Policy Innovation Podcast

Nathan Lawes

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The podcast asking people - from Mums and former Prime Ministers to Startup Founders and Scientists - to share their experiences and ideas for innovating policy to build a better world.

16/05/2023

"Fall in love with the problem and get to the table with the people you’re protesting against"

Listen to Navjot Sawhney, Founder & CEO of the Washing Machine Project, discuss their policy ideas for bridging innovation and humanitarianism. This includes: Increasing funds for innovative international development projects Increasing R&D tax credits for startups and small businesses (not just for multinationals)

24 min
03/03/2023

If the equality act was working, we wouldn’t see discrimination against women in the workplace

Listen to Emma and Natalie, Co-Founders of Dear Bump, talk about their ideas for innovating policy to help pregnant women in the workplace. Check out their website here.

14 min
24/01/2023

We will see rockets go to space on a daily basis

Listen to Dan Etenberg, Founder & CEO of LIA Aerospace, discuss why green policies in space are becoming increasingly important.

14 min
12/12/2022

We need to reduce plastic waste. Here’s how

Gemma Guilera, Co-Founder & Director of Moving Beans, suggests city councils, waste facility managers, and big industries come together to build a common budget, overseen by an executive body, to be responsible for driving sustainability forward. Promisingly, she says as long as we breathe we can solve issues! In addition, Nawful Raj, Founder of Yū Pods, believes we need to reduce consumption, eliminate the use of non-recyclable and micro-plastics, and fund more non-tech-based companies (to solve environmental issues). Check out Moving Beans here and Yū Pods here.

22 min
31/08/2022

There needs to be a step-change in maternal health

Abisola Oladapo, Co-Founder & CEO of Agnes Health, discusses why we need to share best practices around maternal health and adapt it to nations/countries, so that pregnant women around the world can improve their physical and mental health.

10 min
11/07/2022

Governments, businesses and parents should prioritise e-safety!

Tinesh Chhaya, Founder & CEO of Decipher Cyber, discusses why: Governments should prioritise e-safety policies, and Companies should add the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to the C-Suite Follow Tinesh on LinkedIn and check out Decipher Cyber here.

20 min
10/11/2021

Esther O’Callaghan OBE: “Young people are brilliant for business”

Today's guest is Esther O'Callaghan OBE, Co-Founder & CEO of hundo Ltd, an innovative careers platform connecting Gen Z talent to leading employers. In this episode, Esther explains why you need paid work to lift yourself out of poverty and how you can’t do that without access to opportunities - which is why hundo is helping young people to access employment and learning opportunities. In fact, they’ve raised $2 million to help them scale-up their impact and utilise the 'metaverse". Listen to their story and follow Esther on LinkedIn and/or Twitter.

23 min
31/08/2021

Kabiné Komara: “My most important and exciting challenge was helping to save my country from chaos and war… without a single cent”

Today's guest is Kabiné Komara, an Adviser, Author, and former Prime Minister of Guinea. In this episode, key topics discussed include: Why climate change and access to jobs are two of our biggest shared issues globally Good governance is one of the biggest challenges facing Africa We need to better manage and share resources, especially water - otherwise there is angriness and conflict Conflicts over water in Nigeria and Syria led to deaths, demonstrations and mass migration Water sharing between countries brings about peace! Budgets need to reflect the priority and size of problems Seeing young people around the world coming together to find solutions is a source of hope, but it needs to be sustained and protected Kabiné Komara was introduced to the podcast by Sundeep Waslekar, who was interviewed in an earlier episode, which you can check out here.

21 min

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The podcast asking people - from Mums and former Prime Ministers to Startup Founders and Scientists - to share their experiences and ideas for innovating policy to build a better world.

Creator

Nathan Lawes
Years Active

2020 - 2023
Episodes

16
Rating

Clean
Show Website

Policy Innovation Podcast

Policy Innovation Podcast

Episodes

"Fall in love with the problem and get to the table with the people you’re protesting against"

If the equality act was working, we wouldn’t see discrimination against women in the workplace

We will see rockets go to space on a daily basis

We need to reduce plastic waste. Here’s how

There needs to be a step-change in maternal health

Governments, businesses and parents should prioritise e-safety!

Esther O’Callaghan OBE: “Young people are brilliant for business”

Kabiné Komara: “My most important and exciting challenge was helping to save my country from chaos and war… without a single cent”

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