Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

A recent research from Accenture indicates that only 6 percent of executives are completely confident in their organisation’s ability to foresee and respond to future disruption. As we head into 2022, the future business environment requires leaders to be built for change, and that is why becoming an intentional futurist is so critical. Valentin de Miguel, Senior Managing Director and Strategy and Consulting Lead, Growth Markets, Accenture shares what it means to become an intentional futurist and some guideposts, or signals to anticipate when wanting to be intentional about the future. 

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss a much-needed dose of good news for China after state-backed funds were said to have entered the local market to buy shares, indirect talks between the US and Iran indirectly over a nuclear deal that could see more than a million barrels quickly come back online, the widening of theU.S. international trade deficit, and more. 

From the appropriate legal framework to ethical questions to digital responsibility, the 2021 “SocAIty”study from the &Audi Initiative examines the overall societal dimension of autonomous driving. The study also offers possible solutions and stimulates public discourse regarding the new technology and the mobility landscape of the future. Markus Schuster, Managing Director, Audi Singapore shares an overview of the state of autonomous driving today and some of the key considerations around the development and implementation of autonomous vehicles we should be aware of. 

On this week's Regional Roundup, Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, Straits Times gives an analysis of Malaysia's latest measure to 'blunt' the impact of an ongoing Omicron wave, Myanmar military leader's agreement for an ASEAN special envoy from Cambodia to meet members of the ousted ruling party, the kickoff of Philippine’s election campaign season, and more.  Follow The Straits Times' Asian Insider Podcast channel - co-produced with Money FM 89.3 - like us and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Asian Insider newsletter.   Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/JoVb SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/

Johan Jooste, CIO, The Global CIO Office, explains why markets are starting to get more jittery around bond yields, and whether a deeper correction is due for technology stocks.

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights (click/tap above): 00:42 China reaffirms ties with Singapore 03:26 Putting up a strong front with Russia 06:12 Possibility of China adopting a US-styled preemptive strike policy Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei (dawntan@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Tan Dawn Wei's stories: https://str.sg/3xR7 Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) has recently published a position paper that identifies current hurdles, pinpoints new opportunities, and proposes actionable strategies to help further Singapore’s startup ecosystem. The position paper has also been officially presented to the Singapore government before our Budget 2022 statement on February 18. James Tan, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) shares how SG punched way above its weight in the global arena as a hub for startup hopefuls and what the three key areas that ACE believe can be the catalyst for positive and widespread economic change entails. 

There has been an increasing focus on the threat of SMS phishing scams targeting bank customers. Alongside this, banks are also facing a rising pressure to bolster their security defences against malicious attackers and address the renewed needs of customers. Juan Huat Koo, Director, Cybersecurity, ASEAN, Cisco shares some of the steps banks should adopt to advance their security infrastructure and possibly regain consumer confidence. 

From reaffirming their ties with Singapore, to putting up a strong front with their new best friend Russia and the possibility of China taking a step towards a US-style pre emptive strike policy, Tan Dawn Wei, China Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of it all.   Follow The Straits Times' Asian Insider Podcast channel - co-produced with Money FM 89.3 - like us and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Asian Insider newsletter.   Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/JoVb SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the possibility of Meta shutting down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if it can’t keep transferring user data back to the U.S., Australia's reopening of its borders to tourists and visa holders that have been vaccinated at least twice, a collaboration between ex-Manchester United Players and rich Singaporeans to form a sports venture, and more