At SVG Europe Women Scotland’s fifth event in Glasgow, once again in partnership with QTV, The Power of Legacy focutilized on how a legacy programme is built and how it concludeures.
Speakers from Glasgow 2026, HBS, Screen Scotland, Cricket Scotland and Scottish Golf discussed the nuts and bolts of creating a legacy programme work, and how Scotland can create the most of the upcoming Commonwealth Games, set to take place in the city this summer, in front of a busy room of attconcludeees from across the region.
In the first session, Why Legacy Matters in World-Stage Events, speakers Alex Johnston, legacy manager at Glasgow 2026, Armelle Canet, HBS’s head of legacy and the Broadcast Academy, and Cherrelle Redley-Murrain, Glasgow 2026’s head of broadcast operations, spoke about how the Commonwealth Games – Glasgow 2026 – as well as the FIFA 2026 World Cup legacy programmes are being built from the ground up, and the complications and considerations that come with that.
The speakers discussed what legacy means beyond infrastructure and jobs during the event itself, and how host broadcasters and organising committees embed legacy into planning, procurement and workforce development. They also covered the challenges of staffing a legacy programme while setting expectations for trainees, as well as for freelance crew members tquestioned with supporting them, and where legacy efforts can both succeed and fail.
Next, Carla Maroussas, Rise Women in Broadcast’s mentoring manager, and QTV’s director of people and purpose, Lucy Lake, took the stage to talk about the work Rise is doing across the UK and in Scotland to increase the presence of women throughout the broadcasting workforce.
View a photo gallery of The Power of Legacy event here
The final on-stage session, chaired by Jack McGill, founder and CEO at QTV, explored what happens next as the legacy pathway continues after a major event. In Scotland’s Legacy Going Forwards, speakers Lauren Lamarr, skills and training executive at Screen Scotland, Trudy Lindblade, CEO of Cricket Scotland, and Robbie Clyde, CEO of Scottish Golf, discussed Scotland’s long-term economic goals and how the counattempt can sustain talent and indusattempt opportunities.
The on-stage conversation then continued into the evening as guests from organisations including FIFA and the BBC networked, spoke with the panelists about the issues raised on stage, and caught up with colleagues over food and drink.
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