Caspar Berry, who is an expert in risk, is the latest speaker confirmed for the BMF All Industry Conference in June.

Berry studied Economics and Anthropology at Cambridge and forged an early career as a screenwriter, but his expertise comes from a life-changing decision he made at 25, when he became a professional poker player in Las Vegas. 

He has long since retired from poker, but he retains many of the lessons learned during that time, and applies them directly to business. He identifies risk as the single most important, though least understood, factor in turning potentially innovative managers into dynamic leaders. 

The priority is not to avoid risk altogether but to better understand and calculate it. As a testament to this, Bill Gates claims to have discovered everything he knows about business from the poker he played at college.

John Newcomb, BMF CEO, said: “Risk plays a central role in life and in business. But what makes a calculated risk different from a reckless gamble? In addition to his speaking session, Caspar will be leading a workshop that demonstrates the difference. Both sessions will be sponsored by Opus Safety.”