Navigating the Storm: Ensuring Resilient Business in an Age of Disruption

Geopolitics is not just a concern for governments. War, strategic competition, climate insecurity, technological disruption, supply chain vulnerability, and shifting alliances: these all shape the conditions in which businesses operate.

Join us for a Fireside Chat with two leading specialists to explore what today’s deteriorating geopolitical landscape means for business leaders, investors and professionals. Drawing on their expertise in national security and the role of the private sector in this area of Government, Dr Hillary Briffa and Dr Hugo Rosemont will discuss the current state of the geopolitical climate, how businesses can better understand and prepare for global disruption, and why governments and industry must now collaborate even more closely to support global security and prosperity long into the future.

Event Details:‍

‍Date: Tuesday, 28 April 2026
‍Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
‍Venue: Malta House, London
‍ID: ID required for entry
Fee: Free for all MBN Members

Speakers:

Dr Hillary Briffa is a Senior Lecturer in National Security Studies and Assistant Director of the Centre for Defence Studies in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. She serves on the editorial board of the open-access, peer-reviewed Small States and Territories journal and is currently part of a three-year grant with Georgetown University Qatar studying the maritime sector and resilience-building. Internationally, Hillary is Academic Chair for the Knowledge Hub on Climate for Circle-U, an alliance of nine research-intensive universities. Her co-authored monograph, Convergence: Climate Change and Geopolitical Futures, will be published in July 2026. After running peacebuilding projects in Eastern and Central Europe, she became a recipient of the U.S. State Department’s inaugural Emerging Young Leaders award in 2016. Today, she sits on the board of the London Defence Conference and regularly consults on foreign policy and defence issues for the British government and others internationally, ranging from Estonia to Fiji.

Dr Hugo Rosemont is Director of Government Affairs at BMNT Ltd, a specialised advisory firm where his focus is on strengthening public–private collaboration to support UK defence, national security and resilience objectives. Outside BMNT, he is a Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Vice Chair of the UK Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers’ Community (RISC), having served as Acting Chair in 2025. He has also been a member of the Police Science Council under the National Police Chiefs’ Council and has served as a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at King’s College London since 2017. Before joining BMNT, Hugo held senior policy and public affairs roles at Amazon Web Services, KBR Inc., and the ADS Group. He previously supported security planning for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. He holds Masters degrees in European Politics and International Security Studies, and a Ph.D. from King’s College London on the private sector's involvement in the UK's counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST.

We look forward to welcoming you for what promises to be an insightful and engaging discussion.‍

Disclaimers

The opinions shared during the event are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect those of The Malta Business Network.

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