Paris School of Management (PSM) announces that its Dean, Dario Silić, PhD, participated in the panel discussion “Transforming Uncertainty into Growth”, organized by global broker Marsh in collaboration with the American Chamber of Commerce in Croatia (AmCham).
High-Level Discussion on Global Business Challenges
The event brought together leading executives and industry experts to examine how organizations can navigate increasingly complex global risks and transform uncertainty into sustainable growth opportunities.
Among the distinguished panel participants were Ivana Mrkonjić, President of the Management Board of Hrvatska pošta, Jasminka Horvat Martinović, CEO of Marsh Croatia, Adrian Ježina, President of the Management Board of Telemach Croatia, Neven Vranković, Vice President of Atlantic Grupa, and Stjepan Roglić, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Orbico Group.The discussion addressed key challenges shaping today’s business environment, including cyber risks, supply chain disruptions, inflationary pressures, labour market transformation, artificial intelligence, and broader technological risks.
Presentation of the Global Risks Report 2026
Following the opening remarks by Marsh Croatia CEO Jasminka Horvat Martinović and AmCham Croatia CEO Andrea Doko Jelušić, attendees were introduced to the 2026 Global Risks Report by Lorraine Stack, Regional Risk Management Leader for Europe at Marsh. Developed through insights from more than 1,300 global experts, the report provides leaders with strategic guidance for:
- Understanding current and future global risks
- Improving risk planning and management
- Identifying business opportunities and threats
- Strengthening organizational resilience
The report identified the following as the top short-term risks over the next two years:
- Geoeconomic confrontation
- Misinformation and disinformation
- Societal polarization
- Extreme weather events
- State-based armed conflict
- Cyber insecurity
- Inequality
- Erosion of human rights and civic freedoms
- Pollution
- Involuntary migration or displacement
Among the top long-term risks projected over the next decade were:
- Extreme weather events
- Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse
- Critical changes to Earth systems
- Misinformation and disinformation
- Adverse outcomes of AI technologies
- Natural resource shortages
- Inequality
- Cyber insecurity
- Societal polarization
- Pollution
Inspiration from the World Economic Forum Davos 2026
The panel was inspired by the Davos 2026 session “Navigating Uncertainty: Transforming Uncertainty into Growth”, held at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting and organized by Mercer and Oliver Wyman, emphasizing the importance of resilience and adaptive leadership in an increasingly complex global environment.
PSM Perspective on Global Engagement
Through his participation, Dean Dario Silić, PhD, contributed to an international dialogue on risk, resilience, and the evolving future of global business leadership.
As Dean of Paris School of Management, he continues to strengthen the institution’s engagement with global business leaders, supporting the mission of PSM to connect academic excellence with real-world industry challenges and forward-looking executive education.
