Conference Agenda

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Day 1

08:30 – 09:15

Registration & Breakfast

09:15 – 09:25

Welcome Address

09:25 – 10:00

CLIMATE CHANGE – MOVING TOWARDS RESILIENCY
by Alex Zhang, Senior Strategic Marketing Partner, FM Global

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. With improved modelling and scientific-backed engineering solutions, we can minimize the impact of catastrophic risk and become resilient in the face of climate change.

10:00 – 10:45

TEA BREAK | NETWORKING SESSION | VISIT EXHIBITION BOOTHS

10:45 – 11:30

HOW I EMBED AN EFFECTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT CULTURE IN MY ORGANIZATION – A RISK MANAGER’S SHARING

Risk Management is now an important management tool and if used well can help an organization weather and thrive in a   polycriss world. In this session our speaker shares on how he has made risk management a culture  at his organization  with specific focus on ESG  issues  related to  climate change and employee welfare

11:30 – 12:30

PANEL DISCUSSION: IDENTIFYING & MITIGATING ESG RISKS – A DISCOURCE WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS
Moderate by Abie Pua Boon Leng, Associate Director, Howden Insurance Brokers Sdn Bhd

The Panel will share on the challenges they faced in managing their organization’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 – 14:00

LUNCH | VISIT EXHIBITION BOOTHS

14:00 – 14:45

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.

14:45 – 15:30

FOSTER ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE FOR A STRONGER 2024
by Peck Eing Seng, Senior Consultant, BCP Asia

Recent years have proven a test in organizational resilience—an organization’s ability to withstand a change or challenge, then emerge stronger from it. Organizations that champion resilience are best positioned to absorb shocks and navigate trials with a pragmatic plan. Developing such a capability has become increasingly difficult given the compounding disruptions that organizations have encountered. And yet, these are the times that organizations can benefit most from resilience.

15:30 – 16:15

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 amount 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.

16:15 – 17:00

TOPIC (To be updated)

17:00

CLOSING | NETWORKING SESSION | VISIT EXHIBITION BOOTHS

Day 2

08:30 – 09:15

Registration & Breakfast

09:15 – 10:00

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.

10:00 – 10:45

THE GLOBAL RISK LANDSCAPE – GREY & BLACK SWANS

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Ukraine Russia War has demonstrated with clarity and certainty that the world is more volatile and interconnected than ever before. The increased volatility in the world demands that we use data, state-of-the-art analytics and subject matter expertise to build new predictive models and solutions that help organizations  prepare for what’s to come, as well as manage what they currently face.

10:45 – 11:30

TEA BREAK | NETWORKING SESSION | VISIT EXHIBITION BOOTHS

11:30 – 12:30

MANAGING A GLOBAL INSURANCE PROGRAMME – AN EXPERTS’ PERSPECTIVE
by Suchitra Narayanan, APAC Head of Risk and Insurance, Revantage

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

12:30 – 14:00

LUNCH | VISIT EXHIBITION BOOTHS

14:00 – 14:45

BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT – ENSURING EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION
by Attakrit Sumprawong, Manager, BCM & Protection & Resilience, Allianz Ayudhya

Attakrit will shares his experiences in making BCM come alive in his organization. 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.

14:45 – 15:30

MANAGING THE SUPPLY CHAIN RISK
by Vikas Rai, VP Supply Chain, McCormick & Company

In global supply chains that are highly interlinked, robust supply chain risk management strategies can help an enterprise operate more efficiently, reduce costs, and enhance customer service. Our speaker shares his extensive experience on assessing, controlling and mitigating the risks to an organization’s supply chain.

15:30 – 16:30

PANEL DISCUSSION – SHOW US THE BENEFIT AND WE WILL GIVE YOU THE $$!

Our distinguished panel shares their experiences on how they make Risk Management cruscial to C-suite discussions, hence enabling them to acquire the budget and resources to carry out their programmes effectively.

16:30 – 17:00

RESILIENCE VIA RISK MANAGEMENT 

Pandemics, Hyperinflation, Wars! What lies ahead next? Our speaker will share the latest ideas on building resilience using ERM and BCP tools for the Polycrisis world.

17:00

CLOSING REMARKS | LUCKY DRAW