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  • Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM)

ISRM Wicked Problems Summit 2023

Hosted by Marsh and Risk 2 Solution Group

  • Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM)

ISRM Wicked Problems Summit 2023

Hosted by Marsh and Risk 2 Solution Group

5 Sep 2023

9am for a 9.15am start, concluding at 6.30pm (AEST)

Marsh Sydney

One International Towers, Barangaroo NSW 2000

$195 – $495

Fully catered one-day event including networking drinks

On 5 September 2023, Marsh and Risk 2 Solution Group are hosting the ‘Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM) Wicked Problems Summit 2023’ in Sydney.

The ‘ISRM Wicked Problems Summit 2023’ is a one-day event which will bring together leading experts and figures in risk management to discuss some of the most pressing ‘wicked problems’ facing our world today. We anticipate a vibrant audience of 70 attendees, including distinguished professionals from various public and private sectors, including those responsible for Australia’s critical infrastructure. By exploring the critical theme outlined above, ISRM will continue to shape the future of organisational security and risk management in critical infrastructure.

Lord Toby Harris

President, ISRM | Chair, National Preparedness Commission

Opening Address

Dr David Rubens

Executive Director, ISRM

Wicked Problems: Understanding Complexity in Today’s Risk Landscape

Dr Gav Schneider

President, ISRM Australia & New Zealand | CEO, Risk 2 Solution Group

Emerging Trends and Key Findings on the State of Risk Management

Ben Crowther

Chief Client Officer – Marsh Advisory (Pacific), Marsh

Leanne Close APM

Chief Executive Government & Strategy, Risk 2 Solution Group

High-Performing Women in Defence and National Security in Tackling Wicked Problems

David Bartlett

Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance, Griffith Criminology Institute

Unravelling the Complexity: Social Science and Public Policy Research in Addressing Wicked Problems

Lyn Harvey

Department of Defence

Systems Thinking for Wicked Problems – A Public Sector Approach to ESG

Dr Paul Johnston

Research Lead, ISRM Australia & New Zealand | Lead Risk Consultant, Risk 2 Solution Group

Summarising Emerging and Strategic Risks

Julian Talbot

Chief Technology Officer, SECTARA

Future Uncertain: Contentious Divides and Volatile Tomorrows

Roanne Monte

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Product Officer, Armatec Global

Cyber, Critical Infrastructure, and Natural Disaster Resilience

David Owens

Former Deputy Commissioner, NSW Police Force | MD, Risk-e Business Consultants

Cyber, Critical Infrastructure, and Natural Disaster Resilience

Don Bletchly

Senior Executive, Department of Transport and Main Roads

Cyber, Critical Infrastructure, and Natural Disaster Resilience

Helaine Leggat

Managing Partner, ICT Legal Consulting

Exploring Privacy and Law as a Complex Wicked Problem

Leonie Barnes DSJ

Programme Manager, Ordnance Disposal Office, United Nations Mine Action Service, UNAMID

High-Performing Women in Defence and National Security in Tackling Wicked Problems

Megan Motto

Chief Executive Officer, Governance Institute of Australia

Emerging Trends and Key Findings on the State of Risk Management

Nicholas Martin

Head of Strategic Risk Consulting – Marsh Advisory (Pacific), Marsh

Emerging Trends and Key Findings on the State of Risk Management

Gill Collins

Head, Cyber Incident Management and Cyber Consulting, Marsh Advisory Pacific

Cyber, Critical Infrastructure, and Natural Disaster Resilience

Joe Buffone

Director-General, Emergency Management Australia (EMA)

Coordinating National and International Responses to Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Frontline Experience

Dr Margo van Felius

Lecturer in Financial Crime, Griffith University

Unravelling the Complexity: Social Science and Public Policy Research in Addressing Wicked Problems

Justin Ready

Associate Professor, Griffith University

Unravelling the Complexity: Social Science and Public Policy Research in Addressing Wicked Problems

  • 9:00 AM | Registration
  • 9:15 AM | Welcome & Introductions

    • Ben Crowther, Chief Client Officer – Marsh Advisory (Pacific), Marsh
    • Dr Gav Schneider, President ANZ, ISRM
  • 9:25 AM | Opening Address

    • Lord Toby Harris, President, ISRM
  • 9:45 AM Session #1 | Wicked Problems: Understanding Complexity in Today’s Risk Landscape

    • Dr David Rubens, Executive Director, ISRM
  • 10:30 AM | Morning Tea and Networking Break
  • 10:55 AM Session #2 | Systems Thinking for Wicked Problems – A Public Sector Approach to ESG

    • Lyn Harvey, Department of Defence
  • 11:20 AM Session #3 | Future Uncertain: Contentious Divides and Volatile Tomorrows

    • Julian Talbot, Chief Technology Officer, SECTARA
  • 11:45 AM Session #4 | Unravelling the Complexity: Social Science and Public Policy Research in Addressing Wicked Problems

    • David Bartlett, Industry Fellow / Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance, Griffith Criminology Institute
    • Dr David Rubens, Executive Director, ISRM
    • Dr Margo van Felius, Lecturer in Financial Crime, Griffith University
    • Justin Ready, Associate Professor, Griffith University
    • Moderated by Dr Paul Johnston, Research Lead, ISRM
  • 12:30 PM | Lunch and Networking Break
  • 1:15 PM Session #5 | Cyber, Critical Infrastructure, and Natural Disaster Resilience

    • Dave Owens, Former Deputy Commissioner, NSW Police Force | Managing Director, Risk-e Business Consultants
    • Roanne Monte, CEO and Chief Product Officer, Armatec Global
    • Don Bletchly, Senior Executive, Department of Transport and Main Roads
    • Gill Collins, Head, Cyber Incident Management and Cyber Consulting, Marsh Advisory Pacific
    • Moderated by Leanne Close APM, Chief Executive Government & Strategy, Risk 2 Solution Group
  • 2:00 PM Session #6 | Summarising Emerging and Strategic Risks

    • Dr Paul Johnston, Lead Risk Consultant, Risk 2 Solution Group
  • 2:45 PM Session #7 | Exploring Privacy and Law as a Complex Wicked Problem

    • Helaine Leggat, Managing Partner, ICT Legal Consulting
  • 3:10 PM Session #8 | High-Performing Women in Defence and National Security in Tackling Wicked Problems

    • Leonie Barnes DSJ, Programme Manager of the Ordnance Disposal Office, for the United Nations Mine Action Service, United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)
    • Leanne Close APM, Former Deputy Police Commissioner, Australian Federal Police
  • 4:00 PM Session #9 | Coordinating National and International Responses to Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Frontline Experience

    • Joe Buffone, Director-General, Emergency Management Australia (EMA)
  • 4:25 PM Session #10 | Emerging Trends and Key Findings on the State of Risk Management

    • Megan Motto, CEO, Governance Institute of Australia
    • Nicholas Martin, Head of Strategic Risk Consulting – Marsh Advisory (Pacific), Marsh
    • Dr Gav Schneider, President ANZ, ISRM
    • Moderated by Dr Paul Johnston, Research Lead, ISRM
  • 5:10 PM | Concluding Remarks

    • Ben Crowther, Chief Client Officer – Marsh Advisory (Pacific), Marsh
    • Leanne Close, Chief Executive Government & Strategy, Risk 2 Solution Group
  • 5:15 PM | Networking Drinks
  • 9:00 AM | Registration
  • 9:15 AM | Welcome & Introductions

    • Ben Crowther, Chief Client Officer – Marsh Advisory (Pacific), Marsh
    • Dr Gav Schneider, President ANZ, ISRM
  • 9:25 AM | Opening Address

    • Lord Toby Harris, President, ISRM
  • 9:45 AM Session #1 | Wicked Problems: Understanding Complexity in Today’s Risk Landscape

    • Dr David Rubens, Executive Director, ISRM
  • 10:30 AM | Morning Tea and Networking Break
  • 10:55 AM Session #2 | Systems Thinking for Wicked Problems – A Public Sector Approach to ESG

    • Lyn Harvey, Department of Defence
  • 11:20 AM Session #3 | Future Uncertain: Contentious Divides and Volatile Tomorrows

    • Julian Talbot, Chief Technology Officer, SECTARA
  • 11:45 AM Session #4 | Unravelling the Complexity: Social Science and Public Policy Research in Addressing Wicked Problems

    • David Bartlett, Industry Fellow / Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance, Griffith Criminology Institute
    • Dr David Rubens, Executive Director, ISRM
    • Dr Margo van Felius, Lecturer in Financial Crime, Griffith University
    • Justin Ready, Associate Professor, Griffith University
    • Moderated by Dr Paul Johnston, Research Lead, ISRM
  • 12:30 PM | Lunch and Networking Break
  • 1:15 PM Session #5 | Cyber, Critical Infrastructure, and Natural Disaster Resilience

    • Dave Owens, Former Deputy Commissioner, NSW Police Force | Managing Director, Risk-e Business Consultants
    • Roanne Monte, CEO and Chief Product Officer, Armatec Global
    • Don Bletchly, Senior Executive, Department of Transport and Main Roads
    • Gill Collins, Head, Cyber Incident Management and Cyber Consulting, Marsh Advisory Pacific
    • Moderated by Leanne Close APM, Chief Executive Government & Strategy, Risk 2 Solution Group
  • 2:00 PM Session #6 | Summarising Emerging and Strategic Risks

    • Dr Paul Johnston, Lead Risk Consultant, Risk 2 Solution Group
  • 2:45 PM Session #7 | Exploring Privacy and Law as a Complex Wicked Problem

    • Helaine Leggat, Managing Partner, ICT Legal Consulting
  • 3:10 PM Session #8 | High-Performing Women in Defence and National Security in Tackling Wicked Problems

    • Leonie Barnes DSJ, Programme Manager of the Ordnance Disposal Office, for the United Nations Mine Action Service, United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)
    • Leanne Close APM, Former Deputy Police Commissioner, Australian Federal Police
  • 4:00 PM Session #9 | Coordinating National and International Responses to Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Frontline Experience

    • Joe Buffone, Director-General, Emergency Management Australia (EMA)
  • 4:25 PM Session #10 | Emerging Trends and Key Findings on the State of Risk Management

    • Megan Motto, CEO, Governance Institute of Australia
    • Nicholas Martin, Head of Strategic Risk Consulting – Marsh Advisory (Pacific), Marsh
    • Dr Gav Schneider, President ANZ, ISRM
    • Moderated by Dr Paul Johnston, Research Lead, ISRM
  • 5:10 PM | Concluding Remarks

    • Ben Crowther, Chief Client Officer – Marsh Advisory (Pacific), Marsh
    • Leanne Close, Chief Executive Government & Strategy, Risk 2 Solution Group
  • 5:15 PM | Networking Drinks

In Person (MEMBER)

$395+GST

In-person tickets come with a day of full catering, including morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and networking drinks.

In Person (NON-MEMBER)

$495+GST

In-person tickets come with a day of full catering, including morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and networking drinks.

Live Stream (MEMBER)

$195+GST

Live stream tickets provide complete access to all sessions, along with interactive Q&A participation.

Live Stream (NON-MEMBER)

$295+GST

Live stream tickets provide complete access to all sessions, along with interactive Q&A participation.

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