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Sunday Oct 01, 2017
Sunday Oct 01, 2017
The RiskMap Podcast - A conversation about what's happening in the world and what it means for global business.
In this edition:
- Rebecca Scorzato, a Partner in the Crisis & Resilience Consulting practice in the Americas, talks about what companies can do prior to and in the aftermath of a natural disaster to ensure the safety of their assets and people, and to resume normal business operations. [Minute 1:47]
- The flipside of risk is opportunity. Paul Gabriel, lead author of the Africa Risk/Reward Index published by Control Risks and Oxford Economics, discusses highlights from the report and what investors eyeing the continent ought to consider. [Minute 9:27]
- Nick Panes, head of Control Risks' Global Risk Analysis practice for Europe & Africa, reflects on a recent business trip to Madrid and discusses Catalonia's independence referendum and its impact. [Minute 13:43]
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Wednesday Jul 12, 2017
RiskMap Podcast: Qatar Crisis; China's Cyber Law; The Violent Insider Threat
Wednesday Jul 12, 2017
Wednesday Jul 12, 2017
The RiskMap podcast - A conversation on geopolitics, security, and the pressing risks facing global business.
In this edition:
- Allison Wood, a Consultant in Control Risks' Dubai office, discusses the diplomatic and economic quarantine of Qatar by its GCC neighbors, the impact of the crisis on companies with operations there, and the future of Gulf relations. [Minute 1:30]
- China recently introduced a new law effectively nationalizing data security, and few organizations are adequately prepared. Carly Ramsey, an Associate Director based in Shanghai, helps us understand the political and technical requirements now facing companies. [Minute 9:10]
- Shawn VanSlyke, a Director for Control Risks and the former chief of the FBI's elite Behavioral Analysis Unit and the Crisis Negotiation Unit, explains what organizations should do to assess and mitigate the threat of violent insiders in the workplace, from the personally aggrieved to the ideologically motivated. [Minute 13:45]
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Monday Dec 19, 2016
Monday Dec 19, 2016
In this special edition of the RiskMap podcast, Control Risks CEO Richard Fenning explains the shifting nature of risk in 2017 and how global businesses should adapt. Rose Bernard tells us about data nationalism, the emerging turf war over cyber-regulation, and how it is going to make life very difficult for companies. Finally, Glen Ransom takes us deep into Iraq after the offensive on Mosul. IS may be gone, but old divisions are being renewed.
Saturday Oct 01, 2016
Saturday Oct 01, 2016
In this edition we discuss the EU's refugee crisis and Hungary's referendum on migration; the upcoming presidential election and potential for violence in Haiti; and the challenges facing the BRICS nations on the eve of their annual summit.
Friday Sep 16, 2016
Friday Sep 16, 2016
In this edition we discuss the state of leftist politics in Latin America following Dilma Rousseff's impeachment, parliamentary elections in Russia, and tensions between the Jordanian government and Muslim Brotherhood.
Sunday Dec 13, 2015
Europe’s new political parties in 2016
Sunday Dec 13, 2015
Sunday Dec 13, 2015
Sunday Dec 13, 2015
Doing business in 2016 and the Made in China strategy
Sunday Dec 13, 2015
Sunday Dec 13, 2015
In this RiskMap 2016 podcast, a selection of our China analysts discuss what the Chinese government’s Made in China 2025 strategy means for foreign companies in the coming year.
Sunday Dec 13, 2015
Africa and the commodities slow down
Sunday Dec 13, 2015
Sunday Dec 13, 2015
In this RiskMap 2016 podcast, a selection of Control Risks Africa analysts discuss what effect the chill in the commodities markets will have on the export-dependent nations of Africa.
Sunday Dec 13, 2015
Prospects for Cuba in 2016
Sunday Dec 13, 2015
Sunday Dec 13, 2015
In this RiskMap 2016 podcast, we discuss how the political and business environment in Cuba is likely to progress in the course of 2016.
Monday Jan 05, 2015
RiskMap Podcast, RiskMap 2015 Edition
Monday Jan 05, 2015
Monday Jan 05, 2015
Coinciding with the release of Control Risks’ annual RiskMap report, this episode of the RiskMap podcast reviews the major themes in the report: diverging interests between national governments and international businesses, heightened animosity between nations, and the growing frequency and magnitude of crises on a global scale. Michael Moran and Charles Hecker host.
Friday Feb 14, 2014
RiskMap Podcast: Global business risks in the weeks ahead
Friday Feb 14, 2014
Friday Feb 14, 2014
The coming weeks will see an election in Libya, trade talks between the United States and European Union, and a “Three Amigos” summit in North America tempered by Mexico’s energy reforms.
Friday Feb 14, 2014
India: 2014 Country Forecast
Friday Feb 14, 2014
Friday Feb 14, 2014
With a general election due by the end of May, could 2014 be a transformative year for India? Control Risks’ India analyst gives his outlook for the year ahead.
Friday Jan 31, 2014
RiskMap Podcast: Global business risks in the weeks ahead
Friday Jan 31, 2014
Friday Jan 31, 2014
The inaugural edition of Control Risks' fortnightly look at business risks in the week ahead. In this episode, security at the Olympics, naval tensions in the Pacific, and a new head of the US Federal Reserve.
Friday Dec 21, 2012
East Asia 2013: Key Issues
Friday Dec 21, 2012
Friday Dec 21, 2012
Jake Stratton, Director of Global Risk Analysis talks to Andrew Gilholm, Head of Asia Pacific Analysis team at Control Risks about the key issues that we see today and going forward in East Asia.
Monday Dec 17, 2012
RiskMap 2013: Trends in Corporate Resiliance
Monday Dec 17, 2012
Monday Dec 17, 2012
Rebecca Scorzato, Senior Manager of our crisis resilience practice discusses trends in business continuity planning.