At the Speed of Trust: Reimagining Risk for the AI Era with Benjamin Lüders

Recorded live at Corporate Risk Minds 2026 in Berlin, this episode of the Risk Is Our Business Podcast features returning guest Benjamin Lüders, Partner and Risk Consulting Service Leader for Europe West and Germany at EY, for a conversation on how enterprise risk management is being reimagined for an increasingly unpredictable world. Drawing on EY's recent research into risk transformation, Benjamin and Captain Michael Rasmussen explore why traditional models of risk management are reaching their limits. As organizations contend with accelerating change, geopolitical uncertainty, AI, and growing interconnectedness, risk functions must evolve from monitoring the business to helping shape its future. The discussion centers on what it means to operate at the speed of trust, where risk becomes an enabler of confident decision-making rather than a governance checkpoint. Benjamin shares how technology is supporting this transformation, not simply through automation, but by creating connected capabilities that improve visibility, coordination, and action across the enterprise. A significant part of the conversation focuses on agentic AI and how organizations should think about it within three complementary layers: systems of orchestration, systems of intelligence, and systems of action. Rather than viewing AI as another tool, they discuss its potential to reshape how organizations sense, interpret, and respond to uncertainty. They also explore EY's work recognizing organizations leading this transformation, highlighting the practical innovations and leadership approaches that are redefining modern risk management. Check out the links for the EY Risk Transformation papers . . . EY Risk Transformation Series for the show notes. Reimagining risk for an unpredictable world How risk can operate at the speed of trust How AI can build resilience for future risks