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 joined by Allan Wind.  Allan is a retired Senior Foreign Service Officer from the US Agency for International Development, often referred to as USAID.  Allan worked with USAID on assignments between 1990 to 2019 in Peru, Nicaragua, Angola, Nigeria, Iraq, Afghanistan and South Africa. He provided oversight to US Government foreign aid development and humanitarian assistance, and supported US Ambassadors as part of the Embassy Country Teams. In South Africa Allan helped establish the Southern Africa Regional Leadership Center as part of President Obama’s Young African Leadership Initiative and contributed to other youth development efforts and business incubators.His recent book has been a best-seller on Amazon and is available in paperback and ebook.  You can find the book Andean Adventures: An Unexpected Search for Meaning, Purpose and Discovery Across Three Countries online at Amazon.Thank you for listening to another International Risk Podcast.  Do you know someone who would like to listen to this episode?  Share it with them now.Connect with us on LinkedIn here  The International Risk Podcast: LinkedInWe will see you again next week.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.Gordon Janow is a founding member of Alpine Ascents International, an organisation with 35 years of experience supporting climbers and mountaineers.  And this year alone, Alpine Ascents will be leading 30 expeditions.  Gordon is a long traveller, with a keen interest in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.  His most recently pioneering took him to India on a remote trip to Arunachal Pradesh. Gordan has a keen interest in business ethics, operational systems, and marketing.  He is also part of the Education Staff at the Adventure Tourist Travel Association where he leads travel development in developing markets.  See more about Alpine Ascents here:https://www.instagram.com/alpineascents/https://www.facebook.com/AlpineAscentsInternationalThank you for listening to another International Risk Podcast.  Do you know someone who would like to listen to this episode?  Share it with them now.Connect with us on LinkedIn here  The International Risk Podcast: LinkedInWe will see you again next week.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 joined by Garry Pratt.  Garry is the founder of ed-tech innovator, Teachit.  He started his career in advertising and publishing. He has entrepreneurship running in his veins and has started, scaled and successfully exited several ventures.  Garry remains a director and chair of a number of innovative businesses.  He is also an Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Bath supporting founders of high-growth potential start-ups and scale-ups.Part entrepreneur, part academic, part management consultant, Garry also has a deep interest in archaeology and the outdoors.  He is a man who calls the outdoors his ‘office’ and has recently said that a desk is a dangerous place to see the world from.  Garry  leads executives and teams on journeys and retreats with www.walkingleaders.co.uk Thank you for listening to another International Risk Podcast.  Do you know someone who would like to listen to this episode?  Share it with them now.Connect with us on LinkedIn here  The International Risk Podcast: LinkedInWe will see you again next week.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.Since leaving the UK Civil Service in the late 1990s for a volunteer placement in rural China, David has worked for different NGOs as a Trainer, Programme Manager, Country Director, Global Security Advisor and most recently as Director of Safety, Operations & Governance.  David leads Raleigh International's safety, medical, safeguarding, governance and training teams, and supports Raleigh’s Country Directors and the charity’s Trustees.  David also chairs the UK INGO Security Focal Point Network. Be sure to contact him if you want to join this valuable network.  Based on their wide experience of running diverse programmes in a range of risk environments across the world, David and his wife Helen also run their own independent Security and Risk consultancy – DH Clamp Consulting Ltd.   Thank you for listening to another International Risk Podcast.  Do you know someone who would like to listen to this episode?  Share it with them now.Connect with us on LinkedIn here  The International Risk Podcast: LinkedInWe will see you again next week.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.Kelsey Hoppe is the Chief Executive of Safer Edge, a risk management company, specialising in equitable security – making security accessible, inclusive and appropriately diverse. Safer Edge provides learning and risk management services to organisations who work in challenging environments – whether that is across the street or around the world. Kelsey brings an innovative perspective to the world of security believing that organisational security and the security of the individual are inextricably linked. All safety and security must therefore be intersectional and use a collaborative approach to succeed. Read more here: https://www.saferedge.com/single-post/what-is-intersectional-securityThank you for listening to another International Risk Podcast.  Do you know someone who would like to listen to this episode?  Share it with them now.Connect with us on LinkedIn here  The International Risk Podcast: LinkedInWe will see you again next week.Tell us what you liked!

The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members, risk advisors and anyone interested in successful operations anywhere in the world.  In these podcasts, we speak with risk management specialists from around the world.  Our host is Dominic Bowen, a leading and well-known international risk specialist.  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's guest is Janie Van Hool.  She is an author, speaker, facilitator and teacher in the art of brilliant communication. She supports business leaders to connect with and inspire their people.  Janie focuses on practical ideas, tools and encouragement that create confidence, enable impactful change and shape inclusive, listening cultures. She has supported and advised leaders in a wide range of industries from banking, telecoms and financial services to retail, pharmaceuticals and consulting.  Janie's book - The Listening Shift - draws on the learning and experiences she gained as a classical actress, a voice teacher (she has an MA in Voice Studies), from her research into Performance Psychology at Edinburgh University and from her years volunteering as a listener for Samaritans in the UK.  See more at www.voicepresence.co.uk Thank you for listening to another International Risk Podcast.  Do you know someone who would like to listen to this episode?  Share it with them now.Connect with us on LinkedIn here  The International Risk Podcast: LinkedInWe will see you again next week.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, people exposed to risk, and other exciting guests from around the world. Our host is Dominic Bowen is one of Europe's leading international risk specialists, crisis managers, and public speakers.  Dominic is supporting some of Europe's most successful companies to improve enterprise risk management, limit corporate risk exposure, understand geopolitical impact, and prepare for and respond to crisis.  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 knowledgeFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates.Today's guest is Jeff Da Costa.  He is a PhD researcher in Hydrometeorology at the University of Reading in the UK and a PhD Fellow at RSS-Hydro in Luxembourg.   Jeff's research focuses on investigating the validity of linear solutions to complex risks.  Today, Dominic and Jeff discuss the recent flooding in Europe that killed nearly 200 people and the risks of not effectively adapting to the consequences of increasing severe weather events under climate change and what can be done to prepare for them and mitigate their impact, specifically early warning systems and adaptation to hydrometeorological hazards.   Connect with Jeff on LinkedInThank you for listening to another International Risk Podcast.  Do you know someone who would like to listen to this episode?  Share it with them now.Connect with us on LinkedIn here  The International Risk Podcast: LinkedInWe will see you again next week.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's guest is Joanne St Louis. She speaks with us about the situation in Haiti just after this week's devastating earthquake, as well as the recent assassination of the Haitian President, Covid, high levels of gang violence, and an approaching tropic storm!Joanne is an experienced Health Program Manager with 18 years contributing to community sustainable development in Haiti. She holds a Medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of State University of Haiti and a bachelor’s degree in public health and Health Promotion in Developing Countries from the School of Public Health of Nancy (France). Connect with Joanne St Louis | LinkedInThank you for listening to another International Risk Podcast.  Do you know someone who would like to listen to this episode?  Share it with them now.Connect with us on LinkedIn here  The International Risk Podcast: LinkedInWe will see you again next week.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's guest is Nathan Mullins and he is joining us to discuss evolving events in Afghanistan.  Nathan has international and domestic experience in management and resourcing of operations in unstable, difficult environments in contested areas and difficult, austere circumstances. My background is in military special operations, policing, commercial and humanitarian access and security and I’ve worked on behalf of private/commercial clients, governments, the United Nations and individuals in some of the world’s most difficult locations.  You can see Nathan's book about his time in Afghanistan here Keep Your Head Down - Nathan Mullins - 9781742377940 - Allen & Unwin - Australia (allenandunwin.com)Thank you for listening to another International Risk Podcast.  Do you know someone who would like to listen to this episode?  Share it with them now.Connect with us on LinkedIn here  The International Risk Podcast: LinkedInWe will see you again next week.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, he 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.Zeynep Alemdar is professor of Political Science and International Relations at Okan University, Istanbul, where she also acts as Dean of the Faculty of Business and Administrative Sciences and the Gender Studies Research Center.She has extensive experience in promoting gender equality in Turkey, working with public and private actors; international organizations including  UNWomen, World Bank, and the European Union and civil society groups. She has conducted research, devised strategies, composed and conducted trainings for improving women’s equal participation in various areas and sectors. She is the founder and director of the Women in Foreign Policy, an initiative to increase women’s voices in foreign policy making in Turkey.  Read more here about Zeynep and her colleagues at Founders – Women in Foreign Policy (wfp14.org)Thank you for listening to another International Risk Podcast.  Do you know someone who would like to listen to this episode?  Share it with them now.Connect with us on LinkedIn here  The International Risk Podcast: LinkedInWe will see you again next week.Tell us what you liked!