Yi Lin Tan

As the head of Business Intelligence and Stakeholder Management for the Asia-Pacific region I am oversee the undertaking of high quality confidential qualitative business intelligence and stakeholder building projects for our clients and our own internal projects. Whether it is identifying local graft or corruption risks, trade union agitation, stakeholder scanning, coup risks or trust building with local communities, on-the-ground business critical intelligence and stakeholder building is a vital part of our service to clients in managing risk and identifying opportunity. We assist our clients in understanding the psychological incentives and disincentives for various groups in becoming proactive participants in stakeholder relationship building, in peacebuilding and in conflict resolution in order to allow clients to better engage with potential stakeholders and to ensure that cultural and contextual considerations are included. We work with clients who often have a significant and discernible operational presence in difficult jurisdictions. My team and I work with these clients to develop strategies and practices that mitigate the exposure of their assets and staff to political and security risks. We review and identify areas where adroit buffers can be created between clients, their staff and the service provider. We can recommend and undertake specific strategies such as using an agent for hiring, using a locally registered company to make local purchases, employing locals within the procurement process, paying in local currencies and numerous other obfuscating strategies. We can embed these strategies into a client’s Corporate Responsibility Manifesto and Enterprise Risk Management framework.