Keynote Address

8:35 to 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Too Complex to Be Allowed to Exist?

Many critical systems that support the proper functioning of our global village are susceptible to catastrophic failure, with unimaginable consequences. From the reliability management perspective, are these systems too complex to be allowed to exist? Are catastrophic failures just waiting to happen, or are we now able to field highly reliable and resilient systems?

Rear Admiral (Retired) Richard Lim has spent more than three decades in the business of defence. As Director of Joint Operations and Planning, Chief of Navy, Deputy Secretary (Technology) and Chief Executive Defence Science and Technology Agency, his career has spanned the fields of operations, strategic planning, capability development, defence procurement and the development and technological support of deployed defence and security systems in the Singapore Defence Establishment. After retirement from public service, Mr. Lim now has a consulting practice, is Chairman of ST Logistics, is a board member of ST Marine and is Adjunct Professor at Nanyang Technological University.

Richard Lim

ST Logistics