“Governance and risk in a time of uncertainty and change” - Deputy Governor Ed Sibley 17 February 2021  Speech  Speech to Institute of Directors Good morning. I would like to thank the Institute of Directors for inviting me to speak with you today1.
We are living through a time of great uncertainty – uncertainty over the short term path of the COVID-19 pandemic and its longer term effects; uncertainty regarding the pace and extent of technology and related behavioural changes; uncertainty about the timing of the effects of climate change; and much more besides.