Storms on the Horizon: Alliance Professionals as Risk Managers

Panelists:

Tony DeSpirito
Vice President - Global Strategic Alliances | Vertiv

Herb Ehresman, CA-AM
Principal, Strategic Alliances | Compassion International

Regina Lemus, CA-AM, PhD
Alliance and Project Manager | Takeda

Moderator:

Michael Burke
Editor in Chief, Senior Editorial Consultant | Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals

It’s been said that alliance professionals’ job is to maximize value creation and minimize risk—but the devil is in the details, especially on the risk front. In fact, that risk management role has become especially challenging and complicated recently—and thus even more critical—with the advent of various unexpected and adverse events that have affected alliances everywhere, from the coronavirus pandemic to war in Ukraine to political instability in the US and abroad. Add to that list supply chain disruptions, stalled clinical trials, climate change concerns, and other “external” factors, and the alliance manager’s job of foreseeing and mitigating risks is clearly not an easy one. Based on the cover story in the Q2 2023 Strategic Alliance Quarterly, this webinar features a panel of experienced partnering pros who will discuss and explore approaches to the “risky business” of alliance management in an age of uncertainty.