Meet 'unsung hero' Chris, the CEO of Newable. They support small and medium-sized UK businesses to grow.

Listen to his story and idea for government to give an independent institution, focused on objectively growing the economy, the ability to represent British business in a non-political way.

Follow or connect with Chris on LinkedIn and check out iMindventures.com to lear more or get involved.

Meet 'unsung hero' Ankshita, Operations Director at Startup Discovery School in Asia. They support entrepreneurs who are often underrepresented and/or overlooked.

Listen to her story and ideas for innovating how we do demoracy, including that policy-making should be more inclusive and iterative, so we can mosre easily solve our biggest shared challenges (such as climate change).

Connect with Ankshita on LinkedIn and check out iMindventures.com to get involved.

Meet Mo, Co-Founder of UrbanChain, a Manchester-based scale-up company. They're revolutionising the renewable energy markets and decreasing our reliance on gas. Listen to their story and ideas for innovating how we do democracy and grow the economy.

Follow UrbanChain on LinkedIn and find out more at urbanchain.co.uk.

Ever heard about a company being spun out of 10 Downing Street? Or the idea that some of our institutions should take a more revolutionary approach?

Listen to our latest unsung hero, Simon, who is trailblazing how behavioural science can improve policy-making and help our democracy to thrive.

Today's guest is Amit Mishra, Founder of ID8VC, Policy Adviser to the Indian Government, and ex-Country Head of F6S and Sansan.

In this episode, Amit explores:

• the appeal of the Indian market and Tier 2 cities, including as a place to build a Proof of Concept (PoC)
• the uptick in activity for the AgriTech, medical, education, e-commerce and electric vehicle (EV) sectors since COVID-19
• why change is both the biggest challenge and opportunity
• the importance of being a conscious citizen and responsible employer

Check out F6S and connect with Amit on LinkedIn.

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.

Today's guest is Sir Graham Watson, former President of the Alliance of Liberal Democrats in Europe (ALDE) and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South West of England and Gibraltar (1994-2014).

In this episode, Graham discusses how the United Kingdom and European Union can innovate policy in key areas - such as health, data and an emerging Asia - and shares some tips for continuous learning.

Other key takeaways include:
- Most Asian countries look to the United States, rather than Europe, as the model
- The EU has to get together as a federal state if it wants to compete
- The EU wants to work closely with the UK, but they’re not going to force it
- You can never invest too much in scientific research

Follow Sir Graham on Twitter and check out the episode with Sundeep Waslekar, who he later introduced to the podcast.

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