Vantage Risk Council: October 2025 Key Takeaways
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Executive Summary
Verdantix recently convened the Vantage Risk Council to engage industry leaders on pressing challenges and future priorities. The discussion focused on operational and climate resilience, quantifying risk and turning resilience into ROI, reputational risk, AI risk, and scenario planning and analysis. This resource captures key insights into member challenges and highlights solutions and best practices emerging from the session.
To learn more about the Vantage Risk Council and view the full list of participating members, visit Vantage Councils.
About the Authors
Mahum Khawar
Analyst
Mahum is an Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in AI integrations within risk management software and operational resilience. She advises technology buyers and software vendor...
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Katelyn Johnson
Senior Manager
Katelyn is a Senior Manager at Verdantix, specializing in enterprise risk management and external risk and resilience. She helps executives navigate today’s evolving ris...
Lucy Drury
Marketing Manager, Councils & Brand
Lucy is a Manager in the Verdantix Marketing team, overseeing the Verdantix Vantage Councils programme, which brings together senior executives from leading global organizatio...
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