Peter 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 they are heading; and his own aims for the future. You can also find out which security professional most influenced him; and which book; and what he considers the priority issue the security sector needs to focus on to change for the better.

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Daniel 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 one of Australia's leading security professionals and a vocal advocate for security and risk management best practices.

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Professor 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 woman in a male-dominated world; the successes and failures of crime prevention; the challenge for academics in helping those on the front line, in applying science to practice (and her new book; Crime, Science and Policing); and thinking about the victim. You will also learn which book most influenced Gloria, which person most influenced her, and what change would most improve crime prevention.

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Bonnie Michelman is a well-known senior security executive and consultant who has spearheaded the professionalism of the private security sector. She has been President of and chaired the boards of top security industry professional organizations including ASIS International and International Security Management Assoc (ISMA). Bonnie is a recognised - nationally and internationally - as a passionate security advocate; a highly skilled executive communicator and collaborator; with substantial experience and success in executive and business coaching.

In this podcast you will hear Bonnie discuss different mechanisms security professionals can use for ‘speaking out’; assess different routes to better communicating with C suites; and lament the lack of progress being made on diversity. In addition, Bonnie addresses the three questions we ask all guests: what book most influenced you, what person most influenced you; and what is the priority issue the security sector needs to focus on to change for the better?

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Brian 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. It provides four core components of a program and a list of considerations for building a programmatic security risk management program.

In this discussion you will hear Brian discuss the role of being ‘challenging’ and ‘curious’ and some of the consequences. Security management has not progressed as speedily as cyber security management and we explore some of the reasons and the barriers that hinder progress including the role of senior security personnel on the one hand and company executives on the other. The value of a risk-based approach, the potential of AI and how to manage it, and the lack of progress on ESRM are also covered. Also listen to which person and which book have most influenced him and what single change he feels would best progress the security sector.

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This 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 hate mail. He has a low tolerance of 'bullsh*t' and bad ethics. It is worth noting that he is autistic and a practicing Stoic.

As an example of his lack of compromise, when he was told that he is a bad reflection of the security sector he replied ‘f**k off, what an absolute moron’. He's been threatened by people who claim they will 'raise an army' against him.

He argues ‘security is the most dishonest business in the world’, and points to research that indicates that high performing individuals go to industries with measurable outcomes, which says a lot about the people ending up in security. He says that ‘security professionals say they are learning but all they are doing is believing’. And he refuses to use the word ‘cyber', a word he detest as 'mindless'.

For Rich, thought leaders need original ideas and then the ability to communicate them, and also the courage to convey their beliefs. In this discussion you decide what you think, you may be outraged, you will likely be informed, and you will certainly witness a distinct take on security from someone quite happy to tread - maybe even stamp - on ground, others avoid. And you will also learn about the person that most influenced him, the book that had the most impact on him, and the issue he feels the security sector most needs to prioritise.

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It is good business to be seen to be supporting the ‘green agenda’, and certainly bad news follows or is likely to follow an organisation that is not committed. But how would we know? Do security professionals really care and if so how is that reflected? The ‘environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)’ concept is becoming more renowned but in what ways is it different and what are the barriers to embedding it in security practice? For example, what does the ‘social’ part of ESG refer to?

This webinar will discuss:
The extent and nature of ‘greenwashing’
The routes to developing meaningful measures of sustainability, and/or ESG
The potential of the security sector to set good examples

Chair: Dr Janice Goldstraw-White

Panelists
Michael Gips – Principal, Global Insights in Professional Security (GIPS)
Russel Kerr – Managing Director, SecuriGroup

A video and summary of this session is available here: https://www.theospas.com/2023/07/21/taking-sustainability-seriously-how-common-is-greenwashing-and-what-can-we-do/

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Healthcare fraud is a massive problem, the scale of which is only best guessed at, the FBI estimates ‘tens of billions of dollars’, are lost annually in the US, in England alone the government estimates well over a £1 billion was lost last year. The word ‘fraud’ in fact disguises a wide range of criminal acts that vary greatly involving staff (sometimes working with third parties) including GPs and other professionals, contractors, patients and others. The losers are the public. Meanwhile, state sector resources around the world are limited while there is a burgeoning private sector that is often marginalised. So what can we do? What are the key challenges and how are they being approached? What is the role of the private sector and is it being appropriately engaged for the public good?

This webinar will discuss:
The threat posed by the different dimensions of healthcare fraud
The vulnerabilities and how they are being responded to
The opportunities in the private sector and how to maximise them for public benefit

Panelists
Alex Rothwell – CEO, NHS Counter Fraud Authority
Louis Saccoccio – CEO, National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association
Nicole McLaughlin – Counter Fraud Specialist, Guy’s and St Thomas’​ NHS Foundation Trust

A video and summary of this session is available here: https://www.theospas.com/2023/07/07/tackling-healthcare-fraud/

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