In this interconnected and increasingly risky world, supply chain resilience is being recognised by many organisations as an essential part of their business continuity programme. In some instances it can even represent a competitive advantage. The changing business, economic and political environment has created a number of new risks for organisations, which in turn demands greater awareness of supply chain exposures all the way through the supply chain. This requires responsible leadership, a coordinated risk management approach and collaboration both internally and externally with critical suppliers and associated regulatory bodies.

This theme for this year’s Supply Chain Risk Conference, supported by the Business Continuity Institute and the UK risk management association Airmic, is ‘Collaboration in a Connected World’. It will bring together business leaders, supply chain, procurement, business continuity and risk professionals to discuss the threats of connected risk and the need for coordinated resilience programmes that provide full visibility to risks and collaboration internally and externally with suppliers and the risk transfer markets in order to effectively manage supply chain disruptions.