Meeting

CEO Speaker Series With Rob Fauber of Moody’s

Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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Speaker
Robert Fauber

President and Chief Executive Officer, Moody’s Corporation

Presider
Michael Froman

President, Council on Foreign Relations

CEO Speaker Series

Moody's Corporation President and CEO Rob Fauber discusses the evolution of risk management and how seemingly isolated issues, including economic instability, geopolitical uncertainty, extreme weather events, and other global challenges, intersect to create an increasingly interconnected and complex risk environment.

The CEO Speaker Series is a unique forum for leading global CEOs to share their insights on issues at the center of commerce and foreign policy, and to discuss the changing role of business globally.

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