BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dfd4b303fa63039d646842b30e86add0 CATEGORIES:Lecture / Reading / Talk CREATED:20231020T103558 SUMMARY:Mapping the Risk to Risking the Map | A talk by Mr. Udit Mehta, South Asia at International SOS DESCRIPTION:The Department of Social Sciences FLAME University\nInvites you to a talk b y Mr. Udit Mehta, Executive Vice President & Director of Operations, So uth Asia at International SOS.\nTitle: Mapping the Risk to Risking the Map - Finding and Fulfilling Careers in Geopolitical Intelligence, Analysis &am p; Crisis Response amidst an increasingly VUCA World.\nIn the midst of a re cent surge in geopolitical volatility across the world, which is both unpre cedented and unrestrained, leading to a severe global crisis conundrum, the capabilities of intelligence, analysis, and response to concurrent issues in international affairs and public policy have become exceptional imperati ves for the world. This session aims to equip students to develop abilities in "Mapping the Risks" that emerge and the capabilities to navigate the co urse of their careers by "Risking the Map." The discussion will juxtapose a ctual geopolitical events with potential careers in the field to provide st udents with insights into the professional opportunities and life experienc es that their academic initiation presents. \nAbout the Speaker:\nUdit Meht a is a Geopolitical, Security & Medical Risk and Crisis Management Expe rt who has led analysis and helmed on-ground assistance missions in respons e to critical world events. He is also a well-regarded industry leader with years of credibility in establishing and leading research, risk, intellige nce, security, and crisis-related businesses. Since 2014, Mehta has served on the Executive Committee and as the Security & Medical Services Leade r for South Asia at International SOS. He previously held the role of Head of Operations for International SOS and led the organization's erstwhile Gl obal Intelligence Centre (GIC).\nBefore joining International SOS, he worke d in Intelligence and Analysis roles with the European Security Institute, Hill & Associates, the Trident Group, and GE Capital. Mehta also briefl y contributed as a journalist to the Broadcasting Corporation of India, The Hindu, and The Indian Express. He holds a master's degree in journalism &a mp; communications, and his thesis extensively researched the increasing tr ansnationalization of media and its associated geopolitical, social, and ec onomic risk repercussions. \nMehta has been involved in on-ground operation al missions during global crises, including deploying to Sri Lanka within h ours of the Easter Sunday bombings in April 2019 to lead an Incident Manage ment Team (IMT). Some of his other IMT deployments include a mission to Tha iland in October 2016 in the wake of the passing of the world's longest-rei gning Head of State, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and deployments to Bangalore during the violence caused by the Cauvery dispute in September 2016, as wel l as an on-ground task during the Korean Peninsula crisis of 2017. \nAdditi onally, he has led analysis and operations during several events, including the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in 2008, the Great East Japan earthquake i n 2011, the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, the West African Ebola crisis of 2014, s everal incidents of political and sectarian unrest, natural disasters, crim e, insurgency, pandemics, and terror attacks. \nHaving received multiple co mmendations from the United States Department of State's Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), ASIS International, Global Inclusive Disaster Mana gement Conference (GIDMC), among others, Mehta is a frequent public speaker and contributor to industry forums. He is frequently quoted by internation al media and has recently been cited by Fortune Magazine, The Times of Indi a, The Business Line, The Hindu, Zee, India TV, Asian News International (A NI), Business Standard, among others.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Department of Social Sciences FLAME University

< p>Invites you to a talk by Mr. Udit Mehta, Executive Vice President & Director of Operations, South Asia at International SOS.

Title: Mapping the Risk to Risking the Map - Finding and Fulfil ling Careers in Geopolitical Intelligence, Analysis & Crisis Response a midst an increasingly VUCA World.

In the midst of a recent s urge in geopolitical volatility across the world, which is both unprecedent ed and unrestrained, leading to a severe global crisis conundrum, the capab ilities of intelligence, analysis, and response to concurrent issues in int ernational affairs and public policy have become exceptional imperatives fo r the world. This session aims to equip students to develop abilities in "M apping the Risks" that emerge and the capabilities to navigate the course o f their careers by "Risking the Map." The discussion will juxtapose actual geopolitical events with potential careers in the field to provide students with insights into the professional opportunities and life experiences tha t their academic initiation presents. 

About the Speaker:

Udit Mehta is a Geopolitical, Security & Medical Risk and C risis Management Expert who has led analysis and helmed on-ground assistanc e missions in response to critical world events. He is also a well-regarded industry leader with years of credibility in establishing and leading rese arch, risk, intelligence, security, and crisis-related businesses. Since 20 14, Mehta has served on the Executive Committee and as the Security & M edical Services Leader for South Asia at International SOS. He previously h eld the role of Head of Operations for International SOS and led the organi zation's erstwhile Global Intelligence Centre (GIC).

Before joining I nternational SOS, he worked in Intelligence and Analysis roles with the Eur opean Security Institute, Hill & Associates, the Trident Group, and GE Capital. Mehta also briefly contributed as a journalist to the Broadcasting Corporation of India, The Hindu, and The Indian Express. He holds a master 's degree in journalism & communications, and his thesis extensively re searched the increasing transnationalization of media and its associated ge opolitical, social, and economic risk repercussions. 

Mehta has been involved in on-ground operational missions during global crises, including deploying to Sri Lanka within hours of the Easter Sunday bombings in April 2019 to lead an Incident Management Team (IMT). Some of his other IMT deplo yments include a mission to Thailand in October 2016 in the wake of the pas sing of the world's longest-reigning Head of State, King Bhumibol Adulyadej , and deployments to Bangalore during the violence caused by the Cauvery di spute in September 2016, as well as an on-ground task during the Korean Pen insula crisis of 2017. 

Additionally, he has led analysis and operati ons during several events, including the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in 200 8, the Great East Japan earthquake in 2011, the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, the West African Ebola crisis of 2014, several incidents of political and secta rian unrest, natural disasters, crime, insurgency, pandemics, and terror at tacks. 

Having received multiple commendations from the United States Department of State's Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), ASIS Inte rnational, Global Inclusive Disaster Management Conference (GIDMC), among o thers, Mehta is a frequent public speaker and contributor to industry forum s. He is frequently quoted by international media and has recently been cit ed by Fortune Magazine, The Times of India, The Business Line, The Hindu, Z ee, India TV, Asian News International (ANI), Business Standard, among othe rs.

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