From The Situation Room To The Boardroom

In this episode of the Security Insider podcast, we speak with Dr
Anthony Bergin and Don Williams about the recently released ASPI
(Australian Strategic Policy Institute) report, From The
Situation Room To The Boardroom, which looks at why corporate
security is effectively national security. We discuss how some of
the findings from the report relate to the impact of Coronavirus
on Australia and what advice the report offers for how corporate
Australia and the Australian Government might move forward to
create a safer, more secure future for Australia.


About The Guests


Dr Bergin is a senior fellow with ASPI. 


For 20 years Dr Bergin served as an academic at the
Australian Defence Force Academy.


From 1991-2003 he was the Director of the Australian Defence
Studies Centre. He served for four years as an Adjunct Reader in
Law at the ANU, where he taught international law. Dr Bergin
has been a consultant to a wide range of public and private
sector clients. Dr Bergin has written extensively on a wide range
of national security and maritime issues in academic journals,
books, and ASPI reports.


He is a regular media commentator and author of several hundred
op-eds for The Australian, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald
and Australian Financial Review. He regularly contributes to
The Strategist.


Donald Williams holds qualifications in security management
as well as risk, project and resource management.


He is a Certified Protection Professional and Registered Security
Professional.


He is a member of ASIS International, the Institute of Explosives
Engineers and the International Association of Bomb Technicians
and Investigators.


He is the author of numerous papers and reports related to
security.