Dr Rajiv Mathur, based in India, has a background in business technology solutions and guarding. He is widely known as an entrepreneur, seasoned security professional, author of two books, and the creator/host of a YouTube talk show. He is also the Regional Advisor to the OSPAs for the Asia region.

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Sarah Miller is a winner of a Global OSPA, in the Outstanding Contract Security Manager/Director category. Sarah set out to avoid working in security, initially a career in the arts beckoned, and then law enforcement seemed more enticing but security prevailed. Sarah, based in Canada, is a teacher as well as an operations director of a security company operating in diverse environments.

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Wale Olaoye has recently won two Global OSPAs including ‘Outstanding Security Company’ while Wale himself has been entered into the Security Hall of Fame.  He has been CEO of Halogen based in Nigeria since 2008. In this engaging interview you can hear Wale discuss the crucial role that good security plays in supporting a healthy economic climate; his own take on leadership; the challenges that he has faced and those faced by the security sector generally with a focus on regulation, people development, diversity and crucially and in a different way the social and political infrastructure. 

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Pablo Colombres, a lawyer by background, is a leading figure in security not just in Latin America but Globally too. He has a particular passion for investigations (especially financial/cybercrime), and leadership. In addition to running his own business based in Brazil, he is on the Board of ASIS International and in 2027 will become its first ever President from the LATAM region. 

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Yoyo Hamblen, a former police detective who launched a career in the security sector developing an expertise that includes physical security, information security and transformational management. But Yoyo is perhaps best known for her evolving role as an international influencer in security, and via her Security Circle podcasts.

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Pawan is a risk consultant, entrepreneur, and veteran. He is co-founder and CEO of MitKat a leading risk consultancy in ASIA based in India. His specialist areas of expertise include strategic leadership, risk management, business continuity, threat intelligence, and information security.  

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Preeti is described as a ‘women Super-achiever’ on Linked-In and is one if Singapore’s top 100 entrepreneurs. Having studied business (MBA) and psychology and following an early career in banking Preeti set up her own consultancy. Her training workshops on Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Psychological First Aid have gained immense popularity.

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Dougie Barnett is a global leader in fire and safety management and strategic risk. He is currently managing a team of 45 loss prevention specialists. He is a regular contributor to conferences on business resilience and is often a reference point for the written and spoken media. He has worked for AXA for over two decades and they are the headline sponsors of the new Fire Resilience Excellence Awards (FREAs) -  www.thefreas.com which he helped pioneer.

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Simon Banks is a high-profile security entrepreneur. He started work in the area of alarm signalling and went on to develop one of the UK largest IOT critical connectivity providers. He has invested in other ventures including Skills for Security. Amongst his many other ventures he has started his own Foundation (The Banks Foundation) which is a Founding supporter of the Security and Safety Entrepreneur Awards (SSEAs).


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Tim McCreight has worked in IT and physical security for nearly four decades. He has been closely associated with developing the theory and practice of Enterprise Security, indeed he considers himself an ESRM evangelist. He has a Masters degree in Security and Risk Management, is an experienced podcaster on security and risk issues, and is the immediate past President of ASIS International.


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