With global uncertainty on the rise — spanning climate-driven supply chain disruptions, cybersecurity threats, and shifting regulatory environments—risk management has taken centre stage as a top strategic priority for Australian businesses.
Recognising the growing need for simpler, proactive, data-driven risk management, Visagio has launched VRisk, a new business unit that helps organisations improve their ability to detect, assess and manage risk using faster data integration and AI and advanced analytics-powered insights.
To lead the effort, Visagio has partnered with Peter Blackmore as a Strategic Partner. A risk management authority with over 30 years of experience in senior executive and advisory roles, Peter is a past president of the Risk Management Institute of Australasia (RMIA). He brings both strategic insight and deep practical knowledge to the new unit.
“Many businesses already have the data—they just need help unlocking its value,” said Blackmore. “VRisk will help teams connect the dots, enabling more informed decisions at every level. A recent example is the impact of extreme weather events on supply chains in Australia’s mining and agribusiness sectors. With VRisk, companies can bring together near real-time weather, logistics, and production data to anticipate and respond to disruptions early, avoiding costly delays and improving resilience across their operations.”
Visagio has been leveraging AI and advanced analytics to provide competitive advantages for businesses for nearly 20 years. The company has successfully implemented over 300 AI-related projects across various sectors such as Mining, Energy, Supply Chain & Logistics, Banking and Financial Services, Construction, and others, in over 40 countries.
VRisk elevates the capacity of businesses to benchmark their risk landscape and identification methodologies against industry best practices and peer approaches, uncovering potential blind spots and areas for improvement. Additionally, VRisk enhances the ability of risk owners at all levels to manage their assigned controls through data-driven insights, providing clear, concise reports and dashboards that track the performance of risk controls and the associated risks.
“In today’s environment, organisations can’t afford to react to risk after the fact,” said Monique Mattos Vimercati, Managing Partner at Visagio. “VRisk provides decision-makers with the tools and intelligence they need to act with confidence—whether that’s safeguarding operations, meeting compliance obligations, or protecting long-term value. It’s about turning uncertainty into opportunity.”
