Conference Program
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Grab your lanyard at the conference registration desk & head over to Nimo Industries coffee cart for barista-made coffee.
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Diane Tate, CEO, AFIA
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Paul Bloxham, Chief Economist (AU, NZ & Global Commodities) & Managing Director, HSBC Australia
Join Paul Bloxham, one of the nation's leading economists, for an update on the economic outlook and its implications for lenders. Paul will examine the key domestic and global indicators shaping monetary policy, market conditions and consumer confidence, offering industry leaders a clear line of sight through a period of transition.
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Ellis Connolly, Head of Payments Policy, RBA & Diane Tate, CEO, AFIA
What are the key economic and policy developments lenders should be watching? How is the payments landscape evolving? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for Australia's finance industry?
This exclusive fireside chat will offer attendees the opportunity to hear directly from one of Australia's most influential financial policymakers and participate in an open dialogue on the issues affecting the industry today.
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Brought to you by our Major Sponsor, Fortiro
Keep the conversation flowing — grab a coffee at the Nimo Industries Coffee Cart and make the most of every networking opportunity.Don’t forget to see what’s changing the game — explore our exhibition booths and connect with the innovators behind it.
Affinda | Alfa | BRYK Group | Fiskil | Netsol Technologies l Solifi | Odessa
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Alastair MacGibbon, Former head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre
In this keynote, cybersecurity expert, Alastair MacGibbon will explore what the next generation of AI-enabled threats means for Australian lenders and the trust they have built with customers, partners and the broader financial system.
Alastair will examine whether Australia's finance industry is prepared for a threat environment that is evolving faster than conventional risk, governance and security frameworks.
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Mario Rehayem, CEO, Pepper Money; Claire Woodley, General Manager, BOQ Finance; Pete Lizaraintis, CEO, Resimac & Vinay Mehta, CTO, Solifi
In this fast-paced scenario session, our panel responds in real time, as though the crisis is unfolding today. What breaks first? What decisions do they make under pressure? And critically, what would they wish they had done 12 months earlier?
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Soraya Alali, CEO (ANZ), Zip Co & Dan Jovevski, Founder & CEO, WeMoney
This session will explore why expanding access to financial services is both a social imperative and a commercial opportunity. Dan and Soraya will discuss how the industry can reach more people, and how technology, used thoughtfully, can widen access without compromising responsible lending or confidence in the system.
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The Hon Dr Daniel Mulino MP, Assistant Treasurer & Minister for Financial Services
In this address, the Minister outlines the Government's priorities for financial services and the reform agenda ahead — and what it means for the businesses that lend, invest and compete in this market.
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Brought to you by our Major Sponsor, Fortiro
Keep the conversation flowing — grab a coffee at the Nimo Industries Coffee Cart and make the most of every networking opportunity.Don’t forget to see what’s changing the game — explore our exhibition booths and connect with the innovators behind it.
Affinda | Alfa | BRYK Group | Fiskil | Netsol Technologies l Solifi | Odessa
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Sean Quagliani, CEO & Co-Founder, Fortiro
Drawing on data from millions of documents processed by Fortiro, CEO Sean Quagliani will unpack what the industry is seeing right now and introduce Fortiro's latest innovation in the fight against lending fraud.
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TBC
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The Hon Tim Wilson MP, Shadow Treasurer
As Shadow Treasurer, the Hon Tim Wilson MP leads the Coalition's economic and tax agenda and speaks for the alternative government on the settings that shape how Australian businesses grow, invest and compete. In this address, Mr Wilson sets out the Opposition's priorities on tax, regulation and the cost of doing business, and where it would take policy differently.
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Brought to you by our Major Sponsor, Fortiro
Keep the conversation flowing — grab a coffee at the Nimo Industries Coffee Cart and make the most of every networking opportunity.Don’t forget to see what’s changing the game — explore our exhibition booths and connect with the innovators behind it.
Affinda | Alfa | BRYK Group | Fiskil | Netsol Technologies l Solifi | Odessa
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Member Debate
Every control that stops a bad actor slows down a good customer. Members debate how much friction is too much, and the audience votes on the result.
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Kerensa Sneyd, Partner, Allens; David Carter, Partner, Dentons; Urszula McCormack, Partner, Mallesons & Gilbert & Tobin (tbc)
Senior legal practitioners on AI in credit decisioning, data and privacy reform, and where accountability sits when technology gets it wrong.
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Mel Carpenter, Executive Director - Member Engagement, AFIA
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