I am honoured to have been asked by Business Magazine to contribute to the 2023 Business Yearbook. I was the Editor of the first edition of Business Yearbook Magazine 30 years ago, and that foundational exposure to the needs and potential of business enterprise, influenced my career in the public and private sectors, both here and in the UK and Europe. It helped me understand the realities of business, the complexity of government and private sector dynamics, the importance of a thriving and economically sustainable business community and the people of a country who are simultaneously citizens, consumers, employers and employees. When given free rein and 1,300 words, it’s tempting to be self-indulgent and list all that we have achieved over the last 30 years and talk merely about the past from my perspective.