Agenda subject to change

08:45 Registration and Refreshments

09:25 Welcome and setting the scene by the Chair

Session One: What migration can do for Scotland

09:35 The Scottish Goverment perspective

09:55 Scotland's demographic challenge

10:15 Questions, discussion and electronic audience response

10:35 Refreshments

Session Two: Exploring the options for Scotland

10:55 Economic migrants and the points based system

11:10 Internal migration

11:40 Ensuring a competitive advantage

11:55 Asylum seekers and refugees

12:10 Questions and debate with session speakers

12:30 Lunch

Session Three: Changing society, changing Scotland?

13:20 Improving integration in communities abd the role of local government

13:40 Panel discussion - Key service provision and integration

14:30 Refreshments

Session Four: The long-term view and the need to keep learning

14:50 Attracting and retaining migrants - lessons from elsewhere

15:10 The view from the UK government

15:30 Questions, discussion and electronic audience response

15:50 Closing comments by Chair

15:55 Close of conference