Ballot Box 2024 – Navigating Election Uncertainty – Panel 1 – WEBINAR

The countdown to the US Presidential Elections on Tuesday, 5 November 2024, is well and truly underway.

RMA Australia is pleased to announce an exclusive, Special Webinar Series to assist RMA members stay on top of the twists and turns of the presidential campaign and understand the risk implications of the potential election outcomes.

Over the next three months, the RMA will have four panels of CROs, political analysts and commentators, and CEOs and board members provide their insights into:

• Policy announcements from both candidates
• Key risks before and after the elections campaign
• How businesses are thinking about managing these risks

Please note the panels will be LIVE ONLY – so make sure you attend the webinar on the designated day. There will be no replays available in the RMA members area.

FURTHER INFORMATION:-

About the Speakers:-

David Bushby, Chief Executive Officer, Commercial & Asset Finance Brokers Association of Australia (CAFBA)

David has thirty years’ background in the practice of law, as a company director, in government and community relations, law making, politics and diplomacy. David is an admitted solicitor to the High Court of Australia and served as a Federal Senator for Tasmania from 2007 to 2019, where he was Chief Government Whip of the Senate from 2014 onwards. David was for many years, Chair/Deputy Chair of the Senate Economics Committee where he took a particular interest in the banking, finance and superannuation sectors.

Between 2019 and 2022, David served as Australia’s Consul-General in Chicago.

Michael Hutchison, Head of Country and ESG, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)

Michael leads a team focused on global geopolitical, financial and ESG risks to the CBA’s strategy, and sovereign and corporate clients.  Michael was preciously based in Hong Kong as HSBC’s Head of Geopolitical Risk for Asia Pacific, and as the Head of Strategic Assessments for the bank’s Financial Intelligence Unit.

Before moving into banking, Michael worked in the Australian Intelligence Community. He served in Afghanistan where he provided intelligence support to operational-level commanders and supported national-level agencies from within the Middle East Theatre of Operations. He also completed Mandarin language training at the People’s Liberation Army University of Foreign Languages.

Michael is a graduate of the Australian National University, where he completed degrees in Arts and Asian Studies.

Valmiki Mukherjee, Chairman & Founder, Cyber Future Foundation

Valmiki is a distinguished Global CISO, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist CEO, renowned for his transformative impact on cybersecurity over a career spanning more than two decades. Val founded the Cyber Future Foundation (CFF) in 2015 uniting stakeholders from the public sector, academia, and industry.

Valmiki has held significant executive roles, including Managing Director at Ernst & Young in the US. Val also currently serves as the Global CISO of BounteousXAccolite. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of North Texas and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Val is based in Dallas, Texas

About the Moderator:-

Peter Deans, Principal and Founder, Notwithoutrisk Consulting and Creator & Founder of 52 Risks 

Peter has over 37 years banking and finance experience. Peter is a former Chief Risk Officer and is today an industry leading risk management and strategy advisor through his firm, Notwithoutrisk Consulting. Peter also holds several board roles, including industry body The RegTech Association and equities trading platform, Trade for Good.

Peter is a regular contributor to a range of strategy, risk and finance publications including Company Director Magazine (Australia), Director Today (India), FINSIA (Australia) and The Asian Banker (Singapore).

Notwithoutrisk Consulting is the Series Sponsor.