Hello and a warm welcome to this month’s edition of connected.

In the final segment of our 50th anniversary review, we look back at our most recent past and explore ceda through the 2010s up to the present day.

The recipient of this year’s Rising Star award, CDG’s Ellis Gadsby, takes up this issue’s Women in ceda feature.

At the ceda Conference in September Kris Hall, founder of The Burnt Chef Project, gave an honest and frank talk about the reality of mental health issues in the industry and how we can all support one another and our employees to avoid burn-out.

We then round up the key points and take-aways from the Net Zero Forum panel discussion at the conference.

As Nick Archer takes over the reins as Chair of ceda’s Technical Steering Group, we speak to him about his plans for the group.

We hope you enjoy this issue of connected and we welcome your feedback and contributions for future editions.