As a sought-after speaker and moderator, Christoph Schwager gets straight to the point: how to manage the opportunities and risks of the future - effectively, clearly, and with impact.
A strategist by nature and experience, Christoph has seen both the successes and failures of opportunity and risk management first-hand. He has led organisations, turned strategies into operational reality, steered complex change programmes, and advises renowned companies at board, executive, and management level.
Examples of speeches:
Fit for Sustainable Future - Mastering the Real Challenge of the 21st Century
The biggest challenge of the 21st century is not digitalisation, technological progress, or climate change - but the speed of change and how leaders and organisations react.
Digital transformation is reshaping how organisations operate — and how they must manage risks. But how can Risk Management evolve to keep up? And more importantly: how can it become a strategic driver rather than just an operational necessity?
In this forward-looking keynote, Christoph Schwager addresses:
From Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to GRC systems – this talk delivers clarity, inspiration, and actionable insights for leaders navigating risk in the digital era.
Everyone talks about risk culture – but few can define what it truly means, how to shape it, and why it often makes the difference between success and failure.
In this insightful keynote, Christoph Schwager explores:
This speech blends strategic insight with behavioural depth and invites leaders to rethink how organisations — and individuals — deal with the unknown.
From Protection to Preparedness – Why Security Thinking Must Evolve
Security and safety are critical — but how we approach them is changing dramatically. In today’s interconnected world, the physical and digital universes are merging. Traditional models of security no longer fit the complexity of current threats.
In this eye-opening keynote, Christoph Schwager addresses:
This talk blends strategic risk thinking with real-world insights into how organisations can build resilient security cultures – without falling into fear or false confidence.