The International Risk Podcast

Psychological Safety in Risk Management: Why Fearless Cultures Drive Better Leadership and Governance

Author: Camila Mateos Betancourt Do you feel comfortable disagreeing with your peers at work? Calling out bad decisions? Is your workplace open to honest conversations and dissent? And when something’s not right, how long does it take you to speak up? Is failure punished or treated as a learning opportunity? If you answered postively to most…

Episode 237: Psychological Safety in Risk Management with Julien Haye

Coordinated and produced by: Camila Mateos Betancourt This week on The International Risk Podcast, Dominic Bowen is joined by Julien Haye to explore how psychological safety shapes effective risk management and strategic decision-making. In today’s complex, fast-moving environment, fear and silence can be hidden risk factors that undermine resilience, innovation, and performance. Julien explains how cultures…

Julien Haye

Julien Haye

Julien Haye is the founder of Aevitium LTD, a pragmatic risk-taker and people-centric leader with over 26 years of experience in financial services. He specialises in transforming risk and compliance functions into strategic enablers by embedding psychological safety, strengthening governance, and enabling operational resilience. His latest book, The Risk Within: Cultivating Psychological Safety for Strategic Decision-Making,…

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Securing the Nuclear Future: AI’s Role in Nuclear Security and Supply Chains

Author: Camila Mateos Betancourt Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries across the globe, and the nuclear sector is no exception. While AI brings promising tools to improve safety, efficiency, and predictive capabilities, it also introduces significant vulnerabilities, particularly in the nuclear supply chain. From the risk of counterfeit components to new opportunities for cyberattacks, malicious actors…

Episode 236: AI, Nuclear Security, and Nuclear Supply Chain Risk with Dr. Sarah Case Lackner

Coordinated and produced by: Camila Mateos Betancourt This week on The International Risk Podcast, Dominic Bowen is joined by Dr. Sarah Case Lackner to explore the emerging risks and evolving opportunities at the intersection of artificial intelligence and nuclear security. With increasing attention to the resilience of global infrastructure, Dr. Case Lackner unpacks how AI is…

Dr. Sarah Case Lackner

Dr. Sarah Case Lackner

Dr. Case Lackner joined the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) as a Senior Fellow in September 2023.  She was previously a Senior Nuclear Security Officer in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Division of Nuclear Security, where she served as the Scientific Secretary for the Nuclear Security Guidance Committee and the Director General’s…

Invisible Women - Caroline Criado Perez

Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men – Caroline Criado Perez

Written by Elisa Garbil – 30.05.2025 Caroline Criado Perez’s Invisible Women is not just a powerful feminist critique, it is a critical tool for understanding how data invisibility translates into systemic risk, institutional failure, and operational inefficiency. Through case studies spanning transportation, healthcare, economics, disaster relief, and tech, Criado Perez shows how a world designed for “default male…

Episode 235: Grassroot Communities and Their Importance with Ben Carpenter

Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil This week we hope to gain an insight on Grassroot Communities and the challenges faced by underserved communities and the wider voluntary sector. In an era of rising inequality, political polarisation, and climate instability, grassroots organisations are becoming critical pillars of resilience, not just locally, but globally.  Today we explore…

Grassroot Communities

The Power and Challenge of Grassroots Organisations in Community Development

Written by Elisa Garbil – 29.05.2025 Grassroots organisations have emerged as vital engines of change in communities around the world. These entities, often volunteer-led and deeply embedded in local contexts, deliver a broad array of services that formal institutions struggle to reach, from youth empowerment and mental health to housing, public health, and civic participation….

Ben Carpenter

Ben Carpenter

Ben is the Founder & CEO of Grassroot Communities, a Youth and Community worker, Educator, Environmentalist, and City Fellow. He’s passionate about supporting individuals, communities and organisations to be the changes they want to see. Grassroot Communities is an organisation that tailors and delivers school, youth and community work projects based on the wants and…