Predict Prioritize Prevent - Risk Management in the AI Era

Predict Prioritize Prevent - Risk Management in the AI Era

Proactive Strategies for an Uncertain World

Three weeks ago, a logistics manager received a late-night call: their primary supplier in Eastern Europe had halted production - again. This time, due to sudden sanctions. Delivery timelines collapsed, contracts had to be renegotiated, and client trust was on the line. Sound familiar?

This isn’t a one-off. Supply chain disruptions, regulatory surprises, digital threats, and fragile contracts are now part of the daily reality for business leaders. Traditional risk registers and annual reviews can’t keep up. What you need is a practical, real-time approach to managing business risk - right where it happens.

This workshop is built for managers and decision-makers who want to stop reacting and start leading confidently through uncertainty. With tools you can apply the next day and AI support you can use immediately, this program turns theory into everyday action.

What You’ll Learn

• Spot hidden vulnerabilities in contracts, operations, and partnerships
• Prioritize fast: What hits hardest and what hits first
• Implement mitigation strategies that stick—not just look good on paper
• Embed risk thinking into daily decisions and leadership routines
• Use AI to simulate risk scenarios and inform tough calls

Who Should Attend

• Department Heads & Team Leads
• Strategic Planners & Project Managers
• Procurement, Operations & Finance Professionals
• Compliance, Risk, and Legal Managers
• Anyone managing business operations with a risk

Workshop Schedule Overview

Day 1: Risk Foundations in a Volatile World

• Rethink Risk: from abstract concept to daily business threat
• Identify & Prioritize: simple tools to uncover and rate what matters most
• Respond Smart: plan and act fast under pressure
• Case studies from manufacturing, logistics, and retail

Day 2: Embedding Risk into Strategy & Culture

• Integrate risk into decisions, not just reports
• Build ownership: make risk everyone’s business
• Strengthen culture: from silence to smart alerts
• Simulation: Manage a fast-moving crisis scenario across borders

AI-Powered Insight – Built In

Each module includes practical AI integration:

• Risk heat maps from your own data
• Scenario simulation for high-stakes decisions
• AI alerts for contract language, supplier exposure, and more
• Sentiment tools to detect cultural or internal blind spots

What You Take Away

• A plug-and-play risk toolkit for your team or department
• Practical templates, checklists, and heatmap models
• Confidence to lead in times of disruption and complexity

Agenda:

Day 1 – Risk Foundations in a Volatile World

Module 1: Rethinking Risk in Uncertain Times

• Understand today’s evolving risk landscape: from global tensions to digital threats
• Categorize risk types: geopolitical, regulatory, contractual, operational
• Rethink risk as a strategic advantage—not just a compliance task
• AI support: Use GPT-style AI to generate scenario examples tailored to your sector
• Case Study: European manufacturing firm managing contract risk in unstable export markets

Module 2: Practical Risk Identification for Daily Operations

• Spot hidden risks in everyday workflows and supply relationships
• Use quick-win tools: supplier risk mapping, trigger questions, contract clause checklists
• Activity: Identify 5 daily business risks you’ve overlooked
• AI support: AI-powered document review for contracts and emails to flag early warnings
• Case Study: Logistics company detecting supplier vulnerability across three continents

Module 3: Fast and Focused Risk Assessment Methods

• Apply rapid risk triage: “What hits first, what hits hardest?”
• Prioritize risks by impact, probability, and urgency
• Use simple scoring tools to support swift management decisions
• AI support: AI-assisted heat maps and risk scoring models from internal and external data
• Case Study: Retail chain assessing regional disruption due to sudden regulatory shifts

Module 4: Choosing Action Over Anxiety – Response Strategies

• Create flexible plans: “Plan A, Plan B, and now what?”
• Focus on preemptive action over post-failure reaction
• Match mitigation strategies to business-critical processes
• AI support: Predictive AI tools that simulate different mitigation paths
• Case Study: Agricultural exporter re-routing supply to manage customs uncertainty

Day 2 – Embedding Risk into Strategy, Culture, and Execution

Module 5: Integrating Risk into Strategic & Operational Decisions

• Build “risk radar” into planning, procurement, and customer delivery
• Shift from firefighting to foresight in everyday decisions
• Evaluate trade-offs: profit, resilience, and time-to-market
• AI support: Generative AI to test decisions against simulated disruption scenarios
• Case Study: Automotive supplier adjusting production forecasts during tax/duty wars

Module 6: Governance and Ownership in Risk-Heavy Environments

• Clarify who owns what risk—across functions and hierarchies
• Make risk visible: simple reporting tools for frontline staff and leadership
• Escalation frameworks when contracts or suppliers start to wobble
• AI support: Risk dashboards integrating internal data (KPIs) with external threat feeds
• Case Study: Energy firm rolling out cross-departmental risk ownership for regulation compliance

Module 7: Leading a Culture of Risk Awareness

• Make risk part of every conversation—from team meetings to boardroom
• Encourage smart risk-taking by removing fear and blame
• Reward early warning behaviors—not just firefighting heroes
• AI support: Internal chat sentiment monitoring to detect emerging silence or hesitation
• Case Study: Tech company building a transparent culture during AI policy rollout

Module 8: Simulation & Strategic Risk Toolkit Building

• Work through a high-pressure risk scenario (supply disruption, contract fallout, data breach)
• Teams build quick response strategies and escalation paths
• Participants leave with a customized “Daily Risk Toolkit” for their role
• AI support: Use AI-generated disruption simulations based on industry and role
• Case Study: Group scenario: Pharma company responding to an EU border shutdown affecting raw materials

We use Zoom and Miro to conduct our interactive workshop (if you prefer MS Teams or other video call systems, kindly contact us. We can use any system for virtual meetings!). Bring your own questions, issues or examples to our workshop! Let us jointly find solutions to your challenges!

Speaker: Dr. Claus Kobusch (30 years of international business experience)

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claus-kobusch

DeYuCo Academy Open Business Know-how Webinars:

Register for our open workshops (CET Central European Time) on:

• February 17-18, 2025 9:00-17:00
• July 17-18, 2025 9:00-17:00
• November 19-20, 2025 9:00-17:00

using our webshop. Alternatively you can register by sending us an email (we send you the respective invoice and registration documents per mail as well). Do you have further questions? Contact us!

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• Any time worldwide, you select the day and time, for up to 20 participants.
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