Mike Reedy / Phil Barone – International SOS Assistance, Inc.

Phil Barone – Midwest Regional Director, - BIO:

Phil Barone is the Midwest Regional Director for International SOS. For the last 12 years, Phil has worked with hundreds of multinational corporations developing customized human capital risk mitigation strategies and assisting them in fulfillment of their Duty of Care responsibilities. Phil has traveled to over 30 countries and served clients working on 6 continents. Phil attended Indiana University where he received a degree in Management and Spanish.

International SOS (www.internationalsos.com) is the world's leading medical and travel Security Risk Services Company. We care for clients across the globe, from more than 700 locations in 89 countries. Our expertise is unique: approximately 11,000 employees are led by 1,200 doctors and 200 security specialists. Teams work night and day to protect our members. We have pioneered a range of preventative programmes and offer an unparalleled response to emergencies or routine care when abroad. We are passionate about helping clients put ‘Duty of Care’ into practice. With us multinational corporate clients, governments and NGOs can mitigate risks for their people working remotely or travelling overseas.

Phil can be reached at [email protected] or by calling 219-477-3634.

Mike Reedy - Regional Security Manager, Americas, Travel Security Services – BIO:

As Regional Security Manager, Americas, Michael is primarily responsible for developing evacuation/communication strategies and training programs in support of client operations in the Americas region. Michael travels extensively in the Americas region for information collection purposes and for the production of evacuation planning and delivery of security awareness training.

Prior to this role, Michael was the Coordinating Security Manager – Americas, responsible for providing high quality day-to-day operational security support to clients. He assisted the Regional Security Operations Manager with evacuation and other operational logistics in times of crisis. Michael was also involved in the vetting process and further development of the team’s local security provider network in the Americas region.

Michael served in the United States Army as a Special Forces Operator. His areas of expertise included unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, and asymmetrical warfare. Michael completed two combat tours in the Iraq theater. During those tours he was the tactical and administrative advisor for the Iraqi Special Operations Forces, helping develop standard operating procedures and ensuring the Iraqi forces moved toward the goal of unilateral.

Michael has a BA in Political Science from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, with an emphasis in International Relations. He is also a graduate of the JFK Special Warfare Center and School, with an emphasis on engineering and Arabic studies.