Gregory Irgin - Geopolitics, Culture working across Middle East and Africa

16/06/2022 28 min Temporada 1 Episodio 1
Gregory Irgin - Geopolitics, Culture working across Middle East and Africa

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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 Gregory1.45 - How did he get into risk?2.50 - Geopolitics3.40 - People Risk5.26 - What makes a good risk manager?8.00 - People Bias - How do we engage people?11:06 - Stories from projects abroad: 13:00 - Cultural differences14:45 - Meeting the President of Switzerland15:45 - Risk Communication17.45 - Managing Risk after the Event20:00 - Risk, Strategy and Audit21.27 - Importance of Information23.30 - Risk Managers - Industry Experience Important?24.15 - Importance of Logic and Research