At 1:20pm on Sunday 14 August, 2022, a 63 year old man allegedly drew a pistol and fired at least five rounds into glass panels at the departures area of Canberra Airport. Thankfully no one was hurt and the alleged offender was arrested immediately, but the incident serves as a wakeup call for Australians who have been somewhat complacent about the threat of shootings in this country. Coming off the heels of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, and a list of gun murders throughout the country, our expert panel discuss what Australian businesses and communities need ..read more

On this episode of the Presilience Podcast, the panel unpacks some of the early lessons that Australia can take from the horrific tragedy in Uvalde.    The panel consists of:  Leanne Close - Former Deputy Commission Australian Federal Police, 30 year law enforcement veteran  Jason Alcorn - Former specialist police offer, enterprise security expert  Dr Gav Schneider - Global security thought leader, creator of Presilience® Joe Saunders - Workplace violence expert, 2021 Outstanding Security Consultant of the Year   As much as this is an incredibly painful topic to t ..read more

In this episode of the Presilience Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dave Cohen - General Manager of the Cyber-Tech Institute of Australia. We chat about upskilling and reskilling employees into cyber security roles and why businesses shouldn't be waiting until cyber security obligations become mandatory. For more information about CTIA check out https://cyber-tech.institute/ For more information about Presilience, visit Presilience ..read more

In this episode, Risk 2 Solution General Manager of Training & Education, Ron Amram, provides his thoughts on how we can do workplace training and education better. He also talks at length about the messaging and narrative around mandatory training and professional development.   For more information, please visit www.risk2solution.com or www.presilience.edu.au ..read more

In this episode we are joined by a panel of experts discussing the national security, business and cyber implications of the war between Russia and the Ukraine for Australians.  The guests are:   Dr Gav Schneider - Group CEO Risk 2 Solution Group and Regional Chair for Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ANZ)  Leanne Close - Chief Executive Government & Strategy at Risk 2 Solution Group and former Deputy Commission National Security at Australian Federal Police; and  Dave Cohen - General Manager of the Cyber-Tech Institute of Australia   The panel is moderate ..read more

In this episode we are joined by cyber security expert, Sean Finn. If you're interested in learning more about the CTIA, you can find out more here: Your Career In Tech Starts Now - Cyber-Tech Institute of Australia (CTIA) To attend the launch event on December 7, full details are here: Official Launch of CTIA (Hybrid) - Cyber-Tech Institute of Australia (CTIA ..read more

Leanne Close was the head of ASPI’s counter-terrorism program in 2020. Prior to joining ASPI, Leanne was a Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (AFP), with over 33 years policing and law enforcement experience. From 2017 – 2019, Leanne was responsible for the AFPs National Security portfolio. As part of that role she led and managed teams responsible for counter-terrorism investigations, protection and aviation operations. Leanne provided policy advice to Ministers and government and collaborated with Commonwealth, State and Territory agencies in relation to the development of ..read more

Tony McGuirk has had an exemplary career in Emergency Management leadership in the UK, as both Chief Executive and Chief Fire Officer, with over 40 years’ experience in emergency and public-sector organisations. He has managed major incidents including multiple rescues, large scale pollution incidents, major evacuations, and major floods. He has a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management, he is Fellow of the Institution of Fire Engineers, a Fellow of the International Institute of Risk and Safety management, and a Graduate of the Harvard Business School. Alongside consultancy work, he is th ..read more

A former television news reporter and Washington D.C. correspondent, Andrea covered major news events for Al Jazeera English, the Pentagon Channel and Thomson Reuters before working on humanitarian aid programs to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan. With an obsession for growing careers, Andrea founded FutureFitCo in 2012. She is the author of the newly released book: 'Future Fit: How to Stay Relevant and Competitive in the Future of Work ..read more

Robin is a best-selling author, professional speaker, trainer, facilitator, and retired FBI Special Agent and Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. Robin has taken his life's work of recruiting spies and broken down the art of leadership, communication, and relationship building into Five Steps to TRUST and Six Signs of who you can TRUST.  Since 2010, Robin has been working with large corporations as well as small companies in every aspect of their business. Whether it is newly promoted leaders, executives, sales teams, or customer relations, Robin has crafted his ..read more