would help reduce your costs of doing business in the Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire area?
1. Road improvements for access to business development and housing land
2. Road improvements for a quicker, more reliable and punctual bus service
3. Local rail service with new local stations
4. Aberdeen Harbour expansion
5. Improved city centre environment – public realm & reduced traffic
6. Improved cross city goods movement times
7. Digital connectivity – super/ultrafast broadband
8. Maintenance of air connectivity to Heathrow, Amsterdam, Paris & Frankfurt
20%
4%
11%
4%
15%4%
17%
24%
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
