We are living through an era of strategic instability. Multinational businesses now operate in a world increasingly defined by geopolitical fragmentation, grey zone threats, and accelerating crises—from cyber sabotage and political violence to coercive trade policies and regulatory divergence.

In this keynote address, Yvan De Mesmaeker (M.Sc.Eng.), Secretary General of the European Corporate Security Association and senior advisor to multiple EU and defence bodies, will explore how corporate security is evolving in response to this volatility—and what lessons global programme leaders can draw from it. He will examine the most pressing systemic threats facing European multinationals, the shifting nature of resilience, and why alignment between corporate security, risk, and insurance functions is essential in today’s risk environment.