Sponsor's Message
An opportunity to build a ‘new better’
A
s a long-standing
is opportunity for us to build a
that you can make better decisions
sponsor of the CESA
‘new better’.
to protect and grow your people
awards, Aon has a
This is where the power of Aon
and your business. The 2021 CESA Aon Engineering
deep appreciation of
United and the convergence of
the contribution of the engineering
our powerful data and analytics
Excellence Awards are about
industry to our economy and
capabilities backed by superior risk
innovation and excellence in
society. Over the years, our role
management practices and advice
unprecedented times. It is an
and relationship with CESA has
come to bear. We stand ready to
opportunity to celebrate the fact
also evolved tremendously: from
help you navigate new forms of
that you have embraced risk for
advising on professional liability
volatility – armed with insights
the opportunity that it presents.
risks, to a much wider scope that
and understanding – to build
Stay committed to excellence, raise
covers every facet of your business
more resilient workforces and
your business resilience, invest in
operations – from assets and
supply chains, and retain access to
building a better society through
business interruption, to cyber
capital through risk and business
your deliberate actions, and move
risk and D&O cover, to healthcare,
continuity management.
upward and forward, always, to
retirement, business continuity and
The bottom line is that new
legal risk management services.
strategies will be needed to build
And now how to navigate through
our ‘new better’. In doing so, we
a globally synchronous pandemic
need to be aware of the key risks
and the complexity of risk that it
that have become more pressing
brought along!
as businesses and economies
The fundamental shifts we have
rebuild. Over the coming
seen have brought opportunities
months, definitive trends in
to do things differently. We need to
risk will continue to emerge.
commit to accelerating innovation
It is here where the power of
and making better decisions that
Aon and expert advice really
lay the foundations for a more
comes to life – when we take
optimistic future for our clients, our
our global capability, backed
communities and our businesses.
by experts from across all
Aon’s recent ‘One Brief’
your ‘new better’.
geographies, and deliver it locally
thought piece theme focused
to your business. We
on how global crises can create
remain by your side
opportunities for organisations to
and committed to
solve their systemic challenges and
supporting you to be
become more resilient. Instead of
better informed and
accepting a ‘new normal’, there
better advised, so
Terence Williams, CEO, Aon South Africa
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