As public trust fragments globally, experts at Airmic’s Risk Forum warned that reluctance to work across differences could damage productivity and operational cohesion, placing a new spotlight on culture as a risk management priority.
A shift from operational resilience to strategic resilience will require deeper board engagement, sustained investment and scenario-led decision-making, according to speakers at Airmic’s Risk Forum.
With AI embedded in everything from automated building systems to contract reviews, uncertainty over where losses would sit within insurance programmes is growing. Market participants warn that regulatory clarity may follow, echoing the silent cyber reforms of recent years.
Sally Starr, group risk manager at AHK, and Matthew McEwan, risk management director at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, highlight how diffusing risk responsibilities beyond the core team helps organisations respond faster while retaining oversight.
Previously a back-office function, resilience in the digital space is now in the spotlight. At an SR:500 roundtable in asssociation with Marsh, risk leaders explored how AI, regulation and culture are highlighting new strategies and demanding board-level attention.
Risk management will be characterised by embracing ESG, risk culture and smart use of artificial intelligence, according to Airmic’s Future of the Profession 2023 report.
As regulatory frameworks such as NIS2, DORA and the EU AI Act begin to overlap, organisations face mounting pressure to rethink how governance, risk and compliance operates in practice. Riskonnect’s Sherry Dillon explains why traditional compliance approaches are no longer enough.
Enterprise risk management often promises insight but delivers assurance. As boards push for clearer, risk-informed choices, risk leaders need to move beyond compliance-driven GRC workflows and towards decision-focused measurement that links risk to objectives, an approach Face the Risk is helping organisations put into practice.
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