17 April 2026 –– The Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (PARIMA) successfully concluded its Taipei Masterclass on 10 April 2026 at the Taipei Marriott Hotel, bringing together risk professionals to explore emerging risks shaping Asia’s evolving business landscape.
The masterclass featured five insightful sessions, including an exclusive session for PARIMA members, followed by four partner-led sessions by Aon, Zurich, Willis and Marsh.
The masterclass began with the members-only session, “Behind Closed Doors: Maximising Value in Insurer and Broker Relationships,” a closed-door forum facilitated by Kelvin Wu, Head of Insurance at Weybourne Holdings, Treasurer of PARIMA, together with Danny Lin, Vice President, Chief HR Sustainability & Risk Officer at Qisda Corporation. The session brought together risk managers to share candid perspectives on managing insurer and broker relationships, focusing on how organisations can optimise outcomes and strengthen resilience through more effective collaboration.
Following this, the masterclass moved into partner-led sessions, starting with “Finding Your Next Competitive Edge from the Top Global Risks with a Focus on AI And Trade,” which examined how organisations can stay ahead of rapidly evolving global risks. This session examined how organisations can transform cyber threats and geopolitical volatility into sharper portfolio decisions, stronger resilience, and strategic advantage.
“As enterprises face rising geopolitical uncertainty and rapid AI adoption, organizations need structured approaches to respond.” Aon’s session shared practical strategies for navigating geopolitical risks and outlined AI governance red lines, helping companies innovate while safeguarding their balance sheets,” said Maggie Hsieh, Executive Director, Head of Growth and Delivering Aon United at Aon Taiwan.
Running concurrently, “Cyber Resilience for Overseas Markets: From Exposure to Risk Transfer” examined how international expansion increases an organisation’s digital attack surface and regulatory exposure. The session featured a fully gamified “Cyber Game of Life”, where attendees navigated escalating cyber threats through strategic decision-making, while gaining insights into cross-border risks, compliance challenges, and insurance structuring.
“When executives explore cyber risk through gameplay and see it translated into financial terms with Cyber Risk Quantification, its business impact becomes tangible. Each decision shows how resilience strengthens or weakens, giving leaders clearer priorities and the confidence to build stronger cybersecurity strategies,” said Vivien Bilquez, Global Head of Cyber Resilience at Zurich Insurance.
Following the networking lunch, the afternoon sessions continued with “Mapping and Managing Trade Risk in Taiwan’s Evolving Landscape,” which examined the interconnected risks shaping Taiwan’s role in global trade. The session highlighted how interconnected risks are compounding across supply chains, and how organisations can leverage data-driven insights and risk transfer strategies to mitigate volatility and enhance resilience.
“In a world shaped by fragmented geopolitics and deeply interconnected supply chains, risk is no longer isolated. For Taiwan, a critical hub in the global technology ecosystem, resilience requires early risk visibility, systemic risk management and a shift away from transactional loss compensation towards proactive, data‑driven protection that safeguards value, cash flow and long-term operational continuity,” said Tony Yen, Head of Taiwan, at Willis, a WTW business.
Alongside this, “From Crisis to Strategy: Building Resilience Across Geopolitics, People, and Governance” examined the challenges of implementing IFRS S1 and S2 within a unified government reporting framework. The session highlighted practical approaches to aligning disclosure requirements with enterprise risk management, including mapping climate risks, strengthening governance, and ensuring consistency across reporting, while providing actionable insights for organisations navigating sustainability disclosures.
“The IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (IFRS S1 and S2) establish a globally consistent set of ESG disclosure standards and emphasize the integration of sustainability information with financial reporting. For companies, implementing IFRS sustainability disclosures not only enables the concrete quantification of the financial impacts of sustainability-related risks and opportunities, but also facilitates communication with investors through a consistent disclosure framework, enhancing corporate transparency and confidence in the capital markets,” said Keith, VP, Senior Risk and Sustainability Consultant at Marsh Taiwan.
Together, the sessions reflected PARIMA’s 2026 theme, “The New Risk Order,” highlighting how interconnected risks across technology, geopolitics, and sustainability are reshaping how organisations approach risk management and decision-making.
Next-Gen Risk Takers Continues in Taipei
The three finalists who took centre stage were:
- Michelle H. Yang, Senior Specialist at Qisda Corporation
- Charmaine Marie Villa, Operations Risk Manager at St. Luke’s Medical Center
- Ryan Chiang, Assistant Manager at Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd
After a compelling round of speeches, the judges deliberated and crowned Charmaine Marie Villa as the winner of the Next-Gen Risk Takers – Taipei Edition, our second winner in 2026.
Next-Gen Risk Takers is a speaking challenge for emerging Risk Professionals to share their risk-related learning and stories to a live audience. Winners of the challenge will be awarded with a subsidised trip and an opportunity to speak at the PARIMA Conference in Singapore, from 14 to 15 October 2026.
For more information on upcoming PARIMA Masterclasses and events, visit https://parima.org/.
ABOUT PARIMA
The Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (PARIMA) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to advancing the risk management profession across Asia-Pacific. Through its events, partnerships, and educational initiatives, PARIMA empowers risk professionals with resources, connections, and knowledge to navigate today’s complex risk landscape. With more than 2,600 members representing over 1,300 companies, PARIMA collaborates with 31 partners to foster resilience, growth, and dialogue within the APAC risk management community.
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