Turning Long-Shots into Winning Propositions: Key Takeaways from The Refinery Dialogue with Case Everaert Whether you are seeking executive buy-in for a major risk framework transformation or pitching a high-stakes initiative to the board, executive persuasion comes down to structured communication. At a recent session of The Refinery Dialogue at The Refinery Club in Taikoo Place, Case Everaert, Partner at Black Isle Global, delivered an insightful breakdown on mastering the

Andrew Chan FCA, CRO Chief Risk Officer Community attends the Medtech World Asia Hong Kong VIP Evening Reception at Grand Hyatt on 27 August CRO Chief Risk Officer Community Supports the Medtech World Asia Hong Kong VIP Evening Reception at the Pool Bar at the Grand Hyatt on 27 August 2026. It’s a fitting finish after a long day of taking actions and more important integrating med tech risks into decision making processes. Stay connected If you lead risk, audit, compliance, q

CRO Chief Risk Officer, Andrew Chan FCA signs on the wall with “CRO” at the GS1 Hong Kong - 12th Food Safety Forum at HKPC on 28 August 2026 From source to table, food safety is no longer a quality checklist. It is enterprise risk. Last Friday at the Hong Kong Productivity Council, CRO Chief Risk Officer Community supported the GS1 Hong Kong convened its 12th Food Safety Forum under the theme “Feeding the Future: Advancing Safe and Sustainable Food Through Technology.” Around

Andrew Chan FCA, CRO Chief Risk Officer Community Supports MedTech World Asia 2026 Day 1: Integrate Risk into Decision Making at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 27 August 2026 The awards gala on Day 0 named the companies. Day 1 named the decisions. At HKCEC the floor opened, eight companies took the Main Stage, and an invite-only room spent midday on a quieter question: what still kills a MedTech deal after the term sheet looks good. That is not a compliance afte

Andrew Chan FCA, CRO Chief Risk Officer Community Supports Bitcoin Asia 2026nat Hong Kong Convention Centre on 27-28 August CRO Chief Risk Officer Community Supports Bitcoin Asia 2026: What a CRO Actually Heard in Hong Kong Hong Kong spent two days last week as Asia’s Bitcoin capital. Bitcoin Asia 2026 at HKCEC was not a retail rally. It was a room of treasurers, policymakers, exchange founders, miners, and family offices asking a quieter question: how do we integrate all the

Andrew Chan FCA CRO Chief Risk Officer attends as VIP guest at the inaugural MedTech World Asia Awards Gala — Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 26 August 2026. The first MedTech World Asia Awards Gala — 5,500 public votes, a steering committee holding the other half of the score, and a room of founders, clinicians, investors, regulators and operators who had come to name what is actually moving healthcare forward across Asia. That is a CRO conversation, whether or not th

CRO Chief Risk Officer, Andrew Chan FCA with Chairman of Hong Kong Digital Finance Association at Dairy Fringe on 26 August 2026 Last week, the digital asset and fintech and risk community gathered at the historic Fringe Dairy at Hong Kong Fringe Club for one of the more useful afternoons the city’s digital assets calendar has produced this year. The event brought security architects, policy specialists, media veterans and risk and technologists into the same room — not to ce

Morris Hui, Founder and Chairman of Finex Club leads the FASB at the CRO Chief Risk Officer, Andrew Chan FCA hosted event at The Refinery Club When the Board Meets the Algorithm CRO Chief Risk Officer at FinEx Club’s inaugural FSAB meeting, first anniversary, and AI keynote The Refinery Club, Taikoo Place — 16 July 2026 A first anniversary is usually a toast. This one was a working session. FinEx Club convened its first formal Financial Strategic Advisory Board (FSAB) meeting

Andrew Chan, professional member of Film Critics Circle of Australia will be supporting the whole film festival and moderating the Closing Film on 30 August 2026 Be Water Between Worlds Supporting — and moderating — the Third Culture Film Festival at Soho House This weekend, a quiet circle closes in Sheung Wan. From 28–30 August 2026, the Third Culture Film Festival returns to the city where the idea was first conceived a decade ago. The Hong Kong Showcase at Soho House is pr

Andrew Chan FCA at Google Hong Kong Office on 21 August 2026 Last Friday, CRO Chief Risk Officer Community supported the Google Hong Kong and Admazes filled the Google office for “Grow Smarter” — a practical session on how SMEs can deploy AI, Google Cloud, Google Ads and MarTech to unlock efficiency and growth. Speakers from Google Ads, OCBC and SmarTone Solutions showed what is now possible when digital tools are used with intent. Thank you for the organisers Admazes and Goo

Andrew Chan FCA, attends as 2022 Chairman - CA ANZ Hong Kong President’s Dinner & Awards Ceremony 2026 held on 20th August at Hopewell Hotel. CRO Chief Risk Officer Community Supports CA ANZ Hong Kong President’s Dinner & Awards Ceremony 2026 on 20 August 2026. It was a privilege to see the CA ANZ Hong Kong community gather for the President’s Dinner & Awards Ceremony 2026, welcoming President Naomi Walsh FCA FAICD, Asia Councillor Datuk Umar Swift FCA and International Leade

CRO Chief Risk Officer Community Supports Building Resilient Food Systems in a Dense City: Reflections on Green Drinks HK’s Food Security & Sovereignty Panel on 19 August 2026 On 19 August 2026, Green Drinks HK brought together risk practitioners, green researchers and community voices at Café 8 Central for a timely panel on Food Security & Sovereignty, In a city as dense, urbanised and import-dependent as Hong Kong, the conversation felt both urgent and practical. Raymond Ya

Andrew Chan FCA attends the Canon’s NEXTech: AI Agent in Action on 18 August 2026 at JW Marriott AI Agents Are Here. Who Owns the Guardrails? Canon’s NEXTech: AI Agent in Action drew over 500 industry leaders. The debate is no longer whether to deploy AI agents — it is how to do it without uncontrolled risk. Key takeaways for CRO Chief Risk Officers, drawn from the speakers: Synergy needs controls. Jeffrey Kung (Canon Hong Kong) highlighted the power of talent + AI agents + d

CRO Chief Risk Officer Community joins Risk on Trial Webinar powered by Riskonnect in partnership with the RMIA. CRO Chief Risk Officer Community enjoyed stepping into the courtroom and challenging some of the long-held beliefs that continue to shape how organisations manage risk. Risk management is full of ideas that have become standard practice. They appear in meetings, reports and operating models every day. They shape decisions and determine where accountability sits. To

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supports AustCham X CA ANZ - AI Governance Panel on 18 August 2026 with Andrew Chan FCA attending as 2022 Chairman CA ANZ. CRO Chief Risk Officer Community 
supports AustCham X CA ANZ - AI Governance Panel on 18 August 2026. AI governance is not just a technology issue.
It is a people issue. A business issue. A risk and trust issue. And increasingly, an environmental one too. That was the clear takeaway from AustCham Hong Kong’s discussion on

A sincere thank you to the speakers and panelists who shared thoughtful, practical perspectives: Louis Guoxin Lin, Will Hutchinson, Prof. George Yang, Johnny Li, Sam Yee (CRO Chief Risk Officer, Member) Stephen Walsh, Joey Chung, Mark Clayton , Edmond Lau, Simon Suen, and Yan Zhang. CRO Chief Risk Officer Community & Founding Chairman Andrew Chan FCA Supporting the Rise2040 Future of Finance and Accounting Conference This week, CRO Chief Risk Officer Community had the privile

Andrew Chan FCA, CRO Chief Risk Officer Supporting 綠在區區 Green 沙田 as Global Risk Advocates in the extreme weather in 16 August 2026 Last weekend, the CRO Chief Risk Officer community is proud to support 6 綠在區區 Green 沙田 — an initiative raising awareness on sustainability under extreme weather heat. As a Global Risk Advocate, I believe taking real action goes a long way. When risk is truly embedded in decision-making processes, that is where the value-add journey begins. In a wo

CRO Chief Risk Officer Andrew Chan FCA with organiser and Chair of Hong Kong Web3 Association Joshua Chu CRO Chief Risk Officer supports - Whiskey, Law & Web3: Bridging Corporate Risk, Digital Assets and Art Event at Hashkey Exchange. On 14 August, Hong Kong’s legal, family office, Web3 and risk communities gathered at HashKey Exchange for a Whiskey Tasting & Charity Art Exhibition with Legal Insights & Networking. Co-hosted by Women in Web3 Hong Kong (WiW3HK), HashKey Exchan

Launching the CRO Chief Risk Officer YouTube Channel 60 Seconds | Advocating for Risk-Based Decision Making | Global Risk Advocate Series CRO Chief Risk Officer is launching a new YouTube channel dedicated to short, focused conversations on the role of the Chief Risk Officer. The format is simple: 60 seconds. Each episode delivers one clear idea on why risk-based decision making matters, and how CROs can move from technical or compliance roles into genuine strategic partners

CRO Chief Risk Officer, Andrew Chan FCA with Stanley Ng, Projects, Hong Kong Shanghai Hotels at Carlyle & Co. Club, in August 2026 This week, CRO Chief Risk Officer, Andrew Chan FCA caught up with former colleague, Stanley Ng, Projects, Hong Kong Shanghai Hotels (Owners and Operators of Peninsula Hotels) at the beautiful harbour view setting of Carlyle & Co. Club. What started as a catch-up quickly turned into a focused discussion on project risk — one of the most underestima