The International Risk Podcast

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!

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 impressive guests - Owais Arshad and Oleh Savytskyi. Owais Arshad is a geostrategist who advises on geopolitical developments, sanctions regimes, export controls, and international finance. His clients have spanned both public and private sector entities such as central banks, financial regulators, commodity traders, hedge funds, and private equity firms. He has spoken at leading industry fora on emerging risks such as DeFi protocols and writes on international security matters. His writings have appeared in journals such as Nikkei Asia and Al Jazeera and he is often requested to comment on topical issues such as sovereign risk, and international relations. Oleh Savytskyi is a world-class climate and energy policy expert. Oleh has 10 years of experience in the field – from youth climate activism to consulting the Ministry of Environment of Ukraine.  Oleh participated in the UNFCCC conferences COP21 in Paris in 2015 and in Glasgow in 2021. Oleh is a fellow of the Michael Succow Nature Conservation Fund and alumni of Agora Energiewende EnerTracks training program for energy transition professionals. Since 2022 Oleh has mobilized to fight the Russian fossil fuel industry as Campaigns Manager at NGO Razom We Stand.Further reading:Global Witness identified that 1 in 20 flights in the UK is using Russian jet fuel:https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/billboards-across-london-reveal-estimated-1-20-uk-flights-running-russian-oil/Russian oil profits rise in July as G7 fails to tighten sanctions and revise the price cap: https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/russian-oil-smashes-through-the-g7-price-cap-as-crude-exports-in-july-hit-the-highest-level-of-2023/articleshow/102653684.cmsTell 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 joined by Daphne Tolis. Daphne is a producer and journalist, working in broadcast, who also works on documentary filmmaking and photography based in Athens. She has reported from Greece and other countries, such as Bangladesh and Lebanon, working on her own documentary projects, as well as for European and American TV networks such as: the BBC, VICE News, ABC, PBS, SRF, NPR, Channel 4, Deutsche Welle, ZDF, VPRO. This work involves setting up shoots, researching, using my contacts to gain access to key voices in Greece and around the Mediterranean, and field producing the shoots themselves. I also work as a field producer, researcher, journalist and translator assisting leading storytellers from around the world with feature stories and filming in Greece. Whilst conducting this work, Tolis has visited many refugee camps and settlements across Greece, including to camps in Greece, Turkey, North Macedonia, Serbia, Italy, Lebanon, Calais in France and Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.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 joined by Nerida Williams. Nerida has over thirteen years of experience as a media and communications specialist in the humanitarian and development sectors, including with the United Nations and several INGOs. Currently, Nerida works as the International Planned Parenthood Federation's Senior Humanitarian Communications Advisor. IPPF is the world’s largest sexual and reproductive healthcare provider and advocate.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 joined by Aruturo Sotomayor. Arturo is a scholar and analyst on international security, with a focus on Latin America and comparative foreign policy. Arturo has written three books and many more publications. Arturo has been an Associate Professor and the Director of the Security Policy Studies Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, which he held from 2018-2023, and is now at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Tell us what you liked!