Webinar Recording: Supply Chain Risk Management - Why is it a Concern for Every Business?

Starts:  Feb 1, 2024 00:00 (Sydney Time)
Ends:  Jan 1, 2026 00:00 (Sydney Time)
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Delve into Supply Chain Risk Management and why it is a concern for every business!

Key areas covered

  • Sources of Risk: Understand the diverse array of risks lurking in your supply chain, including staff shortages, distribution challenges, and the far-reaching effects of political and environmental factors.

  • Risk Identification and Mapping: Learn how to identify and map critical risks across your supply chain, enabling you to prioritise and address potential vulnerabilities proactively.

  • Supply Chain Auditing: Explore the importance of stress tests and scenario planning in auditing your supply chain. Gain insights into how these tools can be leveraged to assess your supply chain's resilience under various conditions.

  • Continuous Monitoring: Discover effective strategies for continuously monitoring risks and performance within your supply chain. Stay ahead of potential disruptions by implementing robust monitoring mechanisms.

  • Partner Assessment and Transition Strategies: Assess the risks associated with new partners, supply avenues, and changes to your supply chain. Learn how to develop and implement transition strategies that minimise the impact of change on your supply chain.

Presenter: Christopher Puschak PFIIA CIA CRMA CGAP

  • Christopher Puschak has over 25 years of experience in the internal audit, risk management and governance profession.
  • Formerly the Chief Internal Auditor of Medibank Private, Australia’s largest private health insurer, Chris was also the Deputy Head of Internal Audit at Airservices Australia before joining professional services firms in 2007 to provide services and advice to clients around Australia, the Pacific and the Middle East.
  • Christopher Puschak has held leading roles in the delivery of projects including major ICT replacement activities and business re-engineering, and he is well respected for his insight, forthright nature, can do attitude, and consultative approach. 
  • Chris is well known for his stakeholder relationship skills, which resulted in a significant improvement in regulator relationships for both Medibank and Air services during his roles in the assurance and risk teams. He has held senior roles and provided strategic direction and insight to senior executives across the ACT and Commonwealth Governments and private industry for the past 20 years.
  • Chris has delivered training and internal audit services in Abu Dhabi and Dubai for the General Civil Aviation Authority of the UAE and for Environment Abu Dhabi, provided training for the Qatar Institute in Doha, as well as delivered full day Masterclass on Audit, Risk and Fraud Prevention at the 3rd Annual Global Digital Audit Transformation & Fraud Analytics Conference in Dubai and Kuala Lumpur in 2023.