Over the last decade acts of terror, natural disasters, supply chain disruptions, cyber-attacks and financial crises have become part of the everyday vocabulary of risk management. At the same time, companies are striving to stay ahead in a highly competitive environment by undertaking activities that could involve high risks and potentially put their future in danger. Implementing new business strategies – such as expanding into new product areas or geographic regions or acquiring new businesses – generates risks that companies need to identify and manage in order to survive and prosper. Dealing with risk goes beyond looking at a series of random events or mere risk-avoidance. To deal with risk properly means to look for strategic opportunities based on well-informed risk thinking. These are challenges facing Chinese enterprises who are growing fast.

Zurich Insurance Group, cooperating with China influencing media Caixin Media, will invite worldwide expertise and most sophisticated brains on risk management to gather in Beijing for sharing their insights and valuable opinions around the theme.