Join us for an exclusive Breakfast Executive Networking Event:
An Hormuz on our Doorstep: Building AI-Powered Resilience for APAC Supply Chains
Date: 21 May 2026, Thursday
Venue: (In-person) ESSEC APAC campus, 5 Nepal Park, 3C10. See directions here
Time: 9:00am – 10:00 AM
Registration will start from 8:30 AM
The Strait of Malacca carries 16% of global trade and 40% of liquefied natural gas. When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz for just 48 hours, the world could only watch - are you prepared if the same scenario unfolds closer to home?
In this exclusive networking breakfast, we'll unpack the convergence of geopolitical instability and technological friction that is reshaping APAC supply chains. You'll explore:
- Geopolitical stress-testing: How to interpret trade tariff changes and corridor disruptions in real-time
- AI-powered scenario simulation: Why traditional forecasting fails, and how agentic AI models stress-test your network before disruptions hit
- Risk lever discovery with LLMs: Identifying hidden vulnerabilities that conventional analytics miss
- From vulnerability to contract: Translating risk analysis into supplier agreements that protect your operations
Walk away with actionable frameworks and discover how ESSEC's 2-day Managing Supply Chain Uncertainty with Data Analytics and AI program equips you to lead with foresight in an era of compounding volatility.
Seats are limited. Register your interest now.
Agenda
9:00 am - Welcome remarks
9:05 am - Prof. Cédomir Nestorovic on the Geopolitics of the Strait of Malacca
9:25 am - Koh Niak Wu, PhD. on an AI-powered scenario simulation
10:00 am to 11:00 am - Networking Breakfast
Presented by:
Cédomir Nestorovic
Academic Co-Director, ESSEC Institute for Geopolitics & Business
Professor Cédomir Nestorovic is a leading geopolitics and Islamic business expert at ESSEC Business School Asia-Pacific, renowned for helping executives decode how global power shifts directly impact business strategy across Asia and beyond. A frequent commentator in international media, he has been featured on Channel NewsAsia, Money FM 89.3, and other platforms discussing issues such as US–China rivalry, European politics, and the evolving role of ASEAN.
Professor Nestorovic will draw on decades of teaching and consulting experience across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia to translate complex geopolitical tensions into concrete strategic choices for executives. Participants will gain practical frameworks to navigate risks, seize regional opportunities, and rethink their organisation's positioning as Southeast Asia becomes a critical arena in the ongoing great-power competition.
Koh Niak Wu, PhD
CEO & CTO, Cosmiqo International
Dr Koh was formerly part of the Global Supply Chain and Logistics team at Dell contributing to strategy analytics. He was also in the Planning and Operations Management Group at SIMTech, A*STAR where he gained valuable insights into the evolution of industries. As an Expert with the Asian Productivity Organization (APO), he shares his views on the future economy across Asia and the Pacific.
Dr Koh codes, believes in the power of operational analytics and how it shapes business decisions. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Robotics from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelor of Engineering from King’s College London and he is also a WSQ Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) certified trainer.
