Happy Chinese New Year and wish you have a wonderful year ahead.

We would like to invite you to join this event on the topic of Key Risks in the Year of the Snake. In this briefing Steve Vickers will cover the key economic, legal and political issues and risks facing companies in the Asia Pacific Region in 2025.

Date/Time:

27 February 2025 (Thursday)

16:00 - 18:00 Hong Kong Time (GMT +8)

Venue:

Café 2 Oyster n Grill

Ground Floor, Rockson Mansion,

371 Queens Road West

Sai Ying Pun, HongKong

+852 2295 6668 (Landline Phone)

+852 6310 8002 (Whats App Booking)

About the Speaker

Steve is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Steve Vickers and Associates Limited (“SVA”), a specialist risk mitigation, corporate intelligence and security consulting company. While an acknowledged expert at resolving kidnapping and product extortion cases, he additionally draws upon an unrivalled network of contacts and information sources in spearheading a wide range of business risk mitigation services.

During some 18 years in the private sector, Steve has conducted numerous sensitive business intelligence projects, major financial investigations, international asset searches and crisis containment assignments. He has also led a number of crisis management teams faced by financial or other critical threats to multi-national corporations.

He has considerable experience in advising corporations facing special risk situations and in dealing with challenges presented by money laundering; he is an acknowledged authority on the gaming sector in Macau and on Triad Societies and Asian Organised Crime issues.

Steve previously spent 18 years in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force and commanded the Force’s Criminal Intelligence Bureau. His duties included operational command of the Intelligence Bureau and its covert resources; tactical and strategic operations against Triad and Organised Crime groups, risk assessments and operational control of “declared” kidnapping incidents and product contamination issues. He achieved the rank of Senior Superintendent before opting to leave the service to join the private sector.

Steve has handled more than 28 kidnapping incidents which have ranged from short term, domestic cases, through major international incidents involving multiple jurisdictions.

Steve speaks fluent Cantonese and has had extensive experience in various specialist units – including in the Commercial Crime Bureau and in the Police Tactical Unit. He has operated extensively in Southeast Asia, frequently working with government agencies.

His expert opinion on security matters is regularly sought by international media and he has lectured widely.

Steve is a member of the International Institute of Security.

Registration: Click here

Cost (in HKD):

ASIS Members $120

Friendly Association Members $140

Non Member $150

Note:

Member’s guest: each member is eligible to bring one guest, who will enjoy the same rate as the inviting member. The inviting member must pay for both persons.

*OSAC / ACSG/ BCI / ACFE / HKSA / IPSA / APSA / CSI / PISA; ISC2 / ISACA

Seats are limited due to venue occupancy limitation

*Reservations are handled on a first come first served basis

*No refunds will be catered unless the event is cancelled by ASIS

*If the event has to be rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances, you will be informed 24 hours in advance, via e-mail.

*Meal menu/choices are of best effort only. No refund will be catered should the selected meal is not available at the event.

CPE Points:

One CPE Point

• Participants must remain in the event for at least 80% of the duration;
• Participants who require “Certificate of Attendance” shall email to [email protected];
• Participants are responsible for their own reporting.

Deadline:

26 February 2025

Contacts:

[email protected]