Operational Risk Horizon 2027

Decoding an increasingly interconnected landscape

This study provides valuable insights into the complex interconnections across the entire risk landscape - how individual factors are linked, and how this affects current and future material risk exposures.

Following a similar methodology to previous years, participating firms will be asked to provide details on:

• The greatest emerging risk concerns to their organisation across a range of emerging risk categories and the underlying emerging risk factors influencing them, including any actions being taken in response
• A selection of focus topics for further analysis, based on previous studies and recent developments, for example, geopolitics, emerging technologies, skills and resources or regulation
• Further exploration of the future impacts of frontier AI on the operational risk profile

To enable participants to align their approaches, we'll provide definitions and guidance at the start of the survey. Please make sure you read this carefully before completing the questions. We also encourage you to read about how we approach emerging risks at ORX.

We've also just launched our complementary Cyber Risk Horizon project, which is open to members and subscribers. If you'd like to know more about that study, take a look at the Cyber Risk Horizon 2027 webpage.

Why take part?

• Ensure that your firm's perspective helps shape the industry's view of emerging risks
• Understand the internal and external forces influencing the operational risk profile over the next three years
• Use the results to ensure your organisation is prioritising the most significant emerging risks 

How firms use the results:

Our community uses the Operational Risk Horizon outputs to:

• Validate horizon-scanning activities
• Support scenario identification and validation for operational risk and resilience
• Brief senior leadership on emerging risk trends