The International Risk Podcast

Today we are joined by Zion Lights, a passionate science advocate and writer who wants to change the world for the better. She is the author of the book The Ultimate Guide to Green Parenting, the nature poetry book Only a Moment, and was a former spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion. She was the UK director of the pro-nuclear lobby group Environmental Progress, and currently the Founder Emergency Reactor, and a well-known public speaker. We are very grateful to have Zion on The International Risk Podcast today. .For more information on Zion, please take a look at the links below https://zionlights.substack.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/zionlights/?originalSubdomain=uk Tell us what you liked!

Today, our podcasted is hosted by Ben Lawson, Intern at the International Risk Podcast, as we talk to Dominic Bowen. Every week we hear about the work Dominic does in the world of international risk, and in every episode Dominic shares some of his knowledge about international risk, to contextualise the questions he asks his guests; and today, we thought it would be interesting to put Dominic in the guest’s chair. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine at the time of recording, been taking place for 648 days. In this time, Dominic has spent a significant amount of time working across Ukraine including the frontline, and today we speak with Dominic whilst he is in Ukraine; so today, we hope to learn from his experiences on the ground.  Tell us what you liked!

Today we are thrilled to be joined by Professor Bruce Jones, a senior fellow with the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution. His research expertise and policy experience are in international security, with his current research focusing on US strategy, international order, and great power relations. Professor Jones will help us explore what this expansion means for the future of international collaboration, governance, and the delicate balance of global power.  We are very excited to have Professor Jones on the International Risk Podcast today. Tell us what you liked!

The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members, and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with risk management specialists from around the world. Our host is Dominic Bowen, originally from Australia, is one of Europe’s leading international risk specialists. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and complex operations in the world’s highest-risk areas and conflict zones, Dominic now joins you to speak with exciting guests from around the world to discuss risk.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledgeFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates.Today we are excited to be joined by Professor James Teo. Professor Teo is a Professor of Neurology at Kings College Hospital, and Clinical Director of Data Science and AI at Kings College Hospital and Guys & St Thomas Hospital. He has extensive experience in data science research, including machine vision and clinical natural language processing, as well as clinical trial governance. On top of all that, he continues to be a practicing clinical neurologist treating patients with stroke and neurorehabilitation.Tell us what you liked!

The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members, and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with risk management specialists from around the world. Our host is Dominic Bowen, originally from Australia, is one of Europe’s leading international risk specialists. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and complex operations in the world’s highest-risk areas and conflict zones, Dominic now joins you to speak with exciting guests from around the world to discuss risk.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledgeFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates.Today, we are excited to be joined by Brieuc Lehmann, a lecturer at University College London. Before taking up his current post at UCL, Brieuc was a postdoctoral research associate in statistical machine learning at the Big Data Institute at the Department of Statistics at the University of Oxford. Brieuc's Primary research area is health data science and, more specifically, he has an interest in learning about statistical methods of health equality. He has previously spoken about AI in healthcare and his concerns regarding the potential risks of AI to exacerbate inequalities in healthcare.Tell us what you liked!

The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members, and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with risk management specialists from around the world. Our host is Dominic Bowen, originally from Australia, is one of Europe’s leading international risk specialists. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and complex operations in the world’s highest-risk areas and conflict zones, Dominic now joins you to speak with exciting guests from around the world to discuss risk.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledgeFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates.In today's episode, we are thrilled to be joined by  Hamsini Hariharan, who currently works as a China expert at Logically AI. Hamsini has an interesting and varied background, having worked as a researcher and journalist as well as consultant to the Ministry of External Affairs at the Government of India between 2021 and 2022. We are really grateful that she is joining us on the podcast today to discuss the issues surrounding the release of water waste in Fukushima and China’s reaction to the decision.Read more about Hamsini here at LinkedInTell us what you liked!

The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members, and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with experts in a variety of fields to explore international risk. Our host is Dominic Bowen, Head of Strategic Advisory at one of Europe's leading risk management consulting firms. Dominic is a regular public and corporate event speaker, and visiting lecturer at several universities. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and complex operations in the world's highest-risk areas and conflict zones, Dominic now joins you to speak with exciting guests from around the world to discuss international risk.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledge.Follow us on LinkedIn for all our great updates.In today's episode, we are thrilled to be joined by Torbjørn "Thor" Pedersen, from Once Upon A Saga! Thor is a Danish traveler and adventurer who has recently dominated headlines for becoming the first person to travel to every country in the world... without an airplane!Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates.Tell us what you liked!

The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members, and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with experts in a variety of fields to explore international risk. Our host is Dominic Bowen, Head of Strategic Advisory at one of Europe's leading risk management consulting firms. Dominic is a regular public and corporate event speaker, and visiting lecturer at several universities. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and complex operations in the world's highest-risk areas and conflict zones, Dominic now joins you to speak with exciting guests from around the world to discuss international risk.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledge.Follow us on LinkedIn for all our great updates.In today's episode, we are joined by two exciting guests to discuss the growing risk posed by the Wagner group's expansion into Africa. We are joined by Nick Loxton, Head of Intelligence Delivery at Geollect as well as Michael Nwankpa,  Founding Director and Director of Research at the Centre for African Conflict and Development. Tell us what you liked!

The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members, and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with experts in a variety of fields to explore international risk. Our host is Dominic Bowen, Head of Strategic Advisory at one of Europe's leading risk management consulting firms. Dominic is a regular public and corporate event speaker, and visiting lecturer at several universities. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and complex operations in the world's highest-risk areas and conflict zones, Dominic now joins you to speak with exciting guests from around the world to discuss international risk.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledge.Follow us on LinkedIn for all our great updates.In Today’s episode we are joined with Dr. Imad Salamey , Imad Salamey is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the Lebanese American University. His current interests focus on Middle East and North African topics of political economy, communitarian politics, conflict resolution, power sharing, and governance.He is a consultant in program monitoring, evaluation, and learning.His books The Decline of Nation-States after the Arab Spring: the Rise of Communitocracy (Routledge, 2017), Post-Conflict Power-Sharing Agreements: Options for Syria (Palgrave, 2018), The Government and Politics of Lebanon, 2nd Ed. (Peter Lang, 2021), and The Communitarian Nation-State Paradox in Lebanon (Nova Science Publishers, 2021) survey the root causes of rising ethnic and sectarian polarization and post-conflict peace building in the MENA countries. For website use: Imad Salamey | LinkedIn or Imad Salamey | The LAU School of Arts & SciencesTell us what you liked!

The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members, and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with experts in a variety of fields to explore international risk. Our host is Dominic Bowen, Head of Strategic Advisory at one of Europe's leading risk management consulting firms. Dominic is a regular public and corporate event speaker, and visiting lecturer at several universities. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and complex operations in the world's highest-risk areas and conflict zones, Dominic now joins you to speak with exciting guests from around the world to discuss international risk.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledge.Follow us on LinkedIn for all our great updates.In today's episode, we are joined by Simon Evenett. Simon is a professor at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, Simon works for the Swiss Institute of Economics and Applied Economic Research and he is also the founder of the Global Trade Alert, an initiative that provides real-time information on state measures taken during global economic crises. Recently, he published an article with Johannes Fritz titled: The Scramble for Critical Raw Materials: Time to Take Stock? This research explores trade tensions and geopolitics surrounding critical raw materials.Tell us what you liked!