15 May 2026
PRESS INVITE: Copenhagen Convention Bureau launches groundbreaking risk management toolkit at IMEX Frankfurt
The global business events industry is navigating a period of great uncertainty and accelerating change, where new challenges, evolving risks, and shifting global conditions demand an urgent change in how we manage risk when designing and delivering events.
On 20 May at IMEX Frankfurt, Copenhagen Convention Bureau will officially launch the Copenhagen Risk Navigator - International Strategies and Tools for Business Events: a structured, research-based initiative to give the business events industry both a clear picture of the current risk landscape and the practical tools to act on it.
Built on Copenhagen's 2023 Risk Assessment White Paper, the Copenhagen Risk Navigator brings together findings from a global survey of planners and suppliers and expert input from the finance, insurance, and academic sectors. It delivers two key outputs: a research report of the current risk landscape on macro and industry level and a corresponding hands-on toolkit that organisations can start using immediately, whatever their current level of risk management experience. Both the research and the toolkit have been validated by FERMA and RIMS and have been through an industry expert peer review.
This is your opportunity to be among the first to access The Copenhagen Risk Navigator and speak with the team behind it.
Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2026 Time: 10:00 - 10:30am
Location: Room Symmetrie 2, Press Center, Hall 8, Level 1, Messe Frankfurt
Speakers
● Bettina Reventlow-Mourier, Deputy Convention Director, Copenhagen Convention Bureau
● Steen Jakobsen, CEO, GainingEdge
● Stuart Ruff-Lyon, Chief Commercial Officer, the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS)
Register now to receive embargoed materials in advance
Registered attendees will receive an embargoed copy of the press release and the Copenhagen Risk Navigator ahead of the press conference.
To reserve your place, please email Marlieke Kemp-Janssen and we will add you to the attendee list.
If you would like to arrange a one-on-one interview with Bettina Reventlow-Mourier, whether at IMEX Frankfurt or online after the event, please indicate this when you register and we will be in touch to schedule a time.
Press contacts
For questions ahead of the press conference:
Marlieke Kemp-Janssen | marlieke@gainingedge.com | GainingEdge or Anne Marie Barsoe | amb@woco.dk | Copenhagen Convention Bureau
For questions on site at IMEX Frankfurt:
Bettina Reventlow-Mourier | brm@woco.dk | Copenhagen Convention Bureau or Steen Jakobsen | steen@gainingedge.com | GainingEdge
We look forward to seeing you there!