Doriot Distinguished Speaker Series – Managing A Business In Uncertain Times

Managing a business in uncertain times 

Thursday 22 February 2018

07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

1 Great Winchester Street, London, United Kingdom

This event is sponsored by Deutsche Bank 

Uncertainty and risk have been ever-present in human history – as have human attempts to predict and control what happens next. But in the globalised, interconnected, fast-moving 21st century, business leaders are wrestling with radical uncertainty and complexity. The global financial crisis of 2008 caught governments, regulatory bodies, businesses and financial markets completely off guard and threw economies around the world into a tailspin. While many financial markets have recovered, complexity and uncertainty are increasing. Central bankers and governments are adding regulation in attempting to exert more control over the global financial system, long standing geopolitical and economic givens are being tested, and big data and AI are starting to replace human decision-making, opening up unimaginable possibilities. For today’s business leaders, there is no chance of certainty about the shape of markets, firms, products, or even the nature of what work means in years to come. So how do we approach management in a world like this?

Please join Anne Richards (MBA 82J), Chief Executive of M&G Investments and Deputy Chief Executive, M&G Prudential, as she explores the challenges of managing a business in these uncertain times from both the perspective of a business leader and an institutional investor. What can leaders do to build resilient organisations that not only survive but have the possibility to thrive in such turbulent times?