WEBINAR

Geopolitics in the Boardroom

Rethinking strategy in uncertainty

Geopolitics has shifted from an occasional external shock to a permanent strategic input, on a par with macro and technology. Euronext convenes an independent expert panel for a practical view of what boards should oversee, and how.

Thursday, 17 September

14:00 - 15:15

Online

Thursday, 17 September

14:00 - 15:15

Online

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SPEAKERS

Paolo Amato
Board member, Fincantieri, Prysmian Group, Telepass; Chairman, Eolo, Construction Holding

Caroline Grégoire Sainte Marie
Board Member, Vinci, Fnac Darty

Caroline Ruellan
Board Member, Ardian, ex-Atos

Laura Perez Martinez
Chief Credit Officer, EMEA, Moody's

Camille Leca
Group Head of ESG & Sustainable Finance, Euronext

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Session agenda

A live expert panel for board members, executives, and governance leaders on how governance changes when crises compound, geopolitical, cyber, regulatory and technological, and what that means for the board's role in 2026.

WHY THIS, WHY NOW

#1
Geoeconomic confrontation ranks as the top global crisis risk for 2026 (18%)
WEF GLOBAL RISKS 2026

68%
of leaders expect a multipolar order within the decade
WEF GLOBAL RISKS 2026

76%
of boards now take geostrategic action — up from 26% in 2021
EY

2%
of S&P 500 companies name geopolitical risk in committee remits
EY

Speakers

Speaker

Paolo Amato

Fincantieri, Prysmian Group, Telepass, Eolo, Construction Holding

Paolo Amato is an international executive and board member with over 35 years of experience across industry, infrastructure, transport and technology, including senior roles at McKinsey, Leonardo, Ariston Group and Alitalia. He is Lead Independent Director at Fincantieri, Independent Director at Prysmian, Board Member at Telepass, and Chairman of Eolo and Construction Holding.

Speaker

Caroline Grégoire Sainte Marie

Vinci, Fnac Darty

Caroline Grégoire Sainte Marie is an independent director of VINCI, a role she has held since 2019 after an executive career spanning CFO and CEO positions at Lafarge, Tarmac and Frans Bonhomme. She also sits on the board of Fnac Darty.

Speaker

Caroline Ruellan

Ardian, ex-Atos

Caroline Ruellan is founder and President of SONJ Conseil, a governance strategy firm, and has chaired the Cercle des Administrateurs since 2016. An independent director of listed companies and a member of the AMF's investor advisory committee, she observes board governance from the inside.

Speaker

Laura Perez Martinez

Moody's

Laura Perez is Moody's Chief Credit Officer in EMEA and an Associate Managing Director in the Credit Strategy team, where she leads the ratings approach across the region and sits on Moody's macro board. She joined the firm in 2008 after covering European insurers at AM Best.

Host

Camille Leca

Euronext

Camille Leca is Euronext's Group Head of ESG since 2022, overseeing the group's sustainable finance offering and client support on sustainability topics. A former expert on the European Commission's Platform on Sustainable Finance, she sits on the boards of Euronext Paris and Oslo Børs.

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Agenda

Setting the frame

Why geopolitics is now a standing board item, not an occasional shock.

Naming the risk

A working taxonomy of geopolitical risk for 2026.

Hard security

Conflict, defence and cyber — the second-order effects that reach any company.

The economic battlefield

Tariffs, sanctions and supply chains as standing tools of strategy.

From risk to resilience

The board's operating model: scenarios, indicators and composition.

The through-line

Be ready for a range of shocks, not a single prediction.

Audience questions

Curated live from the audience.

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Governing a polycrisis takes the right people, and the right board operations

Beyond convening this conversation, Euronext helps boards run the discipline it describes: structured board evaluation to assess whether the board holds the competence to oversee a polycrisis, and secure, traceable board operations : preparation, distribution, signed minutes and a full audit trail.

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Board evaluation

Assess whether the board holds the competence to oversee a polycrisis — and where the gaps are.

Secure board operations

Preparation, distribution and signed minutes in one traceable, protected workflow.

A full audit trail

Defensible decisions with a clear record of who saw what, and when.

Resilience isn't prediction, it is preparation

Join us on Thursday 17 September 2026 · 14:00–15:15 CEST for a content-led conversation built for the people who govern companies.

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