You're not imagining it: the world really is more unpredictable than it used to be. That's the opinion of the chief risk officers at carmaker Volkswagen and the World Trade Organisation, who join us on Radio Davos to discuss how we can best confront the ever more complex risk landscape.
Geopolitics, supply chains, disinformation and artificial intelligence are among the headline risks that are increasingly interlinked and therefore harder to predict, the risk officers say - but they are both optimistic about our ability to cope.
This episode was recorded live on Thursday, 8 October in front of an online audience as part of the World Economic Forum's Strategic Intelligence programme of content available exclusively to Forum partners and digital members.
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Hosts:
Robin Pomeroy, head of podcasts, World Economic Forum
Mitali Chatterjee, Manager, Global Risks, World Economic Forum
Guests:
Natasha Fields, Chief Ethics, Risk and Compliance Officer, World Trade Organization
Torben Oeder, Chief Risk officer, Volkswagen AG
Links:
Risk Management, Reimagined: https://www.weforum.org/publications/risk-management-reimagined-outlook-to-2035/
The Global Risks Report 2026: https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-risks-report-2026/
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