Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh

On the eve of the Rugby International Match between Scotland and England at Murrayfield.

Sponsors for 2010 Annual Dinner: BP, Castle Cairn, RBC Capital Markets, Wood Mackenzie, Cenkos, Aon, CMS Cameron McKenna, UBS, Energy Ventures, McGrigors LLP, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Cripps Sears & Partners.

Dr. James Buckee
Principal Guest Speaker

Dr James Buckee was appointed an independent non-executive director of Cairn Energy in January 2009. He has more than 35 years experience in the oil and gas industry having held senior executive positions with Shell, Burmah Oil, and BP, and was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of Talisman Energy Inc. He is now also the chairman of the newly created firm, EnQuest.

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Brian Taylor, BBC Scotland Political Editor

Brian Taylor is BBC Scotland's Political Editor. Brian joined the BBC in 1985. After a spell co-presenting the political programme Left, Right and Centre, he was appointed Political Correspondent and then Political Editor. In that role, Brian Taylor covers Scottish politics for all outlets, including BBC Scotland and UK network programmes. In addition, he has presented Good Morning Scotland and is a regular contributor to other BBC programmes. Before joining the BBC Brian Taylor worked in newspapers for eight years, including six years as a lobby correspondent at Westminster. Brian has written two books on Scotland's new Parliament and co-written eight more. Among other things, he is the author of ''The Scottish Parliament'', a definitive account of the road to devolution and its consequences, now republished in revised form. Brian has lectured on politics and identity in Washington USA, Stockholm, Madrid, Edinburgh, London and Germany. Born in 1955 in Dundee, he is a former pupil of Dundee High School and graduated MA (Honours) in English from the University of St Andrews in 1977. He is married with two sons. Brian maintains contact with the harsh realities of Scottish life through a passionate support of Dundee United Football Club. Other interests include literature, theatre and golf.