We are looking for speakers who want to help shape the conversation on how business leaders anticipate, interpret, and act on risk in a rapidly changing world. The Business Risk Innovation Forum convenes corporate security chiefs, risk-intelligence professionals, policymakers, and innovators to share actionable approaches for thriving in a disruptive landscape, while building the partnerships and networks that resilience requires.

Why Participate

Joining the Business Risk Innovation Forum as a speaker is an opportunity to do more than present— it’s a chance to shape how business leaders understand and respond to risk in real time. The forum is designed for practical exchange, peer learning, and cross-sector connection, making it a high-impact platform for leaders working at the forefront of resilience and risk intelligence.

You gain:

  • Influence the conversation: Help define how leading organizations interpret and act on emerging risks, from geopolitical shifts to AI-driven innovation
  • Reach a high-impact audience: Engage directly with senior decision-makers across business, government, and academia who are actively shaping risk strategy
  • Position yourself as a thought leader: Share your frameworks, insights, or real-world lessons in a setting built for credibility.
  • Stress-test your idea: The Business Risk Innovation Forum's interactive format means your perspectives will be challenged, refined, and strengthened through expert-level dialogue

Who Should Submit

We welcome proposals from leaders and practitioners with real-world experience, evidence-based insights, and practical lessons learned, including:

  • Corporate security, enterprise risk, business continuity, and resilience leaders
  • Risk intelligence, geopolitical risk, and strategic foresight professionals
  • Policymakers and public-sector partners engaged in preparedness or crisis coordination
  • Technology and analytics leaders working on AI-enabled risk sensing and decision support
  • Researchers and industry practitioners with applied methods or measurable outcomes

What We're Looking For

Strong proposals will demonstrate:

•    Clear, actionable takeaways for business leaders
•    Evidence-based insights, frameworks, or real-world applications
•    Alignment with the forum's priorities (AI, geopolitics, unconventional threats, resilience)
•    Practical relevance across industries and organizations
•    Solutions-oriented, forward-looking perspectives
•    Cross-sector or collaborative viewpoints
•    Strong speaker credibility and ability to engage an expert audience

Suggested Topics

Proposals should align with forum's focus on helping businesses get ahead of risk and remain resilient:

  • AI as critical infrastructure: governance, security, and operational readiness
  • Geopolitical risk and implications for business decision-making
  • Unconventional or emerging threats and cross-domain risks
  • Building and sustaining pre-crisis networks across industries
  • Public-private partnerships to strengthen preparedness and response
  • Communicating risk and improving executive decision-making under uncertainty
  • Cross-sector information sharing and collaboration models
  • Case studies on real-world disruptions and lessons learned
  • The evolving role and future of the risk intelligence profession

Speaker Application Instructions

To be considered a speaker, please send the following information to mmendizabal@uschamber.com:

  • A brief summary of your presentation 
  • The estimated runtime of your session, ensuring that your proposed time does not exceed the 30-minute maximum.
  • A short personal biography, along with any examples of previous speaking engagements, if you have them.
  • Your preferred delivery style for your concept (e.g., showcase, fireside chat, panel discussion).