Cross-Party Group on Women in Enterprise: Scale Deep th Wednesday 15 November 2023 Held via Zoom Minute Present: Bronwen Thomas; Women’s Enterprise Scotland, Sophie Rooney; Women’s Enterprise Scotland, Carolyn Currie; Women’s Enterprise Scotland, Iain Scott; Scale Deep Institute, Ailsa Clark; Inspiralba, Alexa Green; Scotland’s Rural College, Ana Vuin; Scotland’s Rural College, Anne Meikle, Anne-Maree Morrison; Ecommerce Club, Artemis Pana; Scottish Rural Action, Christine Esson; Scottish Business Network, Claudia Duffy; Innovare IP, Eleonora Vanello; Productivity Club Scotland, Emma Sedgwick; Rural Communications, Evelyn McDonald; Scottish Edge, Jackie Brierton; Gowbiz, Kate Hooper; StrategyStory, Louise Lawson; University of Glasgow, Michelle Smith; ValueAdd, Milly Tamati; Generalist World, Pheona Matovu; Radiant and Brighter, Shona Blakely; Women’s Fund Scotland, Tanya Wilson; University of Glasgow MSPs: Michelle Thomson MSP, Jim Fairlie MSP, Sue Webber MSP Invited guests: Non-MSP group members: Apologies: Ivan Mckee MSP, Claire Baker MSP, Collete Stevenson MSP, Proceedings: Welcome and introductions by Michelle Thomson MSP Michelle hands over to Sophie Rooney to convene AGM AGM Conducted: Michelle Thomson elected as Convenor Claire Baker elected as Vice Convenor (written acceptance) Carolyn Currie Elected as Treasurer Sophie Rooney elected as Secretary Sophie Rooney hands back to Michelle Thomson to introduce presentations Speaker 1 - Iain Scott Why has scale deep suddenly become important?