Synopsis:

Supply chains in Asia are a powerful contributor to the region’s economic growth, but they are also facing increased vulnerabilities. Covid-19 is now having a ripple effect throughout the region’s supply chain ecosystem, with its impact already being felt, as blank sailing, cancellation of flights and shipping on cargo, labor shortages, and more occurs. But the bigger impact on business in the region is expected to come in the next 3 – 6 months as inventories run out and contracts are terminated.

For many businesses, Business Continuity Plans and Crisis Management Plans have already been activated but uncertainty still remains as the magnitude of Covid-19’s impact continues to unfold. How should businesses handle terminations of supply chain contracts, such as suppliers exercising the contractual application of Force Majeure clauses and the role of Singapore’s Frustrated Contracts Act? What are the implications of Covid-19 on business strategy and recovery, and how can companies quickly develop their policies to manage a crisis? How will sustained delays in manufacturing and delivery affect the region’s supply chain ecosystem?

Join AmCham to learn from industry experts on how they are responding to the evolving Covid-19 situation and how they are preparing for different future scenarios.

About the Speakers:

Gerry Mattios
EVP, Supply Chain and Global Trade Expert, Singapore
Bain & Company

Gerry Mattios is an EVP at Bain & Company’s Singapore office, where he leads the Supply chain and trade practice for APAC within the firm’s Performance Improvement Practice.  He is also a member of Bain’s Consumer Products and Industrial Goods & Services Practice.  He joined the firm in 2011.

Mr. Mattios has more than 18 years of industry and consulting experience, advising clients across a range of industries with a focus on consumer products, industrial, automotive, technology, and logistics sectors.  He specializes in performance improvement – with expertise in supply chain, global trade, procurement & cost reduction, and sustainability for both Asian and multinational corporations operating in Asia. Gerry has been living and working in China since 2007 and most recently he moved to Singapore however still focusing on work across Asia.

His views on trade and supply chain are frequently quoted and published in Bloomberg, Forbes, Financial Times, China Daily, Straits Times and other publications.

Prior to joining Bain, Mr. Mattios worked in senior supply chain and procurement positions at IBM, Atos and Ford Motor Company.

Mr. Mattios earned his MBA from City University CASS B-School and his master’s degree in sustainability (MSt.) from the University of Cambridge.  He graduated with a B.Sc. in transport management and logistics from Aston University.

KK Lim
Counsel and Head of Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Practice
Eversheds Harry Elias LLP

KK is Counsel and Head of Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Practice at Eversheds Harry Elias LLP.  He has more than 25 years of experience in technology advisory  with a focus in representing clients and advising matters involving privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, mobile security, audit  compliance and technology investment due diligence. Apart from technology law, he is also involved in the emerging fields of cyber insurance and matters relating to the digital economy such as data governance, artificial intelligence and block chain. His other practice areas include employment  disputes, work injury compensation and trust & private wealth management.

A well-recognised figure in the information security and legal technology fraternity; he is often invited to speak on technology law, risk compliance and cybersecurity and data protection in conferences and forums. Prior to being called to the Singapore Bar, KK worked for both the public and private sectors such as the Singapore Government, PLCs listed in Singapore and New York in the fields of technology policy, market research and information security consulting and data privacy including being the Chief Privacy Officer (APAC) for a global healthcare research company.

He has also published in Privacy Advisor, a publication of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and was the inaugural chapter contributor on Singapore in Global Privacy & Security Law, a publication of Wolters Kluwer.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Psychology (University of Texas at Austin), a Bachelor of Laws (Monash University), a Master of Laws (National University of Singapore), a Specialist Diploma in Information Systems Security (Temasek Polytechnic) and completed the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Associate Estate Planning Practitioner Course.

He is the Chair of the Cybersecurity and Data Protection Committee of the Law Society of Singapore from 2016 to 2019, Co-Chair for 2020, a co-founding member of the Association of Information Security Professionals (Singapore), Teaching Consultant to The Institute of Systems Science (ISS) National University of Singapore, Adjunct Associate of the Singapore Institute of Technology and an Accredited Mediator of The Law Society of Singapore Mediation Scheme.

Priyanka Kishore
Head of India and South East Asia Macro services
Oxford Economics

Priyanka Kishore has more than a decade’s experience in macroeconomic research and forecasting across emerging markets, with a special focus on India and ASEAN.

She currently leads Oxford Economics’ Singapore Global Macro Services team and is responsible for overseeing the firm’s South and South East Asia research. Her role includes co-ordinating OE’s Asia views and forecasts, undertaking related consultancy work and doing client presentations. In addition, she specializes in macro-modelling and scenario analysis aimed at quantifying the short and medium-term impact of exogenous shocks on different economies.

Before joining Oxford economics, Priyanka worked as a strategist and economist in the banking sector. She was in charge of South Asia FX views and trading strategies at the Standard Chartered Bank. Prior to that, she was Senior Economist with ICICI Bank, India’s largest private bank, and worked on a broad range of research for India and other emerging economies. In her last role, she was the head of Emerging Asia research for ICICI.

Priyanka holds a Master’s in Economics from Delhi School of Economics, India.

Luis Arriaga
President, Transportation Group
UPS Asia Pacific Region

Luis Arriaga has responsibility for all UPS air operations, international trade service and ground transportation in over 40 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific region.  He leads a team of over 1,100 logistics and operational experts to connect Asia’s burgeoning communities to the global economy through one of the world’s largest transportation networks.

With over 25 years of experience, Luis spent a decade in various leadership positions focused on driving UPS’s business growth in Europe. In 2011, he drove successful operational, engineering, and technology strategies as UPS Europe’s regional Vice President of Engineering. His most recent appointment as President of UPS UK, Ireland & Nordics, saw him overseeing approximately 12,000 employees across UPS’s small package, freight operations and business development units.

Luis began his career with UPS in 1991 as an Industrial Engineering supervisor in Mexico. He held a variety of managerial positions in Industrial Engineering and Brokerage in the country until 2003 when he was appointed as the country manager of UPS Mexico. In 2006, he relocated to the U.S., taking on the position of package division manager in the Central Texas District before relocating to Europe to serve country manager for UPS Spain and Portugal.

Luis holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering, and a Master’s in Business Management.

About the Moderator:

Peter D’Silva
Vice President – Operations & Supply Chain, APAC, Kimberly-Clark Asia Pacific
Supply Chain, Transportation, and Logistics Committee Co-Chair

Peter D’Silva has been the Supply Chain Leader for Kimberly-Clark Asia Pacific, since June 2012. In this role, he is responsible for providing leadership in developing and executing a world-class supply chain strategy including procurement for the region and serve as a member of the Asia Pacific Leadership Team.

Peter has 35 years of extensive experience in leadership positions in both the B2C and B2B businesses across various functions such as, product supply operations, business management, marketing, and finance. He held these positions in several locations including the US and Europe. During those years spent in Europe, he implemented in the marketing and business management area new strategic business models, innovation, and brand equity strategies.

Key highlights include the launch of new brands in Europe and significant new product development. As the B2B Product Supply leader for EMEA, Peter carried out a strategic review of the footprint leading to significant improvements in the profitability and cost structure in our French and German facilities.

Peter’s responsibilities during his time in the Corporate Strategy group (US based) was to lead projects where he had to challenge the status quo, build relationships, drive change and successfully lead initiatives on innovation acceleration, corporate cost volatility, and manufacturing restructuring, he led the successful sale of a number of facilities and was deeply involved in identifying potential solution for many other facilities.