Blog
9 May 2022
Future Aviation Forum
"Saudia Arabia is at the start of the most significant aviation industry reform in the 21st…
18 April 2022
Innovate Finance Global Summit – UK FinTech Week
"UK FinTech has reached an all-time high, with an ncredible $11.6bn pouring into the sector in…
7 April 2022
AlUla – Powering start-ups for Inclusive Growth event
Barely catching my breath from the Sync Digital Wellbeing Summit, I flew from Dhahran to AlUla, one…
6 April 2022
Sync Digital Wellbeing Summit Roundup
A week on from co-hosting the inaugural Sync Digital Wellbeing Summit, I am still meditating on our…
4 April 2022
Tackling a Digital Addiction – Simon Sinek
I have just returned from Dharan, Saudi Arabia, where I co-hosted the inaugural Sync Digital…
4 April 2022
Journey to Ithra – Digital Wellbeing Summit
This week I visited Ithra, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, in Dharan Saudi Arabia.…
24 March 2022
Economics is Everywhere: A conversation with John List
Last week, I spoke with John List, Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University…
18 March 2022
Biases and barriers: A conversation with Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
In 1978, at the age of 25, with ₹10,000 (approximately $130) in her bank account, Kiran…
17 March 2022
The Power of Indian Youth – a conversation with Nirmala Sitharaman
India is home to a fifth of the world's youth demographic. For Nirmala Sitharaman, India's first…
15 March 2022
Breaking the Bias with Meenakshi Lekhi
The theme of International Women's Day 2022 is #BreakTheBias. Last Tuesday, I spoke with Meenakshi…
14 March 2022
Indomitable Women – a conversation with Arundhati Bhattacharya
As women's history month continues, I wanted to celebrate some of the inspirational female leaders…
2 March 2022
Influence Is Your Superpower: Five Things I Learnt from Dr Zoe Chance
As an MC, journalist and entrepreneur, I am constantly trying to influence people… from coaxing a…
1 February 2022
How can blockchain improve the planet?
How can blockchain improve the planet? With discussions of blockchain technology and decentralised…
8 October 2021
Why is America so angry? Interview with Evan Osnos about his new book Wildland; The Making of America’s fury
“The structural issues in the US are really profound - the compounded effects of segregation and…
12 May 2021
New Global GoalsCast episode: how the distribution of the Covid vaccine is failing all of us
If you live in the United States or the UK - or even most of Europe - you may have the impression…
6 May 2021
Six great sustainability startups – meet the winners of the Santander X Environmental Challenge
Tackling the climate emergency is the most urgent shared endeavour of our lifetime. It will take…
22 April 2021
Earth Day 2021 – Six key climate change voices; Christiana Figueres, Huw Van Steenis, Greta Thunberg and more
Happy Earth Day! It feels like a pit stop on the Race To Zero - namely the global campaign to…
19 April 2021
What does the future of travel look? Can the sector bounce back post-Covid?
If you were asked what you missed most during lockdown what would you say? Seeing anyone outside of…
8 April 2021
What Emmanuel Faber’s ousting from Danone means for the future of the ESG movement
Journalism,Articles,Podcasting
What’s your view on Clubhouse? It’s the audio-only app which went live on iOs last year and feels…
5 February 2021
Accelerating change – three things I learned at Future Investment Initiative 2021
Ongoing attempts to contain the Covid19 pandemic meant that many of the big events that…
22 June 2020
Five things I learned from interviewing Allan Pease
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Allan Pease, communications guru at the Recovery…
19 June 2020
1 week -> MC & moderator in 3 conferences; FIA mobility and sport conference, The Recovery Summit, Transition Forum – Here’s what I learned
So it is Friday and I am now looking back over what has been a rather busy week. With June still…
17 June 2020
On the UN World Day to combat Desertification and Drought – what can tech do to solve water shortages?
Today, June 17th is the UN’s World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. It really is a…
17 June 2020
Three places at once – the FIA, Recovery Summit and Transition Forum
This week is one of those where I have ended up in three places at once, virtually of course. It…
19 May 2020
A date for your diary – The Recovery Summit
When is the last time your conversation with someone didn’t involve the word ‘pandemic?’ I’ve…
12 May 2020
How do we design a post-Covid world?
What will the future of the world be like post Covid-19? Take your pick of crystal ball forecasts.…
28 April 2020
How do we build back better post Covid-19?
How do we come back from this? Not since World War II has so much of the world been so shattered by…
17 April 2020
Managing Under Uncertainty – Expert tips for business leaders as they seek to thrive in a crisis
So with a fair chunk of the world of Covid19 lockdown for at least another month we have plenty of…
14 April 2020
Four more ways to improve your video conferencing presentation skills
Communication Training,Articles
We’re over three weeks into Lockdown, though it feels like three months. Or is it three years? I’ve…
30 March 2020
Four techniques to improve your video conferencing presentation skills
Communication Training,Articles
(or, how to Zoom your way through Covid-19) I’m doing online communication training courses -…