Geopolitical instability (trade wars, sanctions, regional conflicts) is a top-ranked global risk. Directors must move from simply monitoring these risks to actively governing the resilience of their multinational operations and supply chains.
Brief Outline:
- The Fractured Global Landscape: Exploring structural forces creating uncertainty (trade policies, political polarisation) and understanding the difference between geopolitical risk (political influence on markets) and geoeconomics confrontation (sanctions, tariffs).
- Governing Sanctions and Regulatory Compliance: Managing the risk of sudden regulatory changes in emerging markets and the Director’s role in overseeing compliance. Applying stress-testing/scenario planning to evaluate resilience against major geopolitical shocks.
- Building Strategic Resilience: Shifting from cost-efficiency to redundancy and localised supply chains (de-risking). Tools for scenario-planning and stress-testing the corporate strategy against geopolitical shocks.
Case Study: Navigating a major trade or sanction crisis
Featuring: Thalassa Cox, Acc.Dir
SESSION DETAILS:
Topic: Geopolitical Risk and Global Supply Chain Resilience
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2026, ON/QC 1:00 pm ET; AB: 11:00 am MT; BC: 10:00 am PT; Bermuda 2:00 pm AT
Speakers: Thalassa Cox, Acc.Dir
Registration Link: https://members.cgiofcanada.ca/cgi/page.cgi/_evtcal.html?evt=234
