Conducted in partnership with the NC State ERM Initiative, our global survey of C-level executives and directors highlights the influence of economic headwinds, talent issues, emerging technologies, cyber threats and geopolitical events on the 2024 risk landscape. Economic conditions, particularly inflationary pressures, replaced talent risk and succession issues as the number one risk globally for 2024 (up from second in 2023).  

In this issue of Board Perspectives, we discuss the 10 highest-rated risk themes noted in the survey to provide a context for understanding the most critical uncertainties companies face over the next 12 months.