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Gina Barberio
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Kristin Hassan
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About The Event

On January 27, 2025, NACD New Jersey hosted its fourth annual webinar examining the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026, offering timely insights just days after the report’s release at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. Participants gained a clear, practical understanding of the most pressing global risks shaping the year ahead, informed directly by Mark Elsner, head of the Global Risks Initiative at the World Economic Forum, alongside Andrea Bonime-Blanc and Michael Marquardt, with the discussion expertly facilitated by Anita Allen.

The session helped directors and executives make sense of a complex and rapidly evolving risk landscape spanning geopolitical, technological, economic, and humanitarian domains. Through a concise overview of the report’s key findings and a dynamic panel discussion, attendees walked away with data-driven perspectives and concrete lessons they could apply immediately. The conversation emphasized how boards can view global risks not only as threats but also as strategic opportunities, strengthening enterprise risk management, resilience, and long-term value creation as organizations look ahead to 2026 and beyond.

 

Speakers

CEO, GEC Risk Advisory, Director, Author

Andrea Bonime-Blanc

Andrea Bonime-Blanc is founder and CEO of GEC Risk Advisory, a strategic governance, risk, ESG, ethics, tech and cyber advisor to business, NGOs, and government. A former senior global executive at Bertelsmann, Verint and PSEG, she serves on several boards and advisory boards (including Cyber Future Foundation, NACD NJ Chapter, the Athena Alliance and Epic Theatre Ensemble)...

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Mark Elsner

Head, Global Risks Initiative, World Economic Forum

Mark Elsner

Mark Elsner joined the World Economic Forum in 2024. Previously, he spent over 20 years at Oxford Analytica, most recently as Director of Advisory. Mark has broad cross-sectoral experience, having led engagements for, and developed relationships with, many of the world’s largest companies, as well as governments...

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CEO, Epi One, Inc.

Michael Marquardt

Marquardt is an experienced entrepreneur, CEO, and corporate director with broad experience serving companies throughout Asia, Europe and the United States. The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) in January of 2022 named him as one of 18 Commissioners on the Future of the American Board...

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Moderator

Anita Allen

President, Allen Advisory Group; Board member; NACD NJ Chapter Chair Emeritus

Anita Allen, NACD.DC

Anita Allen is an experienced board director and strategist, skilled in advising
companies and boards. Anita is the founder and president of Allen Advisory Group, a
management consulting firm guiding...

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NACD New Jersey
Contact Us

Gina Barberio
Chapter Coordinator
NACD New Jersey Chapter
293 Route 18 South, Suite D 313
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
ginabarberio@comcast.net
732-698-7771

Kristin Hassan
Executive Director
NACD New Jersey Chapter
kristin.hassan@outlook.com

Find a Chapter

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