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.Mark Elliott currently works as founder and CEO of Comar Cyber a human factors cyber security training and consulting company that offers training at the intersection of cyber operations, human intelligence, and counterintelligence.  Prior to that, he served as a career CIA Case Officer specializing in human intelligence (HUMINT) collection and cyber operations in various locations. Early in his career he served as a State Department Foreign Service Officer, and later as a tech entrepreneur during the first dot-com bubble.  Mark has over two decades of experience assessing and mitigating risk in international cyber and intelligence operations.  He has served at the operator and manager level leading staff in international security and cyber defense operations in high-threat and austere overseas environments.  He has worked across human & technical intelligence, military, and law enforcement disciplines. Mark has training and experience in identifying and countering nation-state cyber threats to protect enterprise and operational systems. During his career he worked to improve national level security for foreign partners in Europe and South Asia and Latin America. Some great books on Cyber Risks and Information Security discussed on The International Risk Podcast today include:"You'll See This Message When It's Too Late" https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/youll-see-message-when-it-too-late "How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk" https://www.howtomeasureanything.com/cybersecurity/ Free Resources on Cybersecurity: https://www.cisa.gov/cybersecurityThank 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.Frank Versteegh has been an Airshow and Red Bull Air Race pilot and with over 43 years of aviation experience this legend offers a wide range of services to individuals and corporations.  He has flown more than 180 types of aircrafts and flew more than 1450 airshows in 40 countries. As one of the very few selected pilots he flew under the Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam and under the Chainbridge in Budapest. He has raced from all the 4 corners of the globe including races in Rio de Janeiro, Abu Dhabi, The Golden Horn in Istanbul, and in the Navajo territory in Monument Valley.Frank is a perfectionist filled with passion and devotion and he has a great sense of humor. His fellow pilots describe him as ‘precise, intense and generous in his breadth of knowledge’.  Nowadays Frank shares  his experience with young flight instructors in Africa and speaking at corporate events as a keynote speaker.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.Ron Worley is a successful business owner, real estate investor, mentor, and self-made millionaire who follows his own code, The Worley Way. He is a proud dad and husband living in Colorado. He refused to accept his early situation and took action that lead to a life-changing reality. His ability to understand the environment, measure risk, and turn uncertainty into opportunity has made him millions of dollars.Ron is also a podcast host, Sons of Ditches, which you can listen to on Spotify.  And his successful book from Ditches to Riches.  Read more about Ron and his book here: Home - Ron Worley and on Instagram @ronaldlworleyiiThank 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, and now one of Europe's leading international risk specialists.  Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing successful operations in the world's highest risk areas and conflict zones, he now joins you to speak with exciting guests from around the world. The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledge  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates.  This week, we revisit two earlier conversations with Jo De Serrano, CEO of RedR UK, and Dr Hani Taleb, CEO of Relief Experts Association in Syria, and discuss the different ways they are managing risks and operations in the UK and Syria.Read more about Relief Experts Association https://reliefexperts.org Read more about RedR UK https://redr.org.ukJoin us next week for a brand new episode and the launch of season two of The International Risk Podcast!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: LinkedIn  We will see you again next week for season two! 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, and now one of Europe's leading international risk specialists.  Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing successful operations in the world's highest risk areas and conflict zones, he now joins you to speak with exciting guests from around the world.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledgeFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates.David Raviv developed his thirst for technology while in the Air Force, as a drone pilot. Later, David emigrated to Canada where he pursued his undergraduate degree in Computer Science, and his master’s in business administration.  David has also had CISSP certifications since 2001. After moving again, and settling down in the US, David has been instrumental in transforming numerous technology start ups such as ProofPoint, Optiv, & HYPR. In 2013 David founded the New York Information Security Meetup, the largest independent information security group in the USA hosting over 85 live events in NYC. The group now has over 5500 active members. As the world turns, David is focused on sharing intelligence with like minded experts via his "fireside chats" in the technology industry.   David is also employed as the General Manager Americas for Findings.co a company that distributes third party supply chain compliance and risk verification software.You can find and meet with David on LinkedIn.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, and now one of Europe's leading international risk specialists.  Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing successful operations in the world's highest risk areas and conflict zones, he now joins you to speak with exciting guests from around the world.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledgeFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates.Founder at Pitch It, the gateway to the start-up world. Daniel brings together founders, mentors, and investors from all parts of the world to share ideas about business, risk, and entrepreneurialism . Pitch It is a platform and media source that focuses on helping all players in the start-up ecosystem connect around world- changing ideas and bringing them to life.At his core, Daniel, has a fire for technology, the betterment of humanity, and fun! Daniel started his first business at age 22, cutting his teeth as a people-first operations leader on tech-forward projects at companies such as Uber and Lime and is currently a consult on autonomous vehicles at Toyota. Daniel believes that life's most important mission is bringing greatness out of oneself and as many people as possible on this journey. His goal- to light as many inner fires in other people as possible!You can connect with Daniel at https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielcbracken 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.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledgeFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates.Keith is Chair of Samaritans in the UK & Ireland and Chair of Mental Health At Work.  Keith’s executive career was with Shell 1982-93 where he held a series of general manager roles in the UK, New Zealand, Sweden and Cyprus. He then joined the consulting firm McKinsey 1993-2006 where, as a partner, he served energy companies and government agencies on issues of strategy and operations. He moved to Deloitte 2006-17 as a partner and he served clients in Europe, North America, Africa and the Middle East, focusing on government in the fields of defence, tax, health and transport. Keith has led a series of charities and is committed to working to promote mentally-healthy workplaces. He was Chair at BuildAfrica 2010-15, the Mental Health Foundation 2014-20 and now Samaritans and Mental Health At Work. His wife is a NHS psychotherapist and his younger son is a NHS doctor who ran a COVID ICU through both waves.Keith is the author of A Question of Leadership – leading organizational change in times of crisis (Bloomsbury 2021) and he regularly publishes and speaks at conferences on leadership, major projects and mental health.  Buy Keith's book at A Question of Leadership: Leading Organizational Change in Times of Crisis: Keith Leslie: Bloomsbury BusinessKeith grew up in Kirkcaldy, Scotland and graduated with first class honours in law from the University of Edinburgh, where he was elected President of the Students Association. He then took an MBA summa cum laude at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.Read the latest article on The International Risk Podcast about risk, healthy work places and mental health Creating mentally healthy workplaces – The International Risk PodcastFor 25 percent off and to send the profit to Samaritans from ‘A Question of Leadership - leading organisational change in times of crisis’ by Keith Leslie (Bloomsbury 2021) use discount code LEADERSHIP2021 at www.bloomsbury.com/aquestionofleadershipThe Deloitte report is ‘Mental health and employers: refreshing the case for investment’ on https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/consulting/articles/mental-heaalth-and-employers-refreshing-the-case-for-investment.html Leadership, mental health, and risk management websites for more information and free-to-download publications: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/workplace/ https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications https://www.mhaw.uk.com/who-weve-helped/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.  We 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.Today we have invited a previous guest back for a follow up conversation.  We had so many people contact us asking to hear more from this guest, so we have invited her back. Dana Motley is the founder of Motley Matrix Business Solutions. Her company provides business intelligence, cyber investigations, and social media analysis.  She brings 12 years’ experience in intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance technologies, social media intelligence, open-source intelligence, digital marketing and media relations in to today’s conversation.You can read more about Motley Matrix here Dana K. Motley | LinkedIn and here Motley Matrix LLC - Cyber Investigations, Social Media InvestigationsThe 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.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledgeFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates.Thank you for listening to another International Risk Podcast.  See you again next week.Tell us what you liked!

Today we are joined by Susana Ferreira, PhD in International Relations and International Security.  She is a Lecturer in Risk Management in Conflicts and Co-Director of the Master in International Relations program.  She is a researcher at:the Security Research, Risk and Conflict Management Group; the Portuguese Institute of International Relations;the Research Group on Public Policy, International Security and Global Governance at the European University of Madrid; andthe Center for Security and Defence Research at the Military University Institute. She is the author of “Human Security and Migration in Europe’s Southern Borders” by Palgrave Macmillan (2019).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.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledgeFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates.Thank you for listening to another International Risk Podcast.  See you again next week.Tell us what you liked!

Today we are joined by Maik Schwarz.  Maik grew up in Somalia at the end of the 1980s and has since worked in all kinds of complex and volatile environments. He served two tours of duty in Afghanistan with the Germany military and in 2007 he transitioned to the development sector and stayed in Afghanistan as a Risk Management Advisor for five more years. He played a key role in creating security and risk management structures and procedures across Afghanistan before moving to Yemen, Libya, Somalia, and then the Caucasus region. In 2014 he was tasked to set up a regional risk management structure in Eastern Africa, covering ten countries. Today, Maik is employed as a Country Director for a German organization in South Sudan. On today's podcast, Maik discuss the challenges of establishing risk management structures in times of radical uncertainty and what it means to experiment and execute, and how to create your organization's future.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.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledgeFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates.Thank you for listening to another International Risk Podcast.  See you again next week.Tell us what you liked!