Agenda: Konnect APAC 2026

Wednesday, November 11, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM	Welcome - Day One Mark Bookatz, Riskonnect Water Room
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM	Building Bridges for Success Jim Wetekamp, Riskonnect, Inc. Water Room
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM	Cut Through the Noise: Risk Intelligence That Acts Kathryn Carlson, Riskonnect, Inc. Water Room
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM	Breakout Session - What’s New and What’s Next: GSP & GRC Shaun Mahon, Riskonnect Water Room	Breakout Session - What’s New and What’s Next: Project & Active Risk Manager (ARM) Jack Flynn, Riskonnect Dawes Point Room 1	Breakout Session - What’s New and What’s Next: Business Continuity & Resilience Kathryn Carlson, Riskonnect, Inc. Dawes Point Room 2
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Networking Break & Solution Central
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Breakout Session - Building Resilience at AGL Saul Midler, AGL Water Room	Breakout Session – AI and Digital Transformation at Moorabool Shire Council Derek Madden, Moorabool Shire Council Dawes Point Room 1	Breakout Session – Advancing Risk Maturity at Mercy Health Susan Blackbourn, Mercy Health Dawes Point Room 2
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Breakout Session - Risk-Based Decision-Making at Flinders Port Holdings Sherie Walczak, Flinders Port Holdings Water Room	Breakout Session – Navigating the Evolving Regulatory Landscape Chris Martin, Law Compliance Dawes Point Room 1	Breakout Session – Customer Story: TBC Dawes Point Room 2
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch, Networking & Solution Central
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Breakout Session - Building a Mature Approach to Psychosocial Risk Management Nicole Turnbull, Psychosocial Safety and Leadership Institute Water Room	Breakout Session - When Does Project Risk Become Business Risk? Tom Kerin, Riskonnect, Inc. Dawes Point Room 1	Breakout Session - What’s New and What’s Next: Insurable Risk & Health and Safety Rebecca Valencia, Riskonnect Dawes Point Room 2
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Breakout Session - State of Risk & Resilience in APAC Brad Smith, Riskonnect Water Room	Breakout Session – Project Risk Customer Story: TBC Dawes Point Room 1	Breakout Session – Fireside Chat: Inside Wesfarmers’ Approach to Insurance Renewals and Risk Matthew Meldrum, Riskonnect Melissa Stoffels, Wesfarmers Dawes Point Room 2
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Breakout Session - Panel Discussion: Building Risk & Resilience Maturity Across the Organisation Henry Curtis, Riskonnect Campbell Nicoll, Housing Australia Michelle Holland, Queensland Police Service Dave Jones, Anglicare NT Water Room	Breakout Session - Panel Discussion: Project Risk David Harvey, Riskonnect Dawes Point Room 1	Breakout Session - Panel Discussion: Insurable Risk Robert Guin, ESR Group Dawes Point Room 2
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Networking Break & Solution Central
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Customer Success: What’s Available To You Mitchell Humphris, Riskonnect John Shaw, Riskonnect, Inc. Water Room
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Keynote: Leading Under Fire: Risk, Resilience and Leadership Matina Jewell, Former Major in the Defence Force & International Peacekeeper Water Room
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Networking Cocktail & Canapé Reception
Thursday, November 12, 2026
8:30 AM - 8:55 AM	Networking Breakfast
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM	Welcome - Day Two Mark Bookatz, Riskonnect Water Room
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote: Navigating the Future – Risk, Resilience and Opportunity in an AI-Driven World Ross Dawson, Futurist, Keynote Speaker & Bestselling Author Water Room
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	AI Governance in Practice: Building Capability for Safe and Effective AI Adoption Myfanwy Wallwork, Independent Water Room
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel Discussion: AI Across the Risk Universe Kathryn Carlson, Riskonnect, Inc. Myfanwy Wallwork, Independent Katie Collins, Hot Chili Limited Water Room
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Networking Break & Solution Central
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM	From Implementation to Impact: Introducing Riskonnect Value Pathways David McGarry, Riskonnect Water Room
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Breakout Session – Solution Spotlight: Riskonnect GRC – Risk, Compliance & Policy Modules Matthew Meldrum, Riskonnect Water Room	Breakout Session – Solution Spotlight: Active Risk Manager (ARM) David Harvey, Riskonnect Dawes Point Room 1	Breakout Session - Solution Spotlight: Insurable Risk (RMIS) Rebecca Valencia, Riskonnect Dawes Point Room 2
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	Breakout Session - Solution Spotlight: Riskonnect GRC – Agentforce & AI Governance Matthew Meldrum, Riskonnect Water Room	Breakout Session - Solution Spotlight: GSP IT Risk Management & Third Party Risk Management Modules Shaun Mahon, Riskonnect Dawes Point Room 1	Breakout Session - Solution Spotlight: Business Continuity & Resilience Yusuf Sulaiman, Riskonnect Dawes Point Room 2
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM	Close Mark Bookatz, Riskonnect Water Room
1:05 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch, Networking & Solution Central

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