Simon Sølvsten

Simon Sølvsten is a researcher at the Department of Business and Sustainability, University of Southern Denmark, and director of the European Center for Risk & Resilience Studies (ECRRS) since 2023. His dual expertise spans academia and the insurance industry, with current external roles at Willis Towers Watson as Head of Organizational Resilience Research (UK, Global) since 2021.

• PhD in Economics (SDU, 2022)
• MSc in Economics and Business Administration (SDU, 2018)
• HD diplomas in Business Administration (Aarhus University, 2014-2016)
• Leadership Degree (University College Nordjylland, 2011)

His research focuses on organizational resilience, risk financing, and engineering applications like computer vision for fire risk assessment. Articles address supply chain disruptions, climate risks, and technological solutions for hazard mitigation. He supervises multiple PhD candidates and leads projects on catastrophe transitions and disaster risk financing.

• Royal Reveals: LiDAR Mapping of Kronborg Castle (2024)
• Reimaging disaster risk financing through insurance (ongoing)