Webinar

Trade under pressure: Chokepoints, geopolitical risk and global supply chains

11 August 2026

3 sessions:

11 August 2026 – 10.00am HKT (Hong Kong)
11 August 2026 – 10.00am BST (London)
11 August 2026 – 10.00am EDT (New York)

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The recent disruption around the Strait of Hormuz has highlighted how quickly geopolitical tensions at a single chokepoint can reverberate through global trade. But Hormuz is only one of several critical waterways where conflict, political instability or infrastructure disruption could reshape shipping routes, raise costs and expose vulnerabilities across supply chains.

Drawing on TradePrism’s detailed trade and shipping data and Control Risks’ geopolitical expertise, this webinar will examine where global trade is most exposed, how disruption at major chokepoints flows through countries, industries and commodities, and what businesses should consider when assessing their own supply-chain risks.

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Speakers

Harry Murphy Cruise

Harry Murphy Cruise is the Head of Economic Research and Global Trade at Oxford Economics Australia. He leads the Australian Macroeconomic Service and global trade initiatives, including TradePrism. Harry frequently provides insights to major media outlets, including CNBC, BBC, Reuters, and the Wall Street Journal. His research primarily focuses on global trade and investment flows, with particular interest in the challenges and opportunities of economic decoupling.

Harry holds a master’s degree in international and development economics from the Australian National University and a bachelor’s degree in arts and commerce from Monash University. He is a PhD candidate at ANU, exploring the role of China’s diverse households and firms in the country’s economic transition.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Harry was the Head of China and Australia Economics at Moody’s Analytics. He was previously responsible for Australian state and territory analysis at Deloitte Access Economics.

Head of Economic Research and Global Trade

Lance Truong

Based in Sydney, Lance Truong is an Associate Director in Control Risks’ Global Risks Analysis practice and the firm’s lead geopolitical analyst in Australia. He specialises in geopolitical, political, security and regulatory risks across China, North-East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Previously, Lance worked in geopolitical risk consulting and at a Big 4 firm in Tokyo focused on defence and national security, and began his career as an Australian diplomat posted to China. He holds first-class honours in Japanese Studies from Monash University and a master’s in international affairs from Columbia University as a Fulbright scholar, and is proficient in Japanese and Mandarin.

Associate Director Global Risk Analysis, Control Risk