Risk Management in space – 4C Strategies host Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang
Christer Fuglesang, the only Swedish astronaut to date visited Exobar, a repeat event organised by 4C Strategies, on the 19th of February to give a presentation on systematic risk management. The event was attended by leading risk managers from the Swedish public and private sector.
During his presentation, Fuglesang emphasized the importance of systematic risk management as a tool to succeed with projects in a complex environment. As the complexity in the business context is increasing, companies and organizations could learn from the approach in space in order to create a robust and secure business. “We are proud to have Christer Fuglesang at our event, speaking about systematic risk management to a selection of Sweden´s leading risk managers.
Fuglesang´s experience confirms that risk management is a central issue for managing business and succeeding with complex projects. This highlights the importance of treating risk management as a prioritized management strategy and not as a side project” says Magnus Bergqvist, CEO of 4C Strategies. “Before, during and after a space mission, we treat risk management as top priority and consider it to be the most important factor to consider. In such an extreme environment, there is no room for mistakes or unexpected problems. As the complexity increases, the need for risk management is even greater. Therefore I think that companies and organizations have an opportunity to learn from the systematic risk approach in space as it will result in a more robust, secure and more successful business” says Christer Fuglesang.
About Christer Fuglesang Christer Fuglesang is a Swedish physicist and astronaut. His first mission was aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle launched on December 10, 2006, making him the first Swedish citizen in space. Thereafter, he was selected as a mission specialist of the STS-128 that was launched August 28–29, 2009. Fuglesang then became the first spacewalker outside Russia and USA to do more than three spacewalks – to this date he has performed five spacewalks. He now works at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and at the Swedish National Space Board.
About 4C Strategies 4C Strategies is a leading international provider of risk management solutions. We provide our public and private sector clients with the skills, tools and End to End solutions they require to “Build, Verify & Track” their Readiness capabilities across the risk, business continuity and crisis management spectrum. Read more here.
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