Overview
Welcome to the Centre for Risk Studies’ events page. Here you will find information about the programme of events we are currently running and resources from our past events.
The Centre for Risk Studies runs an active programme of events in which academics, business leaders and other industry stakeholders discuss topics relevant to risk management. These take the form of roundtable discussions, topic seminars and presentations regarding the Centre’s latest research. In recent years, the Centre has established a reputation for thought-provoking events that tackle the leading issues in risk management with insight.
All events that the Centre hosts can be referenced here, alongside supporting materials such as presentations and video interviews with key speakers.
Risk Summits
Our annual Risk Summits bring together leaders and decision makers from business, government, intergovernmental organisations, academia and NGOs to explore topics on risk.
2025
25 June 2025 – 16th Cambridge Risk Summit 2025
Details to be announced in early 2025
26 June 2025 – 2nd Cambridge Research Symposium 2025
Details to be announced in early 2025
2024
Business implications of climate transition, war and emerging trends The Cambridge Risk Research Symposium is a one-day event run by the Cambridge …
Examining Global Pivots: Business Implications of a More Volatile World
More 2024 events
24 January 2024
Advisory Board Meeting, Cambridge
26 June 2024
15th Annual Risk Summit
27 June 2024
2024 Research Symposium
2023
Just Transitions: Transforming Business Towards a Sustainable Future
More 2023 events
25 January 2023
Advisory Board Meeting, Cambridge
3 April 2023
Risk Prize 2023 launch event
2022
Systemic Risks and Interlinked Global Challenges
More 2022 events
January 2022
Advisory Board Meeting, Cambridge
15-17 February 2022
Climate Risk North America
18 October 2022
Sustainable Futures Conference, London
2021
Transitioning to Net Zero – Managing the Risks
More 2021 events
October 2021
Advisory Board Meeting and Dinner, London
2020
Explores “The Cyber Ecosystem” – how cyber risk inter-connects with influences and consequences within and beyond the technical arena.
The Resilient Company – Managing Business Risks
At this seminar we bring together business executives with climate change scientists to help improve the dialogue between them.
More 2020 events
28 January 2020
Centre for Risk Studies Advisory Board Meeting
25 March 2020
Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize launch event
2019
Launch event for the 2020 update of the Cambridge Global Risk Index.
How the risk could be very different in a 5 to 10 year horizon.
Anniversary Summit: How risk will change over the next decade
Balance Sheet Risk Management and Optimisation for Corporates
The first Cambridge Risk Briefing reflecting on catastrophes in the 20th Century.
Presentation of the future research agenda of the Centre for Risk Studies. By invitation only.
Launch events for new book by researchers at the Risk Centre. More dates available.
More 2019 events
29 January 2019
Report launch
Bashe attack: Global Infection by Contagious MalwareAs part of the Singapore-based public-private initiative assessing cyber risk, CyRim, the Centre will be releasing a new report, presenting a cyber attack scenario with worldwide effects.
30 January 2019
Chief Risk Officer’s Council Roundtable
Leading Ideas in Risk: Insights into Enterprise Risk Management for Corporations
12 February 2019
Workshop
Top Risks and Their Consequences to the Consumer Sectors
29 March 2019
2019 Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize
The deadline for submission for the Centre’s annual Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize
29 October 2019
Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize launch event
2018
Launch event for the 2019 update of the Cambridge Global Risk Index.
Presents a detailed overview of how to use the Global Risk Index.
Challenges and Solutions for Enterprise Exposure Risk Management: Insurance Applications Beyond Property Classes
Reviews the trends in corporate risk management.
Risks Beyond Boundaries
Launch of the 2018 update of the Global Risk Index, in collaboration with Lloyd’s of London.
Showcases various research tracks that are ongoing at the Centre.
Presentation of the future research agenda of the Centre for Risk Studies. By invitation only.
More 2018 events
21 November 2018
Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize: Launch event
23 January 2018
Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies Advisory Board Meeting 2018
2017
Multi-Threat Risk Analysis and Insurance Growth Opportunities
Cyber Terrorism: Assessment of the Threat to the Insurance
Counterfactual Risk Analysis
Research tracked including insurance-related catastrophe research and the potential for loss across multiple lines.
Best Practices in Scenario Development and Usage: Present and Future
This workshop considers insurers’ needs for capital allocation to tail risk for cyber insurance exposure.
Research tracks that relate to potential for loss across multiple lines and insurance-related catastrophe research.
Managing Risk in a Smarter World
A workshop for media and security sectors
Presentation of the future research agenda of the Centre for Risk Studies. By invitation only.
More 2017 events
15 November 2017
Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize: Launch event
January 2017
Leading Ideas in Risk: Implications of FinTech and Greater Automation to the Financial Services Industry
With Professor Daniel Ralph and Dr Michelle Tuveson
2016
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2016 | Cambridge Global Risk Index 2017 Risk Science for Resilience Find out more |
| 30 Nov 2016 | Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize launch event The Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies invites you to join them for the official launch of the 2017 Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize Find out more |
| 3 Nov 2016 | Understanding the Helios Solar Storm Scenarios Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies London Risk Briefing – in partnership with AIG Research Teams Find out more |
| Oct 2016 | Cambridge CRO Council Roundtable Discussion, London Leading Ideas in Risk: Managing Risk in a Post-BREXIT World with Professor Daniel Ralph and Dr Michelle Tuveson (by invitation only) Find out more |
| 13-14 Sep 2016 | Financial Risk & Network Theory Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies Seminar Find out more |
| 20-21 Jun 2016 | Centre for Risk Studies 7th Risk Summit Risk Culture: Challenging Individual Agency Find out more |
| 12 Apr 2016 | Lockheed Martin Integrated Infrastructure Cyber Resiliency in Society Find out more |
| Deadline: 1 Mar 2016 | The 2016 Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize The Centre for Risk Studies, in conjunction with McKinsey & Company, is pleased to announce the 2016 annual risk prize. An award will be made for the best submission on risk management by a current student at the University of Cambridge. Find out more |
| 13 Jan 2016 | Centre for Risk Studies Advisory Board Meeting Research strategy review by the members of the Centre for Risk Studies Advisory Board Find out more |
| Jan 2016 | Cambridge CRO Council Roundtable Discussion, London Leading Ideas in Risk with Professor Daniel Ralph and Dr Michelle Tuveson (by invitation only) Anticipated regimes for senior managers and the measures and implications associated with incentive, administrative, and civil structures Find out more |
2015
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2015 | Market Risk: Understanding & Managing Tail Events This seminar will present research work from the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies, together with contributions from leading practitioners in understanding market tail risks, developing coherent stress tests, and instigating effective risk management strategies. Find out more |
| 11 Nov 2015 | Unpatchable: Living with a Vulnerable Medical Device Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies Seminar, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. Find out more |
| 6 Oct 2015 | Lloyd’s City Risk Index – Methodology and Usage of City Economy Risk Analysis (London Risk Briefing) In this London Risk Briefing, hosted at Lloyd’s, we will discuss the methodology and research strategy behind the City Risk Index and look towards its application in the future. Find out more |
| 9 Sep 2015 | Financial Risk & Network Theory Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies Seminar, in collaboration with Journal of Network Theory in Finance. Find out more |
| 8 Sep 2015 | Financial Risk & Network Theory: Pre-Publication Previews Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies Seminar, in collaboration with Journal of Network Theory in Finance. Find out more |
| 3 Sep 2015 | Lloyd’s City Risk Index 2015-2025 Launch Event Launching the Lloyd’s City Risk Index 2015-2025, which will provide groundbreaking analytics of the potential impact on the economic output (GDP@Risk) of 301 of the world’s major cities from 18 manmade and natural threats. Find out more |
| 12 Aug 2015 | Learning from Historical Financial Crises The history of modern financial crises, using example crises of the past to illustrate important lessons for the future, for investment managers and financial risk officers everywhere. Find out more |
| 8 Jul 2015 | Emerging Risk Research Report: Cyber Attack Against the US Power Grid Emerging Risk Research Report: Cyber Attack Against the US Power Grid Find out more |
| Jul 2015 | 4th Annual Aspen Critical Issues & Risk Forum Rebuilding Trust: Effective Board Governance in Times of Public Scrutiny (by invitation only) Find out more |
| Jun 2015 | Cambridge CRO Council Roundtable Discussion, London Aligning Risk Culture with Organisational Culture: Implications to Innovation, Adaptation, and Institutional Values with Professor Daniel Ralph and Dr Michelle Tuveson (by invitation only) |
| 22-23 Jun 2015 | Centre for Risk Studies 6th Risk Summit Risk Testing: Stressing the Boundaries Find out more |
| 20 May 2015 | Financial Catastrophe Stress Tests for Investment Portfolios (London Risk Briefing) The recent round of stress tests to check the health of banks and economic institutions has highlighted issues in the design and implementation of stress tests. Find out more |
| 30 Apr 2015 | Financial Risk Scenarios: Could Your Portfolio Hold Up? (New York Risk Briefing) Presented by the University of Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies, in partnership with Cambridge in America. Find out more |
| Deadline: 3 Mar 2015 | The 2015 Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize The Centre for Risk Studies, in conjunction with McKinsey & Company, is pleased to announce the 2015 annual risk prize. An award will be made for the best submission on risk management by a current student at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. Find out more |
| 19 Feb 2015 | Geopolitical Conflict Risk (London Risk Briefing) Defining a Risk Test Scenario for managing the business risks posed by war disruption. Find out more |
| 22 Jan 2015 | Social Unrest Risk (London Risk Briefing) Defining a Risk Test Scenario for managing the business risks posed by youth uprisings and political instability. Find out more |
| 15 Jan 2015 | Cambridge CRO Council Roundtable Discussion, London Through the Financial Crime Lens: Impacts & Risks to the Global Economy with Professor Daniel Ralph and Dr Michelle Tuveson Globalisation has increased opportunities for the globalisation of crime as evident within the financial crime arena. This has posed big challenges for businesses. This roundtable will be comprised of senior risk executives from a variety of sectors within the financial services industry to allow for a broad-based discussion. Find out more |
| 13 Jan 2015 | Centre for Risk Studies Advisory Board Meeting Research strategy review by the members of the Centre for Risk Studies Advisory Board. Find out more |
2014
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2014 | Cyber Catastrophe Risk (London Risk Briefing) Defining a Risk Test Scenario for managing the business risks posed by cyber threats. Find out more |
| 20 Nov 2014 | Ebola & Pandemic Risk (London Risk Briefing) Defining a Risk Test Scenario for managing the business risks posed by infectious disease outbreaks. Find out more |
| 23 Sep 2014 | Financial Risk & Network Theory Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies Seminar, in collaboration with Journal of Network Theory in Finance Find out more |
| Jul 2014 | 3rd Annual Aspen Critical Issues & Risk Forum The Governance Challenge: Board Leadership in the Global Risk Environment (by invitation only) |
| 23-24 Jun 2014 | Centre for Risk Studies 5th Risk Summit The Pulse of Risk: From Big Data to Business Value Find out more |
| 9 Apr 2014 | Insurability of Supply Chain Risk Seminar on assessing and managing the risks of disruption in international supply chains and risk transfer using insurance. Find out more |
| 20 Mar 2014 | Emerging Risk Scenarios for Risk Management Seminar on risk management using scenarios of emerging risks, such as cyber catastrophe, pandemics, geopolitical conflict, and social unrest. Find out more |
| Deadline:28 Feb 2014 | The 2014 Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize The Centre for Risk Studies, in conjunction with McKinsey & Company, is pleased to announce the 2014 annual risk prize. An award will be made for the best submission on risk management by a current student at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. Find out more |
| 30 Jan 2014 | Book launch for Excise Taxation and the Origins of Public Debt with Dr D’Maris Coffman Find out more |
| 23 Jan 2014 | Centre for Risk Studies Advisory Board Meeting Research strategy review by the members of the Centre for Risk Studies Advisory Board. Find out more |
| 22 Jan 2014 | Cambridge CRO Council Roundtable Discussion, London Perspectives on Counterparties: Diversification Impacts on Financial Stability with Dr Fabio Caccioli and Dr Michelle Tuveson Find out more |
2013
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Oct 2013 | Understanding Risk (Lunchtime Seminar Series) Disaster Risk Reduction and Structural Performance Criteria – The Disconnect and its Solution with Dr George Walker, Honorary Research Fellow at Aon Benfield Download the flyer to find out more (pdf, 270KB) |
| Sep 2013 | Global Landscape of Risks Workshop on Emerging Risks in Insurance (in conjunction with Munich Re) Find out more |
| Jul 2013 | 2nd Annual Aspen Critical Issues & Risk Forum The Role of the Board in the Era of Uncertainty (by invitation only) |
| Jun 2013 | Cambridge-Singapore Research Collaboration Event Cambridge-based Exchange |
| Jun 2013 | Centre for Risk Studies 4th Risk Summit Risk & Strategy – Returns versus Resilience Find out more |
| Jun 2013 | Cambridge CRO Council Roundtable Discussion, London Unintended Consequences for Over-regulation with Dr Gary Bowman (in association with SEBA International) The financial services industry has undergone a turbulent six years. Widespread regulatory changes have and are being enacted to protect the global economy from a re-occurence from the crises that emerged in 2007. However, there is a risk that regulation itself will stimulate behaviour that may have unintended consequences for financial services and the wider economy. What are these consequences? And are they worse than the alternatives Find out more |
| Deadline: 24 May 2013 | The 2013 Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize The Centre for Risk Studies, in conjunction with McKinsey & Company, is pleased to announce the launch of the first annual risk prize. An award will be made for the best submission on risk management by a current MBA student at Cambridge Judge Business School. Find out more |
| May 2013 | Global Risk ConferenceNavigating Risk in the Global Economy The Centre for Risk Studies is an Academic Partner for the Conference Board’s Global Risk Management Conference. Find out more |
| Apr 2013 | Understanding Financial Catastrophe Risk: Developing a Research Agenda (Workshop) Find out more |
| Feb 2013 | Cambridge-Singapore Research Collaboration Event ICRM/NTU 4th Annual Meeting, Singapore. |
| Feb 2013 | Cambridge-Singapore Research Collaboration Event Cascading Networks Workshop, Singapore. |
| Feb 2013 | Cambridge-Singapore Research Collaboration Event Singapore-based Exchange. |
| Jan 2013 | Cambridge CRO Council Roundtable Discussion, London Re-evaluating the Role of Risk Boards in Organisations with Professor Daniel Ralph and Michelle Tuveson (in association with SEBA International) |
2012
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Dec 2012 | Leadership in the Age of Uncertainty: Building a Resilience Capability Held at Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Chicago Find out more |
| Nov 2012 | Workshop on Systemic Risk & Global Connectedness in the Financial Sector Held at Canary Wharf, London, in association with HSBC (by invitation only) |
| Oct 2012 | Workshop on Sustainability Risk and Economics |
| Oct 2012 | Cambridge CRO Council Roundtable Discussion, London Risk Management Versus Incentive Structures with Dr Gary Bowman and Michelle Tuveson Find out more |
| Jul 2012 | 1st Annual Aspen Critical Issues & Risk Forum Resilient Decision-making in Times of Volatility & Corporate Crisis (by invitation only) |
| Jun 2012 | System Shock Project Review Meeting Application of System Shock: Supply Network Disruptions Find out more |
| Jun 2012 | TEDxOxbridge 2012 Conference The Centre for Risk Studies is a Supporting Organisation for this year’s conference. Find out more |
| May 2012 | PRMIA’s 10th Anniversary Global Risk Conference The Centre for Risk Studies is a Supporting Organisation for the 2012 PRMIA conference. Find out more |
| May 2012 | Cambridge CRO Council Roundtable Discussion, London The Chief Risk Officer’s Role in Reinstating Institutional Trust with Dr Gary Bowman and Michelle Tuveson |
| Apr 2012 | Risking Time Is Like Risking Money for the Representative Individual; You Are Not Representative with Dr Enrico Diecidue, INSEAD (in association with the Cambridge Judge Business School Management Science & Operations subject group) Download the abstract and speaker bio for this seminar (pdf, 15KB) |
| Mar 2012 | A Theoretical Analysis of Pricing Mechanisms and Brokers’ Decisions for Real-time Balancing in Sustainable Regional Electricity Markets with Dr Wolfgang Ketter, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Download the abstract and speaker bio for this seminar (pdf, 14KB) |
| Mar 2012 | Credit and Environmental Risk: Is There a Link? in association with J.P. Morgan Find out more |
| Jan 2012 | Decision Making under Uncertainty: Methodologies from Signal Processing & Forecasting Economic Information Acquisition for Data-driven Learning & Decision Making Find out more |
| Jan 2012 | A Shock to the System – Workshop on ‘System Shock: Economic and Financial Consequences’ Find out more |
| Jan 2012 | Cambridge CRO Council Roundtable Discussion, London The Strategic Value of Stress-testing and the Evolving Role of Risk within a Firm’s Organisational Structure with Professor Daniel Ralph and Michelle Tuveson |
2011
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Dec 2011 | Centre for Risk Studies 3rd Risk Summit Anticipating the Future: Risk Management for Long-term Planning Find out more |
| Nov 2011 | Decision Making under Uncertainty: Methodologies from Signal Processing & Forecasting Decomposition of Large Datasets using Bayesian Extensions Find out more |
| Oct 2011 | Decision Making under Uncertainty: Methodologies from Signal Processing & Forecasting This jointly sponsored journal club will bring students from the engineering and business communities together to review seminal literature around decision theory in the context of signal and information processing. Find out more |
| Sep 2011 | Cambridge Risk EventExploring Risk & Uncertainty: Metaphors from the Art Market (in association with Sotheby’s Institute of Art) Find out more |
| Jun 2011 | Cambridge Risk DebatesPerspectives on the Future of the Energy Sector: Energy Investment and Insurance Risks (in association with Bloomberg) Find out more |
| Jun 2011 | SEBA International’s Chief Risk Officer Dinner The Centre for Risk Studies’ Professor Daniel Ralph is an Academic Discussant. |
| Apr 2011 | Decision Making under Uncertainty: Methodologies from Signal Processing & Forecasting This jointly sponsored journal club will bring students from the engineering and business communities together to review seminal literature around decision theory in the context of signal and information processing. Find out more |
| Mar 2011 | NTU-ICRM’s 2nd International Symposium on Catastrophe Risk Management The Centre for Risk Studies is a meeting partner. Find out more |
| Mar 2011 | Morningstar Investment Conference Europe The Centre for Risk Studies designated as a University Partner for Morningstar. |
2010
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Dec 2010 | Centre for Risk Studies 2nd Risk Summit The Human Dimension of Risk: Perception, Behaviour & Decision Making in Risk Management Find out more |
| Nov 2010 | Centre for Risk Studies Risk Writers Event Mastering Operational Risk with John Thirlwell Download the flyer for this seminar (pdf, 114KB) Find out more |
| Oct 2010 | The Modern History of US Corporate Governance with Professor Brian Cheffins, S.J. Berwin Professor of Corporate Law, University of Cambridge Download the flyer for this seminar (pdf, 84KB) Download the presentation slides for this seminar (pdf, 231KB) |
| Oct 2010 | Cambridge Risk Event Complexity and Statistics: Tipping Points & Crashes (in association with the Royal Statistical Society and Knowledge Transfer Network) Download the flyer for this seminar (pdf, 84KB) |
| Jun 2010 | Risk Centre Student Research Spotlights Download the abstracts, speaker bios and presentation slides for these seminars (pdf, 1.47MB) |
| Jun 2010 | Conference Out-brief Event: New Energy Finance Roundtable Discussion Download the flyer for this event (pdf, 128KB) Download the presentation slides for this event (pdf, 437KB) |
| May 2010 | The Role of Risk & Uncertainty in the Creative Industries with Dr Anna M. Dempster, Birkbeck College, University of London Download the abstract and speaker bio for this seminar (pdf, 83KB) |
| May 2010 | Cambridge Risk Industry ForumPortfolios of Everything (POE) with Professor Sam Savage, Stanford University, and Dr Paul D. Kaplan, Morningstar (presented by Morningstar Europe & AnalyCorp) Download the flyer for this event (pdf, 670KB) Download the slides for this event (pdf, 1MB) Download the white paper for this event (pdf, 5.89MB) |
| Mar 2010 | Plan for the Worst, Hope for the Best: Managing the Deep Downside Risk in Government & Businesswith Professor Dougal Goodman, Visiting Professor at Cranfield University Download the abstract and speaker bio for this seminar (pdf, 24KB) Download the presentation slides for this seminar (pdf, 587KB) |
| Feb 2010 | Financial Risk Governance and Management in the European Unionwith Professor Kern Alexander, Professorial Chair in Banking, Corporate Governance and Financial Market Law, University of Zürich Download the abstract and speaker bio for this seminar (pdf, 23KB) Download the presentation slides for this seminar (pdf, 218KB) |
| Feb 2010 | Modelling the Risks of Climate Change with Dr Chris Hope, Reader in Policy Modelling, Cambridge Judge Business School Download the abstract and speaker bio for this seminar (pdf, 21KB) Download the presentation slides for this seminar (pdf, 1.82MB) |
| Jan 2010 | Risk Management and Decision Making: A Corporate Chief Risk Officer’s Perspective with Dr Ruth Whaley, Interim Director of International Business Development, Cambridge Judge Business School Download the abstract and speaker bio for this seminar (pdf, 22KB) Download the presentation slides for this seminar (pdf, 1.33MB) |
2009
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Dec 2009 | Centre for Risk Studies 1st Risk Summit Managing the Risk of Catastrophic Failure in Complex Systems Find out more |
| Nov 2009 | Managing the Risks from Natural Catastrophes: Are We Making Progress? with Professor Robin Spence, Centre for Risk in the Built Environment, University of Cambridge Download the abstract and speaker bio for this seminar (pdf, 28KB) Download the presentation slides for this seminar (pdf, 3.71MB) |
| Nov 2009 | Modelling Risks in Financial Markets: Asset Return Correlations and Market Risk with Professor Hashem Pesaran, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge Download the abstract and speaker bio for this seminar (pdf, 50KB) Download the presentation slides for this seminar (pdf, 1.42MB) |
| Oct 2009 | Science & Catastrophe Risk Management with Dr Andrew Coburn, Vice President of Catastrophe Research, Risk Management Solutions Download the abstract and speaker bio for this seminar (pdf, 29KB) Download the presentation slides for this seminar (pdf, 4.72MB) |
| Oct 2009 | Representations of Risk and Uncertainty with Professor David Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk, Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge Download the abstract and speaker bio for this seminar (pdf, 85KB) Download the presentation slides for this seminar (pdf, 1.2MB) |
| Sep 2009 | Roundtable Discussion on Risk Management and Global Health Risks The Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies’ research programme includes risks associated with global health to the economies of nations. This roundtable discussion will help highlight the emerging risks in global health and examine the phenomenon of catastrophe and challenge the assumptions of unpredictability. Find out more |