Summary
CPA Australia is pleased to offer this exclusive webinar for our FCPA members, C-suite executives and senior leaders, providing a unique opportunity to explore the issues shaping business, leadership and the profession.
Steering through the geoplitical forces shaping 2027
Global business has entered a new era. Conflicts, national security and domestic politics, now shape trade, finance, energy and technology. The multilateral order has given way to strategic rivalry, competing blocs and issue-based coalitions.
This session examines what this new order means for businesses and how senior leadership can prepare:
- Geo-economics: rivalry, economic coercion and trade fragmentation
- The post Hormuz energy order and supply chains moving from just-in-time to just-in-case
- What to watch: the US after the midterms, European elections and potential flashpoints
Where geopolitics meets the balance sheet
- Costs and capital: energy, inputs, inflation and borrowing costs
- Exposure: sanctions, trade restrictions, supply-chain obligations and shifting policy
- Complexity: regulatory divergence across jurisdictions
How can organisations respond? Practical steps and frameworks
- Map chokepoints and dependencies
- Plan for scenarios, not a single forecast
- Stay agile: the capacity to adapt quickly
Presented by:
Rosamund de sybel, Founder & Director, Lantern Associates
& chaired by:
Anthony Velevitch FCPA, Senior Risk Strategist and former Chief Risk Officer, European Divisional Councilor
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the forces reshaping the global economy in 2027, and the signposts that show where they are heading.
- Apply a practical framework for preparing for, and making decisions under, geopolitical uncertainty.
Speakers
Take a look at our speakers scheduled for this event.
Rosamund de Sybel
Founder & Director, Lantern Associates
Rosamund de Sybel is the founder of Lantern Associates, an independent geopolitical and geoeconomic advisory firm. She advises businesses and investors on how conflict, security and economic statecraft affect their strategic and commercial decisions. Her twenty-year career spans a leading defence and security think tank, global banking, strategic intelligence, country risk and financial journalism, giving her an unusually broad view of how risk is investigated, assessed and mitigated.
Before founding Lantern, Rosamund headed the geopolitical and geoeconomic advisory practice at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Earlier, she established and led the geopolitical risk function at ICBC Standard Bank, embedding it in the bank's risk and compliance work. She also served as a Director at K2 Integrity and as Editor and Economist for the Middle East and Africa at the Economist Intelligence Unit. In 2011, she helped to launch the IISS geoeconomics research programme in Bahrain.
Anthony Velevitch
Senior Risk Strategist and former Chief Risk Officer
Fellow CPA Australia
Anthony Velevitch is a seasoned banking and risk leader with 30 years’ experience across global financial institutions. Most recently Chief Risk Officer for Europe & the Americas at Westpac, he oversaw all regional risk classes, regulatory engagement and major cross-border initiatives. Previously, he held senior roles at Citigroup and Credit Suisse, managing large international teams and leading high-profile industry portfolios. A Fellow of CPA Australia, he has served on multiple industry committees and holds qualifications in commerce, finance and securities.