Daniel Lewkovitz is the CEO at Calamity Monitoring, one of Australia's leading security and life safety providers . With over two decades of experience in security and risk management, Daniel's expertise spans physical security, cybersecurity, life-safety monitoring, security system design, antiterrorism, and expert witness services. He has a Master's Degree in Information Technology, and is CPP and a CISSP.

Daniel’s passion for security and risk management excellence has made him a sought-after speaker, media commentator, and policy advisor on diverse topics, ranging from national security and terrorism to everyday safety measures. His contributions have earned him recognition as one of Australia's leading security professionals and a vocal advocate for security and risk management best practices.

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Professor Gloria Laycock is one of the world’s leading scholars on crime prevention. A trained psychologist who has worked extensively in the prison service, Government policy and research and then in academia as a Professor of Crime Science at the Jill Dando Institute. Outspoken, direct and popular, with a keen commitment to ensuring that the findings of academic research are used to influence practice, and to improve the prevention of crime.

In this interview you will hear her views and experiences on what it was like to speak up, the problems faced by working as a woman in a male-dominated world; the successes and failures of crime prevention; the challenge for academics in helping those on the front line, in applying science to practice (and her new book; Crime, Science and Policing); and thinking about the victim. You will also learn which book most influenced Gloria, which person most influenced her, and what change would most improve crime prevention.

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Bonnie Michelman is a well-known senior security executive and consultant who has spearheaded the professionalism of the private security sector. She has been President of and chaired the boards of top security industry professional organizations including ASIS International and International Security Management Assoc (ISMA). Bonnie is a recognised - nationally and internationally - as a passionate security advocate; a highly skilled executive communicator and collaborator; with substantial experience and success in executive and business coaching.

In this podcast you will hear Bonnie discuss different mechanisms security professionals can use for ‘speaking out’; assess different routes to better communicating with C suites; and lament the lack of progress being made on diversity. In addition, Bonnie addresses the three questions we ask all guests: what book most influenced you, what person most influenced you; and what is the priority issue the security sector needs to focus on to change for the better?

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