The HR Function and
Risk Management
Navigating Complexity
with Resilience
Amsterdam
In-Person | Monday 26 January 2026
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
18.30 – 22.00 CET
Event
In today’s dynamic corporate landscape, effective risk management extends far beyond financial oversight, encompassing a spectrum of strategic, operational and reputational challenges.
This dinner will be an opportunity to discuss CRF’s latest research on how HR can take a proactive role in identifying and assessing various risks, including:
- Employee Relations impact
- Tech and AI misuse
- Talent shortages
- Cultural misalignment
- Compliance failures
- Cybersecurity threats
Hear from CRF’s Research Director as well as your peers on how you can ensure business continuity and sustainable growth through leveraging HR’s unique position in risk management.
Learning Objectives
- Explore practical tools and frameworks for HR risk management, including methodologies for creating an HR risk document and crisis management strategies.
- Learn how to incorporate risk awareness into leadership development and succession planning to build long-term organisational resilience.
- Gain insights into creating nimble organisational structures to navigate uncertainty and adapt to emerging challenges.
Who is this event for?
HR directors, senior HR leaders, senior talent professionals and organisational development practitioners tasked with risk management, talent strategy and safeguarding their organisation’s resilience in a complex and competitive landscape.
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Location
Amsterdam
Speaker
John Whelan MBE
Director, CRF
John Whelan is a Director at Corporate Research Forum. Formerly UK HR Director of BAE Systems, the FTSE 100 defence, security, and aerospace company, John’s experience and strengths lie in business and HR Transformation, Organisation Development and Employee Relations. Prior to joining BAE, he held a variety of HR roles in engineering, technology and manufacturing businesses across the telecommunications and semi-conductor industries including Matra-Marconi Space where he was HR Director for the UK and, latterly, Group HRD.
