John Spence, Managing Director, Asian Capital Advisors Limited
Redefining the CFO mandate in an era of disruption and uncertainty
Partnering the CEO and Board on long-term value creation
Balancing performance, resilience and transformation agendas
Vojtěch Pivný, Regional Chief Financial Officer, Allianz Asia Pacific
Discussing the biggest financial and strategic risks facing Asia's insurance industry over the next three years, from macroeconomic headwinds and geopolitical disruption to talent scarcity, cyber exposure, and the accelerating pressure of climate-related losses, and how insurers are building organisational resilience to navigate them
The human capital dimension of financial leadership: how organisations are building, developing and retaining the finance, actuarial and risk management talent that their organisations need to execute their strategies and why investing in financial leadership capability is as important as investing in capital and technology
Looking ahead to 2030: what Asia's insurance industry will look like at the end of the decade, which markets will have grown, which business models will have been disrupted, which risks will have emerged, and the financial strategies that today's CFOs must begin building now to ensure their organisations are positioned to lead rather than follow
Managing Director – Asia Financial Services, Alvarez & Marsal
CEO - South Asia, QBE Insurance
Chief Financial Officer, Prudential Assurance Company Singapore
Regional Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, Daiichi Life Asia Pacific
Chief Actuary - APAC, W. R. Berkley Corporation
Vinaya Sharma, Actuary & Managing Director, Quantitative Risk Management
Benjamin Yeo, Managing Director, Financial Institutions Group, DBS Bank
Akash Gupta, Managing Director and Head of Life and Health, Southeast Asia, Munich Re
Hannelli J. Oasan, Chief Financial Officer, KRM Reinsurance Brokers Phils., Inc.
How AI tools can/will change the way we work over the next few years
Challenges the industry will need to navigate to realise the potential
What successful insurers of the future will expect of their CFOs
Andrew McGrath, Chief Financial Officer, Singapore, QBE Asia
A candid conversation with one of Asia's most experienced insurance finance leaders on how the roles of CFOs and finance leaders are evolving, what it takes to build financial resilience across a complex multi-market portfolio, and the strategic priorities shaping the future of finance professionals in the insurance industry in Asia.
Managing Director, Asian Capital Advisors Limited
Regional CFO, MSIG Asia
Identifying the critical skills finance teams need to transition from traditional reporting to advanced analytics and strategic insight generation
Mark Hart, Chief Actuary and Head of Finance Transformation, APAC, Zurich Insurance
Assessing the impact of interconnected risks to strengthen financial, operational and business resilience.
Strengthening company resilience through forward-looking stress testing and scenario planning beyond regulatory requirements
Redefining the CFO–CRO partnership to enable faster, integrated responses to systemic and emerging risks
Olga Petrenko, Regional CRO, Allianz Asia Pacific
Managing a multi-market finance function across Asia's vastly different regulatory, reporting and capital environments demands a finance leadership philosophy built on adaptability, local intelligence and an unwavering commitment to consistent standards
The most effective finance leaders in specialty insurance are those who have successfully made the transition from financial controller to genuine business partner — sitting at the strategy table, not just reporting on it
Building a finance team that is simultaneously technically rigorous, commercially astute, and resilient enough to perform under the pressure of market volatility, regulatory change, and organisational transformation is the defining leadership challenge for every senior finance executive in Asia's insurance industry today
Mayuri Singhal, Head of Finance, Asia, AXA XL
As market volatility continues to reshape risk, capital requirements, and customer expectations across Asia, insurance CFOs are increasingly expected to lead with agility, rigour, and insight. Finance leaders can strengthen organisational resilience by more closely integrating the broader insurance ecosystem including risk, actuarial, investment, and operational functions to support proactive decision-making, accelerate the responsible adoption of AI, and enable timely, connected financial intelligence.
Kate Porter, Head of Solutioning, Treasury & Risk, APAC, FIS Global
Balancing Stewardship with Strategic Influence How CFOs can uphold financial discipline, regulatory integrity, and stakeholder credibility while simultaneously shaping enterprise strategy as trusted advisors and constructive challengers to the business
Moving from Cost Control to Capital Optimisation Shifting beyond traditional budget tightening toward intentional capital allocation, scenario planning, and investment prioritisation that supports transformation, AI adoption, and sustainable growth
Balancing Discipline and Ambition Navigating legacy systems, regulatory constraints, and automation initiatives while architecting resilient, future-ready finance functions that enable innovation without compromising governance
Chock Ker Ching, SVP, Chief Financial Officer, MSIG Singapore
A CFO's perspective on why critical thinking, sustainability integration and finance transformation are no longer optional capabilities, they are the defining characteristics of financial leadership that will separate tomorrow's industry leaders from today's financial managers.
Dr Vincent Lim, Chief Financial Officer, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Moving from backward-looking reporting to predictive finance
AI use cases and what Insurance CFOs can learn from them
Governance, controls, and ethics in AI-enabled finance
Dr Ashish Chandra, Partner & Global Head of AI, KPMG
A leadership dialogue on where the real opportunities lie, which markets deserve bold investment, and how insurance leaders are making the high-stakes decisions that will separate the region's winners from its also-rans by 2035
Chief Executive Officer, Sun Life Singapore
Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Life Singapore
Breaking data silos across actuarial, finance and risk
Building real-time dashboards for faster decision-making
Upskilling finance teams for advanced analytics
Sourabh Chitrachar, Chief Technology Officer, MS First Capital Insurance
Valuation discipline in uncertain markets
Post-merger integration and value realisation
Strategic alliances vs outright acquisitions
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