On Monday 16 December we held the opening session of our Geostrategic Resilience Programme supported by PwC. This programme helps Resilience First members strengthen their resilience capabilities in a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape.

The virtual discussion brought together thought leaders from the private sector, government and academia to delve into the key implications of the US Presidential election results.

Topics:

  • Insights into the incoming administration and its implications for business
  • Understanding geostrategic resilience and practical tools to enhance your organisation’s capabilities
  • Examples of how your organisation can anticipate and respond to shifts in the geopolitical environment
  • Historical comparisons

Speakers:

  • Lord Gavin Barwell, former MP (2010-2017), and Chief of Staff to the UK Prime Minister (2017-2019)
  • Alex Sagovsky, Director of Crisis, Resilience and Geopolitical Risk, PwC
  • Dr. Laura Ellyn Smith, Presidential Historian, Oxford University

If you missed the session, you can watch the recording here.

Upcoming events

  • Climate Resilience Foresight Series

    Climate Resilience Foresight Series

    From March to November 2025

    Resilience First (RF) and Washington DC-based think-tank The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) have partnered to curate and deliver a corporate dialogue programme: Climate Resilience Foresight Series.

    By combining expertise and leveraging extensive global networks of businesses, RF and C2ES are convening leading companies to examine how climate change is a threat multiplier in a 2- and 3-degree world, and how businesses can strengthen their climate resilience across five organisational dimensions.

  • London Business Networks for Resilience Launch Event | Connected for Resilience

    London Business Networks for Resilience Launch Event | Connected for Resilience

    Thursday 29 May, 8:30 for 9:00-10:30, London

    Resilience First is pleased to convene its members and the capital’s leading business networks for Connected for Resilience on Thursday 29 May.

    This is the launch event for the new initiative, London Business Networks for Resilience, supported by London Resilience and delivered by Resilience First, which aims to strengthen the resilience, emergency preparedness, and crisis response capacity of businesses across London.

  • In-Person Event: Resilience Amidst Geopolitical Upheaval

    In-Person Event: Resilience Amidst Geopolitical Upheaval

    Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 08:30-14:30, London

    Join Resilience First for our in-person session on geostrategic resilience in practise: a half day event for resilience practitioners.

    To culminate the Geopolitical Resilience programme put on by Resilience First and PWC , we are delighted to invite you to an exclusive half-day in person event on Geopolitical Resilience , hosted at PWC’s Embankment Place offices.