Speakers and Chair
Find out more about the speakers from our 2026 Conference
Speakers 2026
Cycling Scotland Conference
16th September 2026
Perth Concert Hall
The 2026 Cycling Scotland Conference was held in Perth and addressed the theme of 'Supporting everyday cycling in communities across Scotland: investment, impact and growth'.
Experts and decision-makers from across Scotland joined us to share learning and celebrate progress towards enabling more people to cycle for everyday journeys.
2026 speakers:
Stephen Flynn, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport, addressed the Conference.
Our keynote speakers included:
- Anna Holligan (BBC Foreign Correspondent)
- Paul McNamee (editor of The Big Issue)
- Zara Mohammed (previous Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain)
- Councillor Eric Drysdale (Leader of the Perth & Kinross Council)
This year our event attracted more than 250 delegates from local authorities, Regional Transport Partnerships, Scottish Government, private and third sector organisations and campaigners.
Great occasion to interact. Well prepared and engaging facilitators. Great atmosphere, enabling to feel part of a strong and diverse community.
Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors
In our buzzing exhibition hall, organisations from across the private, public and third sector showcased their work to more than 250 delegates.
If you're interested in sponsoring and exhibiting at future conferences, please contact: conference@cycling.scot.
Clearview Intelligence sponsored our delegate lanyards for 2026.
Through design and data analytics, Clearview deliver intelligent transport systems that support active travel, network optimisation and route safety.
They work to protect vulnerable road users and create and monitor safer environments for walking and cycling.
Lanyard sponsor
Grease Monkey sponsored our breakouts and bike parking.
Grease Monkey design, manufacture, operate and maintain active travel infrastructure, including cycle parking, secure bike storage, bike maintenance, and changing rooms.
If you’re travelling by bike to the Conference, please try out Grease Monkey’s secure cycle parking which will be available to use at the entrance of the Perth Concert Hall.
Breakout sponsor
Host city: Perth
It was brilliant to return to Perth for the first time since 2016.
In the past decade, the city has seen completion of new infrastructure developments including the Destiny Bridge linking communities on the west and east banks of the Tay, with major improvements in development for walking, wheeling and cycling in and around the city centre. Recently, positive increases in cycling have been recorded on several key routes into the city centre, indicating a strong appetite for active travel in the city.
