Daniel Wagner
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OR, USDaniel Wagner is CEO Country Risk Solutions and a globally recognized expert on current affairs and risk. A widely published author, he is a frequent convention speaker and media guest.
Daniel Wagner is the CEO of Country Risk Solutions and has more than three decades of experience assessing cross-border risk. He is an authority on political risk insurance and analysis and has worked for some of the world’s most respected and best-known companies, including AIG, GE, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the World Bank Group. Until the end of 2023 he was Adaptation Finance Lead and Technical Advisor on Private Capital Mobilization for COP28 in Abu Dhabi. Prior to that he was Senior Investment Officer for Guarantees and Syndications at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Beijing and Abu Dhabi.
Daniel has published 11 books – Tales from Inside, Decision-Making in the Polycrisis Era, The Chinese Epiphany, The Chinese Vortex, The America-China Divide, China Vision, AI Supremacy, Virtual Terror, Global Risk Agility and Decision Making, Managing Country Risk, and Political Risk Insurance Guide – as well as more than 700 articles on current affairs and risk management. He is a regular contributor to such publications as the South China Morning Post, Sunday Guardian, Diplomatic Courier and Fair Observer, among many others. For a full listing of his publications and media interviews please see www.countryrisksolutions.com.
Daniel holds master’s degrees in international relations from the University of Chicago and in international management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He also has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Richmond University in London.
Daniel speaks about international relations and current affairs, China, the polycrisis, decision-making, and cross-border risk management.
Daniel Wagner is the CEO of Country Risk Solutions and has more than three decades of experience assessing cross-border risk. He is an authority on political risk insurance and analysis and has worked for some of the world’s most respected and best-known companies, including AIG, GE, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the World Bank Group. Until the end of 2023 he was Adaptation Finance Lead and Technical Advisor on Private Capital Mobilization for COP28 in Abu Dhabi. Prior to that he was Senior Investment Officer for Guarantees and Syndications at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Beijing and Abu Dhabi.
Daniel has published 11 books – Tales from Inside, Decision-Making in the Polycrisis Era, The Chinese Epiphany, The Chinese Vortex, The America-China Divide, China Vision, AI Supremacy, Virtual Terror, Global Risk Agility and Decision Making, Managing Country Risk, and Political Risk Insurance Guide – as well as more than 700 articles on current affairs and risk management. He is a regular contributor to such publications as the South China Morning Post, Sunday Guardian, Diplomatic Courier and Fair Observer, among many others. For a full listing of his publications and media interviews please see www.countryrisksolutions.com.
Daniel holds master’s degrees in international relations from the University of Chicago and in international management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He also has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Richmond University in London.
Daniel speaks about international relations and current affairs, China, the polycrisis, decision-making, and cross-border risk management.
AN OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL EVENTS & THEIR FUTURE IMPACT ON BUSINESSES
In this timely presentation, Daniel Wagner presents his take on the most significant global events and their likely impact on businesses now, and in the future. Among the topics to be addressed:
- What is most important in current affairs, and why.
- How current events are impacting trade and investment climates.
- The importance of having a future orientation.
- What we can expect in the near and medium-term.
Participants will benefit from...
Integrating Country Risk into Corporate Risk Management
Daniel Wagner introduces key concepts necessary to understand some of the risks associated with investing, trading and lending internationally. Among the topics to be addressed:
- How current events impact trade and investment climates.
- Some key concerns every international risk manager should be aware of.
- Some common mistakes companies make when managing international risk.
- How political risk insurance can be an effective risk management...
Understanding Cyber Risk and Cyber Security
• How cyber risk impacts individuals and businesses.
• Things you did not know about cyber risk that can put you out of business.
• How individuals and businesses can protect themselves against cyber risk.
• What we can expect from the cyber risk landscape going forward.
Participants will benefit from Wagner's experience as a global commentator risk...
LEADERSHIP AND DECISION MAKING IN THE ERA OF MAN-MADE RISK
This presentation summarizes the most important aspects of Mr. Wagner's book ("Global Risk Agility and Decision Making") and will address:
- The critical need for businesses to become more attuned to the impact of man-made risk on their future profit, and survival.
- The rising threat of cyber-risk and why it can no longer be ignored.
- How terrorism can impact business and what to do to mitigate it.
- Why climate change is on everyone's doorstep, and its...
China Vision: China's Crusade to Create a World in its Own Image
AI Supremacy: Winning in the Era of Artificial intelligence
The America-China Divide
