PROGRAMME
The forum will be hosted in dedicated space at the Royal Institution in central London. Panels will take place in the Conversation Room and breaks, lunch and networking will be the adjoining Mezzanine.
08:45 - 09:15
Registration and Coffee
09:15 - 09:30
Welcome address
Nick Shanagher, our MC for the day, will share the objectives for the day.
09:30 - 10:25
ISO 31030: the missing link or the millstone?
Richard Merry hosts this panel that will do a deep dive into ISO 31030 and its use as a guide for TRM implementation, looking at:
• good/bad aspects of it
• is it a useful and easy to use framework?
• are there quick wins?
• Do some elements pose major challenges?
• does it help travellers?
Panellists:
Laetitia Piroddi, PwC
Andrew Lipinski, WaterAid
David Herd, Unilever
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee & networking
11:00 - 11:55
Assistance Providers: the good , the bad and the ugly!
Justine Oliver will host the panel and look at their different experiences and perspectives of using Assistance providers, including:
• are they all essentially the same?
• do they provide value for money?
• conducting an RFP/audit?
• what is change process like?
Panellists:
Steve Barry, Kellanova (Kellogg's)
Gemma Crolla, DLA Piper
David Jovic, Vodafone
12:00 - 12:55
Travel risks: more of the same or are they evolving?
Jeremy Wilkes will host this panel looking at the travel risk landscape:
• has anything changed post-pandemic?
• are risk evolving, becoming more sophisticated or more of the same?
• have recent geopolitical upheavals changed things, especially for Western travellers?
• age considerations?
• have medical risks changed?
Panellists:
Nathanael Jarrett, Danish Red Cross
Graeham Mackenzie, Viridien
Nick Hymans
13:00 - 13:55
Lunch
14:00 - 14:55
IT & AI in TRM: making TRM easier or more complex?
Tim Willis will host this panel discussing whether technology is changing the way that travel risk is managed, this panel will investigate:
• is information availability keeping people safer?
• how is AI stirring things up, will it produce any game changers?
• trackers, apps and information sources, what is changing, and for the better?
Panellists:
Andy Lowe, bp
Will Libby, Consultant (formerly BAE Systems)
Andrew Seaward, Deloitte
15:00 - 15:20
Afternoon Break
15:20 - 16:15
TRM as a function of security
Sam Roper will ask the panel about how TRM fits into the wider security function, in particular:
• is it increasingly becoming a dedicated role/team?
• competing issues/priorities?
• push back to implementing a full TRM program (ISO)
• what concerns C-suite, how to make the case for TRM 7 budget?
• how is AI stirring things up, will it produce any game changers?
• career path, is TRM a good intro to security?
Panellists:
Ceri McQueen, Dyson
Ben Mason, BBH
Julia Pettifer, Blackrock
16:20 - 16:30
Wrap up
Nick Shanagher will look back at the sessions from the day and share his findings and some of the key actions the panels shared.
16:30 - 17:00
Drinks and networking