Geopolitical risk and business resilience: the Middle East conflict

Escalating tensions in the Middle East are creating a more volatile operating environment for businesses, with direct implications for energy markets, trade routes, and supply chains. Disruption to key shipping corridors and uncertainty in global energy markets are driving cost pressures, delays and operational risk across the global business community.

For companies, this is now a live commercial challenge affecting margins, planning, and resilience.

This online session hosted by CBI will provide a focused assessment of the evolving geopolitical landscape and what it means for business decision-making.

Key takeaways from this session:

• Geopolitical insight: Expert analysis of the conflict and how it is reshaping global trade routes, energy markets and risk exposure.
• Commercial impact: How energy volatility, shipping disruption and supply chain pressures are affecting costs, timelines and growth.
• Practical response: How businesses are adapting — including contingency planning, supply chain diversification and risk mitigation strategies.

Who should attend?

Senior leaders responsible for strategy, operations, finance, logistics and risk, looking to understand the commercial implications of geopolitical instability and how to respond.