Aon Insights Series Pacific

Introduction and Overview of Aon’s latest Global Risk Management Survey Results

Our Master of Ceremony Jason Disborough returns for a 19th Aon Insights Series to take you through the agenda for the day.

Hot off the press, be the first across the globe to receive regional insights from Aon’s 2023 Global Risk Management Survey. We will reveal the Top 10 Risks as well as Top 10 Emerging Risks for organisations in the Pacific region.

Jason Disborough, Chief Executive Officer, Multinational Clients (International), Aon

Keynote Address: Global and Local Economic Update

Leading Australian Economist, Professor Ian Harper returns to give us his insights on the current and future state of the global and local economy He will cover key topical issues such as the post pandemic recovery, geopolitical risk, inflation and financial market trends, economic growth indicators, employment and salary rate trends and future risk scenarios that could impact the economy.

Professor Ian Harper AO, Dean & Director, Melbourne Business School

C-Suite Panel Discussion

Hosted by Aon Asia Pacific CEO, Anne Corona, the C-Suite Panel will be discussing topical issues including: (1) ESG trends and observations, (2) growth strategies, (3) building positive organisational culture in the current business environment and (4) approaches to navigating decision fatigue to continue to try and drive better decision making.

Anne Corona, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, Aon
Steve Kovac, Chief Executive Officer, Idemitsu Australia
Carolyn Reynolds, Chief Legal, Risk & ESG Officer, Vicinity Centres
Andrew Tobin, Chief Financial Officer, Australian Securities Exchange

Morning Refreshments

This session will explore the importance of Human Capital and Risk Capital and why it is critical for organisations to take a combined view of both the opportunities and risks that they create.

Lambros Lambrou, Chief Executive Officer, Human Capital, Aon

Understanding the Risks and Opportunities of Generative AI

A new technology frontier is upon us with rapidly evolving advances in generative artificial intelligence. Exciting transformative opportunities abound, as do profound risks. In this session our panel of specialists explore how organisations can both embrace and safeguard against AI-powered solutions.

Richard Kimber, Founder and Director, Daisee 
Susan Travis, Head of Research at Technology Council of Australia
Ibrahim Gokcen, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Aon
Lisa Henderson, Head of Digital Client Solutions, Australia, Aon

International Case Study – Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. are the largest bottler in Japan. Dr Gerold Knight offers unique insights into the organisation's Business Resilience program, developed following significant flooding events in 2018. Dr Knight explains how building risk as part of the executive decision-making process assisted in implementing the change to build a successful risk management program. Dr Knight will also share his top emerging risks, against the backdrop of our Global Risk Management results.

Nicholas Clarke, Enterprise Client Leader, Aon
Dr Gerold Knight, Chief Risk Officer, Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.

Decision Making in High Risk Scenarios - Lessons Learned from the Thai Cave Rescue

In 2018, Dr Richard Harris was called by British cave divers to assist with the rescue of 12 young boys and their soccer coach from deep within a flooded cave in a remote part of Northern Thailand. Over three exhausting days, the 13 Thais were extricated using a very high risk, unprecedented and untested technique combining general anaesthesia with cave diving. Dr Harris will reveal the depths of the moral dilemmas, the physical danger to the rescuers and the ‘impossible’ decision points that finally led to a successful outcome.

Dr Richard Harris, Anaesthetist, Thai Cave Rescue Diver and Australian of the Year 2019

Closing Remarks

Jennifer Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Australia, Aon

Networking Drinks and Dinner

Navigating a Next-Gen Cyber Crisis

2023 has seen an increasing number of cyber-attacks significantly impacting a wide array of businesses. In this interactive session, Aon’s cyber security, risk and insurance specialists will guide you on the key decisions to be made as you navigate real-world attack scenarios. Our specialists will also discuss the steps to better prepare your organisation to take on threat actors.

Adam Peckman, Head of Cyber Solutions, Asia Pacific, Aon
Jennie Reed, Client Manager, Cyber Solutions, Australia, Aon
John Moran, Partner, Clyde & Co

Psychosocial Safety and Workers’ Compensation Risk

With declining mental health in organisations and society, employers have been facing significant costs from Workers’ Compensation claims, lost productivity, employee turnover and absenteeism. Regulations have been introduced to further protect workers through explicit, risk-based laws that focus on the management of risk rather than employee self-care and training. Whilst these laws are designed to make organisations and leaders more accountable for providing mentally safe workplaces, it is also important to recognise the benefits of having oversight of organisational psychosocial risk. This session will explore the status of employee mental health and psychosocial risk management through the lens of current and recent Work Health & Safety and Workers’ Compensation regulatory changes. Traditional risk assessment methods are based on process and policy compliance, whereas psychosocial risk assessments are now based largely on employee perception. We will discuss how organisations can better understand employee perceptions when assessing their psychosocial risk profile, and why it’s important.

Gary McMullen, Director Workplace Risk, Human Capital, Australia, Aon
Tereska Zai, Client Manager Workplace Risk, Human Capital, Australia, Aon

Rising to the Challenge of Climate Disclosures

As investors, stakeholders and regulators are increasingly looking to understand how organisations are addressing climate-related risks, it is critical that risk professionals are prepared to rise to the challenge of climate disclosures. This session will provide practical guidance around governance, strategy, risk management and metrics to help navigate climate-related disclosures and move beyond compliance.

Cecilia Tse, National Practice Leader – ESG, Climate Change and ERM, New Zealand, Aon
Paul Koutouridis, Director, Global Risk Consulting, Aon

Financial Wellbeing Conversations: An Essential Skill for Managers

Managers are responsible for engaging employees in important conversations about money.  In today’s economic environment, that conversation can be challenging due to cost-of-living pressure, post-COVID stress and the general sense of uncertainty in our community. In this session, we will highlight the gap between leaders’ perceptions of employee financial wellbeing and the reality for employees, as this gap can become a critical blind spot for leaders.

Paul Gordon, Chief Commercial Officer & Head of Financial Wellbeing, Australia, Aon
Deb White, Client Director – Technology Sector, Human Capital, Australia, Aon

Demystifying Parametric Insurance Solutions

Parametric risk transfer adoption is accelerating as risk managers and risk protection buyers focus on the need to increase resilience to unique risk exposures. In this session our specialists will discuss how parametric solutions can provide a powerful alternative to traditional insurance mechanisms and will explore a range of use cases that demonstrate how these insurance solutions can be tailored to fill gaps in coverage.

Tracy Riddell, Head of Placement, Property & Casualty, Aon
Kirstin McMullan, Principal, Global Risk Consulting, Aon
Chris Maurice, Insurance Director, Liberty Latin America

Smoothing the Pathways of M&A Transactions

Having a strong M&A strategy is an important lever for sustained growth and transformation. In this session our specialist panel will explore key market trends and conditions and discuss the critical factors dealmakers must assess to ensure smooth transaction pathways across the M&A lifecycle from both a risk and human capital perspective.

Julie Brennan, Head of Risk & Insurance Due Diligence, Australia, Aon
Michael Parrant, Cyber Solutions Leader, Australia, Aon
Simon Kennedy, Partner, Human Capital, Australia, Aon

Strategic One-to-One Client and Insurer Meetings

One-to-One meetings with insurers will run for 30 minutes at the same time as Masterclass sessions.

Strategic One-to-One Client and Aon Specialist Meetings

One-to-One meetings with Aon specialists will run for 30 minutes at the same time as Masterclass sessions.

Please note: the One-to-One sessions are invite only.

Morning Refreshments

Lunch