Iqbal Bedi is a Glasgow-based business leader, entrepreneur and Managing Partner of Intelligens Consulting, an award-winning technology and advisory firm. He has more than 30 years’ experience working across the public and private sectors, advising senior leaders in Scotland, the UK and internationally.

Alongside his professional career, Iqbal has a longstanding interest in civic, cultural and community life in Scotland. He has served on a number of boards, including East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust and Impact Funding Partners.

As an advisor to the National Theatre of Scotland’s South Asian Project, Iqbal brings a combination of strategic, business and community perspectives, supporting its ambition to strengthen connections with Scotland’s South Asian communities and develop new audiences, ideas and opportunities.