Karthik Subramanya

Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here. We do this through funding, development, advocacy and influence and we distribute funding from the Scottish Government and the National Lottery. We want Scotland to be a country where excellence and experimentation across the arts, screen and creative industries is recognised and valued; everyone can access and enjoy artistic and creative experiences; places and quality of life are transformed through imagination, ambition and an understanding of the potential of creativity; ideas are brought to life by a diverse, skilled and connected leadership and workforce; Scotland is a distinctive creative nation connected to the world. For further information on Creative Scotland please visit www.creativescotland.com.

Changing the Chemistry (CtC) seeks to increase diversity of thought in the boardroom (diversity of thought encompasses identity, cognitive and experiential diversity). Evidence demonstrates that increasing board diversity improves the performance of organisations and can thereby also benefit the wider economy. CtC operates as a Scottish head-quartered charitable voluntary mutual peer-support network made up of a multi-talented group drawn from a wide variety of backgrounds seeking to improve board effectiveness. Our unique approach is that we share the responsibility to help each other, volunteering our time and skills in a peer-to-peer support network. We do not charge a membership fee but members are asked to contribute in kind. We provide practical support to members who you will recognise by their energy, skills, achievements, insight and potential to contribute. 1. Our members receive the skills, confidence and knowledge to secure a non-executive Board position. 2. Our members receive support to ensure they are an asset to any Board they sit on, and organisation they represent. 3. We promote the benefits of a diverse Board to organisations throughout Scotland, the UK and potentially beyond. 4.We support organisations in increasing the diversity, efficiency and functionality of their Board. By our 10th anniversary in August 2021, over 290 board roles have been filled by members of CtC and over 30 board Chairs! Find out more about becoming a member or working with us - visit our website.

We are Scotlands national and international economic development agency, and a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. We support businesses to innovate and scale to transform Scotland’s economy, by focussing on the most transformative economic opportunities where we can make the biggest difference: ➡️ Creating an internationally competitive energy transition industry in Scotland. ➡️ Scaling the impact of Scotland’s innovation strengths into high-growth industries of the future. ➡️ Driving capital investment to deliver a step-change in Scotland’s productivity.

Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here. We do this through funding, development, advocacy and influence and we distribute funding from the Scottish Government and the National Lottery. We want Scotland to be a country where excellence and experimentation across the arts, screen and creative industries is recognised and valued; everyone can access and enjoy artistic and creative experiences; places and quality of life are transformed through imagination, ambition and an understanding of the potential of creativity; ideas are brought to life by a diverse, skilled and connected leadership and workforce; Scotland is a distinctive creative nation connected to the world. For further information on Creative Scotland please visit www.creativescotland.com.

Changing the Chemistry (CtC) seeks to increase diversity of thought in the boardroom (diversity of thought encompasses identity, cognitive and experiential diversity). Evidence demonstrates that increasing board diversity improves the performance of organisations and can thereby also benefit the wider economy. CtC operates as a Scottish head-quartered charitable voluntary mutual peer-support network made up of a multi-talented group drawn from a wide variety of backgrounds seeking to improve board effectiveness. Our unique approach is that we share the responsibility to help each other, volunteering our time and skills in a peer-to-peer support network. We do not charge a membership fee but members are asked to contribute in kind. We provide practical support to members who you will recognise by their energy, skills, achievements, insight and potential to contribute. 1. Our members receive the skills, confidence and knowledge to secure a non-executive Board position. 2. Our members receive support to ensure they are an asset to any Board they sit on, and organisation they represent. 3. We promote the benefits of a diverse Board to organisations throughout Scotland, the UK and potentially beyond. 4.We support organisations in increasing the diversity, efficiency and functionality of their Board. By our 10th anniversary in August 2021, over 290 board roles have been filled by members of CtC and over 30 board Chairs! Find out more about becoming a member or working with us - visit our website.

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