From Telematics to Satellites: The Future of Infrastructure Risk Management with Reijo Pold

Risk Management: Brick by Brick

We're coming to you LIVE from Riskworld 2025! In this episode of Risk Management: Brick by Brick, host Jason Reichl sits down with Reijo Pold, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of ValueSpace, to explore how satellite-based infrastructure monitoring is revolutionizing climate risk management. Reijo brings a unique perspective from his background in tech and corporate investments, having developed their groundbreaking product at Lloyd's of London Lloyd's Lab with risk engineers and underwriters.

Discover how satellite technology has evolved from exclusive defense sector use to becoming an accessible tool for commercial risk assessment, why aging infrastructure combined with extreme weather events creates unprecedented challenges, and how organizations can leverage real-time data to prioritize repairs and prevent catastrophic failures. Learn about ValueSpace's partnership with the UN to enhance global safety standards and why this technology represents the future of infrastructure risk management.

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Podcast Host: Jason Reichl

Executive Producer: Don Halliwell

Episode Highlights:

• [00:00] - Intro & Welcome to Risk Management Brick by Brick
• [00:44] - Satellite Telematics: Revolutionizing Infrastructure Monitoring
• [03:33] - Climate Change & Aging Infrastructure: The Perfect Storm
• [05:06] - Cost Benefits: Preventing Failures Before They Happen
• [06:21] - Quantifying Risk: The Power of Real-Time Satellite Data
• [08:34] - From Lloyd's Lab to Industry Standard: The ValueSpace Journey
• [10:57] - The Future of Infrastructure Safety Standards
• [12:16] - Key Takeaways: Building a Safer Infrastructure Future
  

Episode Resources:

• Reijo Pold's LinkedIn
• ValueSpace
• TrustLayer
  
  

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