Asia Aviation & Marine Risk Summit: Business Continuity in a Volatile World

30-31 Jul 2026, Singapore

Programme

Day One: 30 July 2026, Thursday
 

GLOBAL DISRUPTION, CLIMATE & SYSTEMIC RISK

8:00am
Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:00am
Conference Chairman Opening Speech

9:05am
Welcome Address by Regulator

9:20am
Plenary - Beyond Stability: War, geopolitics & the new era of systemic disruption in global transport

This session examines how escalating geopolitical tensions, armed conflicts, and shifting global alliances are fundamentally reshaping aviation and maritime risk landscapes. It explores the growing impact of airspace closures, maritime chokepoints, sanctions, and political instability on global connectivity, trade flows, and insurance capacity.

9:45am
High Level Networking Session

10:10am
Strategic Leaders Exchange

When the World Fragments: Global conflict, trade routes & the stress test on aviation and marine systems

For Asia, a region deeply dependent on cross-border trade and logistics connectivity, the pressure is particularly acute. Aviation and marine operators are simultaneously facing rising operational costs, capacity constraints, and heightened exposure to war, sanctions, and political instability. At the same time, insurers and reinsurers are recalibrating risk appetite, pricing models, and coverage structures in response to growing volatility and accumulation risk.
 

11:10am
Plenary - When Nature Disrupts the Network: Climate risk and the future of transport resilience

This session explores how intensifying natural catastrophes ranging from typhoons and flooding to storm surges and extreme weather are reshaping risk exposure across aviation and maritime networks. It examines the growing challenges of infrastructure vulnerability, business interruption, and accumulation risk, and the evolving role of advanced modeling and resilience planning in safeguarding continuity.

11:35am
Plenary - Systemic Risk in Motion: How interconnected failures are redefining aviation, marine & global trade stability

This session explores how modern aviation and maritime systems are increasingly exposed to interconnected risks where disruption in one node whether geopolitical, climate, cyber, or infrastructure-related can cascade across global supply chains. It examines the growing reality that risk is no longer isolated, but systemic in nature, requiring integrated approaches to resilience, insurance capacity, and cross-sector coordination.

12:00pm
Lunch Break

1:00pm
Plenary - Protecting Critical Assets: Integrity, exposure & the rising cost of high-value risk

This session examines the escalating risk pressures facing high-value aviation, marine, and energy assets, including aircraft hulls, vessel structures, offshore installations, and critical ground infrastructure. It explores how increasing operational stress, environmental volatility, and infrastructure vulnerability are reshaping asset integrity, valuation, and insurance protection strategies across interconnected transport systems.

1:25pm
Strategic Leaders Exchange

The Capacity Squeeze: Pricing volatility, capital pressure & the reinvention of risk transfer

This session examines the growing tension between rising global risk exposures and the limits of insurance and reinsurance capacity. It explores how war, natural catastrophes, and cyber threats are reshaping pricing cycles, challenging traditional underwriting models, and accelerating the shift toward parametric solutions and alternative risk transfer mechanisms in an increasingly constrained market environment.

2:25pm
High Level Networking Session

2:50pm
Plenary - Regulation, compliance & the future of global transport standards

This session explores how aviation and maritime regulations are evolving in response to increasingly interconnected and high-risk global transport systems. It examines the roles of international regulatory bodies, ESG integration, safety frameworks, and cross-border compliance challenges in shaping a more unified and resilient global standards architecture.

3:15pm
Plenary - The Backbone at Risk: Critical infrastructure, climate Stress & cyber-operational fragility

This session explores the growing vulnerability of essential transport and energy infrastructure including ports, airports, and offshore hubs as they face converging threats from climate extremes, cyberattacks, and operational disruptions. It examines how these systemic pressures are reshaping resilience planning, risk investment priorities, and continuity strategies across interconnected global networks.

3:40pm
Plenary - How Insurers and Reinsurers Stabilize a Fragmented Global Economy

This session explores the critical role insurers and reinsurers play in absorbing shocks from war, climate disasters, cyber threats, and supply chain disruptions in an increasingly fragmented global economy. It examines how capital, capacity, and innovation in risk transfer are essential to maintaining stability and continuity across aviation, marine, and global trade systems.

4:05pm
Closing Remarks

 
Note: Programme is subject to change.
Day Two: 31 July 2026, Friday
 

RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & FUTURE TRANSFORMATION

8:00am
Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:00am
Plenary - Converging Risks, Converging Solutions: The Future of aviation, marine & insurance Integration

This session explores how systemic risk interconnectedness across aviation, marine, and global trade is driving deeper convergence between industries and the insurance sector. It examines the evolving role of insurers as resilience partners in shaping future risk architecture, capital strategies, and continuity frameworks in an increasingly volatile world.
 

9:25am
Plenary - Invisible Threats, Visible Disruptions: Cybersecurity & Digital Risk in Connected Transport Systems

This session examines how escalating cyber threats such as ransomware, GPS spoofing, and system intrusions are disrupting aviation and maritime operations at a systemic level. It explores the growing exposure of interconnected transport networks and the evolving role of cyber insurance in managing operational, financial, and safety-critical risks.
 

9:50am
High Level Networking Session

10:15am
Strategic Leaders Exchange

When Flow Becomes Fragile: Cargo, freight & the future of supply chain continuity

This session explores how increasing volatility across integrated air–sea logistics is exposing the fragility of global supply chains, from freight fluctuations and FD&D disputes to cascading operational disruptions. It also examines the critical role of insurers and reinsurers in enabling trade continuity through risk transfer solutions, capacity support, and innovative coverage structures in an increasingly unpredictable global environment.

11:15am
Plenary - When Movement Stops: Business interruption, systemic downtime & the true cost of disruption

This session explores how delays, demurrage, and the grounding of aircraft and vessels create cascading financial and operational losses across interconnected aviation and maritime systems. It also examines the critical role of insurers, reinsurers, and risk managers in developing more resilient business interruption frameworks and continuity strategies in an era of frequent and systemic disruption.
 

11:40am
Plenary - From Risk to Liability: Legal complexity, claims exposure & dispute resolution in global transport systems

This session examines the growing legal and contractual complexities emerging from aviation and maritime operations, where disruptions, delays, and cross-border incidents increasingly lead to high-value disputes and claims. It explores how evolving legal frameworks, arbitration mechanisms, and insurance coverage structures are shaping liability outcomes in a more volatile and interconnected global risk environment.

12:05pm
Lunch Break

1:05pm
Plenary - Decarbonizing Risk: ESG, climate transition & the future of sustainable aviation and marine sector

This session explores how aviation and maritime industries are accelerating decarbonisation through green fuels, sustainable corridors, and evolving climate commitments. It also examines how ESG frameworks and climate disclosure requirements are reshaping underwriting practices, investment decisions, and long-term risk management strategies across the insurance and reinsurance ecosystem

1:30pm
Strategic Leaders Exchange

Redefining Risk Transfer: Innovation, Capital Markets & the Future of Insurance Solutions

This session explores how parametric solutions, blended coverage structures, and capital market instruments are transforming traditional approaches to risk transfer in aviation and marine sectors. It also examines how insurers and reinsurers are innovating to close protection gaps and build more responsive, scalable solutions for increasingly complex global risks.

2:30pm
High Level Networking Session

2:55pm
Plenary - People as the First Line of Resilience: Protecting human workforce in times of volatility

This session explores how aviation and maritime organizations can safeguard their most critical asset—the human workforce amid geopolitical shocks, climate disruptions, and accelerating technological change. It examines strategies to strengthen workforce resilience, manage skill shortages, reduce human error risk, and ensure operational continuity during periods of sustained volatility.
 

3:20pm
Plenary - Intelligent Risk: AI, automation & predictive systems shaping the future of insurance and operations

This session explores how artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, and automation are transforming underwriting, claims management, and operational decision-making across aviation and marine sectors. 

3:45pm
Plenary - Information at Risk: Fake news, reputation shocks & crisis communications in aviation and marine sector

This session explores how misinformation, viral narratives, and reputational crises can rapidly escalate operational and financial risks for aviation and maritime organizations in a hyper-connected world. It examines how false information and public relations disasters can disrupt trust, trigger regulatory scrutiny, and amplify systemic vulnerabilities highlighting the growing importance of crisis communication and reputation risk management in ensuring business continuity.
 

4:10pm
Closing Ceremony

 

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Note: Programme is subject to change.

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