Laurent Combalbert is a world-renowned Professional Negotiator and Crisis Management Expert. He manages high stake negotiations such as hostage-takings, kidnappings and extortions with a matter of life and death. Internationally known as one of the best Professional Negotiators in the world, Laurent has been trained at the National Academy of the FBI and is qualified at the highest level: CPN3 (Certified Professional Negotiator level 3). Laurent is also: - Teacher at the prestigious HEC Paris - International Motivational Speaker ( giving more than 120 conferences every year)- Author of numerous books on Trust, Collective Agility; Negotiations and Crisis Management - Trainer of Complex Negotiations to C-level Executives As such, Laurent is regularly asked to share his expertise on crisis situations to radio and television channels worldwide (CNN, BFM TV, France 5, Europe 1, RMC, China Radio International, etc.). For years, Laurent has been a Hostage Negotiator at the French Special Response Team RAID. RAID is recognised as one of the best unites in the world, specialises in anti-terrorist activities hostage taking, kidnappings, mutinies, hijacking and more. Laurent has also created the "Expatriates & Travellers Security Department" for CIVIPOL, an advisory company of the French Ministry of Interior. In 2013, Laurent founded ADN Group -Agency of Dedicated Negotiators -, with his associate Marwan Mery. Their impressive lives have inspired the CBS-series Ransom. In 2020, he founded Campus de Sylvanie, a training center for the development of trust and confidence within organisations.