Olympics bring challenges in risk management for team hosts
Representatives of Universities and Colleges in London and those who will be hosting teams for the London Olympics heard about the challenges involved in pre-planning and risk management for the event. The well-attended UM Open Forum, sponsored by education sector risk specialist mutuals UMAL and UMSR, heard from a number of experts in risk and disaster management about how to prepare for the event.James Lewry, of Control Risks, gave an overview of factors influencing risk changes directly arising from hosting Olympics teams, as well as institutions being in the vicinity of Olympic