Resilience isn’t just a buzzword anymore, it’s showing up everywhere: in board papers, strategic plans, and transformation roadmaps. 

The reality is resilience can no longer sit on the sidelines of risk management, it needs to be an integral part of the process.

Introducing The Resilience Reset, a four-part thought leadership series examining how resilience is shaping the future of risk management and leadership, across decision-making, technology oversight, delivery environments, and governance accountability.

Part One: Is Resilience Becoming the New Risk Management?

Traditional risk approaches were built for identifiable threats and structured controls. Today’s operating environment is defined by compounding disruption, interconnected systems, challenging regulatory requirements, and accelerating change.

Resilience is no longer just about recovery; it’s about the ability to absorb and rapidly adapt to disruptions.

If resilience is now a board-level priority, risk leadership must evolve to match.

This opening session sets the tone for the year ahead.

In this first webinar, we will cover:

• How resilience is changing what’s expected of risk leaders
• The shift from defensive compliance to forward looking agility for sustainable growth
• How siloed risk and resilience functions are holding your organisation back
• What real ownership of risk and resilience looks like at executive and board level
• How leading organisations are embedding resilience in everyday risk practice
• For organisations serious about strengthening their risk and resilience approach, this conversation is foundational.

Speakers: 

David Turner | CEO - RiskNZ
David Turner is a senior business executive and trusted advisor with over 30 years’ experience in risk management and leadership. He began his career in the Australian Army, deploying to East Timor in 1999 as part of a specialised team. After leaving the military, he worked across private and government organisations before founding a risk management consultancy that supported major projects including BHP, Rio Tinto, Multiplex, Australian Elections, and CHOGM 2011 alongside State and Federal Police. Born in New Zealand, David returned in 2016 to support a major rail transition and now works across New Zealand and Australia advising corporates, government, Big Four firms, and mentoring senior leaders. His expertise focuses on the risks associated with human behaviour—one of the most complex and often overlooked areas in risk and leadership.

Agnes de Calbiac |  Head of Enterprise Risk and Assurance - Southern Cross Healthcare
Agnès de Calbiac is a seasoned risk and assurance leader with experience across healthcare, retail, banking, and consulting in New Zealand and Europe. As Head of Enterprise Risk and Assurance at Southern Cross Healthcare, she oversees risk, internal audit, insurance, and business continuity, driving strategic decisions and fostering a culture of resilience. Previously, she held senior roles at Woolworths New Zealand, leading risk and resilience strategy, managing crises including natural disasters and COVID-19, and promoting enterprise-wide risk awareness. Her earlier experience at ASB Bank and Deloitte in New Zealand and Luxembourg gave her broad foundation in business continuity, compliance, and strategic risk advisory across diverse industries.

Brad Smith | Principal Solutions Consultant - Riskonnect
Brad brings over 25 years of experience in Governance, Risk, Compliance, Planning, and Performance across 375+ organisations spanning government, private, and not-for-profit sectors in Australia and internationally.  He has extensive expertise developing and reviewing GRC frameworks, policies, registers and risk appetite statements, as well as designing and implementing GRC software solutions. Brad also delivers training and thought leadership through courses, webinars, and product related consultancy. He holds qualifications in Governance, Risk and Compliance, Lean Six Sigma and Project Management and is a member of the RMIA and OCEG.