BCO ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2026 | CHAIR’S WELCOME

 

A festival of enlightenment

Following successful visits in 1999, 2002 and 2009, the BCO annual conference is back in Scotland, this time in not just one of the nation’s great cities, but two – Edinburgh and Glasgow.

You’ll find all the details you need to secure your booking here.

This year’s conference – The Festival of Enlightenment – aims to inspire, challenge and connect delegates across Edinburgh and Glasgow over two inspiring days, with plenaries, tours and workshops designed to showcase expertise, knowledge and industry insights from across the BCO membership.

Inspire: the office and workplace tours are designed to be a mix of the new, refurbished, ancient, historic, repurposed and rejuvenated and include four BCO National Award winners from the last three years.

Challenge: the conference plenaries and workshops have been purposely designed to spark debate, challenge thinking, drive conversations, educate and to spark future possibilities for conference delegates.

Connect: we’re creating fresh opportunities to meet, mingle, chat and share stories melded together with local character, traditions and amazing surroundings.

We look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh & Glasgow for the BCO’s Festival of Enlightenment on 17 & 18 June.

Andy McBain

BCO Annual Conference 2026 chair