The Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (PARIMA) 2024 conference, scheduled for 29 to 30 May in Manila, will address Asia's resilience to the global geopolitical challenges facing the risk management and insurance sectors. The event aims to bring together over 300 risk and insurance professionals from the Philippines and across Asia Pacific. With the theme ‘Global Risks, Asia’s Response’, the conference will shine light on topics of key concern for the risk and insurance community in the Philippines, including captives, natural catastrophes, cyber risk, geopolitical risks, supply chain disruption and climate change. According to the organiser, global and regional leaders from the risk and insurance sectors will attend the conference, including Martin South, president and CEO at Marsh; David Jacob, CEO at Marsh McLennan Asia; Jane Drummond, chief commercial officer for Asia Pacific at Aon; and Robert Drysdale, head of Southeast Asia at Descartes Underwriting. The event will begin with a day exclusively designed for risk managers as well as four masterclasses centred on AI, climate resilience, natural catastrophes, and claims management. The next day will see discussions covering captives and emerging risks across industries. The list of keynote speakers for the event includes Robert E.A Borje, vice chairperson and executive director of the Philippines’ Climate Change Commission; Jaime Urquijo, chief sustainability and risk officer at Ayala Corporation; and Jaime Moraza, head of strategy and business development at Pilmico International. PARIMA, a non profit association dedicated to developing risk management, has partnered with 27 companies, including insurers, brokers and service providers, to bring opportunities and educational resources to risk professionals in Asia Pacific. It has more than 2,600 members, representing over 1,300 companies across the region.
