HORIZON Risk Thought >> Fast Forward
Our HORIZON initiative has always stood as a beacon for those who dare to strive forward in business. HORIZON is a platform where boundaries are pushed and the future is envisioned with clarity and determination.
This year, we embrace a renewed spirit of courage – a quality that is not simply admirable in business, but essential. This campaign brings together thinkers and innovators who are challenging the status quo across key areas – risk, sustainability, social change, technology, and governance. Their reflections invite you to consider what courage means personally: how it shapes your ambitions, fuels your imagination, and helps transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.
In the risk management context of these systemic transformations, we classified these “risk changers” that directly affect a company and use the terms:
- “Environment in danger” for ecological,
- “Beyond globalisation” for geopolitical,
- “Digital transition” for technological and
- “Social disruption” for social transformation.
We have created Horizon, firstly as a print publication and now as a platform for sharing the latest insights about ongoing transformations. Our risk specialists will continue to provide their expertise and knowledge to shine a light on the challenges of the future.
We have created HORIZON to share the latest insights about ongoing transformations.
Our risk specialists provide their expertise and knowledge to shine a light on the challenges of the future.
Discover all their latest insights, thoughts and viewpoints, or choose from our systemic risk categories to find out more.
Many hidden vulnerabilities can be unearthed if you are a bit creative. The key question is: can we live with the outcome? And then you need to give an honest answer.
Where does AI fit into the current policies as it stands, and what could the likely issues be?
We spoke with three leaders from different industries about energy independence in Europe.
Paul Johannes Spittau explores transformation with Olivera Böhm-Rybak, Chief Corporate Business Officer International and CEO of UNIQA Sustainable Business Solutions.
MGAs operate within authority granted by insurers, with responsibility for underwriting, policy issuance, portfolio management and, depending on the model, claims support or coordination.
Closing the volatility gap means moving beyond reactive risk transfer.
Closing the volatility gap means moving beyond reactive risk transfer.
For both infrastructure and real estate to survive, the corporate risk manual needs to be rewritten.
AI can generate information for us, but we still need the intelligence and judgement to understand and interpret it for a particular client.
If you have followed the media recently, you are probably aware that the younger generation cares about the environment and their future, and that they are willing to go to the extreme to prove their point.
A third of the younger generations believe climate change is the biggest threat of our time, and over half believe they don’t have the power to do anything about it.
The United Nations has recently indicated that the youth of today have the most positive outlook on Artificial Intelligence (AI) with an astonishing 93.2% stating they feel positive about it
82% of Gen Z will buy a car with a combustion engine.
62% of the younger generation believe being vegetarian is a good way to help save the environment.
Companies need to think through these topics on time and think them through strategically, so they can build up strategic competitive advantages
August 2023 saw horrific flooding in Slovenia as a month´s worth of rain fell in just 24 hours. We ask: How can politics help in such a crisis?
Small steps by every business and every individual today will make a huge impact on our environmental footprint in the long run. We should all be thinking of cleantech living and doing whatever we can to help reduce our environmental footprint.
Austrian Post has laid the right tracks for vehicle fleet sustainability in the haulage and logistics industry with its future-oriented strategy.
Plans are underway to construct a new power plant fuelled by waste material on the premises of Rondo Ganahl AG as part of the Initiative “Energy Autonomy Frastanz”. The new plant in Austria’s most western province will cover the future thermal energy demand of the Rondo paper mill and corrugated board plant and will also supply other businesses and private households.
Emerging risks and new threats that are hard to grasp and estimate are a much-discussed topic. Add to that today’s increasing number of Black Swan events. These are unprecedented and unexpected events which nobody could have imagined, making them almost impossible to predict.
According to the International Monetary Fund food and energy are the main drivers of today’s inflation. That is obvious to each of us as we pay more for both food and energy these days.
Max Pernsteiner, Vice President Global Purchasing & Supply Chain at ENGEL Austria GmbH, spoke with Johannes Vogl, General Manager at GrECo Risk Engineering GmbH, about supply chains and their risks.
In the last two years, supply chains were exposed to unforeseen risks. The impact of the pandemic, Evergiven’s blockade of the Suez Canal, or the recent disruptions as a result of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, to name a few. What else must we prepare for?
Krystle Lippert, Strategic Sales Manager at GrECo in Austria, has spoken with Dr. Gerald Dums, Head of Purchase of Technical Equipment & Logistics at Donau Chemie AG about supply chain problems and procurement and logistics resilience.
Our multipolar world and its myriad of geopolitical forces presents us and our clients with a vast, multidimensional array of risks. As bleak as this may sound, geopolitics and its impact on energy also offers a number of opportunities.
With the aftershocks of the pandemic, the ripple effects of the Ukraine war, and more frequent and severe natural catastrophes that affect our climate and today’s population, we are at a crossroads, and the construction sector is no exception.
For the past years and certainly since 24 February 2022, we have had many opportunities to witness the power of geopolitics, its decisive impact on domestic and international politics and the supply of energy throughout the world.
Many hidden vulnerabilities can be unearthed if you are a bit creative. The key question is: can we live with the outcome? And then you need to give an honest answer.
Where does AI fit into the current policies as it stands, and what could the likely issues be?
We spoke with three leaders from different industries about energy independence in Europe.
Paul Johannes Spittau explores transformation with Olivera Böhm-Rybak, Chief Corporate Business Officer International and CEO of UNIQA Sustainable Business Solutions.
MGAs operate within authority granted by insurers, with responsibility for underwriting, policy issuance, portfolio management and, depending on the model, claims support or coordination.
Closing the volatility gap means moving beyond reactive risk transfer.
Closing the volatility gap means moving beyond reactive risk transfer.
For both infrastructure and real estate to survive, the corporate risk manual needs to be rewritten.
AI can generate information for us, but we still need the intelligence and judgement to understand and interpret it for a particular client.
Helen Evert, Account Manager for Financial Lines at IIZI Estonia highlights how even advanced IT organisations remain vulnerable, urging a rethink of trust in today’s digital landscape.
By focusing on behaviour rather than just content, organisations can drive meaningful change and boost employee engagement in today’s rapidly evolving landscape.
At a time when digital intelligence is shaping the sustainability agenda, the intersection of logistics innovation and European vision has never been more critical.
Investments in BESS are not merely technical upgrades; they are strategic moves to enhance a country’s energy resilience in an increasingly interconnected and data-driven world.
As digital technologies reshape modern life in Central and Eastern Europe, balancing connectivity and mental well-being has become vital.
Digital humans – Digi Humans – are AI-powered personalities who can have conversations, express emotions, and convey information in a way that feels natural and human.
The company’s influence is such that its proprietary filament brand, “Prusament,” has entered common parlance among retailers and users alike.
By examining data centres, artificial intelligence, and cryptocurrencies, Ketzer highlights how digital progress brings ecological and social risks that are too often ignored.
Georg Winter, CEO of GrECo Group, and Siemens Austria’s CEO Patricia Neumann discussed how AI is transforming industry, work, and governance
Dive deep into our HORIZON print edition which focuses on various transformations and looks at all the challenges they pose from different angles.
Georg Winter
CEO GrECo Group
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