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Conflict in the Middle East: What It Means for US Financial Services - May 21, 2026 - EY Global
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Market volatility, downstream impacts and how financial services leaders are navigating uncertainty.
#MiddleEast #Oil #Gas Global chokepoints, Europe’s energy exposure and what prolonged disruption means for oil and gas.
In this episode of Geostrategy in Action, we examine how the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is affecting financial services firms, and what executives—particularly in the US and globally—need to watch as geopolitical uncertainty persists.
Adam Barbina, EY Parthenon US Geostrategy Leader, is joined by Andre Veissid, EY Parthenon Global and Americas Financial Services Leader, to explore how the conflict is being interpreted across the sector and how institutions are responding across strategy, execution and risk management.
They discuss why this crisis represents an energy driven macro shock rather than a systemic financial crisis, how second and third order effects are flowing through markets via inflation, FX and volatility, and why resilience built over the last decade is shaping how firms are performing today. The conversation also examines competitive dynamics across banking, wealth and asset management, the importance of execution and controls in rapidly shifting conditions, and why boards are balancing near term geopolitical risks alongside longer term structural priorities, including AI and scenario planning.
Key topics covered
• Why the Middle East conflict is not a systemic threat to US financial services, but a material macro risk
• How volatility, inflation and FX movements are impacting financial institutions downstream
• What resilience means in practice for banks, capital markets, and wealth and asset managers
• How execution, controls and governance are being tested in a high velocity environment
• Why scenario planning is back and how leading firms are preparing for multiple futures, including AI driven change
Watch this episode for insight into how financial services firms are navigating geopolitical uncertainty, balancing risk and opportunity in volatile markets, and preparing for both near term disruption and longer term structural change through resilience, scenario planning and disciplined execution.
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What if workflow management unlocked hidden value across your operations? - May 21, 2026 - EY Global
EY Workflow Management Suite boosts efficiency, visibility, and automation—minimize costs, maximize value, and transform your workflow.
Discover how the EY Workflow Management Suite can revolutionise your financial close and operational processes. In this video, we explore the challenges of traditional workflow management—manual tasks, limited visibility, and rising costs—and introduce a smarter, faster, and more efficient solution. The EY Workflow Management Suite delivers top-down visibility, real-time tracking, automated alerts, and strengthened controls with activity evidence and approvals, ensuring increased accountability and transparency from day one.
Highly customisable and user-friendly, the suite allows easy process changes and seamless integration with your existing systems, leveraging your Microsoft licenses to minimize costs and maximize value. Transform your workflow from manual to insight-driven, unlocking hidden value across your operations and empowering proactive decision-making. Whether you’re looking to streamline financial close or optimize broader business processes, this video highlights proven benefits and practical applications to help you move forward with confidence.
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Conflict in the Middle East: Europe’s Energy Security - May 19, 2026 - EY Global
#MiddleEast #Oil #Gas Global chokepoints, Europe’s energy exposure and what prolonged disruption means for oil and gas.
In this episode of Geostrategy in Action, we examine how the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is reshaping global oil and gas markets, and what business leaders in Europe need to watch as disruption persists.
Famke Krumbmüller, EY Parthenon EMEIA Geostrategy Leader, is joined by Olga Beloglazova, EY Parthenon CESA Energy Center Leader, to unpack how the conflict is affecting energy supply chains, prices and strategic dependencies across continents.
They explore why this crisis is fundamentally different from Europe’s previous energy shocks, how the Strait of Hormuz has emerged as a critical global chokepoint, and why pressure is building not through a full supply collapse, but through tightening product markets—particularly jet fuel, LNG and refined products. They also examine the growing reliance on US energy supplies, the limits of substitution, and why scenario driven planning is essential in an environment of sustained uncertainty.
Key topics covered:
• Why this crisis represents exposure to a global energy chokepoint rather than a single supplier
• The most vulnerable energy products for Europe, including oil, jet fuel and LNG
• How substitution across energy markets is possible but at higher cost and complexity
• Europe’s rising dependence on US energy supplies and what that means for resilience
• How duration of disruption shapes recovery timelines and embeds lasting risk premiums
Watch this episode for insight into how prolonged geopolitical disruption is affecting oil and gas markets, what structural consequences may follow for Europe’s energy system, and how businesses can strengthen resilience through scenario planning and geostrategy.
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Exceptional tech expertise for transformative outcomes - May 18, 2026 - EY Global
At EY, our Microsoft MVPs collaborate internally, with our colleagues at Microsoft, and with clients, to help envision and accomplish extraordinary results.
From curiosity to innovation for everyone | Microsoft MVPs in EY - May 18, 2026 - EY Global
The EY-Microsoft alliance serves as an innovation multiplier for clients, and MVPs are part of that equation, helping to shape an extraordinary future for business.
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Risk Mitigation Accounting Exposure Draft - Tackling the field work - May 7, 2026 - EY Global
A panel of EY experts discuss the IASB's RMA ED, including some elements of the model, steps required to complete the field work and some of the complex and judgmental areas.
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How AI powered Daikin’s business transformation - May 4, 2026 - EY Global
EY and Daikin share how they reimagined the HVAC leader’s entire value chain as one connected experience — from suppliers and contractors to frontline teams and building owners.
Rather than transforming individual functions, Daikin set out to unify operations, data and experiences end to end, creating a scalable, AI-driven foundation for adoption, agility and long term growth.
Learn more about how experience led transformation, built on SAP S/4HANA® and a clean data foundation, helped turn complexity into clarity: https://www.ey.com/en_gl/alliances/daikin-transforms-business-transformation-with-ai
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Conflict in the Middle East: What It Means for the Global Economy - April 30, 2026 - EY Global
#Geopolitics #MiddleEast
How geopolitical escalation, oil shocks, and uncertainty could reshape global growth and business strategy.
In this episode of Geostrategy in Action, we examine how the evolving conflict in the Middle East is affecting the global economy and what business leaders need to watch next.
Courtney Rickert McCaffrey, EY Parthenon Global Geostrategy Insights Leader, is joined by Gregory Daco, EY-Parthenon Chief Economist, Ernst & Young LLP, to break down the geopolitical and macroeconomic impacts, including oil prices, supply shocks, financial markets, and rising uncertainty.
The conversation explores why this conflict is different from previous crises, the unprecedented closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and how businesses can use scenario analysis to plan for a highly volatile and uncertain operating environment.
Key topics covered:
• How the conflict in the Middle East is impacting the global economy
• Oil prices, supply shocks, and financial market risks
• Why the Strait of Hormuz matters for global trade and energy
• Four geopolitical scenarios and what they mean for growth
• What business leaders should be planning for next
Watch this episode for insights into how different conflict scenarios could affect markets and growth, and practical considerations to support strategic planning, resilience, and risk management.
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Celebrating Microsoft MVPs in EY | Scalable, future-proof solutions - April 28, 2026 - EY Global
Microsoft MVPs in the EY global organization help clients build sustainable digital ecosystems that grow with their businesses. Presenting EY Microsoft MVP Danish Naglekar an industry-leading tech talent.
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C-suite insights with EY: Value unlocked across the enterprise – a conversation with Richard Watson - April 27, 2026 - EY Global
In this edition of the C-suite insights with EY, learn about the evolving role of cybersecurity as an enabler of growth and resilience, streamlining safe emerging tech adoption.
How is cybersecurity becoming an enabler for growth, rather than just a cost center to stop bad things happening to a business?
Welcome to episode two of our new conversation series, where host Priyanka Chaudhry, EY Global Deputy Vice Chair – Managed Services, sits down with Richard Watson, EY Global Consulting Cybersecurity Leader. They explore the value of cyber for businesses, how to fight AI with AI for resilience and what’s next for quantum computing.
Tune into the conversation series, C-suite insights with EY: Value unlocked across the enterprise, for exclusive insights on the key strategic imperatives and growth drivers for today’s business leaders.
00:06 Intro
00:19 Chapter 1 | Cyber as an enabler for growth
01:16 Chapter 2 | Fighting AI with AI for enterprise resilience
02:50 Chapter 3 | Being future-ready with quantum computing
04:07 Chapter 4 | Elevating cyber’s business impact
04:55 Outro
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