Neil Brownlee is Head of Business Events at VisitScotland, leading a team of 10 dedicated business event specialists. Reporting into the Scottish Government, he is responsible for the development and implementation of the business events strategy at a national level for Scotland. Neil works closely with the city convention bureau of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, and Aberdeen as well as the main convention centres in Scotland. More recently the new “Policy Driven Model” has raised business events to a higher strategic level within Scotland, aligning with the Scottish Government’s ambitions for the country across more than 40 policy areas.
With over 30 years’ experience in the international hospitality and business events industry, Neil joined VisitScotland in 2008. His career prior to that included business development with Sodexo; Director of Sales & Marketing at Rocco Forte Hotels and revenue development with Le Meridien Hotels in the USA.
Neil is on the current Board of Directors and Trustees of PCMA, where he is also Chair of the Finance Committee & Secretary-Treasurer. He has spoken at many industry forums, including the UN World Tourism Organisation General Assembly, in Chengdu, China.
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