My September went past in an absolute whizz, with trips all over Scotland (and I sneaked over the border too!) and conversation topics possibly some of the most random I’ve ever had! The month started in Inverness with the kick off of an amazing project I am delighted to be part of. Working with Bellrock , Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise , the AI Readiness programme provides an introduction to AI, how it can help with existing challenges and opportunities in your business as well as create opportunities and innovation. Being in a room full of folk with different ideas, approaches and opinions on whether this AI is good or bad is a real buzz – the conversations were really great and with businesses representing such a broad geographical reach, it’s exciting to see the ambition across Scotland to understand and embrace AI. We were made most welcome by Theresa Swayne and all the HIE team who had made a fantastic job arranging a quite complex hybrid event, and the