The Ukraine-Russia War and its geopolitical fallout: Courses of action for multinational companies explained

The Ukraine-Russia war has significantly exacerbated existing concerns about the business implications of geopolitical risk in today's increasingly complex and uncertain world. Decision-makers, investors, businesses, and other organizations alike have proven themselves predominantly ill-prepared to anticipate these types of geopolitical events and the resulting global ramifications for investment safety & strategy, site shifting, supply chain risk, and regulatory change.

What should decision-makers, investors and businesses do to mitigate these unprecedented challenges? Join RANE’s & Deloitte’s first “Geopolitical Boardroom Talk” webinar, where our panelists will dive deeper into the geopolitical risks that will generate the largest influence on international business in 2023/24. Our panelists will explore what actions decision-makers, investors, and businesses must focus on now and in the medium term from a risk & crisis management perspective

• to better prepare themselves for managing geopolitical risks and mitigating their impact and
• to significantly increase their organization’s overall resilience – to make better informed decisions regarding site (shifting), supply chain structures, production architectures, and the selection of sales markets. 

Rodger Baker is the Executive Director of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE, a global center of excellence for geopolitical intelligence and analysis.

The Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics identifies, develops, and strengthens best practices in geopolitical analysis and offers tools, methods, and training to organizations and individuals as they integrate geopolitical factors into their business practices.

Mr. Baker is one of the world's leading experts on North Korea and has dedicated extended periods of time living and working in and around the Korean peninsula. His core emphasis is the multidisciplinary approach to geopolitics and the evolution of international relations to develop mid- and long-term forecasts to assist companies, governments and other globally engaged organizations make informed decisions.

Christian Hellwig is Manager and Team Lead for Global & Geopolitical Risk & Crisis Management at Deloitte Germany and joined Deloitte 5 years ago. His main expertise focuses on global & geopolitical risk & crisis management; country risk analysis; strategic & corporate intelligence and organizational resilience.

Mr. Hellwig looks back on a professional career of more than eight years as a consultant and analyst. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Governance & Public Policy from University of Passau, Germany and a Master of Science in International Relations from London School of Economics & Political Science, United Kingdom.