Conference Agenda
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Day 1 Conference - 17 August 2023
08:30 – 09:00am
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
09:00 – 09:15am
WELCOME ADDRESS
09:15 – 09:50am
KEYNOTE – BUILDING RESILIENCE IN A POLYCRISIS WORLD
by Asif Ibrahim, Vice Chairman, Newage Group of Industries
The impact of climate change will cause natural disasters to be more frequent and severe. Our speaker will speak about the climate impacts in our region, and how to take steps to become more resilient.
09:50 – 10:25am
SURVEY SESSION – BUILDING RESILIENCE IN A POLYCRISIS WORLD
10:25 – 10:50am
NETWORKING BREAK | VISIT EXHIBITION BOOTHS
10:50 – 11:30am
HOW I EMBED AN EFFECTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT CULTURE IN MY ORGANIZATION – A RISK MANAGER’S SHARING
by Rajan Popli, Head of Internal Control, Risk, and Compliance, Suntory Beverage & Food
Risk Management is now an important management tool and if used well can help an organisation weather and thrive in a polycrisis world. In this session our speaker shares on how they have made risk management a culture at their organisation
11:30 – 12:30pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: IDENTIFYING & MITIGATING RISKS – A DISCOURSE WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS
Moderated by Abie Pua Boon Leng, Associate Director, Howden Insurance Brokers Sdn Bhd with
Rajan Popli, Head of Internal Control, Risk, and Compliance, Suntory Beverage & Food
Kritanan Kwandham, General Manager – Insurance and Safety, CKPower
Veng Hoong Loh, Digital Propositions Lead, Swiss Re
The Panel will share on the challenges they faced in managing their organisation’s traditional risk and how they now embed ESG in their risk management framework. A wide range of stakeholders from investors, customers, employees, and others are looking at corporate Risk Management effectiveness and their ESG initiatives. Investors and lenders rely on these data to assess a firm’s risk exposure as well as its possible future financial performance. Communities and customers may want to know about a company’s environmental and social practices for purchasing decisions.
12:30 – 02:00pm
LUNCH | VISIT EXHIBITION BOOTHS
02:00 – 02:40pm
CUTTING EDGE RISK MANAGEMENT – AI ADOPTION AND DIGITALIZATION THE BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
by Alessandro Caillat, Senior Financial Officer, World Bank Treasury
In this sharing, our speaker will discuss how digitalization and automation help streamlining the Business Continuity program, increasing the responsiveness of the crisis management function, and creating significant synergies with business process management and operational risk.
02:40 – 3:20pm
INNOVATIVE RISK FINANCING IN A POLYCRISIS WORLDÂ
by Eddy Hon, Country Manager, Howden Malaysia, and Principal Officer, Howden (L) Ltd.
Risk financing via insurance has been the norm since the first policy was underwritten by Lloyd’s in the 17th century. In recent years captives are becoming a valuable alternative in managing polycrisis risk and smoothing out premium fluctuations in a hardening insurance market. Our speaker shares innovative examples of real operating captives and gives his views on how organisations can profit from a good captive management programme.
03:20 – 03:40pm
NETWORKING BREAK
03:40 – 04:20pm
FOSTER ORGANISATIONAL RESILIENCE FOR A STRONGER 2024
by Peck Eing Seng, Senior Consultant, BCP Asia
Recent years have proven a test in organisational resilience—an organization’s ability to withstand a change or challenge, then emerge stronger from it. Organisations that champion resilience are best positioned to absorb shocks and navigate trials with a pragmatic plan. Our speaker will share more on how to prioritize four key efforts when building resilience.
04:20 – 05:00pm
RESPONDING IN A CYBER CRISIS
Cyber security incidents can happen without warning and they often go undetected for long periods of time. Organizations struggle to identify incidents because of the complexities and the number of alerts is overwhelming. Hear first-hand experience from a speaker on how his organization responds to a cyber-attack. This session will help us understand the key triggers and know the important actions required to prevent the incident from escalating.
05:00pm
CLOSING | NETWORKING SESSION | VISIT EXHIBITION BOOTHS
Day 2 Conference - 18 August 2023
08:30 – 09:00am
REGISTRATION
09:00 – 09:40am
EMBEDDING ERM & MANAGING DATA PRIVACY EFFECTIVELY – LESSONS & MYTHS
by Azmarin Johari, Head of ERM, Maxis Bhd
A Risk Manager shares his experiences in embedding ERM and managing Data Privacy exposures within his organization. Azmarin will shares his journey in bringing the ERM and Data Privacy functions to a matured level and on par with the best in class.
9:40 – 10:20am
POLYCRISIS – EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT
by Martin Petts, Head of Sales – Asia Pacific, F24
Overlapping crises – pandemics, political upheavals, and wars – have clearly demonstrated that we are living in a polycrisis world capable of disrupting even the most well thought out business plans. Our speaker shares his extensive experience on how we ensure our most valuable commodity, our employees, are given priority and we can respond in concert to tackle such events effectively.
10:20 – 10:40am
NETWORKING BREAK | VISIT EXHIBITION BOOTHS
10:40 – 11:20am
MANAGING A GLOBAL INSURANCE PROGRAMME – AN EXPERTS’ PERSPECTIVE
by Suchitra Narayanan, Head of Risk and Insurance (APAC), The Blackstone Group
A knowledge session sharing by an Insurance Manager on how in a hardening insurance market, she assures the most effective coverage for her global operations. Besides delving into the technical insights, she will also share what she believes to be useful knowledge for insurers and brokers to ensure they understand the needs of risk managers
11:20 – 12:00pm
BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT – ENSURING EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION
by Attakrit Sumprawong, Manager, BCM & Protection & Resilience, Allianz Ayudhya
A Risk Manager shares his experiences in making BCM come alive in his organisation. The pitfalls and challenges he had to overcome to ensure an effective BCM implementation, and his approach to putting BCM into action hence ensuring BCM relevance to senior management and his stakeholders.
12:00 – 01:30pm
LUNCH | VISIT EXHIBITION BOOTHS
01:30 – 02:10pm
RISK MANAGEMENT REIMAGINED – NEW FRONTIERS IN SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE
by Veng Hoong Loh, Digital Propositions Lead, Swiss Re
Technology is constantly evolving, and with the prevalence of new systems and solutions, what does this mean for Risk Managers? How can data and technology help Risk Managers gain better visibility of their supply chain and uncover hidden risks? We explore how supply chain risk management can be enhanced with technology to make companies more resilient and take control of their business interruption risks.
02:10 – 03:10pm
RESILIENCE VS RISK MANAGEMENT
by Henry Ee, Managing Director, BCP Asia
Pandemics, Hyperinflation, Wars! What lies ahead next? Companies that do not have a robust process to handle such events will face the risk of a severe slowdown or even extinction. Our speaker will share the latest ideas on building resilience using ERM and BCP tools in the PolyCrisis world.
03:10 – 03:30pm
NETWORKING BREAK | VISIT EXHIBITION BOOTHS
03:30 – 05:00pm
BUILDING RESILIENCE IN A POLYCRISIS WORLD – PUTTING IT IN ACTION!
Come meet the experts and engage with them directly. We have six mini workshops but how many can you complete?
Workshop 1: Risk Management
Workshop 2: Digitisation and Transformation
Workshop 3: Business Continuity Management
Workshop 4: Global Insurance Programme
05:00 – 05:15pm
END OF CONFERENCE – SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
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