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Your contribution to a better Scotland

Align your organisation with the trusted Prosper brand and gain visibility among influential leaders across the private, public, third, and political sectors.

“Working with the Prosper team has been a consistently great all-round experience. They take the time to truly understand our strategic priorities & communication goals, and work to ensure sponsorship packages are shaped to deliver maximum value and outcomes. Each event and piece of collateral is executed to an extremely high standard, reflecting their excellent capabilities.”

Kate Miller
Ocean Winds

THE OFFER

Flagship Events

Prices from £3.5 to £10k (plus VAT). Speaking slots are available for conference events.

Highlands & Islands Business Excellence Awards (250+ attendees)

Inverness, September 2026

Every year we come together in Inverness to celebrate the best of businesses operating in the region. With after-dinner entertainment, and a glass or two raised to the winners, this is our most celebratory event of the year. You can sponsor a whole category, or play a supporting role with associate sponsorship.

Annual Lecture (350+ attendees)

Aberdeen, 12 March 2026

This year we’ll be joined by Dr Angela Wilkinson, Secretary General and CEO of the World Energy Council. Dr Wilkinson will give an address then take part in Q&A with members and guests. Our largest event, the Lecture is a chance to bring your brand to hundreds of businesses in the North East.

Forum: Growth Starts Here (150+ attendees)

Edinburgh, 4 June 2026

Our annual conference and dinner, Forum, welcomes over 150 attendees to put their heads together and discuss some of the key issues for Scotland’s economy, as well as hear from thought leaders and senior government representatives. Topics change year to year, and in 2026 will focus on growth with sessions on people and skills, competitive industries, and place.

What you get

There’s a breakdown of the benefits in each sponsorship brochure linked above (if available). However, to give you an idea, all of our flagship partnerships include:

  • A number of free places at the event
  • Your brand and weblink on marketing materials, including Prosper website
  • Additional branding on any digital programme, slides, or other items produced for the event
  • Verbal acknowledgement by the event facilitator
  • Acknowledgement of partnership in all media releases
  • Contact details for attendees (in line with GDPR) for business development

There are also opportunities for speaker slots, exclusive branding in certain areas of the event, and opportunity to place adverts, videos and blog posts to be shared with Prosper membership.

If you need the info in a different format, or just prefer to talk it through, contact Carol Anne.

Year-Round Events

We host around 40 events each year including our Meet the Politician and In Conversation events. These events run all across Scotland, and in London.

Prices start at £2500 plus VAT for smaller events, and increase depending on number of folk and type of refreshments.

We’re also open to delivering bespoke events for you and your organisation: price is available, as they say, on application. Whether it’s a two-hour lunch or a full day conference, we’ve got the skills and contacts to get the right people in the room and make it happen.

Click the link to see a brochure, if available – otherwise just email to express interest:

We’ll do all the work, and depending on the event you could receive:

  • Introduction to high level speakers, including Government Ministers
  • Exclusive branding and weblink applied to all marketing materials and on-site at the event
  • A speaker from your organisation on stage at the event
  • Contact details for attendees (in line with GDPR) for business development

If you need the info in a different format, or just prefer to talk it through, contact Carol Anne.

Policy

Policy and research play a big part in our partnership offering. By utilising the in-depth expertise of our experienced policy team, our bespoke research services can cover emerging trends, policy development and implementation, and all aspects of the future economy.

Our Policy Team can offer the opportunity to get involved in major thought leadership reports with other members or on a bespoke basis.

Policy Partnership in Action

We worked with Vattenfall to inform the development of sustainable heat networks across Scotland. This included convening a roundtable event to inspire and inform and provided an excellent example of the valuable leadership role local government plays in developing sustainable heat networks.

The output enabled new ideas to be shared with decision makers and collaboration with wider stakeholders and influencers.

Prosper/SCDI Vattenfall Report

Peer Works

Productivity Matters 2024

Many small business leaders struggle to identify the factors that influence productivity — and even when they do, accessing the right support isn’t always easy. That’s where Peer Works comes in.

We provide practical, peer-led support to help business leaders understand what drives productivity and take confident steps toward improvement. Through shared knowledge, expert insight and a supportive network, we help you get better at what you do – every day.

By partnering with Peer Works you can:

  • Support the development and growth of existing SMEs across the regional economy
  • Offer extended access to support and resources for those starting or growing a successful business
  • Support the delivery of NSET’s objectives
  • Utilise the peer-led learning model, which has proven successful and had a notable impact on event attendees
Stemovators

Stemovators Celebration Events

Stemovators is one of Scotland’s longest running and most successful science education initiatives – we work with over 10,000 young people every year from around 250 Scottish schools.

Our work is only possible with the support of industry partners and partnering with us is a powerful way to engage with future talent, bring STEM to life in classrooms, and influence the workforce of tomorrow.

Our programmes offer meaningful public engagement opportunities for your team — building morale, encouraging collaboration and boosting brand pride. It’s a rewarding way for employees to make a difference while growing professionally.

As a partner, your brand will be featured across all project and competition materials, as well as our website and social media channels. You’ll receive a comprehensive impact report at the end of each academic year, highlighting the reach and value of your support.

UNRIVALLED ACCESS

Our tailored sponsorship opportunities position you at the heart of Scotland’s most important conversations.

Partnerships are open to all members, and we’ll work closely with you to find the opportunity that best supports your goals and maximises your influence.

Partnering with us to deliver one of our highly regarded events, bespoke research or our podcast showcases your brand and purpose giving you unrivalled access to business and political leaders.

Get in touch

Carol Anne Grady

Head of Events

Carol Anne Grady

Head of Events

Carol Anne is Prosper’s very own organisational genius.

A born organiser, she puts those skills to good use at Prosper by managing our annual events calendar. She’s responsible for bringing members together to network, collaborate and, hopefully, have a bit of fun while they’re about it. From printing badges to teaching celebrity hosts to use digital event platforms, Carol Anne does the lot. No matter how complex an event is Carol Anne can always come back to her core strengths of structure, spreadsheets and smiling through the chaos.

Outside of work, she enjoys puzzles and cryptic crosswords, and knits like nobody’s business.

carolanne.grady@prosper.scot

Eleonora Vanello

Head of Peer Works

Eleonora Vanello

Head of Peer Works

Eleonora is Peer Work’s hunter-gatherer!

Her role is to connect people and provide places where they can learn from each other’s experiences. To do that she hunts for inspirational leaders who share their stories, explaining the challenges and achievements of running an organisation. Eleonora is also skilled at gathering together people from all sorts of backgrounds who want learn from those stories and apply their new knowledge to be able to work better and smarter.

Eleonora is a real foodie and as an Italian in Scotland has been impressed with the country’s very best produce.

eleonora.vanello@prosper.scot

Thomas Wild

Head of Stemovators

Thomas Wild

Head of Stemovators

Science never stays still, and as the supremo of Stemovators, Thomas’s job requires him to constantly update his knowledge and he learns something new every day.

His day-to-day work involves overseeing all of Stemovators’ diverse education programs and partnerships in science and technology. With his team, Thomas develops science resource kits, experimenting with new ideas and distributing them to schools right across Scotland. He gets to travel around the country to deliver school workshops, teacher training CPDs, and events, while meeting with partners to secure funding, co-develop STEM activities, and arrange volunteering opportunities.

When not working, you likely find Thomas up a hill somewhere with his friends, or maybe taking apart a bit of his house to begin a new DIY project.

thomas.wild@stemovators.scot