Presilience® Podcast Joe Saunders

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 to know and be aware of to address this risk. 

The panel for this discussion features:

Leanne Close - Former Deputy Commission National Security of the Australian Federal Police (30+ year policing career)

Jason Alcorn - Former Northern Territory and AFP officer, 20+ years in high-risk security management

Joe Saunders - Leading workplace violence expert, 2021 Outstanding Security Consultant of the Year and 2022 IFSEC Global Thought Leader in Security

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 talk about, it is imperative that we learn any lesson available to ensure this never happens on our soil (or anywhere else to the best of our ability).  

Risk 2 Solution have made our Active Armed Offender Management Training free for the month of June. You can access it here: https://www.r2s.academy/courses/aaomt

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®

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

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 moderated by Joe Saunders, host of the Presilience Podcast and 2021 Outstanding Security Consultant of the Year.  

Links for more information: 


Risk 2 Solution: www.risk2solution.com 
Institute of Presilience: www.presilience.edu.au  
CTIA: www.cyber-tech.institute 
Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ANZ): www.isrm.org.au  
ISRM Global: www.theisrm.org

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)