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.