Simeon de Brouwer is a digital policy researcher and policy adviser specialising in privacy, data protection, artificial intelligence, human rights, and the regulation of digital platforms. He is currently a Policy Advisor at European Digital Rights (EDRi), where he works on the protection of minors online, including debates around age verification, platform responsibility, and users’…
In this episode of the International Risk Podcast, host Dominic Bowen is joined by Simeon de Brouwer, policy advisor at European Digital Rights (EDRi), Europe’s largest network of digital rights organisations. Simeon explains the controversial EU proposal known as “Chat Control” and explores what mandatory scanning of private communications could mean for encryption, privacy, security…
Vincent Maitre is a member of the Geneva Bar and a National Councillor (Member of the Swiss Federal Parliament) since 2019. Co-founder and managing partner of the Geneva law firm DE BOCCARD ASSIOCIÉS SA, he practises in business law, commercial law and corporate law. Elected at the age of 26 to the Municipal Council of…
In this episode of the International Risk Podcast, host Dominic Bowen is joined by Vincent Maitre, Swiss lawyer and political representative in Switzerland’s National Council. Vincent examines Switzerland’s changing political and economic landscape and explains what the country’s controversial 10 million referendum reveals about immigration, housing, direct democracy, and political stability. Drawing on his experience…
Tal Kollender is the co-founder and CEO of Remedio (formerly GYTPOL), an Israeli cybersecurity company tackling one of the industry’s most persistent blind spots: device configuration risk. While much of the security market has focused on detecting and reporting threats, Remedio is built around a simpler, more uncomfortable premise — that most organizations already know…
In this episode of the International Risk Podcast, host Dominic Bowen is joined by Tal Kollender, former military cyber specialist, cybersecurity expert, and CEO of Remedio. Tal explores the rapidly evolving cyber risk landscape and explains why businesses must rethink cybersecurity as a strategic and geopolitical risk—not simply an IT problem. Drawing on her experience…
Jennifer Parker is one of Australia’s leading voices on maritime security and defence strategy, drawing on more than 20 years’ service as a warfare officer in the Royal Australian Navy. She is an Adjunct Fellow in Naval Studies at UNSW Canberra and an Expert Associate at the National Security College at the Australian National University,…
In this episode of the International Risk Podcast, host Dominic Bowen is joined by Jennifer Parker, principal and founder of Barrier Strategic Advisory, with affiliations at various universities and think tanks. Jennifer examines the rapidly changing security environment across the Indo-Pacific and explains why maritime competition, strategic deterrence, and AUKUS matter far beyond defence circles….
In this re-released and condensed episode of The International Risk Podcast, host Dominic Bowen is joined by Elizabeth Bullock, a UK-based adviser specialising in Russia’s modern war, hybrid warfare and strategic risk. This episode examines the lived reality of modern conflict in Ukraine, drawing on Elizabeth’s three years providing frontline humanitarian aid. From evacuating civilians…
