Ready, Steady, Risk! Get Up and Race with the Risk Debate at the 2016 RMIA Conference

The Risk Management Institution of Australasia conference takes place on the 16th-18^th of November 2016 at The Crowne Conference Centre in Melbourne.
 
The RMIA conference will be a conduit for ideas, debate, networking and discussion which will become part of the matrix for a better business environment in the Asia Pacific and the international risk community. Key risk industry conference.
 
General Manager, Suzanne Cureton says: “We expect a high level of attendance from delegates ranging from middle to senior risk management roles, across a broad spectrum of industries. The conference will host 400 delegates, 85 speakers and 20 exhibitors. There will be eight plenary sessions and five streams across a robust spectrum of emerging risk topics. The RMIA conference aims to provide delegates with three days of great social and networking opportunities including our annual gala dinner where we award the risk industry’s most coveted awards. These awards are, Risk Manager of the Year, Risk Consultant of the Year and Risk Student of the Year.”
 
Two of the phenomenal key note speakers are:
 
Shannon Sedgwick, CEO, Global Media Risk
Shannon Sedgwick is a highly regarded risk consultant and media adviser with extensive experience in the Middle East and throughout Europe, USA and South East Asia. Shannon is regularly seen on national and international television and radio programs and expert panels discussing national security and terrorism and its effects on our society.
A consultant to large media firms, non-profits, schools and NGOs, Shannon’s most recent publications include Australia’s Jihadis, ISIS Recruitment Tactics, Active Shooter Incidents in America, and Journalist Safety: A Delicate Balance. Shannon has conducted operations in countries such as Syria, Iraq, Philippines, Thailand, Fukushima Japan, West Bank, Turkey, and Nepal. Global Media Risk is a US based risk consultancy firm with offices in Nevada and California USA, Sydney NSW and Singapore.
 
 
Alan Bardwell, Chief Risk Officer, ASX Limited
Mr. Bardwell has been Chief Risk Officer of ASX since July 2010. He is responsible for ASX’s Clearing Risk Policy, Clearing Risk Quantification, Clearing Risk Management, Portfolio Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Audit functions.
Mr. Bardwell was previously Chief Financial Officer at ASX, a role he commenced in December 2006.
Prior to that, Mr Bardwell worked globally in a variety of roles for Citigroup (joining in 1991 when it was Citibank), including Global Head of Market Risk Review, Asia Region Audit Director, and country CFO for Australian and New Zealand.
 
Anthony Ventura, President of the RMIA RMIA states: “The current state of world political, economic and social circumstances highlighted by the need for a poised, informed, robust and appropriate response from business. In order to do this, they in turn need a framework of experience, policy, governance, ethics and resilience. Good risk managers need to be prepared, informed and connected. The RMIA conference aims to be a conduit for ideas, debate, networking and discussion which will become part of the matrix for a better business environment in the Asia Pacific and the international risk community.”
 
For more information go to: http://rmiaconference.com.au