Management of Political Risks

Dr. Marc-Felix Otto is partner and chairman of The Advisory House AG, a renowned strategy and management consultancy serving the European energy industry. His expertise includes risk management for major energy trading organizations. He graduated as Master of Science in Physics at Georgia Institute of Technology and has a doctorate in Physics from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self Organization. Following his studies, he worked at McKinsey & Company.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Overview of Political Risks.- 3. Methods of General Risk Management.- 4. Create Transparency About Political Risks.- 5. Managing Tactical Political Risks.- 6. Managing Strategic Political Risks.- 7. Geographic Flexibility as a Key Strategy in Political Risk Management.- 8. Concluding Remarks.