In this first episode, Alexander Larsen meets Gregory Irgin in the UAE. Gregory influences and drives integrated risk management – enterprise risk management, insurance, resilience (business continuity management and crisis security management) - resulting in shareholder protection and return on investment. He has worked across the Middle East and Africa and has exciting stories to share around geopolitical risks.
Episode Overview:
00.45 Introduction to Gregory
1.45 - How did he get into risk?
2.50 - Geopolitics
3.40 - People Risk
5.26 - What makes a good risk manager?
8.00 - People Bias - How do we engage people?
11:06 - Stories from projects abroad:
13:00 - Cultural differences
14:45 - Meeting the President of Switzerland
15:45 - Risk Communication
17.45 - Managing Risk after the Event
20:00 - Risk, Strategy and Audit
21.27 - Importance of Information
23.30 - Risk Managers - Industry Experience Important?
24.15 - Importance of Logic and Research