The International Risk Podcast

Today we're joined by Phil Gursky, the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk consulting. He's also a program director for the security economics and technology hub at the University of Ottawa's Professional Development Institute. He worked as a senior strategic analyst at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service from 2001 to 2015, where he specialized in violent Islamic inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation from 1983 to 2001. He was also employed as a senior multilingual analyst at the communications security establishment CSCs Canada's signals intelligence agency, where he specialized in the Middle East. He's the author of six books on terrorism, and soon to release another. We will talk today about the current terrorist threats worldwide and how to tackle those correctly. Tell us what you liked!

Titta grew up in Finland, and from an early age, she was passionate about environmental issues. During and after finishing her master's degree in environmental biology she worked for different environmental organisations in Finland with themes varying from international environmental and development policy to tropical forest protection and sustainable rural development. During the years in conservation, and from experience in Madagascar, Peru, Indonesia and Argentina, she realised that it wasn't the planet that needed protection but the people, which made her an advocate for environmental and climate justice. Currently, she works as a climate change and environment advisor for Save the Children.  Tell us what you liked!

Welcome to The International Risk podcast.  Today, we're joined by Philippe Borremans. He's an independent public relations consultant specializing in emergency risk and crisis communication. Philippe is currently president of the International Public Relations Association. He works on strategic communication projects for epidemic and pandemic preparedness with organizations like the World Health Organization, the European Union, and the West African Union. Today Philippe will guide us through the importance of strategic communication in emergencies and crisis and how this is should improve in both the public and private sectors. As discussed during the show, have a look at the IPRA website: https://www.ipra.org/news/yearbook/Hosted by Dominic Bowen, The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives and board members, Chief Security Officers, Risk and Compliance Officers, and advisors in various risk-related fields.  In this podcast series we  speak with Risk and Compliance Directors from fortune 500 companies, from Chief Security Officers in war and conflict zones around the world, as well as security advisors for the United Nations, Red Cross, and large for-profit companies.  Risk management must be an integral part of all organizational processes and inform decision making.  In these interviews we speak with renowned international experts on how they have addressed uncertainty and risk assumptions, and how they have created systematic and structured processes in some of the most insecure countries in the world.Our host Dominic Bowen is a leading risk professional. A member of the Swedish Risk Management Association, Dominic has been establishing successful operations in some of the world’s most challenging environments. Dominic has extensive international experience having established the highest quality operational systems and structures in Yemen, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iraq, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Afghanistan, Philippines, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Haiti, Liberia, and Nepal.  Dominic is extremely well-versed in risk controls, resilience, governance, and compliance requirements, and has a Masters Degree from Macquarie University in Australia.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 we are joined by Christina Wille, director of Insecurity Insight who has developed the security incident information management (SIM) approach in collaboration with RedR and Global Interagency Security Forum (GISF).  Christina Wille, together with Larissa Fast, has set up the Security in Numbers Database for the Aid in Danger project. The database contains 10s of thousand events of how violence impacted aid operations. It covers violence against aid workers, the health, education and food security sectors, in protection settings, sexual violence in conflict.  Insecurity Insight runs the Security in Numbers Aid in Danger database on violence and threats of violence affecting aid in danger database on violence, threats of violence affecting aid operations. Today we are talking about Security Incident Information Management or SIIM and how aid agencies can use this process to reduce the impact of security incidents on their operations and to meet their duty of care obligations.For more information on Insecurity Insight's SIIM click on the links below:-The Security Incident Information Management (SIIM) page with handbook, user guide and toolkit:  Insecurity Insight » Security Incident Information Management (SIIM) (EN)-The SIIM guide for organisations (pdf content) and 10 minutes interactive mobile guide.  Link to the pdf:  https://bit.ly/3lgjhLD-The SIIM guide for staff (pdf content) and 10 minutes interactive mobile guide. Link to the pdf: https://bit.ly/3kEeYd4-Sign up to Insecurity Insight mailing list to receive SIIM related news: Insecurity Insight. Aid in Danger (list-manage.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: LinkedInSubscribe to our newsletter here. Hosted by Dominic Bowen, The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives and board members, Chief Security Officers, Risk and Compliance Officers, and advisors in various risk-related fields.  In this podcast series we  speak with Risk and Compliance Directors from fortune 500 companies, from Chief Security Officers in war and conflict zones around theTell us what you liked!

Today we are joined by Jeff Gothelf.  Jeff helps organizations build better products and executives build the cultures that build better products. Through the use of concepts like Design Thinking, Lean UX and agile software development he brings a new approach to running organisations and the departments within them, most recently focusing on Human Resources and how they can be more agile as well as support agility in the organisation.  Today, Jeff will explain to us how businesses could improve their employees performance with simple but meaningful changes and how he has successfully helped implement them.See more at Sense & Respond (senseandrespond.co) and see Jeff's latest book here: (1) Post | Feed | LinkedInHosted by Dominic Bowen, The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives and board members, Chief Security Officers, Risk and Compliance Officers, and advisors in various risk-related fields.  In this podcast series we  speak with Risk and Compliance Directors from fortune 500 companies, from Chief Security Officers in war and conflict zones around the world, as well as security advisors for the United Nations, Red Cross, and large for-profit companies.  Risk management must be an integral part of all organizational processes and inform decision making.  In these interviews we speak with renowned international experts on how they have addressed uncertainty and risk assumptions, and how they have created systematic and structured processes in some of the most insecure countries in the world.Our host Dominic Bowen is a leading risk professional. A member of the Swedish Risk Management Association, Dominic has been establishing successful operations in some of the world’s most challenging environments. Dominic has extensive international experience having established the highest quality operational systems and structures in Yemen, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iraq, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Afghanistan, Philippines, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Haiti, Liberia, and Nepal.  Dominic is extremely well-versed in risk controls, resilience, governance, and compliance requirements, and has a Masters Degree from Macquarie University in Australia.Episode is LivePublished: Feb. 28, 2021 @ 9PM EditUnpublishAdd a TranscriptGet episode better indexed by search engines.Add Chapter MarkersListeners can tap through & see what’s coming up.Create a Visual SoundbiteBest way to share to social media for engagement.Share Episode OnFacebookTwitterTell us what you liked!

Today we are joined by Colin McIlreavy.  Colin started his career in the oil sector but shifted towards the humanitarian sector soon. Colin has yet contributed as a Country Director to many of the most critical international conflicts such as Rwanda right after the genocide. He has also worked with the MSF and Doctors Without Borders. Colin is now working as HQ for security management roles and has recently joined the International Rescue Committee as Chief Safety and Security Officer. Today, Colin will explain us what made him change the path of his career so drastically, as well as guide us through his experiences in risk areas such as Rwanda and help us understand what are the most important security aspects companies must identify in order to prevent risks. Tell us what you liked!

Today we are joined by Thomas Lahnthaler.  Starting his career volunteering in South Africa for a local NGO, Thomas has since worked in different roles for the UN, the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, governmental organizations and the private sector. During the past 15 years, he has led crisis teams in complex contexts and volatile environments in 20+ countries on all continents including Afghanistan, South Sudan, Syria, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea and DRC working with governments, international organisations, and businesses in both crisis response and recovery. For the past few years he ran his own business focusing on innovative crisis management, crisis leadership and communications psychology specialising in the development of high performance teams and leadership in crisis. Thomas is Co-creator and CEO of The Crisis Compass which brings together crisis management, HR, communication, as well client and stakeholder management experts from various industries in readily assisting companies navigate through a crisis by using it as a means of reinvention.This podcast is for CEOs, Board Members, Risk and Compliance Officers, Security Advisors, and anyone interested in improving operations.  In these interviews we will speak with renowned international security and risk experts.If you know me, then you know that I have successfully established operations in some of the most complex environments around the world.  Joined by our excellent guests, I am excited to share with you some useful ideas on how you can help your organization thrive in areas with high risk.Read more about Thomas at LinkedIn Thomas Lahnthaler | LinkedIn and at Home (thecrisiscompass.com).Tell us what you liked!

Today we are joined by Özge Togay.  Ozge is a humanitarian professional with a strong academic background in interdisciplinary social sciences and humanitarian action with six years of international management and risk experience. Ozge started her career in Turkey with the Danish Refugee Council. After working for several years in senior positions in Turkey, Libya and Tunisia. Ozge recently started to work in Jordan, Amman where she manages information counselling and legal aid program operating in North-West Syria.This podcast is for CEOs, Board Members, Risk and Compliance Officers, Security Advisors, and anyone interested in improving operations.  In these interviews we will speak with renowned international security and risk experts.I am Dominic Bowen, and I am the host of the International Risk Podcast.  If you know me, then you know that I have successfully established operations in some of the most complex environments around the world.  Joined by our excellent guests, I am excited to share with you some useful ideas on how you can help your organization thrive in areas with high risk.Please subscribe to future episodes to ensure you never miss a conversation! Thank you for your support.Tell us what you liked!

Today we are joined by Cheri Hotman, a Certified Public Accountant, Adjunct Professor of IT and cybersecurity, an Executive Coach, Leadership Development facilitator, and owner and principle of the Hotman Group. A previous VP in the Tech / IT space, with a career in banking, financial services, and consulting.  In addition to her CPA, and CISSP cybersecurity certification, she has an MBA from the Uni of Texas.  Cheri now supports companies in the areas of Cybersecurity, Governance, Risk and Compliance. Cheri knows all about safeguard data, companies, and people.This podcast is for CEOs, Board Members, Risk and Compliance Officers, Security Advisors, and anyone interested in improving operations.  In these interviews we will speak with renowned international security and risk experts. I am Dominic Bowen, and I am the host of The International Security and Risk Podcast. If you know me, then you know that I have successfully established operations in some of the most complex environments around the world.  Joined by our excellent guests, I am excited to share with you some useful ideas on how you can help your organization thrive in areas with high risk.Tell us what you liked!

Today we are joined by Romi Gaspirc, a security risk management advisor who will share her inspiring journey through the security sector. Today, Romi and I will discuss her own challenges and successes, as well as wider observations about the industry. Romi grew up in Slovenia, ex-Yugoslavia, and acquired a MSc degree in environmental sciences in the Netherlands, with a focus on the Middle East water policy. After working in development and non-governmental sectors in developing countries, she transitioned into a humanitarian security in 2015. She has since worked in South Sudan, Kenya, Iraq, Yemen and North-East Syria. Recently she joined the corporate security sector and returned to Baghdad, Iraq.I am Dominic Bowen, and I am the host of The International Risk Podcast.This podcast is for CEOs, Board Members, Risk and Compliance Officers, Security Advisors, and anyone interested in improving operations.  In these interviews we will speak with renowned international security and risk experts.If you know me, then you know that I have successfully established operations in some of the most complex environments around the world.  Joined by our excellent guests, I am excited to share with you some useful ideas on how you can help your organization thrive in areas with high risk.Tell us what you liked!