Risk Managers Getting Coffee: Recent Episodes
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Risk Managers Getting Coffee - Season 1 - This exciting Series kicks off season 1 with interviews with Dynamic and forward thinking Risk Managers in cities such as Lisbon, Dubai, Glasgow, Doha and Manama.In a casual setting, usually over coffee, topics such as Blockchain, Technology, Quantitative Risk Analysis, Project Risk, Political Risk, Risk Culture and Cryptocurrency are all discussed alongside how the risk managers got into risk in the first place.
In this third episode, Alexander Larsen meets Mykhailo Rushkovskyi in Bahrain. Mykhailo was made a CRO at the age of 26, giving some indication of his skillsets and experience. During the episode he discusses his journey from Italy to Czech Republic before going back to his hometown of Kyiv to work in a number of large companies. He shares his views on risk management in Ukraine and the various Industries where risk is prominent.
Episode Overview:
0.40 - Introduction to Episode
1.15 - Introduction to Mykhailo
3.30 - Arriving back in Kyiv during a turbulent period / Geopolitics
4.35 - How Mykhailo gained a mass of experience through the turmoil in Ukraine
6.20 - Chief Risk Officer at 26
6.45 - Risk Management in Ukraine
7.45 - Risk Managers in Ukraine
9.40 - Mykhailo discusses Ukraine as a country, it's infrastructure and industries
13:10 - Tourism and Travel in Ukraine
14.00 - What does Mykhailo want to see change in Risk Management
16.15 - How did Mykhailo gain buy-in within his organisation?
17.15 - The impressive Welcome you can receive in Bahrain
20.25 - Close out
These Episodes of Risk Managers Getting Coffee were recorded with host Alexander Larsen asking Paul Edge about Blockchain Technology. Discussions included what the technology actually is, the benefits it brings as well as how it can be used for Risk Management including securing supply chains, improving fraud and auditing.
In this episode, Paul Edge and Alexander Larsen discuss how they met, their moves to Portugal and what Paul Edge’s background is and how he found interest in Blockchain technology. Paul explains the basics of what Blockchain is in technical terms and provides some examples.
Episode Content:
00:45 – Paul and Alexander discuss how they met
01:18 – A background to Paul and his Quants education
02:45 – Paul discusses how he got into Blockchain
03:47 – Ethereum changes things for Paul and he discusses why
04:24 – Paul describes what Blockchain actually is
07:55 – A discussion around how businesses currently operate and how Blockchain could change this.
In this first episode, we will meet 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 Gregory
1.45 - How did he get into risk?
2.50 - Geopolitics
3.40 - People Risk
5.26 - What makes a good risk manager?
8.00 - People Bias - How do we engage people?
11:06 - Stories from projects abroad:
13:00 - Cultural differences
14:45 - Meeting the President of Switzerland
15:45 - Risk Communication
17.45 - Managing Risk after the Event
20:00 - Risk, Strategy and Audit
21.27 - Importance of Information
23.30 - Risk Managers - Industry Experience Important?
24.15 - Importance of Logic and Research