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Jessica talks to Dan Sandhu (London), CEO of Education Development Trust (EDT), a vast not-for-profit organisation working to improve education outcomes around the world. Dan talks about how COVID changed education globally, how remote learning is enabling education to scale faster in countries without structural policy framework, his plans to expand EDT's footprint in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and identifying opportunities for the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office. 'Education is a great export out of the UK,' says Dan. 

Editor: Vanessa Heaney.

Music by Alex Vickers

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Jonathan Aeberhard (London) is Senior Vice President of Cheng Chung Design (CCD), leading the foundation of the CCD London studio. Founded in Shenzhen, the award-winning, publicly traded architecture and interior design studio has a focus on hotels and luxury residential developments worldwide. Formerly, Jonathan led GA Designs with his father, Werner Aeberhard, another long-standing and valued Forum members.

Here's Jonathan's take on Forum and why it works so well for him: 'If you're an entrepreneur or in a start-up or you're in a senior role, I found 95% of my consciousness was taken up with my to do list...you don't get a chance to step back and look at the broader landscape, and I think Forum has really helped me do that.'

Editor: Vanessa Heaney.

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Justin Peimani (London), a strategic advisor and investor, talks to Jessica Fellowes this week about his move to London, his excitement about the opportunities for investors in software companies and the constant flow of new information and possibilities. 

We asked Justin what he liked about his Forum membership: "Every time I think that the connecting thread has always been [that] there's always a deep level of reflection and insight that you see within the members and within the conversation. So I think every lunch that I've been to, I feel like I've gotten a little bit smarter."

Editor: Vanessa Heaney.

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This week, Jessica Fellowes is in conversation with Chris Wilkins (London), managing partner of Audley. Chris is an expert in strategic leadership, having whispered in the ears of several Conservative Party leaders and cabinet ministers. Audley advises leaders in business and government around the world, to help them achieve their political, professional or personal goals. 

"To be in the room with some of those brilliant leaders making these world-changing decisions at those critical moments is an incredibly privileged position to be in and it's really what my business now is all about and I wouldn't be doing anything else, I love it."

Editor: Vanessa Heaney.

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In this episode, entrepreneur and executive coach Lara Holliday (London) talks about her women's network ,Tide Risers, as well as the coaching and equine therapy retreats she holds at Shore Hall. 

"If the horse won't follow you willingly, I know that there's some kind of emotional blockage stopping you from being able to make the decision to go down that pathway towards that new career. And that just as an executive coach gives me immediate feedback to know that there's a problem."

Editor: Vanessa Heaney.

Music by Alex Vickers