Lunchtime session, Thurs 3 Sept: how global events actually land on your business
Most of us read the headlines about the Red Sea, or sanctions, or Taiwan, and file them under "not my problem."
Here's the bit that changed my mind. Most of the businesses that got hurt by the Red Sea disruption had never shipped anything through the Red Sea. The cost turned up anyway, through freight rates, insurance premiums and delivery windows.
So we've asked Mitzi Danielson-Kaslik in to talk about how far those ripples actually travel. She won the International Compliance Association's Outstanding Achievement Award in Anti Money Laundering in 2025, youngest ever recipient, only one from this island.
What she'll get into:
Which flashpoints matter right now, and which are noise
Red Sea shipping, and what it did to freight and inflation
Russia and Ukraine: sanctions, cyber, energy
US and China, and why Taiwan's chip industry reaches everyone
What's worth watching over the next 6-12 months
It's a briefing and a discussion, not a pitch and not a compliance lecture. 35 minutes from her, then 20 minutes of open Q&A, which is honestly the part I'd turn up for.
Thursday 3 September, doors 12:15, starts 12:30, done by 13:30. Hillary House, Prospect Hill. Free. Bring your lunch, we'll do the coffee.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-worlds-on-fire-is-your-risk-register-ready-tickets-1998901757967
Two things I'd like from this thread before the day:
What would you ask her? Drop it below and I'll make sure it gets into the Q&A, whether or not you can make it.
Has anything global already hit your business in a way you didn't see coming? Supplier gone quiet, a premium jumping, a payment route closing. Real examples make the room better.
