CGIC National CPD Webinar: Geopolitical Risk and Global Supply Chain Resilience

CGIC CPD Webinar - Geopolitical Risk and Global Supply Chain Resilience Geopolitical instability (trade wars, sanctions, regional conflicts) is a top-ranked global risk. Directors must move from simply monitoring these risks to actively governing the resilience of their multinational operations and supply chains. Brief Outline: The Fractured Global Landscape: Exploring structural forces creating uncertainty (trade policies, political polarisation) and understanding the difference between geopolitical risk (political influence on markets) and geoeconomics confrontation (sanctions, tariffs). Governing Sanctions and Regulatory Compliance: Managing the risk of sudden regulatory changes in emerging markets and the Director’s role in overseeing compliance. Applying stress-testing/scenario planning to evaluate resilience against major geopolitical shocks. Building Strategic Resilience: Shifting from cost-efficiency to redundancy and localised supply chains (de-risking). Tools for scenario-planning and stress-testing the corporate strategy against geopolitical shocks. • Case Study: Navigating a major trade or sanction crisis Featuring: Thalassa Cox, Acc.Dir SESSION DETAILS: Topic: Geopolitical Risk and Global Supply Chain Resilience Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2026, ON/QC 1:00 pm ET; AB: 11:00 am MT; BC: 10:00 am PT; Bermuda 2:00 pm AT Speaker: Thalassa Cox, Acc.Dir Speaker Bio: Thalassa is a distinguished Legal Consultant and Accredited Director from Saint Lucia who has dedicated her career to strengthening institutional frameworks and promoting social justice. Her expertise focuses on transforming complex legal and policy challenges into clear, actionable frameworks that facilitate transparency, empower ownership of change, and enforce accountability. Elected to a Board of Directors as a young professional, Ms. Cox made it a prerogative to manage with the highest standards of professional ethics and legal insight; and over time became passionate about ethics and oversight within the governance space. She has a strong track record of evidence-based analysis, solution-focused management, and innate ability to withstand pressure and make difficult, accountable decisions. She holds an LL.M. from the University of South Wales and has undergone certificate training in Oversight from the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy, and Non-Profit Board governance from Cornerstone Foundation. Beyond the boardroom, Ms. Cox is the Principal Consultant of Moir Consulting, where she provides strategic advice to international organisations. Her extensive background in Public International Law includes high-level mandates with the United Nations (UN-Habitat) and the Organization of American States (OAS). She is familiar with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and believes in creating legal frameworks for institutional strengthening to facilitate their accomplishment within small developing States. CGIC has been empowering aspiring governance professionals to excel for 100 years. There has never been a better time to be involved in governance and be an advocate for CGIC. Looking for structured CPD hours? View our upcoming CPD sessions on our CPD event calendar. Have a suggestion for a CPD webinar topic or speaker? Email the National Office at education@cgiofcanada.ca