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 Episode1.15 - Introduction to Mykhailo3.30 - Arriving back in Kyiv during a turbulent period / Geopolitics4.35 - How Mykhailo gained a mass of experience through the turmoil in Ukraine6.20 - Chief Risk Officer at 266.45 - Risk Management in Ukraine7.45 - Risk Managers in Ukraine9.40 - Mykhailo discusses Ukraine as a country, it's infrastructure and industries13:10 - Tourism and Travel in Ukraine14.00 - What does Mykhailo want to see change in Risk Management16.15 - How did Mykhailo gain buy-in within his organisation?17.15 - The impressive Welcome you can receive in  Bahrain 20.25 - Close out

In this fourth episode, Alexander Larsen meets Aarn Wennekers in Qatar.  Aarn has held senior positions in numerous Qatar Government entities and discusses his route to Risk Management from Audit and Governance. He also discusses the country of Qatar, its people and the Risk Management Community which is very active.Episode Overview:00.40 - Introduction to Aarn2.30 - Moving to Qatar and working in Audit4.10 - Qatar, the Community and Society5.50 - The IRM Regional Group in Qatar - Why is it so active?8.12 - Where should Risk Management sit?9.05 - Key Strengths of a Risk Manager11.00 - Importance of Communication and Terminology13.15 - External communication and working with Suppliers15:15 - Information and self reflection16.40 - Positive Risk Culture / Recognition 17:35 - Is Risk Management adding value at the moment?18.40 - The Risk Matrix20.00 - Sweden Case Study21.35 - Risk Management - The Dark Art

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 the many uses of Blockchain for businesses as well as for risk management functions. From reducing incidents of Fraud to securing supply chains and reducing the amount of internal audit needed as well as increased transparency and competitive advantage!

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 what challenges exist to implementation of blockchain technology from energy, to buy-in from stakeholders and partners, through to decentralisation.

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, Alexander Larsen  meets 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 Gregory1.45 - How did he get into risk?2.50 - Geopolitics3.40 - People Risk5.26 - What makes a good risk manager?8.00 - People Bias - How do we engage people?11:06 - Stories from projects abroad: 13:00 - Cultural differences14:45 - Meeting the President of Switzerland15:45 - Risk Communication17.45 - Managing Risk after the Event20:00 - Risk, Strategy and Audit21.27 - Importance of Information23.30 - Risk Managers - Industry Experience Important?24.15 - Importance of Logic and Research