Global Risks and Strategic Decision-Making for Business Leaders 2026

The business environment has entered an era of unprecedented complexity. Geopolitical competition, technological disruption, economic uncertainty, and systemic risks are how organizations operate, compete, and make strategic decisions.

Traditional approaches to risk management are no longer sufficient. Business leaders must develop the ability to interpret global developments, anticipate emerging challenges, and make informed decisions under uncertainty.

So, how can business leaders anticipate emerging challenges, navigate uncertainty, and build resilient organizations in a rapidly changing world?

Global Risks and Strategic Decision-Making for Business Leaders is an executive programme designed for senior leaders who need to understand global risks, strengthen strategic foresight, and make effective decisions under uncertainty.

During this immersive three-day experience, you will:

• Develop a deeper understanding of the geopolitical, technological, and economic forces shaping the global business environment.
• Learn from leading experts in geopolitics, peace and security, technology, strategy, and executive leadership.
• Apply strategic foresight tools to anticipate future risks and identify opportunities.
• Test your decision-making capabilities through an immersive executive crisis simulation.
• Exchange perspectives with a diverse cohort of senior leaders facing similar strategic challenges.

Combining expert insights, risk intelligence frameworks, strategic foresight methodologies, and experiential learning, this programme provides executives with practical tools to lead with confidence in an increasingly uncertain world.

What you will gain

• Understand global risks and their business implications. Explore how geopolitical shifts, technological transformation, and systemic disruptions affect organizations and markets.
• Develop strategic foresight capabilities. Learn how to identify emerging trends, weak signals, and future scenarios to improve decision-making.
• Build organizational resilience. Use risk intelligence frameworks to identify vulnerabilities, blind spots, and opportunities for stronger strategic preparedness.
• Strengthen crisis leadership skills. Participate in a realistic multi-stakeholder crisis simulation requiring negotiation, communication, and decision-making under pressure.
• Translate insight into action. Develop an executive action plan connecting global risk analysis with practical organizational priorities.
• Expand your strategic network. Engage with senior executives, experts, and practitioners from diverse sectors in a confidential learning environment.

Learning objectives

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

• Understand the geopolitical and systemic risks shaping today's business environment.
• Assess how global instability affects organizations, industries, and markets.
• Apply strategic foresight tools to anticipate future challenges.
• Make more effective decisions under uncertainty and complexity.
• Strengthen organizational resilience and strategic preparedness.
• Lead confidently during complex crises.
• Translate global risk insights into actionable business strategies

Modules

• Day 1 – Understand the World

Develop a strategic understanding of the geopolitical, technological, and economic forces shaping the global business environment.

• Day 2 – Anticipate the Future

Build strategic foresight capabilities to identify emerging risks, explore future scenarios, and improve decision-making under uncertainty.

• Day 3 – Lead Through Crisis

Apply knowledge and leadership skills through an immersive simulation requiring strategic judgment, negotiation, communication, and decision-making under pressure.

This programme is designed for:

• CEOs and senior executives
• Board members and strategic advisors
• Business leaders responsible for strategy, risk, transformation, and resilience
• Executives operating in complex geopolitical environments
• Senior professionals seeking to strengthen decision-making under uncertainty

• Corporate Group Rate (3+ participants): CHF 4250 per participant; 
• Early Registration Rate before 1 October 2026: CHF 4150 per participant.