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Managing risk and opportunity in the post-COVID world is challenging, but also opens up new vistas of growth. As business leaders, we have learned to operate with greater resilience than ever before, expanded collaboration and managed complex integrated risk scenarios, cyber, regulatory, health, team, financial in a remote, global world. In this informal fireside chat, C-level leaders from top companies reflect on their learnings and how smart risk management has helped them thrive.

Risk management can be seen as a roadblock to better business performance – but in reality, risk managers with an integrated view of risks at the enterprise level are better positioned to make informed decisions, take advantage of market movements and drive growth opportunities. This results in greater strategic and business performance with long-term profitability for their businesses. Effective risk management programs aligned to the strategic priorities of organizations build operational resilience, enabling risk leaders to act and not react, and empowering boards to take bolder, better decisions to ensure sustainable performance. 
Join our distinguished panel of Chief Risk Officers as they debate and discuss: 
• How the current risk landscape is evolving 
• Challenges and benefits of aligning Risks to Strategic objectives 
• Making your organization resilient to crises
• Enabling business functions to thrive on risk

The unprecedented after-effects of COVID-19 made us realize that the world we live in today has a high degree of interdependency. A disruption anywhere on the transaction chain can create a domino effect and send ripples throughout the market. Organizations need an integrated approach that accelerates the digitization and automation of many activities, evaluates third parties thoroughly and provides an even stronger core with robust operational resilience that is able to withhold sudden shocks such as the current crisis.
• Technology as an enabler to thrive on interconnected and emerging risks
• Breaking down the silos to create a holistic view
• Creating a unified data set that is integrated across risk and continuity programs
• Achieving operational resilience through an effective IRM program

The realm of GRC has been influenced by unstoppable forces from Sarbanes-Oxley, the Financial Crisis of 2007-2008, to the ever-evolving regulatory landscape. The COVID-19 global pandemic is no exception. It has paved way for global cultural and political changes that are reshaping how the world view corporations. We will examine the driving forces behind the three letters “E, S, G” and how GRC professionals continue to thrive on risk under these incredible climates.