Helio presents: Now & Next in Public Affairs
Episodes
Paul Smith, Royal College of Occupational Therapists
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we are joined by Paul Smith, Policy & Public Affairs Lead Wales at the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. He and Jack disc...
Joseph Carter, Asthma & Lung UK
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak to Joseph Carter, Head of Devolved Nations at Asthma & Lung UK, about politician meetings mirroring speed dating, changi...
Devin Scobie, RIA
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For this edition, we welcome Devin Scobie, a freelance public affairs consultant. He spoke to Jack about toxicity in Scottish politics, the impacts of...
Catriona Matheson, Linco
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This time, Jack is joined by Catriona Matheson, Founding Partner of Linco, who discusses her journey from frontline politics to public affairs consult...
Vlad Olteanu, Loyens & Loeff
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we are joined by Vlad Olteanu, Senior Counsel EU Law & Policy at Loyens & Loeff. He shares his thoughts on Brussels before the B...
Max Sugarman, Intelligent Transport Systems UK
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome Max Sugarman, Chief Executive of Intelligent Transport Systems UK, to discuss upskilling from public affairs to business leadersh...
Damien Zachlod, EnBW
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we welcome Damien Zachlod, Managing Director at EnBW Generation UK, to discuss moving from commercial to public affairs roles, entry le...
Christopher Sherwood, NSPCC
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we are joined by Chris Sherwood, Chief Executive at NSPCC. Chris brought the perspective of business leaders in public affairs, as we de...
David Hickling & Alice Barrs, RWE
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we are joined by 2 guests from RWE: David Hickling, Head of UK Public Affairs, and Alice Barrs, Head of Corporate Affairs UK. They discu...
David Boot, Road Haulage Association & CIPR
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this episode is David Boot, Director Public Affairs at Road Haulage Association and Chair of CIPR Public Affairs Group. David joins us to di...
Nathalie Errard, Airbus
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we are joined by Nathalie Errard, SVP, Head of European & NATO Affairs at Airbus, who discusses what finance can teach public affair...
Christiaan Smits, Cloudflare
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Christiaan Smits, Head of EMEA Public Policy at Cloudfare, discusses how the EU adapted to Brexit and COVID, AI vs the human factor in p...
Susana Braz, DS Smith
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Jack speaks to Susana Braz, Head of Government Affairs at DS Smith, about how to spend reclaimed time, to TikTok or not to TikTok, and t...
Ali Plummer, Wildlife and Countryside Link
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we were joined by Ali Plummer, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Wildlife and Countryside Link, to talk about the green between the bla...
Dan Hooper, Rolls-Royce
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dan Hooper, VP Government Affairs at Rolls-Royce, discusses new routes to engagement, career trajectories, actions vs words and Prime Minis...
Claire McParland, RSPCA
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we welcome Claire McParland, Senior Public Affairs Manager at the RSPCA, as she discusses changing working practices, technology, trust ...
Martin Casey, Cemex
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome Martin Casey, former Director of Public Affairs at Cemex, to discuss the evolution of public affairs, the roles of people and tec...