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Risk in Context Podcast: Global Risk and Resilience

This episode of Marsh’s Risk in Context podcast features Carolina Klint, Marsh’s Risk Management Leader for Continental Europe, and Reid Sawyer, Head of Marsh’s Emerging Risks Group, who discuss the Global Risks Report 2021 key findings.

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The Global Risks Report 2021, which is produced annually by the World Economic Forum with the support of Marsh McLennan and others, offers valuable perspectives on a range of major risks.

This episode of Marsh’s Risk in Context podcast features Carolina Klint, Marsh’s Risk Management Leader for Continental Europe, and Reid Sawyer, Head of Marsh’s Emerging Risks Group, who discuss what the report’s key findings mean for businesses that are looking to become more resilient.

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Key takeaways

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated critical global risks affecting businesses and society, including cyber and digital threats and geopolitical perils, many of which are interconnected.

Amid these threats, businesses are increasingly focusing on investing in resilience — and risk professionals have a vital role to play.

Organizations must better connect risk with strategy and develop metrics that enable them to better understand and measure risk and resilience.

About our speakers

Carolina Klint

Carolina Klint

Chief Commercial Officer, Marsh McLennan Europe

  • Sweden

Carolina Klint is Marsh McLennan’s Chief Commercial Officer for Europe, where she leads initiatives to define and implement growth strategies that unlock Marsh McLennan’s full potential and support sales enablement, client management, and technology innovation. She is a member of the Marsh McLennan Europe Executive Committee and serves as the company’s spokesperson for the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report. She joined Marsh in 2017 as CEO of Marsh’s Northwest Europe Region and was then appointed Risk Manager Leader for Europe in October 2020. She speaks frequently about risk and resilience, change management, and the importance of inclusive leadership as a keynote speaker, panelist, and guest lecturer.

Reid Sawyer

Reid Sawyer

Managing Director, Head Emerging Risks Group, Marsh

Reid Sawyer is a Managing Director heading Marsh’s Emerging Risks Group and is the US Cyber Consulting Leader. In his role, he actively advises numerous senior industry leaders, boards, and government leaders with particular emphasis on cyber, geopolitical, and strategic risk issues. Prior to Marsh, he joined JLT in 2015 as senior vice president, after a 22-year career in the US Army.