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New WorlderEpisode 112: Martin RosbergMartin Rosberg is a natural cheesemaker that lives in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, a small community across the Río de la Plata from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is Argentine and once ran a boutique hotel and restaurant in Buenos Aires but moved away to find a quieter life on a small farm with his family. He built a few stilted houses that he still rents on Airbnb, then he started making breads and eventually a few cheeses to give to the guests there. He really fell down the cheese rabbit hole, however. This led him to the world o...2025-06-201h 13
New WorlderEpisode 112: Martin RosbergMartin Rosberg is a natural cheesemaker that lives in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, a small community across the Río de la Plata from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is Argentine and once ran a boutique hotel and restaurant in Buenos Aires but moved away to find a quieter life on a small farm with his family. He built a few stilted houses that he still rents on Airbnb, then he started making breads and eventually a few cheeses to give to the guests there. He really fell down the cheese rabbit hole, however. This led him to the world of n...2025-06-201h 13
M&G Agency LifeMeet the Client - Martin Suttie, First Tech GroupIn this episode, we’re joined by Martin Suttie, Group Chairman of First Tech Group, a business with multiple specialisms across engineering, fabrication, marine, moorings, and more.From his days as a cheeky schoolboy to leading a group of innovative companies (not to mention that famous fashion show), Martin shares his fascinating career journey and the pivotal moments that shaped his leadership style. We also touch on the companies within the First Tech GroupExpect real-world insight into what it takes to grow and steer a successful group, thoughts on building th...2025-05-2646 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillBruce McIndoe - Thought Leadership InterviewBruce McIndoe is one of the most recognised security professionals globally. His broad professional background includes experience in the areas of intelligence systems, systems engineering, software development, telecommunications, and cyber security. He regularly contributes to conferences and is a much sought after panellist and speaker.In this discussion you will witness Bruce lamenting the use of words such as ‘security’, convergence’ and ‘Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM)’, he does not consider any of them to be fit for purpose and poses alternatives. AI will revolutionise practice and there are routes to managing the risks, and he articulates some ideas...2025-05-2647 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillShane Johnson - Thought Leadership InterviewProfessor Shane D Johnson MBE has published over 150 articles. He is the director of the Dawes Centre for Future Crime at University College London, and co-director of two doctoral training centres on Cybersecurity and Cyber Physical Risks. His work takes place under the umbrella of a relatively new area of work, ‘crime science’. Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2025-05-1253 min
Punk CX: Customer Experience Insights with Adrian SwinscoeWhy businesses need to invest in both brand and customer experience - Interview with Martin Gill of ForresterToday’s interview is with Martin Gill, VP, Research Director at Forrester. Martin joins me today to talk about their upcoming CX Summit EMEA that will be taking place in London (and digitally) from June 2–4, 2025. We explore the major themes of the event, including why businesses need to invest in both brand and customer experience to maximise growth, what practitioners should be keeping in mind when thinking about design for the future of experiences and the role of organisational culture and leadership in all of that.
You can find out more about the event here. Also, if you...2025-05-0239 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillLuke Gough - Thought Leadership InterviewLuke Gough is a recruiter and career coach particularly in the dynamic field of cybersecurity. He runs a popular YouTube channel, and newsletter called The Career Compass, where he shares expert advice on job hunting, interviews, and career growth. Luke is the Regional Advisor for the Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) in Australia and New Zealand.Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2025-04-2846 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillRajiv Mathur - Thought Leadership InterviewDr Rajiv Mathur, based in India, has a background in business technology solutions and guarding. He is widely known as an entrepreneur, seasoned security professional, author of two books, and the creator/host of a YouTube talk show. He is also the Regional Advisor to the OSPAs for the Asia region.Learn more about the India & South Asia OSPAsSign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2025-04-1445 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillSarah Miller - Thought Leadership InterviewSarah Miller is a winner of a Global OSPA, in the Outstanding Contract Security Manager/Director category. Sarah set out to avoid working in security, initially a career in the arts beckoned, and then law enforcement seemed more enticing but security prevailed. Sarah, based in Canada, is a teacher as well as an operations director of a security company operating in diverse environments.Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2025-03-3145 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillWale Olaoye - Thought Leadership InterviewWale Olaoye has recently won two Global OSPAs including ‘Outstanding Security Company’ while Wale himself has been entered into the Security Hall of Fame. He has been CEO of Halogen based in Nigeria since 2008. In this engaging interview you can hear Wale discuss the crucial role that good security plays in supporting a healthy economic climate; his own take on leadership; the challenges that he has faced and those faced by the security sector generally with a focus on regulation, people development, diversity and crucially and in a different way the social and political infrastructure. S...2025-03-1743 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillPablo Colombres - Thought Leadership InterviewPablo Colombres, a lawyer by background, is a leading figure in security not just in Latin America but Globally too. He has a particular passion for investigations (especially financial/cybercrime), and leadership. In addition to running his own business based in Brazil, he is on the Board of ASIS International and in 2027 will become its first ever President from the LATAM region. Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2025-03-0348 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillYoyo Hamblen - Thought Leadership InterviewYoyo Hamblen, a former police detective who launched a career in the security sector developing an expertise that includes physical security, information security and transformational management. But Yoyo is perhaps best known for her evolving role as an international influencer in security, and via her Security Circle podcasts.Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2025-02-1747 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillPawan Desai - Thought Leadership InterviewPawan is a risk consultant, entrepreneur, and veteran. He is co-founder and CEO of MitKat a leading risk consultancy in ASIA based in India. His specialist areas of expertise include strategic leadership, risk management, business continuity, threat intelligence, and information security. Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2025-02-0346 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillPreeti Dubey - Thought Leadership InterviewPreeti is described as a ‘women Super-achiever’ on Linked-In and is one if Singapore’s top 100 entrepreneurs. Having studied business (MBA) and psychology and following an early career in banking Preeti set up her own consultancy. Her training workshops on Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Psychological First Aid have gained immense popularity. Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2025-01-2048 min
The Storied OutdoorsEp. 140: Joby Martin and Charles Martin: A Conversation About Red Stags, Giant Whitetail, and the Grace TrainToday, we’re thrilled to welcome two incredible guests to The Storied Outdoors: Pastor Joby Martin and author Charles Martin. Joby, the founder and lead pastor of The Church of Eleven22 in Jacksonville, Florida, is not only a devoted husband and father but also an “epic outdoorsman,” as described by our mutual friend Léonce Crump. With countless hunting stories and a deep well of spiritual insight, Joby brings a unique perspective to our conversation.
Joining him is an acclaimed author and now a three-time guest on the podcast Charles Martin. Together, Joby and Charles have co-authored the powe...2025-01-151h 21
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillDougie Barnett - Thought Leadership InterviewDougie Barnett is a global leader in fire and safety management and strategic risk. He is currently managing a team of 45 loss prevention specialists. He is a regular contributor to conferences on business resilience and is often a reference point for the written and spoken media. He has worked for AXA for over two decades and they are the headline sponsors of the new Fire Resilience Excellence Awards (FREAs) - www.thefreas.com which he helped pioneer. Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2025-01-0646 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillSimon Banks - Thought Leadership InterviewSimon Banks is a high-profile security entrepreneur. He started work in the area of alarm signalling and went on to develop one of the UK largest IOT critical connectivity providers. He has invested in other ventures including Skills for Security. Amongst his many other ventures he has started his own Foundation (The Banks Foundation) which is a Founding supporter of the Security and Safety Entrepreneur Awards (SSEAs).Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2024-12-1644 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillTim McCreight - Thought Leadership InterviewTim McCreight has worked in IT and physical security for nearly four decades. He has been closely associated with developing the theory and practice of Enterprise Security, indeed he considers himself an ESRM evangelist. He has a Masters degree in Security and Risk Management, is an experienced podcaster on security and risk issues, and is the immediate past President of ASIS International.Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2024-12-0245 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillBill Tenney - Thought Leadership InterviewBill Tenney started work earlier this year as the new CEO of ASIS International. Unlike his predecessors, Bill has a background as a security executive with considerable corporate security expertise – in business, government, and the military (he is a Navy Veteran). His work has included securing data, and enabling operations in over 40 countries at over 10,000 global locations.Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2024-11-1847 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillBill Fox - Thought Leadership InterviewBill Fox is internationally renowned for his knowledge and expertise in violence risk reduction and behaviour management, and in particular for having directed learning and innovation in this field for the past three decades. He is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Maybo a company he started 28 years ago which focusses on workplace conflict and violence reduction. Bill is also an inspiration behind the newly launched Workplace Violence Reduction Awards (WVRAs). Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2024-11-0445 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillBob Martin - Thought Leadership InterviewBob Martin has over 35 years’ experience in the Petrochemical industry, and worked in a diverse range of business operational environments before establishing a specialism in security. He brought with him a range of skills, for example on strategy development, integration, management systems, data management and crucially the importance of the ‘value add’ proposition and the need to show a profit. He has worked extensively as a security consultant.Bob is the 2024 UK OSPAs Lifetime Achievement winner and the first ever entrant to the Security Hall of Fame. Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought...2024-10-2137 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillTerry - Thought Leadership InterviewThis podcast provides a chilling insight into the world of crime. Terry didn't think there was anything inevitable in his early childhood that would lead to him becoming a persistent priority offender in his mid teens. Led by older boys and attracted by the high rewards of fraud, theft and commercial burglary he saw little value in legitimate pursuits and never felt the counsellors appointed to help him were realistic. Eventually he ended up in prison and there developed a drug habit. That governed the next stage of his life, on his release his crimes were driven by the...2024-10-0747 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillJoanna Shapland - Thought Leadership InterviewJoanna Shapland is a Professor of Criminology at the University of Sheffield having previously been a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford where she directed the first major study of victims, an interest she continues to this day and is the Executive Editor of the International Review of Victimology. Alongside this she has undertaken pioneering research in a range of areas including business crime, restorative justice, and desistance and is currently engaged in research on the offending careers - over 14 years - of persistent offenders. Widely published and globally respected her many achievements led to Joanna receiving an...2024-09-2345 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillSissel H. Jore - Thought Leadership InterviewSissel H. Jore is a Professor in Risk Management and Societal Safety at the University of Stavanger, Norway. She is a recognised global expert for her varied research interests which includes terrorism, counterterrorism, security risk management, and risk perception. Jore is the chair of the Security Defence Speciality Group and is an elected board member of the Nordic Society for Risk Analysis. She has made presentations and been a session chair at many international conferences.Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2024-09-0942 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillMike Levi - Thought Leadership InterviewProfessor Mike Levi has an international reputation for excellence in researching economic crime which includes money laundering, corruption, cybercrimes, fraud, transnational organised crime and white-collar crimes. This is reflected in recent major lifetime achievement awards from the British, American and European Societies of Criminology, the Al Thani Rule of Law Committee/UNODC Corruption Research and Education prize and the Tackling Economic Crime Awards.He has served in a range of advisory roles both internationally (with the European Commission and Parliament, Europol, Council of Europe, UN and World Economic Forum) and nationally (with the UK Home Office and C...2024-08-2642 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillAnnette Kimitei - Thought Leadership InterviewAnnette Kimitei has over 20 years’ experience in the leadership of private security in East Africa and specifically Kenya. She is currently Managing Director of one of the major security suppliers and has been active in security associations including Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) where she has led the case for improved conditions, higher standards and greater diversity (amongst other things) in the security sector. Annette is a multi-award winner including as an individual, an OSPA for ‘Outstanding Security Director’, and for her company, ‘Outstanding Contract Security Company’.Sign up to...2024-08-1245 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillMike Croll & Paul Harvey - Thought Leadership DebateMike Croll’s early career included working as an Army Bomb Disposal Officer and a Counter Terrorist Search Advisor. Later he was Head of Overseas Security at the FCO, and then held a similar appointment with the EU providing security for European diplomats, before becoming Director of Operations at the UN Department of Safety and Security. After several years in commercial and NGO security, he is now a Senior Lecturer in Security, Risk and Resilience. Paul Harvey is an Executive Board Director and shareholder at Ward. He is actively involved in initiatives to counter terrorism and to adva...2024-07-2946 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillNick Dynon - Thought Leadership InterviewNick Dynon is a licensed security consultant based in New Zealand who works for one of the country’s leading integrators. He has a government background in immigration and border security; has served as a diplomat; and in the military. He is editor of three magazines: the New Zealand Security Magazine, the Line of Defence Magazine and Fire NZ Magazine. He has regularly contributed to debates on New Zealand security specifically and the security sector generally. Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates2024-07-1543 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillPaul Ekblom - Thought Leadership InterviewProfessor Paul Ekblom is a leading authority on crime and its prevention. He has committed his career to developing frameworks and toolkits that can be used to guiding the work of security practitioners. He has even located these on a free to use website: www.crimeframeworks.com. They are diverse and cover many aspects. After a career as a criminological researcher at the UK Home Office, he was appointed Professor of Design Against Crime at the University of the Arts London (UAL) based in the Design Against Crime Research Centre (now Design Against Crime Research Lab), Central Saint Martins...2024-07-0146 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillVictoria Ekhomu - Thought Leadership InterviewVictoria Ekhmou is an experienced security professional having started work in security in the early 1990s and is now one of the leading authorities on security in Africa. She is Board Certified by the Professional Certification Board of ASIS International as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and has expertise in a range of specialisms including guarding and counter-terrorism expert. She manages her own business which extends overseas. Victoria is a prolific volunteer and has held a range of positions in different security associations, and also a multi award winner (including Lifetime Achievement at the Nigeria OSPAs). ...2024-06-2444 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillPeter J. O'Neil - Thought Leadership InterviewPeter has a distinguished career in association management. Despite overseeing and spearheading transformational change in his eight plus years as the CEO of ASIS International the Global Board of Directors decided it wants a new type of leader and has recently announced the appointment of William “Bill” Tenney. In this interview Peter discusses his reflections on the role; the skillsets he believes are most important in bringing about transformational change; his thoughts about the security sector and its leaders; how security compares to other areas of business activity; the role of associations generally and security specifically and where...2024-06-1742 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillDaniel Lewkovitz - Thought Leadership InterviewDaniel Lewkovitz is the CEO at Calamity Monitoring, one of Australia's leading security and life safety providers . With over two decades of experience in security and risk management, Daniel's expertise spans physical security, cybersecurity, life-safety monitoring, security system design, antiterrorism, and expert witness services. He has a Master's Degree in Information Technology, and is CPP and a CISSP.Daniel’s passion for security and risk management excellence has made him a sought-after speaker, media commentator, and policy advisor on diverse topics, ranging from national security and terrorism to everyday safety measures. His contributions have earned him recognition as...2024-06-1043 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillGloria Laycock - Thought Leadership InterviewProfessor Gloria Laycock is one of the world’s leading scholars on crime prevention. A trained psychologist who has worked extensively in the prison service, Government policy and research and then in academia as a Professor of Crime Science at the Jill Dando Institute. Outspoken, direct and popular, with a keen commitment to ensuring that the findings of academic research are used to influence practice, and to improve the prevention of crime. In this interview you will hear her views and experiences on what it was like to speak up, the problems faced by working as a wo...2024-06-0343 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillBrian Allen - Thought Leadership InterviewBrian Allen is a former Chief Security Officer with Time Warner Cable and then an advisor to company boards and C-suites on their cybersecurity obligations. He now collaborates across the financial sector on security policy and advocacy work. He is also a university lecturer and author of security books that bridge the divide between physical and cybersecurity. His book on 'Enterprise Security Risk Management' (with Rachelle Loyear) is viewed as the definitive reference point on the subject. His latest publication, 'Building a Cyber Risk Management Programme' (with Brandon Bapst), maps out a framework built on authoritative sources...2024-05-2046 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillDr. Richard Diston - Thought Leadership InterviewThis episode contains strong language Dr Rich Diston is a career security practitioner, with a MSc with distinction and a professional doctorate. He has held too many professional accreditations to count, and currently holds strong views about security practice and the industry.He works as a trainer/consultant helping develop security professionals, but if you want him to help you he will wish to vet you first, and you will have to go and find him, he doesn’t advertise. He admits he is an industry hate figure, and routinely gets hat...2024-05-1347 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillSecurity Excellence: what can cyber professionals learn from physical security experts and vice versa?It has long been argued that the knowledge domains of cyber and physical security professionals differ markedly, in some cases complicating converged activities. At the same time there has been a great coming together, not always harmoniously. So where are we now? In terms of outstanding performance what can each group of professionals learn from the other? How do they perceive each other? When are they collaborators and when are they foes?This webinar will discuss: The ’distinct’ fields of expertise of cyber and physical security professionals The comparative of hierarchies of the CSO and the CISO ...2024-05-1243 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillSecurity Qualifications and Certifications: where do we look for credibility?There is now an abundance of security qualifications and certifications, they have taken off dramatically in recent years. But are there now too many to the extent that it has led to confusion and undermined their very credibility? Does it matter? Are some more credible than others and how should we distinguish? To what extent does the credibility of the security profession depend on getting certification right?In this webinar we will discuss:What distinguishes a credible qualification/certification from the rest?Are there too many and why?What importance should we attach to...2024-05-1243 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillDrones and security: balancing the threat with the opportunityDrone technology has come a long way and is still evolving, by 2025It is anticipated the US drone industry will create more than a million jobs. The benefits are considerable: security surveillance; search and rescue missions; assisting in disaster management, especially in difficult to reach places. At the same time they can be used to breach people’s civil rights. Criminals are attaching cameras and weapons; terrorists use drones to plan attacks and to deploy bombs. They can be used to disrupt operations, for example at airports. Then there are those who use drones as a hobby who wi...2024-05-1244 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillThe Insider Threat: how serious is staff dishonesty and what do we do about it?The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners estimates that some three and half trillion pounds is lost through staff fraud/theft. The impacts on staff morale, internal trust, corporate reputation, not to say finances are amongst the impacts felt. Dishonesty amongst staff takes many forms, from petty fiddling at work to large scale theft and fraud. It includes those at the lower levels of an organisation to senior executives and all grades in between. Sometimes staff work with colleagues and sometimes outsiders. Staff are well placed to exploit weaknesses and loopholes in operations, which can make them a target for...2024-05-1246 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillThe role of security in protecting employees when out and aboutThe pandemic has brought into focus the challenges posed by keeping people safe and secure when they are out on business, not just when travelling overseas but also when they are required to attend people’s homes or other workplaces. Technology can help but in what ways? What are the risks in implying people are safe because they have an App or a piece of equipment? And what happens when employees are deployed in areas where connectivity is poor? In any event tracking people is all well and good, but what are the privacy issues and how can they be...2024-05-1245 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillThe Future Direction of Security in HealthcareThe session took place as part of the National Association for Healthcare Security’s (NAHS) online conference https://nahs.org.uk/The session begins with a welcome and presentation by Professor Martin Gill, followed by a panel discussion chaired by Martin Gill: Security and the Healthcare sector: marginalised during Covid-19 or the centre of operations?During pandemics healthcare services are logically the focal point of government policies and public concern, and so this has been the case. But what has been the role of security? We have heard in previous webinars that the focal point on...2024-05-121h 44Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillUnderstanding influences on security as a career choice - Security Research Initiative (SRI) Report LaunchWhy do people join the security sector more by chance than choice? What keeps them involved? What are the best and worst things about a security career? In this special webinar Perpetuity Research will be launching the findings of their Security Research Initiative report. Lead researchers Professor Martin Gill and Charlotte Howell will share insights from the research. It will include findings on what those involved say, what those who manage careers say and what needs to change in addressing the limitations of the current workforce. This webinar will address:Is there such a thing as a ‘ca...2024-05-1246 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillThe Effective Management of Security Incidents: is security maximising its potential?There has been a growth of different mechanisms around the world for the initial notification and management of security incidents, but there has been relatively little discussion about the pros and cons of the best ways of doing so effectively. Arguably this is the crucial stage of security response, ineffectiveness here can be severely detrimental as to how well security (technology and personnel) can respond.This webinar will discuss:• The different approaches to initial incident management (such as Alarm Receiving Centres/Monitoring Centres/Intelligence hubs)• The benefits and drawbacks of different approaches• The potential future...2024-05-1244 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillThe Offenders’ Perspective: “How we would commit crimes in this crisis”A video and summary of this session is available here.Previous webinars have discussed the new (and many) opportunities that Covid-19 has created for criminals. In this webinar we hear from two former criminals about their take. Tony is a former armed robber, burglar, and shop thief (amongst others things) and Andy was a prolific burglar with a specialism in ‘smash and grab’ offences (amongst others things). They describe crime as ‘easy’. In this webinar you can hear them talk about how they have confronted different security measures in the past and how they think others w...2024-05-0644 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillTechnologies helping security tackle infectious diseases: can technology help people get back to work?A video and summary of this session is available here.This session is sponsored by Zenitel https://www.zenitel.com/We have heard in previous webinars about the ways in which technology is playing a crucial role in transforming the ways security is delivered. Also, we have heard about ways in which technologies are being under used or deployed badly. It seems some technologies are being mis sold in that the ways they can help tackle Covid-19 are being overstated. How can you identify the wood from the trees in this area? In...2024-05-0645 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillThe Role and Job Complexity of Modern Security Officers; are current changes an enhancement or an impediment?A video and summary of this session is available here.This session is sponsored by the International Foundation for Protection Officers https://www.ifpo.org/We have been hearing a lot in previous webinars about the role of the security officer as the visible face of the whole sector. We have also heard about how many have performed distinctly in the crisis working dedicatedly and efficiently on the frontline. Yet, sadly, some it seems have been unsupported and thrown into situations they were not prepared for. How difficult is it? Has the widespread...2024-05-0645 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillResuming business operations: What role changes for security & business continuity management?A video and summary of this session is available here.This session is sponsored by Business As Usual https://businessasusual.com.au/ Much has been made of the point that security needs to relate to and enhance business operations. What has been less debated is the role security will play in the move ‘back to business as usual’. The point is not that security professionals can’t see a way forward, they can, but will business want them back and in what role? Is the theory that security is an essential business enhancing functi...2024-05-0645 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillSecurity in High Risk Environments: What Are the Challenges and Opportunities of Operating Responsibly?A video and summary of this session is available here.Security is a double-edged sword; when done well it is a force for good, when done badly it can undermine freedoms the rules of a good society. The key question then is: how can responsible security that respects international human rights be assured in countries and contexts where the rule of law may be weak and where international standards are not the norm? This becomes especially important when there is a concern about social upheaval as is evidenced in different parts of the...2024-05-0647 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillSecurity Officers post Covid-19: An enhanced role or more of the same?A video and summary of this session is available here.This session is sponsored by Corps Security https://www.corpssecurity.co.uk/ Has the time come to properly recognise the dynamic role good security officers play? Or do we need to recognise that post Covid-19, when economic realities bite, their role will be back to what it was pre the crisis, at best? On the one hand we have witnessed panellists in previous webinars discuss the evolving role of those on the front line carrying out a broader range of diverse tasks. Then...2024-05-0646 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillMaking security technologies work: The scope and limits of AI and Automatic Facial RecognitionA video and summary of this session is available here.This session is sponsored by the BSIA https://www.bsia.co.uk/In previous webinars we have witnessed that while security technology is being seen to have had a dramatic impact on practice, often this has been in very narrow areas or on a limited range of people. Moreover, it has sometimes failed to deliver; its promise has exceeded its real work impacts. Here we examine the potential oif technology with reference to two very specific typesthat have been widely acclaimed as having...2024-05-0647 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillContemplating worst case scenarios: How equipped is security to deliver?A video and summary of this session is available here.It is tempting – and somewhat simplistic – to assess the impact of Covid-19 on security in terms of how it is generating opportunities for security to show its value and importance. However, what is emerging – as panellists to previous webinars have noted – is an undercurrent of public and even employee discontent which in some locales has manifested itself in forms of disorder. In this webinar we will examine the risks of disorder, the warning signs and the potential role for private security should it be called upon to...2024-05-0645 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillJust how valued, and valuable is security? What can we expect post Covid-19?A video and summary of this session is available here.One of the many striking issues that has emerged from previous webinars – from corporate security personnel and security suppliers – has been the changing relationship between security personnel and other professionals. There have been warnings that the security role will be subsumed (to a lesser or greater extent) by safety professionals, or crisis management experts. Many companies have been surviving the crisis without any meaningful high-level security input. In this webinar we will examine the view that security is a supplementary activity, not a core one, and...2024-05-0645 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillRethinking security education and training post Covid-19: What changes do we want and what can we expect?A video and summary of this session is available here.The working from home mentality has sparked a monumental amount of on-line offerings, in all sorts of areas and security is no exception. In previous webinars we have examined the changing nature of security, its role in strategy, its contribution to protecting profits, operations and reputations. And we have witnessed its potential to operate in different ways on new found learnings and relationships. Given this, how does education and training need to adapt? What subjects now need to be covered and are there any that...2024-05-0646 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillWould you want a career in security now? What has Covid-19 been doing to the future talent pool?A video and summary of this session is available here.People in school may often consider a career in some area of policing, or the military, but rarely private security. Yet the breadth of opportunities is enormous, and probably greater than the more ‘attractive’ alternatives. But the private security sector largely operates under the radar: people don’t know about it. Moreover, private security companies are sometimes seen as poor relations to other suppliers, and corporate security professionals as less competent business people compared to fellow corporate professionals. Are these impressions still true? Has Covid-19 change...2024-05-0347 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillWhat next for corporate security? What are the implications of Covid-19?A video and summary of this session is available here.Previous webinars have painted a mixed picture of the performance of corporate security departments during the crisis. On the one hand it has highlighted their value as a key stakeholder in organisational response, underlining why they are important to the business and all its operations. Where this is the case, will it last? For others it has shown that security departments are too narrowly focussed, that business contingency/crisis managements experts have been the real gainers and security has been shown to up to be...2024-05-0346 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillPlanning for the New Normal: Positioning security teams to contribute strategic valueA video and summary of this session is available here.Conventional wisdom is that business life wont be quite the same for at least a while. But how does the security world plan for whatever comes next? Some things we cant know but some perhaps we can, and this webinar focusses on these issues. It will explore the relationship between security and strategic initiatives and the pressures on budgets and how they might be managed. If economic hardship follows, as seem likely, how can security prepare? How can it retain budgets if not increase them...2024-05-0347 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillWhat next for manned guarding? What are the implications of Covid-19?A video and summary of this session is available here.Our previous webinars have generated considerable debate around the role of manned guarding. Some have raised concerns at massive cutbacks in personnel and wonder if they will ever be re-engaged in the same way especially, if seems likely, a tough economic climate ensues, worse still a recession. Others have pointed to the enormous opportunities the crisis has provided for showing just how important manned guarding is and will be. Even the relationship between security and technology has been suggested as a double-edged sword; some arguing...2024-05-0346 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillProtecting public spaces: what are the implications of Covid-19?A video and summary of this session is available here.We are all acutely aware that things will be different as we return, gradually, to a state that approaches a new normal. One of the prime concerns of all parties, indeed the main one, is keeping people safe when they are in locales that involve meeting others, this includes public spaces, offices, stores, leisure facilities and so on. Protecting people is the raison d’être of security, but how will this be approached? What will be the guiding framework? How can we define the guiding pri...2024-05-0347 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillResponding to fraud and economic crime: Where can we look for good practice post Covid-19?A video and summary of this session is available here.In previous webinars the realities of a flourishing environment of opportunities for different types of economic crime offenders was laid bare. We should not be surprised that early statistics on crime patterns are bearing this out. We know many types of offenders seek new opportunities, fraudsters in particular perhaps, and a context where people are scared, unsettled, looking for answers/help/reassurance is ripe for knowledge fraudsters to exploit their trade. In this webinar we invite panellists who have been involved in judging or winning...2024-05-0347 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillHow are technologies helping and hindering security?A video and summary of this session is available here.While technologies are changing society dramatically and security too, this is far from an unqualified good. For example, offenders use technology too and exploit users’ vulnerabilities for their own nefarious aims. The ultimate test for technologies – not least in a security context – rests on them performing well in testing environments, so what are we learning? To what extent is technology offering new opportunities for better security and where is it floundering? How are technologies interacting with people? Post the crisis will there be more or less i...2024-05-0347 minSecurity Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillWhy is the security sector being ignored by Governments during this emergency (or is it)?A video and summary of this session is available here.Despite its numerical advantage and its role in protecting the national infrastructure very little has been heard from Governments (local and national) around the world about the important role security personnel are playing in this crisis, this area has been silent, or has it? This webinar will exam the perceived lack of interest by local and national Governments. Does this highlight the lack of standards and credentials within the security sector nationally and globally? In a different way does it signify the lower status of...2024-05-0347 min