The Coming Year

Following the tremendous success of our online edition of HPD, we are now bringing out a print edition in March 2010. Last year was a wonderful exploration of the impact we could have upon students, and the realisation that students, graduates and young urbanites alike needed more exposure and information from the minds of the country's leading industry figures meant that we needed to take the step that our 'competitors' weren't willing to.


The Spring edition of HPD takes a wonderful swerve in terms of content, with leading writers contributing their thoughts on a host of topics, including the psychology behind students' lust for the traffic cone, the impact that urban music has had on the lexicon of today's youth and its impact on men and women and a revealing look at how we view the books we read and the films we watch.


However, it's our contributors who will no doubt add so much in terms of aspiration and skills to be learnt. Tim Janes, the Head of Global Recruitment for QinetiQ, and Sarah Shillingford, Global Partner at Deloitte, both give their insights into what graduates should be considering for their futures, and our featured interview is with none other than Dragons' Den's Theo Paphitis, one of the country's most famous faces. This candid and frank discussion explores the philosophy of a man known for his business acumen and assertive nature, looking beyond the scope of what TV likes to show us. Finally, we have Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang, an aspirational student from LSE and the head of the top twenty universities' watchdog, The Aldwych Group.


HPD continues with its plan to raise the aspirations of our brightest individuals, pushing each reader to challenge his or her own thoughts and opinions, and showing that the world is some much greater than what is expected of you.


Hundreds of thousands of bright young individuals will begin a new chapter in their lives this year; make sure you're part of the crowd that doesn't just walk the walk, but races ahead.


Vinay Trivedi - Editor