# 18th November 2025

The session was run in the related [miro board](https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVKro_lxs=/). 

📽️ The meeting recording can be found [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/16_h65-jPO50hs_PGeiljT3FwVQr0MUCf/view?usp=sharing).

## Participants

<table><thead><tr><th width="213.19140625">Name</th><th width="212.27734375">Role</th><th width="185.14453125">Attendance</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Lorenzo Bruno</td><td>Secretary</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Samuel Leathers</td><td>Chair</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Kyle Solomon</td><td>Vice-Chair</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Juan Sierra</td><td>Voting seat</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>James Meidinger</td><td>Voting seat</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Christian Schmitz</td><td>Voting seat</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Alexandre Maaza</td><td>Voting seat</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Tegegne Tefera</td><td>Voting seat</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Carlos Lopez De Lara</td><td>Voting seat</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Giorgio Zinetti</td><td>Voting seat</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Darby Bodden</td><td>SME</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Jess Fields</td><td>SME</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Tomas Garro</td><td>SME</td><td>Yes</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Agenda

* Review actions / updates
  * New elected members
  * Update from Carlos, Juan / Sam, James
  * Session with CF
  * Updates on stakeholder sessions
* Review Strategy status - overview of latest version
* Plan for next workshops
* Product research update
* Jess Fields presentation

## Updates

* Review actions / updates
  * Secretary, Chair and Vice-Chair welcomed the newly elected members
    * Alexandre Maaza
    * Christian Schmitz
    * Giorgio Zinetti
  * Carlos and Juan provided an update on the BA workshops
  * Sam and James provided an update on the Berlin workshop
  * Vice-Chair provided an update on the session with CF
  * Vice-Chair provided an update on stakeholder sessions
* The committee reviewed and discussed status of Strategy doc and Chair provided an overview of latest version
* The committee discussed and mapped plan for next workshops
* The secretary provided an update on the Product research budget
* Jess Fields presented an initial report from sessions with governments and businesses

## Outcomes & Recommendations

N/A


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