Alex Dorlandt Bio

Alex is Head of Supply Chain Risk for Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), responsible for ensuring that the supplier onboarding & management frameworks drive effective risk management and regulatory compliance. Alex has worked with LBG for 10 years, and has over 20 year experience in Sourcing and Supply Chain Risk.

Merlin Linehan Bio

Merlin Linehan is a Risk Manager at the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD), working across Crisis management and business resilience. Merlin has supported the Bank through a number of major geopolitical and IT events including Covid, Ukraine and Log4j. Merlin is also a regular contributor to publications such as Frontera, PRMIA and Risk Screen and others covering geopolitics, risk and technology. He has also appeared in various media outlets including the FT, BBC and Global Capital commenting on China’s global role and emerging markets