The property industry has not escaped the impact of the Brexit vote and in Scotland some contributors to the regular RICS commercial property surveys have suggested that the possibility of a second independence referendum is having a comparable effect.

Katerina Lisenkova, one of the expert panel who will be discussing at the conference just how to forward plan and future proof your operation, accepts that the situation is all embracing, but sees positive as well as negative impacts.

While UK investment funds are cautious about acquisitions north of the border, this has been balanced by increased foreign investment due to the weakness of the pound.

The head of economic modelling at Fraser of Allander Institute, she sees the country still in a transitional period until a firm Brexit deal is sealed.

Other members of the panel include Mike Russell MSP, Minister for UK negotiations on Scotland’s Place in Europe, PwC’s Michael Moore, and Stirling University professor David Bell.