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Tune in and listen to Sir Rob Wainwright, who talks with business leaders and experts, about their experiences in charting a new direction to what's commercial success and greater society impact.

Over complementary episodes we explore the different perspectives of building a better business; business leaders and experts from around the globe have shared their inspiring insights in conversation with our host Sir Rob Wainwright, formerly Executive Director of Europol and a senior partner of Deloitte with a career-long experience of navigating complex risk and security issues.

How to prepare for a crisis?

Sir Rob Wainwright and Frédérique Demenint

In the first episode we will explore how best to prepare for a crisis, how to manage its effects and impact when it happens, and the impact that actions taken have on the long term reputation for companies as a responsible business. Our special guest is Frédérique Demenint, an executive with 20 years of experience of guiding CEOs through periods and moments of great challenge.

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Parallels and lessons learned in fighting both cyber and biological viruses

In this episode we talk about how responsible businesses can think through rare or unusual incidents in the healthcare space by drawing analogies. Can you make any comparisons between dealing with a virus in the cyber space and a virus in the healthcare space? Maybe the potential for further collaboration between these two sectors is greater than we think, as the world continues to grapple with the corona crisis.

Our host, Sir Rob Wainwright, has decades of experience dealing with international global cyber attacks as the former head of Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency. He led the establishment of the European Cybercrime Centre, which has become the focal point for all major cyber crime investigations across Europe. Our guest is Lucien Engelen. He brings years of insightful experience in healthcare. He advised the Board of Directors at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, he’s lead some of Singularity University’s initiatives on innovation in healthcare and medicine, Edge Fellow for the Deloitte Centre for the Edge. And has published the book “Augmented Health(care): the end of the Beginning”.

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How cyber security can contribute to responsible business

In this episode we talk about the importance of cyber security for companies everywhere as they shift to a more responsible business agenda. We dive deeper into how a strong cyber security framework and with the right culture can contribute to the development of responsible business. What are the major challenges faced and what are the best response measures to protect a company’s vital assets.

Our host is Sir Rob Wainwright, formerly Executive Director of Europol, with experience of coordinating global operations against cyber, criminal and terrorist networks and now a senior partner of Deloitte in cyber risk and financial crime.

Our special guest today is Lies Alderlieste, the Chief Information Security Officer of the Dutch Railways; an experienced digital risk professional formerly of the financial sector and now with a leading position in a critical part of the national infrastructure of the Netherlands.

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Why ethics matter for responsible business

In this episode our host, Sir Rob Wainwright has an engaging conversation with Digital Ethics expert Aimee van Wynsberghe. They talk about the importance of ethics for organisations, putting it into the current context of the coronavirus and the need to add ethics into design processes of technology. Responsible businesses are acting to promote higher levels of trust and finding the right balance between innovation and protecting the interests of consumers.

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Unilever’s code of business principles: a strong framework for responsible business

In this episode our host, Sir Rob Wainwright talks with one of Unilever’s General Counsel, Simone Pelkmans about the changing role of legal counsel in today’s business sector. How the coronavirus crisis is accelerating a switch from legal guardian to key business enabler in optimising supply chains, the use of consumer data and so much more. All within a strong culture and framework of responsible business.

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How responsible businesses can help power the fight against modern slavery

Sir Rob Wainwright has an engaging conversation with Dr. Jean Baderschneider, CEO of The Global Fund to End Modern Slavery about the huge global industry behind modern slavery. Hear about the scale of the problem, how Covid-19 is making the challenge more difficult to manage, and the opportunity business has to make a telling impact in the fight. Dr. Jean Baderschneider has three decades of experience in the private sector. She retired from ExxonMobil, the oil & gas giant, in 2013 where she was Vice President of Global Procurement. She currently serves as a Chair of the Board of Directors and previously served as the Fund’s inaugural CEO.

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Fake News and the Age of Information Quality

In this episode Sir Rob Wainwright talks to Frantisek Vrabel, founder and CEO of Semantic Visions, about the increasing role of information in society and for business. They offer a word of hope on the availability of new solutions and the potential for technology and human collaboration, while surveying areas of concern, from disinformation to the rising prevalence of AI-powered deep fakes.

Frantisek Vrabel is CEO of Semantic Visions, a company that built a leading-edge technology at the intersection of Big Data, Semantic Analysis and Artificial Intelligence. He advises EU and NATO on effective measures to counter foreign state propaganda and disinformation.

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How a key cog in the European transportation sector stays true to its chartered course

In this episode Sir Rob Wainwright talks with Annika Hult, responsible for Stena Line North Sea operations, about the impact of Covid-19 on one of the leading shipping companies in Europe. She offers an insight into the company’s ‘Little White Book’ of values that has guided Stena Line on a course towards responsible business and how that will aid its recovery from this crisis.

Annika Hult is Managing Director of Stena Line BV and Trade Director of Stena Line North Sea. She is responsible for the company’s business on the North Sea, one of Stena Line’s largest regions with around 600,000 freight units and 800,000 passengers carried every year between the Netherlands and the UK. Annika is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Dutch Shipowners’ Association.

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How investment management can serve the real needs of society

In this episode Sir Rob Wainwright talks to Jacco Minnaar, Chair of the Management Board of Triodos Investment Management, about leading a successful investment management business in a way that also brings a positive impact on society. He shares his experience of the challenges and opportunities involved in cultivating a responsible business agenda in a highly competitive part of the finance sector, while also surveying the effects of Covid-19.

Jacco Minnaar is Chair of the Management Board of Triodos Investment Management. He has 20 years of experience in the financial sector and investment industry. Before joining Triodos, he managed the Financial Markets Development Programme of International Finance Corporation (IFC) in the Mekong region in Southeast Asia.

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How the World Economic Forum is driving a global agenda of responsible business

In this episode Sir Rob Wainwright talks to Alois Zwinggi, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, about the emergence of a new ‘zeitgeist’ in the global business community around purpose-driven leadership and impact. They discuss the changing role of the iconic Davos gathering of business and political leaders each year and the response of the global community to COVID-19.

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