Geopolitical Risks as New Variables in Corporate Management

Presentation by Dr. Johannes Leitner at the Vienna Stock Exchange’s “Digital Capital Market Update”

The Vienna Stock Exchange's (Wiener Börse AG) digital capital market updates provide regular information on news from the Vienna Stock Exchange and highlight market developments with selected capital market experts. In the September edition, Alois Wögerbauer, Managing Director of 3 Banken-Generali Invest, shared his analysis of the global and domestic economy and the stock markets. Managing Partner Dr. Johannes Leitner then reported on how geopolitical risks should be taken into account as new variables in the corporate context and what strategic adjustments this entails for companies. The session was moderated by Henriette Lininger (Wiener Börse AG).

Key takeaways were:

1. Geopolitical risks are a new variable in corporate management

2. Political interventions in global trade are on the rise

3. Globalization is being replaced by political objectives

4. An integrative approach is necessary for corporate management

The slides from the presentation can be found at this link.

Henriette Lininger (Wiener Börse AG), Alois Wögerbauer (3 Banken-Generali Invest), Johannes Leitner (L&M PRISK)