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

ARRC Speaker Asif Ibrahim

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 WORLD 
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

ARRC Speaker Martin Petts

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!