Event Details

Date: 7 October 2025

Time: 1:00pm - 4:30pm AEDT

Delivery: Online

Registration fee:
Member $770 incl GST
Non-member $990 incl GST

CPD Points: 4

About Event

After receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback from the delivery of Influencing Essentials at the 2025 RMIA Conference, we are thrilled to launch our brand-new professional development offering, Influencing Foundations for Risk Professionals. This course is for risk managers looking to enhance their communication skills and become more effective influencers. The ability to influence individuals, teams, customers, and stakeholders is a critical aspect of a risk manager's role, fostering agreement and alignment with key perspectives and proposals. By mastering the art of influencing outcomes while preserving strong relationships, participants will be better equipped to effectively drive successful strategic decision making and action.

Topics Covered

• Establishing trust and rapport

• Finding the starting point

• Principles of influence.

• Planning the interaction

• Structuring influencing conversations

Learning Outcomes

• Apply influencing with an ethical approach

• Communicate through verbal and non-verbal channels

• Use key skills including active listening and perspective taking

• Establish trust, rapport and credibility to negotiate win-win outcomes

• Apply principles of influence to expand their sphere of influence.

• Structure conversations for optimal influencing and persuasion

• Use information effectively for influencing

Facilitator

Lisa Harrison - Lisa is a talented, highly experienced and versatile Learning and Development Consultant. She specialises in creating measurable and sustainable behaviour change through learning solutions in the areas of communication, management and leadership, and facilitation. For over 19 years in L&D she has shown has a remarkable ability to partner with clients both internal and external: to analyse needs, create and deliver solutions, and engage learners from a wide variety of backgrounds to achieve ‘life-long’ and ‘life-wide’ learning.

As a learning and organisational development professional with extensive experience in staff engagement and development, Lisa combines extensive learning expertise with leadership and management experience to create an approach to learning that is highly energising and effective across all aspects of business.

Lisa’s expertise in training delivery and design has been developed over many years through a variety of learning and development projects, including organisational consulting, end-to-end learning solutions, corporate and vocational learning, and a range of delivery methods including blended, face-to-face and technology platforms.

Her approach to learning is client-focussed, experiential and active participation in learning, and facilitation based, underpinned with a deep understanding of adult learning and the psychology of motivation and engagement.

As well as holding Certificate IV qualifications, Lisa has also designed, trained and assessed others in Cert IV Training and Assessment, Frontline Management, and Business.

Event Details

Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm AEDT

Date: 9 October 2025

Venue: PwC Southbank, Melbourne

Registration Fee: $50 Members | $150 Non-Members

About the Event

In an era of increasing disruption, managing risk effectively can turn uncertainty into opportunity. At our Risk Odyssey 2025, you will hear from risk leaders, participate in conversations on the role of risk in influencing strategic outcomes, and explore what is possible when we look at challenges differently. A valuable opportunity to increase your professional network, you will meet others who share your passion for finding solutions and explore new ways to approach complex problems. This is a day to connect, learn and leave with practical ideas you can put into action right away.

About the Speakers

Ollie is a dedicated change agent with a strong focus on advancing risk management and resilience practices that both protect and enhance organisational value. With a proven record of driving enterprise-wide improvements, Ollie has successfully led initiatives that elevate risk and resilience maturity, enabling organisations to achieve strategic goals, deliver outcomes, and recover effectively and bounce forward from crises and disruptions. His career spans government (State and LGA), not-for-profit, consulting, and professional services, including wealth management and finance.

As a certified Business Continuity Management (BCM) practitioner, Ollie has overseen significant organisational capability uplifts, including the redesign and alignment of BCM and Crisis Management frameworks with ISO standards and the BCI Good Practice Guidelines. His consulting experience includes reviewing and enhancing BCM frameworks across local government, ports, and health services, supported by enhancing frameworks and practice, facilitating exercises, and delivering actionable recommendations.

Ollie was a shortlisted nominee for the Risk Management Institute of Australasia’s 2025 Risk Manager of the Year and was runner-up in 2019.

Todd is a Senior Business Continuity & Resilience Specialist at Triple Zero Victoria, where he leads the organisation’s Business Continuity Uplift Project and strengthens crisis and emergency management frameworks. With extensive experience supporting policing, emergency services, and critical infrastructure operations, Todd is focused on ensuring frontline services remain resilient and operational during disruptive events.

Todd has led the implementation of the Protecht GRC platform, embedding risk, compliance, and business continuity capabilities across the enterprise, and works closely with executive teams and governance committees to provide strategic oversight.

A Member of the Business Continuity Institute (MBCI) and the Risk Management Institute of Australia (RMIA), Todd is also undertaking legal studies to deepen his expertise in governance and compliance. He brings a pragmatic, forward-looking perspective to risk management, combining strategic governance with practical experience in high-risk environments.

Throughout her career, Sue has worked closely with a wide range of organisations -  across government, sport, justice and community sectors – helping them build inclusive cultures and strengthen resilience during times of change. Beginning with Victoria Police her work focused on driving reforms within the criminal justice system to improve responses to sexual assault, family violence, and child abuse, later leading the AFL’s Respect and Responsibility Program leading the initiatives aimed at fostering cultural transformation through education and compliance across the AFL.  Returning to Victoria Police as a Commander, Sue spearheaded efforts to support frontline police to better engage with community. In addition to these roles, Sue was appointed as the inaugural CEO of Family Safety Victoria, where she was responsible for establishing a world’s first Government agency dedicated to addressing the drivers of family violence. Additionally, Sue has held several executive positions within the Department of Justice and Community Safety, including as the Deputy State Controller/Deputy Secretary, High Risk Industry’s, where she played a key role in responding to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the CEO/Deputy Secretary Emergency Management Victoria.

 Since leaving Government, Sue established her own successful boutique consultancy focused on supporting leaders and now works as the Head of People and Culture at the Mining and Automotive Skills Alliance (AUSMASA), a Jobs and Skills Council.  

Benjamin Wash is the current CEO of the Master Locksmiths Association of Australasia—the peak body for the locksmithing industry. Before moving into the not-for-profit sector, Benjamin spent 12 years working across local, state, and federal government as a finance and policy professional. He’s a qualified CPA with post-graduate studies in governance and public affairs, as well as business. With nearly two decades of executive experience as a CFO, COO, CEO, and board director and consultant, Benjamin brings deep strategic leadership and operational expertise. He’s particularly experienced in managing risk and guiding organisations through complex and uncertain political and regulatory environments—including leading the Queensland taxi industry through the disruptive introduction of ride-sharing.

More speakers to be announced soon.

Event Details

Date: 9 October 2025

Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Delivery: Online

Registration fee:
Member $440 incl GST
Non-member $550 incl GST

CPD Points: 4

About Event

Organisations evolve over time, progressing through stages of maturity that enable them to more rapidly and readily adapt to changing internal and external conditions – new innovations, new markets, significant disruptions, and more.

Risk professionals who understand cultural evolution are likely to be more effective in guiding and advising their organisations. This webinar explores methods and frames that set out key guideposts in cultural maturity. Topics include:

• The Adaptive Cultures Framework® as a guide for understanding and influencing risk culture maturity

• The five stages of organisational maturity

• How attitudes and behaviours toward risk show up at each stage

• Tricks and tips for making progress through the stages of risk culture

About the Trainers

DeAnna works with organisations and leaders to deepen the alignment of risk management, risk culture, and risk outcomes. She has over 20 years' financial services experience in Australia and the US in a variety of business arenas, including culture integration for a complex merger, designing a risk culture framework and initiatives to uplift risk culture maturity, survey design, senior leadership development programs and coaching.

Andrew is a director and co-founder of Adaptive Cultures. He has lectured, written, worked and consulted extensively in the field of risk management and risk culture. He believes that how we think about (and what we believe about) risk and consequences has a profound impact on ourselves, our organisations, our society and our planet. Andrew has held executive positions across the Asia Pacific region. These include Chief Actuary for AXA Life Singapore, Chief Financial Officer for Philippine AXA Life.

Note: As part of our ongoing commitment to provide valuable connections, we would like to inform you that the contact information provided during registration may be shared with our event sponsors. This is in accordance with our privacy policy and will be done solely for the purpose of fostering professional engagement and collaboration opportunities.

Event Details

Time: 5:30 pm - onwards

Date: 16 October 2025

Venue: PwC Australia, Level 11/70 Franklin Street, Adelaide

Registration Fee: Free

About Event

Join the SA/NT RMIA Chapter for our Risk Social – a relaxed, engaging evening for risk professionals to connect, collaborate, and contribute to our community’s future. It’s not just a networking event, but also a mini strategy session where we’ll brainstorm how to make our 2026 activities more meaningful and impactful. Enjoy great company and conversation with peers across the industry as we collectively shape the direction of our chapter for the year ahead.

What to Expect

• Network with Peers: Meet and mingle with fellow risk professionals from across the industry in a casual setting. It’s a great opportunity to expand your professional circle and share experiences in a relaxed atmosphere.

• Collaborative Planning: Based on the Business Model Reinvention presented by Katherine Cobb for PwC at the recent Risk Odyssey, participate in a mini-strategy workshop aimed at shaping our 2026 event calendar. Bring your ideas for topics, formats, or initiatives – everything from emerging risk themes you’re passionate about to new ways the chapter can support its members. We’re open to bold ideas and will capture everyone’s input.

• Shape the Future: This is a collaborative forum where your voice matters. Whether you’re keen to suggest discussion topics, propose innovative event formats, or simply offer feedback on what you’d like from the RMIA chapter, this is your chance to contribute. Together, we’ll brainstorm how to build a programme that reflects the needs of our risk community and the rapidly evolving business environment.

Let’s build a vibrant and forward-looking programme together. By attending, you’ll help ensure our chapter remains at the forefront of industry developments and continues to deliver value to all members. We’d love to see you there – come share your ideas, enjoy the camaraderie, and be part of reinventing our journey for 2026!

Course Details

Duration: AEDT (UTC+11:00)
2:00pm - 5:30pm - Tuesday 21 October 2025

Venue:
Online

Costs:
RMIA Members $495.00 (incl GST)
Non-Members $715.00 (incl GST)

CPD Points: 4

About The Course

RMIA, in partnership with our training provider Battleground, proudly presents Crisis Ready: Building Confidence, Clarity & Control When It Matters Most—an essential introductory course in crisis management. This course is designed to equip participants with the foundational skills to respond effectively when a crisis strikes.

Participants will engage with structured frameworks and practical tools to build crisis resilience and leadership readiness—ensuring teams can act with confidence, clarity, and control in high-pressure situations.

Topics Covered

• Define a crisis, distinguishing it clearly from emergencies or incidents—and understand why that distinction is critical

• Identify and assemble the key components of an effective crisis management framework

• Use structured decision-making tools to deliver rapid, ethical responses under pressure

• Communicate clearly and effectively with stakeholders during a crisis

• Structure, train, and activate a Crisis Management Team (CMT) with speed and efficiency

About the Trainers

Helen Lipscombe - Helen is an expert resilience consultant with over 20 years of international experience. She specialises in business resilience, including risk management, crisis management, and business continuity. She has worked with public and private organizations, offering consultancy and strategic guidance to strengthen their resilience frameworks.

As a qualified trainer, Helen has designed and delivered comprehensive training programmes both internally and externally, equipping teams with the skills needed for business continuity and organisational resilience.

Helen is also a dedicated mentor for the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), where she supports individuals at various stages of their careers in developing their expertise in business continuity and resilience.

A passionate advocate for embedding resilience into organisational culture, she has spoken at events like BCI World and BCI Education Week. Additionally, Helen contributed to the revision of the BCI Good Practice Guide version 7.0, focusing on the Embracing Business Continuity chapter.

Jack Salkild - Jack is a resilience and emergency management consultant with deep operational and strategic experience across government and healthcare sectors. He specialises in business resilience, including emergency response, crisis management, governance, and business continuity. He has worked with multiple New South Wales government agencies, including Transport for NSW and the NSW Reconstruction Authority, delivering expertise on complex disaster projects and resilience frameworks.

With a background as an Intensive Care Paramedic and Clinical Educator at NSW Ambulance, Jack has led major incident response training, developed high-fidelity simulations, and coordinated multi-agency operational readiness programs. His work in government has included delivering structured governance and capability uplift initiatives for disaster recovery at a state level.

As a consultant at Battleground, Jack works closely with organisations to enhance their resilience capabilities through tailored solutions. His focus includes business impact analyses, continuity planning, crisis governance, and embedding resilience into operational practice.

Jack brings a practical systems-based mindset, drawing on lived frontline experience and a strong understanding of organisational risk. He is passionate about supporting organisations to build resilience in the face of complex disruptions and cascading challenges.

Group Bookings: For Group Bookings, please contact us via email on pdp@rmia.org.au or by phone on 1300 775 648.

When you register for this course you agree to the RMIA passing your registration details onto our Training Partner, Battleground.

Event Details

Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm AEDT

Date: 22 October 2025

Venue: PwC Barangaroo | Watermans Quay, Barangaroo, NSW, 2000Australia

Registration Fee: $45 Member | $65 Non-Member incl GST

About the Event

This Risk Odyssey event will explore how AI is fundamentally changing risk management in different sectors, with a focus on building resilience against the geopolitical landscape, global disruption, complexity and the impact on planning and decision-making across finance, people, ESG and insurance.

About the Speakers

Session 1

Mastering the Art of Cyber, AI, IT Risk and Governance

Tony Vizza has been involved in information technology, information security, privacy, and the law for over 25 years.

Tony has completed a Bachelor of Science in Computing Science from the University of Technology, Sydney, and a Global Executive MBA from the University of Sydney, which included studies at Stanford University in the United States, the London School of Economics in the UK, and the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Most recently, Tony completed a Juris Doctor degree in law at the University of New South Wales and is an admitted lawyer and solicitor.

Tony’s information security credentials include CISSP, CCSP, CIPP/E, CRISC, CISM and is a certified ISO/IEC 27001 Senior Lead Auditor. Tony is a Senior Member of the Australian Computer Society (ACS), a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, a former member of the Board of Directors for the Australian Information Security Association (AISA) and is a Teaching Fellow at the University of New South Wales, teaching cyber security and privacy to law and business students.

Tony is an expert speaker on information security, privacy and cyberlaw and a regular contributor to numerous cybersecurity and IT industry publications. Tony is the Managing Partner and Founder of Novera, an independent digital risk management advisory firm that provides cybersecurity, AI, and digital risk management services to clients ranging from ASX 50 firms to APRA-regulated entities and critical infrastructure entities. Tony assists as a court-appointed independent expert in cybersecurity breach legal matters.

Moderator

Session 2

The Geopolitics of AI - Implications for Security, Stability, and Building Resilience.

Panelists

Dr Merriden Varrall is the Lead for Geopolitics at KPMG Australia. In this role she helps business understand and navigate the complex global geopolitical environment. Merriden provides business-relevant insights into global, regional and local geopolitical trends and works with clients to develop strategies and solutions to identify and mitigate risk and maximise opportunities.

A former UN diplomat based in China, Merriden is a sought-after commentator on geopolitics, East Asia, China’s foreign policy, and Australia’s bilateral relationship with China. From 2014-2018, Merriden was the Director of the Lowy Institute’s East Asia Program and is currently a Non-Resident Fellow at Lowy.

Merriden has a PhD examining Chinese foreign policy from Macquarie University, Sydney, and the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. She has a master’s degree in international Affairs from the Australian National University and completed her undergraduate studies in international studies at the University of Technology Sydney. Her analyses have appeared in academic journals, as well as publications such as The Quarterly, The New York Times, Nikkei Asian Review, Foreign Policy, The East Asia Forum, and the Lowy Interpreter, among others.

Moderator

Session 3

Risk Leadership and Culture – what we need to know now more than ever!

Dr Gavriel (Gav) Schneider is a global authority on risk, leadership, and building high-performance cultures in uncertain environments. As the creator of the Presilience® framework and author of Presilience: How to Navigate Risk, Embrace Opportunity, and Build Resilience, Dr Gav empowers leaders and practitioners to move beyond compliance and traditional resilience, building proactive, opportunity-centric risk cultures that drive sustainable high performance.

With extensive experience running companies across the risk, security, safety and leadership sectors, and nearly a decade as head of ACU’s postgraduate program in the Psychology of Risk, Dr Gav brings practical, real-world insights to every engagement. His contributions to the field have been recognised with numerous awards including RMIA’s Consultant of the Year (2019) and Risk Leader of the Year (2023), reflecting his commitment to helping organisations lead, adapt, and thrive in a complex world.

Moderator

Session 4:

Navigating AI Trust, Cyber, Privacy, Ethics and Digital Law at the Edge of Transformation

Panelists

Moderator

Session 5

The Role of Insurance in Fostering Business Resilience and the Geoeconomic Impact

Scott is a partner that has specialised in serving the insurance industry over the past 20 years.  He is a past leader of PwC Australia's Insurance practice

Session 6

Navigating Geopolitical, Technological and People Risk while Maintaining Organizational Resilience

Panelists

Moderator

Session 7 - Presentation and Fireside Chat

Climate Change and Corporate Resilience: Integrating Physical and Transition Risks into ESG Strategies

Fireside Chat Subject Matter Experts

Moderator

Event Details

Date: 23 October & 6 November 2025 (Two Half Days)

Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Delivery: Online

Registration fee:
Member $880 incl GST
Non-member $1100 incl GST

CPD Points: 8

About Event

CROs and their teams have invested heavily in building risk management capabilities and implementing frameworks such as 3LOD. Yet there remains a significant disconnect between the quality of risk capabilities and the quality of risk outcomes – well documented by the Hayne Royal Commission and underscored frequently by headlines in the financial and business press.

In an effort to address this disconnect, CROs and their teams are turning their attention to risk culture - how culture influences risk management and risk outcomes. 

In these two interactive workshops for CROs and Senior Risk Leaders, Adaptive Cultures facilitates an exploration of the challenges to deepening risk ownership and embedding quality risk practices, and participants will develop strategies they can implement in their organisations to improve risk culture. Topics include:

• the core qualities and capabilities that support influence on risk topics,

• approaches to broaden and deepen risk ownership,

• what’s working well and less well in the 3LOD framework and FAR implementation,

• ways to complement structural risk tools with adaptive methods that can create a truly embedded risk framework, and

• how to engage executive peers more fully in this work.

About the Trainers

DeAnna works with organisations and leaders to deepen the alignment of risk management, risk culture, and risk outcomes. She has over 20 years' financial services experience in Australia and the US in a variety of business arenas, including culture integration for a complex merger, designing a risk culture framework and initiatives to uplift risk culture maturity, survey design, senior leadership development programs and coaching.

Andrew is a director and co-founder of Adaptive Cultures. He has lectured, written, worked and consulted extensively in the field of risk management and risk culture. He believes that how we think about (and what we believe about) risk and consequences has a profound impact on ourselves, our organisations, our society and our planet. Andrew has held executive positions across the Asia Pacific region. These include Chief Actuary for AXA Life Singapore, Chief Financial Officer for Philippine AXA Life.

Note: As part of our ongoing commitment to provide valuable connections, we would like to inform you that the contact information provided during registration may be shared with our event sponsors. This is in accordance with our privacy policy and will be done solely for the purpose of fostering professional engagement and collaboration opportunities.

Course Details

Duration: AEDT (UTC+11:00)
2:00pm - 5:30pm - Wednesday 29 October 2025

Venue:
Online

Costs:
RMIA Members $495.00 (incl GST)
Non-Members $715.00 (incl GST)

CPD Points: 4

About The Course

Embedding Resilience: Essentials of Training, Awareness & Exercising is a practical, insight-rich program designed to help risk professionals embed continuity and resilience practices across all levels of their organisation. Drawing on global standards such as ISO 22301 and the BCI Good Practice Guidelines (GPG), this course explores how to design and deliver effective training, build awareness that resonates, and run exercises that prepare your teams for disruption.

Topics Covered

• What ISO 22301 and BCI GPG say about training, awareness and exercising

• How to tailor continuity learning for executives, team leaders, and frontline staff

• How to make awareness campaigns memorable and relevant

• Types of exercises — from quick wins to full simulations — and how to get started

• How to track, evaluate, and improve your training and exercising efforts

About the Trainers

Helen Lipscombe - Helen is an expert resilience consultant with over 20 years of international experience. She specialises in business resilience, including risk management, crisis management, and business continuity. She has worked with public and private organizations, offering consultancy and strategic guidance to strengthen their resilience frameworks.

As a qualified trainer, Helen has designed and delivered comprehensive training programmes both internally and externally, equipping teams with the skills needed for business continuity and organisational resilience.

Helen is also a dedicated mentor for the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), where she supports individuals at various stages of their careers in developing their expertise in business continuity and resilience.

A passionate advocate for embedding resilience into organisational culture, she has spoken at events like BCI World and BCI Education Week. Additionally, Helen contributed to the revision of the BCI Good Practice Guide version 7.0, focusing on the Embracing Business Continuity chapter.

Jack Salkild - Jack is a resilience and emergency management consultant with deep operational and strategic experience across government and healthcare sectors. He specialises in business resilience, including emergency response, crisis management, governance, and business continuity. He has worked with multiple New South Wales government agencies, including Transport for NSW and the NSW Reconstruction Authority, delivering expertise on complex disaster projects and resilience frameworks.

With a background as an Intensive Care Paramedic and Clinical Educator at NSW Ambulance, Jack has led major incident response training, developed high-fidelity simulations, and coordinated multi-agency operational readiness programs. His work in government has included delivering structured governance and capability uplift initiatives for disaster recovery at a state level.

As a consultant at Battleground, Jack works closely with organisations to enhance their resilience capabilities through tailored solutions. His focus includes business impact analyses, continuity planning, crisis governance, and embedding resilience into operational practice.

Jack brings a practical systems-based mindset, drawing on lived frontline experience and a strong understanding of organisational risk. He is passionate about supporting organisations to build resilience in the face of complex disruptions and cascading challenges.

Group Bookings: For Group Bookings, please contact us via email on pdp@rmia.org.au or by phone on 1300 775 648.

When you register for this course you agree to the RMIA passing your registration details onto our Training Partner, Battleground.

Event Details

Time: 9:00am - 4:30pm

Date: 31 October 2025

Venue: Australian National University, Physics Building: Conference Room | Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

Registration Fee: $50 Member | $70 Non-Member (incl. GST)

About the Event

The RMIA ACT Chapter proudly presents the Risk Odyssey 2025, a dynamic and immersive one-day forum designed to challenge, inspire, and elevate risk professionals across sectors. This year’s event—Elevate and Evolve Your Practice—embraces both the spirit of transformation and the thrill of uncertainty. Through a series of thought-provoking presentations, interactive discussions, and themed activities, the forum explores the evolving landscape of risk management and resilience in a world shaped by climate change, technological disruption, cyber threats, and shifting organisational cultures.

With a festive atmosphere, engaging Halloween themed trivia, and opportunities to network and collaborate, the Risk Odyssey 2025 promises to be a truly transformative experience for risk professionals ready to evolve their practice.

Learn more about our speakers, bios coming shortly.

Event Details

Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm AWST

Date: 6 November 2025

Venue: Central Park Theatre & Rooms, 152-158 Saint Georges Terrace, Perth WA

Registration Fee: $40 Member | $160 Non-member

About the Event

The WA Chapter's 2025 Risk Odyssey will be held on Thursday 6 November, bringing together leading voices from industry, government and academia for a day of ideas, insight and connection.

This year’s theme, “Building Resilience in a Changing World,” explores how organisations can stay strong and adaptable amid shifting economic conditions, accelerating technology, climate pressures and complex global dynamics. Through keynote presentations, case studies and an interactive panel discussion, attendees will gain practical strategies to strengthen risk culture, embrace innovation and lead through uncertainty.

Alongside the keynotes, attendees will experience case studies, a high-energy panel discussion and valuable networking with Western Australia’s risk community.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with peers and thought leaders, discover fresh perspectives and take away actionable ideas to help your organisation thrive in a rapidly changing world.

About the Speakers

Martin Boyle is the Director for Safety & Risk at the Australian Antarctic Division. Over the past 18 years, he has been south on many occasions in various roles on Antarctic stations, in the field, and on ice breaking vessels.

Martin has more than 30 years of experience across the safety, risk and emergency management industry in both private and public sector as a Director, Consultant, Academic, Emergency Services Manager, and Search and Rescue operator. He has previously worked for Australian Customs and the Tasmania State Emergency Service.

He was awarded a Certificate of High Commendation from Tasmania Police for Search & Rescue operations in 2002, the Golden Pen Award from the National Emergency Response Journal in 2011, the Bravo Zulu award in 2015 from the International Association of Emergency Managers, and the Australian Antarctic Program Director’s Award for safety and emergency management in 2019.

Martin has been an internationally recognised Certified Emergency Manager® (CEM) since 2008, and holds a Masters in Emergency Management, BA(Hons) in Business and Information Technology, Advanced Diploma in Public Safety (Emergency Management), Advanced Diploma in Work Health & Safety, Diploma in Project Management, and a Diploma in Business Continuity. Martin is also a member of the Standards Australia OB-007 Risk Management Committee.

Professor Gordon Flake is the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Perth USAsia Centre at The University of Western Australia.

Professor Flake is one of the world’s leading authorities on strategic developments in the Indo-Pacific. Having spent twenty-five years in the US foreign policy community focused on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia and now ten years in Australia’s Indian Ocean capital he is an expert on key strategic relationships in the broader Indo-Pacific. He has authored many scholarly and policy studies on security developments in the region, and their policy implications for the US and its regional partners.

Since establishing the Centre in 2014, Professor Flake has worked to build stronger international relationships between Australia, the US and the broader Indo-Pacific. He has led the growth of several major international conferences in Australia and the region; and established a range of high-level diplomatic and policy dialogues on issues of shared concern for the Indo-Pacific.

Professor Flake is a sought-after media commentator, particularly on strategic developments in the Indo-Pacific and change order issues to do with US politics and foreign policy. His work has appeared in many leading international outlets, including the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, as well as across the Australian media landscape.

Professor Flake holds a number of strategic leadership roles. He is a Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AmCham) and serves on the board of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.

Professor Flake holds several key strategic leadership positions.  He is a Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AmCham) and serves on the boards of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and the Australia Korea Foundation.

Prior to joining the Centre, he was the Executive Director of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, an Associate Director of the Program on Conflict Resolution at The Atlantic Council of the United States, and Director for Research and Academic Affairs at the Korea Economic Institute of America.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Korean) and Master of Arts (International and Area Studies) from Brigham Young University. He speaks both fluent Korean and Laotian.

Michael is a Partner at KPMG, helping Governments deliver better services for complex problems.  Michael has over 20 years of experience in Government, including 10 years in executive roles within the Government and Energy sectors. As Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, he has proven leadership in crisis management, social policy reform, fiscal discipline, and economic management. Michael led one of Australia’s most effective COVID-19 responses, implementing rapid border controls, remote community protections, and economic support measures. Diversified the Territory economy by funding and supporting new industries and opportunities– including renewable energy projects, record defence investment, terrestrial and subsea cables and data storage and the space industry with rocket launch facilities used by NASA. At Fortescue Future Industries led an Australian team to develop solar, wind and hydrogen projects, to establish market leadership in renewable energy supply and support Fortescue Metals decarbonise their metal operations.

Felicity is a senior executive and non-executive director with over 20 years of international experience across legal, financial services, government, and not-for-profit sectors. With a background as a lawyer and former banker, her recent executive roles have included Chief Risk Officer and Acting CEO of a government owned financial institution. Felicity currently serves as a non-executive director on several boards across sectors including property development, community housing, and legal services. 

Monique Mattos Vimercati is Managing Partner and Executive Director at Visagio, a global platform helping organisations solve management challenges and improve efficiency leveraging AI and technology. With nearly 20 years of experience and an engineering background, she has led large-scale transformation programs and serves on Advisory Boards. Monique holds certifications in Project and Change Management, is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and YPO, and represents Visagio at CEOs for Gender Equity. A proud mother of three, she is passionate about developing people and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Matt Weaver leads Howden’s Climate Risk & Resilience practice across the Pacific region. A Fellow of the UK Faculty of Actuaries, Matt brings over 16 years of experience spanning insurance, reinsurance, catastrophe and climate analytics, product development, pricing and alternative risk transfer. Matt specialises in designing parametric insurance solutions that align with climate resilience strategies, helping clients manage exposure to natural hazards and unlock investment in adaptation. He challenges traditional insurance models to create tailored products that support companies exposed to climate risk as well as the carbon and nature-based markets. Passionate about using insurance as a catalyst for climate action, Matt helps clients convert climate risk into measurable, strategic decisions.

Watch this space for speaker updates…

Event Details

Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ACST

Date: 7 November 2025

Venue: Online

Registration Fee: Free

About the Event

Join the RMIA SA/NT Chapter for a dynamic 1-hour online session on Supply Chain Risk Management, where you'll gain practical insights into identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks across your supply chain.

Designed for professionals navigating today's complex global landscape, this session will cover key strategies and real-world case studies to enhance resilience and ensure continuity. This is your opportunity to strengthen your risk management capabilities and stay ahead of disruptions.

About the Speakers

Tim Slattery brings over 40 years of national security experience to his understanding of the threats facing Australia today. Tim is focused on the protection of Australia’s critical infrastructure from a world of threats to sustain Australia’s national security.

Tim’s employment in federal government, including 13 years as a senior executive, encompasses Army, Defence intelligence, national security, signals intelligence, law enforcement intelligence, protective security, and foreign affairs. Tim brings significant experience of operations with Five Eyes intelligence partners in Australia and overseas, including extensive collaboration with the U.S. partners.

Tim is a founder of Pentagram Advisory which focuses on security advice to critical infrastructure entities and other key private sector operators. Today, Pentagram Advisory means protection, with a mission that aligns with the U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth stated priority to “Advance the defense industrial collaboration between Australia and the U.S., and strengthen the bilateral alliance.”

Tim has a particular focus on insider threat mitigation as the human part of cyber security and a fundamental component of overall enterprise security.

Marina Shteinberg is a leading expert in security of critical infrastructure, insider threat mitigation and supply chain security, with over 25 years of experience across government and industry sectors in Australia and internationally. She is the director and co-founder of Pentagram Advisory, where she provides strategic security and risk management solutions to safeguard critical infrastructure and national interests.

Marina has an extensive background in national security policy, regulatory compliance, and legislative development, including 12 years in the Commonwealth Government. During her tenure at the Attorney-General’s Department, she led the rewrite of the Personnel Security Policy component of the Protective Security Policy Framework to align with evolving security requirements and contributed to the implementation of the revised PSPF.

Marina has authored numerous articles on insider threats, personnel security, and supply chain security. Pentagram Advisory work continues to shape best practices in security governance and resilience across critical infrastructure sectors, including energy, telecommunications, water, and healthcare.

Moderator

Event Details

Date: 20 November 2025

Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Delivery: Online

Registration fee:
Member $440 incl GST
Non-member $550 incl GST

CPD Points: 4

About Event

The stories we tell and the case studies we share about risk and risk events can make an enormous impact on what people remember and how they respond to risks. In this seminar, Adaptive Cultures (Andrew and Deanna) will share story and narrative methodologies that can help lift risk awareness in your organisation. Topics include:

• The brain science behind storytelling

• Connecting the head and the heart through storytelling

• Structuring stories for impact

• Ways to share stories and case studies to reinforce the cultural journey

About the Trainers

DeAnna works with organisations and leaders to deepen the alignment of risk management, risk culture, and risk outcomes. She has over 20 years' financial services experience in Australia and the US in a variety of business arenas, including culture integration for a complex merger, designing a risk culture framework and initiatives to uplift risk culture maturity, survey design, senior leadership development programs and coaching.

Andrew is a director and co-founder of Adaptive Cultures. He has lectured, written, worked and consulted extensively in the field of risk management and risk culture. He believes that how we think about (and what we believe about) risk and consequences has a profound impact on ourselves, our organisations, our society and our planet. Andrew has held executive positions across the Asia Pacific region. These include Chief Actuary for AXA Life Singapore, Chief Financial Officer for Philippine AXA Life.

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