Global Presilience® Summit 2026

Global Presilience® Summit 2026

The Anticipation Advantage: Building the Capability to Thrive in an Uncertain World

The world is changing faster than many organisations can adapt. Geopolitical uncertainty, artificial intelligence, interconnected risks and constant flux are testing traditional approaches to risk management and resilience.

Join the Institute of Presilience® | Risk 2 Solution Group and its global community of partners, graduates and supporters for an engaging three-hour virtual summit exploring how leaders and organisations can move beyond traditional risk management and resilience to build the capabilities they need to thrive in uncertainty.

The Global Presilience® Summit 2026 brings together international experts, business leaders, risk professionals and decision-makers for thought leadership, practical insights and global perspectives on the challenges shaping our world.

Through expert keynotes, practical discussions and international perspectives, we will explore how organisations can move from reacting to disruption towards anticipating change, making better decisions and creating opportunity.

Presilience® is not just about being ready for what goes wrong. It is about developing the capability to recognise and act on what could go right.

The Summit will explore interconnected challenges that are redefining how organisations understand risk, build capability and prepare for the future.

Global complexity and strategic risk

Explore the geopolitical, technological and interconnected risks reshaping the global operating environment, and why traditional approaches to risk and resilience may no longer be sufficient.

Risk culture and organisational capability

Discover how leadership, behaviours and organisational culture influence risk outcomes, including the evolution from the Organisational Risk Culture Standard (ORCS) to the Global Risk Culture Standard (GRCS) and its more globally relevant approach to understanding and strengthening risk culture.

Decision-making in complexity and uncertainty

Understand how Presilience® supports better judgement, anticipatory thinking and more adaptive decision-making when organisations face rapidly changing conditions and incomplete information.

Communication in the age of artificial intelligence

Examine how AI is transforming the way organisations identify, interpret and communicate risk, and explore the relationship between technology, communication intelligence, trust and human judgement.

Together, these conversations demonstrate how Presilience® connects risk intelligence, organisational culture, communication and decision-making to build stronger, more adaptive and future-ready capability.

The Summit features an international line-up of experts sharing insights into the changing global risk landscape, the evolution of risk culture and the practical application of Presilience®.

The Future Is Already Here: The Anticipation Advantage of Presilience®

Dr Gav Schneider

Explore why traditional approaches to risk and resilience are no longer enough in a world of constant change, and how Presilience® helps leaders and organisations anticipate emerging challenges, make better decisions and create opportunity.

Global Complexity: A Strategic Risk Outlook

Marc Ablong PSM | Managing Partner, Geostrategic Risk Partners Pty Ltd

Gain a strategic perspective on the complex and interconnected risks influencing today's global environment, and their implications for leadership, risk management and organisational preparedness.

From ORCS to GRCS: The Evolution of Risk Culture

Dr Paul Johnston

Discover the evolution from the Organisational Risk Culture Standard (ORCS) to the Global Risk Culture Standard (GRCS), and explore why a more forward-looking and globally relevant understanding of organisational risk culture is increasingly important.

Presilience® in Practice: From Theory to Application

Dr Paul Johnston and Dr Fayadh Alenezi | Fireside Chat

Move beyond theory to explore how Presilience® principles can be understood and applied in practice, connecting the approach with real-world leadership, risk and organisational challenges.

Communication in the Age of AI: Connecting the Dots with PR3CORIA

Melissa Agnes

Explore the changing relationship between communication, artificial intelligence and risk, including how emerging technologies and innovations such as PR3CORIA can contribute to more informed, connected and effective organisational responses.

Global Perspectives: What Will It Take to Thrive?

International Perspectives Panel | Facilitated by Stephanie Livers

Hear from international leaders and practitioners as they share perspectives on emerging challenges, changing risk environments and the capabilities organisations need to thrive.

Uldarico (Ric) Peregrino • Yohanes Jeffry Johary • Cécile Lammer • Brett Mott • Michael Gips • Aaron Marks

Featuring different regional panellists across the two Summit sessions, this discussion brings together insights and experiences from across the global Presilience® community.

Connecting It All: The Updated Presilience® Model

Dr Gav Schneider

Bring the Summit's key themes together through an exploration of the updated Presilience® Model, examining how anticipation, adaptability and informed decision-making can contribute to stronger individual and organisational capability.

The Summit concludes with The Road Ahead: Turning Insight into Action, led by Dave Cohen , encouraging participants to reflect on the discussions and identify practical steps they can take within their own organisations.

Presilience® is more than a conceptual approach to risk and resilience. It is about developing the capabilities, behaviours and ways of thinking that enable individuals and organisations to anticipate change and respond more effectively to uncertainty.

Through expert insights and dedicated fireside discussions, the Summit will explore how Presilience® principles connect with practical challenges faced by individuals, teams and organisations.

Participants will gain a clearer understanding of how the approach can inform leadership, strengthen risk culture, support more effective decision-making and help organisations move beyond reactive responses towards greater anticipation and adaptability.

The Global Presilience® Summit 2026 is designed to encourage reflection, participation and meaningful discussion.

The programme includes an opening audience poll exploring the challenges facing organisations, expert presentations, a fireside discussion, international perspectives and a closing reflection.

Participants will be encouraged to consider how the insights apply to their own roles, teams and organisations, and identify practical actions they can take to strengthen their ability to anticipate and adapt.

Aggregated, anonymised polling insights from both regional sessions will be shared with participants after the Summit as a short insight piece, extending the conversation beyond the event itself.

By attending the Global Presilience® Summit 2026, participants will gain:

• A broader global risk perspective: A clearer understanding of the geopolitical, technological and interconnected risks reshaping today's operating environment.

• Insights into the evolution of risk culture: An understanding of the transition from ORCS to GRCS and its relevance to organisational leadership, culture and performance.

• Practical perspectives on Presilience®: Greater insight into how anticipatory thinking and the updated Presilience® Model can support more informed decisions and future-ready capability.

• A deeper understanding of AI and communication: Perspectives on how artificial intelligence is changing risk communication and why trust, accountability and human judgement remain essential.

• International perspectives and shared learning: Opportunities to learn from leaders and practitioners navigating complex challenges across different regions and sectors.

• Ideas to put into action: Insights that can help individuals and organisations move beyond reacting to disruption towards anticipating change and recognising opportunity.

The Summit is designed for professionals responsible for understanding, managing and responding to complex organisational challenges, including:

• Executives, board members and senior decision-makers

• Chief risk officers, risk managers and governance professionals

• Security, crisis management and organisational resilience leaders

• People, culture and organisational development professionals

• Corporate communications, technology and AI leaders

• Consultants, advisers and professionals interested in future-ready leadership and organisational capability

Whether you are responsible for shaping strategy, managing risk, strengthening organisational culture or leading teams through uncertainty, the Summit offers an opportunity to challenge conventional thinking and explore new approaches to building capability.

To make the Global Presilience® Summit accessible to our international community, the same three-hour programme will be delivered twice, with regional panel discussions tailored to each audience.

Both sessions include a ten-minute virtual break.

Session A | Asia-Pacific, India and Middle East

Thursday, 3 December 2026
3:00–6:00 pm Sydney time (AEDT)
2:00–5:00 pm Brisbane time (AEST)

Session B | Americas, Europe and Africa

Friday, 4 December 2026
5:00–8:00 am Sydney time (AEDT)
4:00–7:00 am Brisbane time (AEST)

Equivalent international times for Session B on Thursday, 3 December:

• New York: 1:00–4:00 pm (EST)

• London: 6:00–9:00 pm (GMT)

Select the session that best suits your location and schedule.

US$49 per delegate

Complimentary registration is available for eligible Presilience® Partners, graduates and alumni.

The Global Presilience® Summit is not a sales event. It is an opportunity to share ideas, challenge conventional thinking, explore emerging practice and connect with a global community committed to building stronger, more adaptive and higher-performing organisations.

ANTICIPATE. ADAPT. LEAD. THRIVE.

Participants attending the three-hour Summit will receive a Certificate of Attendance documenting 3 hours of CPD learning.

Participants should confirm the recognition of their attendance and CPD points against the requirements of their relevant professional body or certification scheme.