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Business Engagement and International Risk in a Multicultural World

We live in a world where cultures, societies, politics, and economies are deeply interconnected. Events in one part of the globe can directly or indirectly impact people in distant regions. This interconnectedness brings significant risks, including health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, trade wars disrupting supply chains, and an increase in armed conflicts – including…

Episode 221: Strategic Business Engagement and Cultural Sensitivity with Muraly Srinarayanathas

This week, Dominic Bowen welcomes Muraly Srinarayanathas to The International Risk Podcast for a compelling discussion on the balance between global integration and local adaptation in today’s business landscape. Together, they explore how understanding cultural differences can enhance business strategy, why companies sometimes overlook local environments, and the risks and opportunities of embracing multiculturalism in…

Muraly Srinarayanathas

Muraly Srinarayanathas

Muraly Srinarayanathas, author of Between Borders, Beyond Boundaries: Strategies for Authentic Business Engagement in an Interconnected World, is a global strategist and serial entrepreneur. He is co-founder and executive chairman of 369 Global, a conglomerate involved in skills training and workforce development, media and communications, and global market facilitation. He also founded 3 Magazine, a luxury…

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Ukraine’s Innovators Mitigating The International Risks from Russia’s Illegal Invasion

The Ukrainians are acutely aware that the odds are stacked against them. And they also understand that Russia’s invasion and the international risks represent an existential threat to their nation, their people, and the rest of Europe. This helps to explain the remarkable resilience displayed by Ukraine’s army and Ukrainian society as a whole. Faced…

Intellectual Property and Innovation: Driving Forces in Global Trade

Intellectual Property and Innovation: Driving Forces in Global Trade and Risk Management

Intellectual property (IP) plays a crucial role in our daily lives, often without us realizing it. From the design of a milk carton to the song streaming through your headphones and the medicine you take, IP represents the creations of the mind that have been brought to life. Protected by patents, copyrights, and trademarks, IP…

Mariana González

Mariana González

Mariana Gonzalez is a partner and patent attorney at Basham, Ringe y Correa, with over 16 years of expertise in patent prosecution, IP transactions, and litigation, particularly within the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology sectors. Her dual qualifications as a chemist and a lawyer, along with a master’s in top management and certification as a…

Episode 207: Intellectual Property, Trade, and Innovation with Mariana González

This week, Dominic Bowen welcomes Mariana González to The International Risk Podcast for an engaging discussion on the fascinating world of intellectual property (IP). Together, they explore what IP is and why it matters, Mexico’s approach to IP under the USMCA framework, the implications of a new Trump administration, the role of innovation in fostering equal access,…

Episode 10: with Jeff Gothelf, coach, consultant and keynote Speaker

Today we are joined by Jeff Gothelf.  Jeff helps organizations build better products and executives build the cultures that build better products. Through the use of concepts like Design Thinking, Lean UX and agile software development he brings a new approach to running organisations and the departments within them, most recently focusing on Human Resources…

Jeff Gothelf

The guest for Episode 10 is an award-winning author and executive coach Jeff Gothelf. He works with big companies as a workshop facilitator on agility, transformation and innovation. “We’re looking for behaviour change in the people who are using the things that we’re making for them, that tells us that we’ve positively impacted their lives.”–…