Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.

Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across theglobe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Development works in their part of the world and so many different cultures.

In this episode we speak with Sunday Iboror from the International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres.

We asked a question which was themed around the conference which was “Community Development in a Chaotic World: Challenge, Change and Collective Action”. The responses and insights from all guests show great creativity and passion which is incredibly encouraging.

We have created playlists on Apple Podcasts and Spotify soyou can easily access all the Episodes from this Series.

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60edl6qcKw5MDbQ0QEym6R?si=60ec7cc6d046431a

Apple Podcasts:

Search the Station “CLD Talks @ the World CommunityDevelopment Conference 2026”

Make sure to find us on LinkedIn @ CLD Talks Podcast

https://www.wcdc2026.org/

https://www.iacdglobal.org/

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.

Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across theglobe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Development works in their part of the world and so many different cultures.

In this episode we speak with Sarah Janali from Janali & Co Consulting.

We asked a question which was themed around the conference which was “Community Development in a Chaotic World: Challenge, Change and Collective Action”. The responses and insights from all guests show great creativity and passion which is incredibly encouraging.

We have created playlists on Apple Podcasts and Spotify soyou can easily access all the Episodes from this Series.

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60edl6qcKw5MDbQ0QEym6R?si=60ec7cc6d046431a

Apple Podcasts:

Search the Station “CLD Talks @ the World CommunityDevelopment Conference 2026”

Make sure to find us on LinkedIn @ CLD Talks Podcast

https://www.wcdc2026.org/

https://www.iacdglobal.org/

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.

Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across theglobe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Development works in their part of the world and so many different cultures.

In this episode we speak with Min Vette who is the General Manager of Ngati Porou Oranga.

We asked a question which was themed around the conference which was “Community Development in a Chaotic World: Challenge, Change and Collective Action”. The responses and insights from all guests show great creativity and passion which is incredibly encouraging.

We have created playlists on Apple Podcasts and Spotify soyou can easily access all the Episodes from this Series.

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60edl6qcKw5MDbQ0QEym6R?si=60ec7cc6d046431a

Apple Podcasts:

Search the Station “CLD Talks @ the World CommunityDevelopment Conference 2026”

Make sure to find us on LinkedIn @ CLD Talks Podcast

https://www.wcdc2026.org/

https://www.iacdglobal.org/

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.

Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across theglobe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Development works in their part of the world and so many different cultures.

In this episode we speak with Laurie Cook who is a Community Development Coach from Canada.

We asked a question which was themed around the conference which was “Community Development in a Chaotic World: Challenge, Change and Collective Action”. The responses and insights from all guests show great creativity and passion which is incredibly encouraging.

We have created playlists on Apple Podcasts and Spotify soyou can easily access all the Episodes from this Series.

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60edl6qcKw5MDbQ0QEym6R?si=60ec7cc6d046431a

Apple Podcasts:

Search the Station “CLD Talks @ the World CommunityDevelopment Conference 2026”

Make sure to find us on LinkedIn @ CLD Talks Podcast

https://www.wcdc2026.org/

https://www.iacdglobal.org/

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.

Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across theglobe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Development works in their part of the world and so many different cultures.

In this episode we speak with Karen Summerhays who is a Senior Community Development Advisor for Whakatune District Council.

We asked a question which was themed around the conference which was “Community Development in a Chaotic World: Challenge, Change and Collective Action”. The responses and insights from all guests show great creativity andpassion which is incredibly encouraging.

We have created playlists on Apple Podcasts and Spotify soyou can easily access all the Episodes from this Series.

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60edl6qcKw5MDbQ0QEym6R?si=60ec7cc6d046431a

Apple Podcasts:

Search the Station “CLD Talks @ the World CommunityDevelopment Conference 2026”

Make sure to find us on LinkedIn @ CLD Talks Podcast

https://www.wcdc2026.org/

https://www.iacdglobal.org/

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.

Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across the globe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Developmentworks in their part of the world and so many different cultures.

In this episode we speak with Holly Scheib who is Vice Chair of the IACD and Director of Community Development for Taos Pueblo and Sunshine Duran who is also from Taos Pueblo.

We asked a question which was themed around the conference which was “Community Development in a Chaotic World: Challenge, Change and CollectiveAction”. The responses and insights from all guests show great creativity and passion which is incredibly encouraging.

We have created playlists on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you can easily access all the Episodes from this Series.

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60edl6qcKw5MDbQ0QEym6R?si=60ec7cc6d046431a

Apple Podcasts:

Search the Station “CLD Talks @ the World CommunityDevelopment Conference 2026”

Make sure to find us on LinkedIn @ CLD Talks Podcast

https://www.wcdc2026.org/

https://www.iacdglobal.org/

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.

Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across the globe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Developmentworks in their part of the world and so many different cultures.

In this episode we speak with Hazel Kerr from the Community Development Journal & the Institute for Sustainable Futures at De Montfort University.

We asked a question which was themed around the conference whichwas “Community Development in a Chaotic World: Challenge, Change and Collective Action”. The responses and insights from all guests show great creativity andpassion which is incredibly encouraging.

We have created playlists on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you can easily access all the Episodes from this Series.

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60edl6qcKw5MDbQ0QEym6R?si=60ec7cc6d046431a

Apple Podcasts:

Search the Station “CLD Talks @ the World CommunityDevelopment Conference 2026”

Make sure to find us on LinkedIn @ CLD Talks Podcast

https://www.wcdc2026.org/

https://www.iacdglobal.org/

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.

Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across the globe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Developmentworks in their part of the world and so many different cultures.

In this episode we speak with Chris who is an Associate Processor at the university of the Philippines Los Banos.

We asked a question which was themed around the conference which was “Community Development in a Chaotic World: Challenge, Change and CollectiveAction”. The responses and insights from all guests show great creativity and passion which is incredibly encouraging.

We have created playlists on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you can easily access all the Episodes from this Series.

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60edl6qcKw5MDbQ0QEym6R?si=60ec7cc6d046431a

Apple Podcasts:

Search the Station “CLD Talks @ the World CommunityDevelopment Conference 2026”

Make sure to find us on LinkedIn @ CLD Talks Podcast

https://www.wcdc2026.org/

https://www.iacdglobal.org/