If you are reading this, the likelihood is that you are involved in some sort of security, risk or crisis management role. As such, you’ll already be aware that the scale, range and nature of the emergent threats the world is facing are changing at a pace that often outstrips our ability to model, prepare for or respond to the high-impact events that are becoming ever more common.

The ISRM exists as a global forum where senior practitioners, academics and strategic policy makers come together to understand the nature of today’s complex threats, and to explore the frameworks, policies and capabilities needed to address them.

We know that even at the highest levels of strategic risk and crisis management – across corporate, government and other sectors – there remains a gap between academic insight and operational awareness. From command and control to multi-agency integration, critical decision-making, training and exercising, and the ongoing shift from agency-led crisis management to community-based resilience, these are issues that require meaningful collaboration and shared learning.

We also recognise the growing number of professionals around the world who are tasked with navigating increasingly complex risk, resilience, continuity and crisis responsibilities – often without the preparation or support they need. The ISRM provides a home for those individuals too: a space where experiences can be exchanged, development supported, and genuine professional friendships built.

Our global community is united by the belief that strategic risk management is not just about organisational preparedness – it’s about creating safer, more resilient societies.

Through world-class training, formal qualifications, social events and professional networks, the ISRM offers you the opportunity to grow, connect and contribute – wherever in the world you are. And as always, we welcome your ideas for how the ISRM can continue to evolve, whether at a local level or through our London HQ.