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The Acceleration of Risk

Over the last few years, 3 of the world's largest global legal firms have asked me in for a talk on the new risks and challenges they are faced with in the era of acceleration. In addition, another one invited me for a similar talk in Dallas and Chicago for their major clients - a vast collection of chief legal officers from global Fortune 500 companies.

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Publish Date	2019-01-18
Updated Date	2026-09-18
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Originally published as 19 Trends for 2019: #13 The Acceleration of Risk on January 18, 2019.

Over the last few years, 3 of the world’s largest global legal firms have asked me in for a talk on the new risks and challenges they are faced with in the era of acceleration. In addition, another one invited me for a similar talk in Dallas and Chicago for their major clients - a vast collection of chief legal officers from global Fortune 500 companies.

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Industries Technology & Telecom
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Domains Connectivity & Digital Experience
Domains Governance, Risk & Geopolitics
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IndustriesInsurance & RiskInsurance is moving from pricing the past toward sensing, preventing and continuously managing fast-changing risk.IndustriesTechnology & TelecomConnectivity is becoming ubiquitous while intelligence moves everywhere: cloud, edge, devices, networks and autonomous systems increasingly operate as one fabric.IndustriesConsumer Products & PackagingConsumer products are entering a world of shorter attention, faster product cycles, intelligent packaging, personalization and increasingly circular material systems.DomainsConnectivity & Digital ExperiencePervasive connectivity, immersive interfaces and the blending of physical and digital experiences.DomainsGovernance, Risk & GeopoliticsGovernance, assurance, regulation, resilience and the institutional challenge of keeping pace with accelerating change.DomainsSociety, Skills & WorkChanging skills, careers, demographics, generational values and the organizational structures of work.

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