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Modern Perils and Modern Assets: UAVs, Data Centres and the Next Frontier of Risk; with Blackthorn’s Jerry Smith and Thea Grootenhuis
Modern perils are colliding with modern assets, as drones and data centres reshape the risk landscape in real time. Blackthorn senior broker Thea Grootenhuis and head of advisory Jerry Smith explore how UAV-enabled attacks, critical infrastructure vulnerabilities, and a volatile geopolitical and malicious risk environment are converging. Drawing on live conflict dynamics in the Gulf, alongside lessons from Ukraine and other global hotspots, the discussion examines how disruption can quickly translate into business interruption and systemic risk. From the democratisation of drone technology to…
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