Discussion Series 2 - The Pre-election Debate (2015)

(L-R) Lisa MacLeod (Thistle Sales Manager), Ross Thomson (Conservative), Kris Manship (Thistle General Mgr), Richard Baker (Labour)

Thor Holt will be presenting the big debate at the Thistle Caledonian Hotel on the 22nd April between the four main political parties battling it out to win the seats of Aberdeen City North and South.  As first time voters and young people turned out in force for the referendum campaign, this will be a chance to find out what the parties are offering for the young professionals of Aberdeen.


Discussion Series 1 - Attract, Train, Retain - The Pipeline to Success (2014)

The Inaugural Discussion Series event took part on the 9th April with Fergus Ewing MSP as keynote speaker.  The event wanted to discuss and debate the perceived skills shortages in the North Sea Oil and Gas sector and what this would mean for AYP members and what we could do to tackle the issues highlighted.

The panel consisted of:

• Lesley De Jager (Wood Group PSN)
• Alix Thom (Oil and Gas UK)
• Morven Spalding (OPITO)
• Graham Skinner (SPE Young Professional of the year/AYP Committee)
• Ross Jolly (Deemount Consulting (Apache North Sea)/AYP Committee)
• Will Ritchie (Robert Gordons University)
• Alistair Reid (SPD/AYP Committee)
• David Priestley (Taqa)
• Jess Parker (Centrica)
• Rachel Mutters (Why Aberdeen)

Click on the page from the AYP Discussion Series for further pictures/videos from the event.