Board readiness when risk outpaces response: IoD Risk Survey 2026

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Overview

Boards are navigating a risk environment where geopolitical disruption, AI, cyber risk, physical climate impacts and workforce pressures are increasingly interconnected - and where decisions often need to be made before there is certainty.

Join the Institute of Directors for a discussion on the findings from the IoD Risk Survey 2026 and what they mean for how boards govern risk in practice.

The survey shows that many risks are already shaping board decisions, but the depth of response varies. Cyber and technology disruption, for example, actively shaped decisions for 50.1% of respondents, while only 21.9% had quantified its potential financial impact. And while 59.2% had discussed business continuity and disaster recovery in response to climate and natural hazard risk, only 17.0% had undertaken scenario analysis or stress testing - raising questions about how far boards are testing resilience beyond the immediate response.

Our panel will explore how boards are moving from identifying risk to making better decisions: which assumptions need testing, when scenario analysis or financial modelling will add value, what information is enough to act, and where different risks are beginning to collide across strategy, capital allocation, people, technology and resilience.

What should be elevated from the risk register to the boardroom? Which risks warrant deeper analysis or external challenge? And how can boards make sure risk reporting helps them make decisions rather than simply generating more reporting?

Join us for practical perspectives on how boards are challenging assumptions, testing resilience and making decisions when risk is moving faster than certainty.

Martyn Sinclair 

Martyn Sinclair leads the New Zealand Risk Management and Corporate business strategy and operations, ensuring Marsh’s largest and most complex corporate clients have access to quality risk advisory and insurance services and solutions. Martyn also sits on the Marsh Risk Executive Committee.

Martyn brings significant experience to his role, with 30 years in the insurance industry in New Zealand and overseas. He has worked with clients and colleagues across a wide variety of sectors, and under his leadership Marsh provides insurance solutions for over half New Zealand’s primary industry exports.

Martyn has forged a long career with Marsh. Joining the company in New Zealand in 1996 as a Risk Advisor, Martyn quickly rose through the ranks to assume leadership roles in Singapore, China, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, before returning to New Zealand in 2013 to assume his current role.

An inspiring leader and role model for his team, Martyn believes in the power of fostering a positive workplace culture to achieve positive outcomes for Marsh’s colleagues, clients and broader communities.

Jennifer Moxon

MInstD

Jennifer Moxon is an Independent Director, currently Chairperson of the Transport Industry Skills Board and a Non-Executive Director at Fisher Funds Management Limited, a leading New Zealand KiwiSaver, and Fund Manager. Prior to moving into Director roles, Jennifer held senior IBM leadership positions leading to Managing Director responsibility, followed by strategic advisory and governance. She brings extensive expertise in technology leadership, governance, investment, and infrastructure, helping organizations navigate rapid change and strengthen long-term organizational performance. 

Her governance portfolio spans both public and private sector organisations, including previous roles with Transpower, Port Marlborough NZ Ltd, Victoria University of Wellington, and Open Polytechnic. She has experience both as a Chair and a member of Audit and Risk committees, People and Performance, Health, and Safety. For several years Jennifer was involved in mentoring graduating STEM students at Victoria University. 

Jennifer combines strong business acumen and commercial insight with a future-focused approach to governance. Her international executive experience shapes her strategic contributions across diverse board matters. This includes technology leadership, organisational culture, and transformation, while providing timely insight into the evolving expectations of modern directors.

Judene Edgar

CMInstD

Judene is a Principal Governance Advisor with the Institute of Directors’ Governance Leadership Centre, leading governance research, best practice guidance and advocacy for directors, and Chapter Zero NZ.

​Prior to joining the IoD she ran her own consultancy for over 20 years, specialising in governance, policy, strategy and communications working across a wide range of sectors, including housing, health, solid waste, aviation, energy, not-for-profit and infrastructure.  

​Judene was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to governance, local government and the community in the 2026 New Year Honours. She was a local government elected member for 12 years and a director on a range of private and public entity boards. She has a background in behavioural science and communications and is a Chartered Member of the IoD. ​ 

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Contact

Carla Britz
National Events Executive
+64 9 365 2736
carla.Britz@iod.org.nz