It’s been an extraordinary week in the news. The bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites left the world holding its breath – what comes next? Because SOMETHING will come next. Then a ceasefire was called, or was it, and that’s the end of it – bombing for peace really does work apparently. Regardless, we’ve never had a US President like Trump, so who knows what’s going to happen, but the world is certainly heating up, in more ways than one.

However, before we get stuck into the news, we are going to talk soil health and food security, one of the most important issues of our time – but you wouldn’t know it based on media coverage! We’re already feeling the impacts with the cost of food, but what happens when food is not only more expensive, but the shelves are empty? How do we address it? What’s happening now and what needs to happen?

We are delighted to welcome Katie Critchlow, the co-founder and co-CEO of Re-Genus, which delivers a range of natural, regenerative fertilisers, growing media and natural crop nutrition, bringing life back to soils and boosting the health and resilience of crops. Cathy has more than 20 years’ experience in impact leadership and green innovation, including eight in the c-suite of cutting-edge green start-ups, and diverse experience in corporate and NGO leadership roles. We are excited to hear what she has to say.

Then it will be back to the news. In Europe, NATO has been in full swing, and the language of diplomacy has been incredibly sycophantic. The Great Leader of the US is being acknowledged for ending the nuclear threat from Iran and allies have (mostly) made a commitment to increase defence spending to 5% - but not until 2035, and guess who won’t be alive then? No doubt about it, the language of diplomacy has entered a new era, but there’s a deeper message in that.

It’s a surreal time, where the only thing that appears to have been obliterated is the truth, with the politicization of intelligence a huge threat to all of us. But that’s not the only news – we’ll talk about the diplomatic dance going on between India and Pakistan, Thailand could be on its way to another coup, and Oxfam’s latest report states the wealth of the world’s 3,000 billionaires surged by $6.5tn in real terms over the past decade. Bezos/Sánchez wedding is so in-tune with our times, no?

Come and join us Friday 27th June 2025, 8am UK, 9am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations.

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