I was delighted to attend the 3rd Global Solutions Conference last month in Berlin. This summit supports the T/G20 presidencies, with this year’s presidency being held by Japan. The theme of this year’s event was all about building bridges between the world of ideas and action – and the theme of, ‘recoupling’, was established just to do that by bringing researchers and practitioners together with representatives of political life, business and civil society. In more than 60 sessions, 1,200 participants from over 120 countries worked on recommendations for the G20. These recommendations will be finalised in the various T20 Task Forces and submitted to the G20 Summit in Osaka. The Global Solu

Women’s Enterprise Scotland has joined forces with Scotland’s leading business publication, Scottish Business Insider, to launch its prestigious new business awards. The Women’s Enterprise Scotland Awards, which open for entries today (Thursday 18 April) will mark the achievements of the growing number of women-led businesses, with categories including Innovator of the Year, Board Member 2019, Business Leader 2019 and Business of the Year. Carolyn Currie, Chief Executive at Women’s Enterprise Scotland said; “Evidence consistently shows that accessible role models are a powerful tool for inspiring and encouraging women to start and grow businesses. We are delighted to be working with Scotland