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Now the votes have been counted, Brexit: What Next for Business? will mix expert keynotes with practical workshops aimed at providing strategies and ideas delegates can take away from the event.
It will examine how to manage uncertainty and look to provide some clear answers to a number of very difficult questions which have arisen now Brexit is confirmed as the referendum outcome.
This non-political forum is a discussion of risk which will focus on how risk professionals can help the businesses they represent to move forward.
Once again, sessions will be both informative and interactive and a high degree of delegate participation encouraged.
The agenda is currently being finalised but will do the following:
- Assess what Brexit really means for the UK and for business.
- Consider the likely implications for companies leaving the EU – short, medium and long-term, ie) could it trigger the collapse of the EU itself?
- Determine the role of the risk professional in terms of the message/strategy
- How do you deal rationally and strategically with so much uncertainty?
- Understand the impact on UK companies, multinationals and foreign businesses with major investments in the UK.
Keynotes confirmed:
Richard Pryce, Chief Executive Officer, QBE European Operations
Brian Lawson, Economic and Financial Consultant, IHS
Lord Tim Clement Jones
Swati Dhingra, lecturer in economics, London School of Economics
Workshops confirmed:
Brexit political instability - John Raines, Deputy Head of Political Risk & Forecasting
The Brexit vote had an immediate and substantial political impact with a new UK Prime Minister and Cabinet. It also created an existential threat to the Labour Party and raised the possibility of another Scottish referendum. It might even be the catalyst that breaks up the EU. This workshop will look at how the political risk landscape is likely to develop.
Brexit supply chain risks - Duncan Ford, crisis and continuity management consultant, Corpress LLP
This session will examine how UK companies are likely to be affected by Brexit in terms of dealing with suppliers in the EU and European (non UK-based) companies with suppliers in the UK.
Ensuring business continuity post Brexit – John Robinson Inoni
Brexit will impact on companies on multiple levels and poses significant risks in terms of business continuity. This session will look at the likely threats and consider how multinationals can best deal with these.
Brexit economic uncertainty - Swati Dhingra, lecturer in economics, London School of Economics
The focus of this workshop is to strip away the myths and look at the facts not only about what might happen to the UK economy but also the implications for Europe and elsewhere.
