ASIC Annual Forum 2022 | Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) | 2 November 2022 | Hilton Sydney, 488 George St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

ASIC’s Annual Forum is back for the first time since 2019. We have designed a diverse program covering our regulatory and enforcement priorities, and a range of timely topics including climate change, the effects of technology and more.

Hear from ASIC Commissioners and thought leaders as we explore how the finance sector has evolved in recent years, what’s working well and what still needs to be improved, and ideas about what the future may hold as we continue down the path of change.

Program highlights:
• Crypto - We review global developments in crypto-assets and decentralised finance, and whether indicative international regulatory responses will strike the right balance between innovation and investor protection.
• Climate change - What is driving global investor demand for sustainable financial products, and how are firms and regulators responding?
• Enforcement priorities and the regulatory toolkit - We discuss the range of tools available to ASIC to enhance trust in the financial system and protect consumers and investors.
• Meet the regulators - Australia’s regulators explore the coming challenges and opportunities for a strong financial system in an interconnected and ever-changing regulatory landscape.
• AI and data - Artificial intelligence and data are changing the way we think about decision making. How are ASIC and industry leveraging data and innovation while balancing ethical considerations?
• Superannuation - Australia’s super system faces structural changes, law reform and changing consumer expectations. The panel discusses trustee resilience, conduct and members’ needs as we chart new directions for super.
• Small business - We explore the big issues and opportunities facing small business, a fast growing, dynamic and economically important sector that employs over 4.5 million Australians.
• New directions for the boardroom - Boards need to proactively identify and address emerging trends and potential risks within their firms. We explore what’s trending and how boards are responding.

2022 Speakers

Mark Adams
Senior Executive Leader, Strategic Intelligence, Co-Ordinator, Innovation Hub, Head, Regulatory Efficiency Unit and Regional Commissioner, New South Wales, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)

Michael Bath
Head of Global Markets and Business Strategy, Australian Office of Financial Management

The Hon Bruce Billson
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman

Alexi Boyd
Chief Executive Officer, Council of Small Business Organisations Australia

Abigail Bradshaw CSC
Head, Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC)

Michael Brereton
Director, Restructuring and Insolvency, William Buck; President, Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA)

Gerard Brody
Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Action Law Centre

Professor Ross Buckley
Scientia Professor and KPMG Law – King & Wood Mallesons Professor of Disruptive Innovation and Law, University of New South Wales

Gina Cass-Gottlieb
Chair, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Karen Chester
Deputy Chair, ASIC

Melinda Cilento
Chief Executive, Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)

Margaret Cole
Member, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)

Lynwen Connick
Chief Information Security Officer, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)

Melinda Conrad
Non-Executive Director, ASX Limited, Ampol Limited, Stockland Group, Penten Technology and The Centre for Independent Studies

Michael Corrigan
Partner, Clayton Utz

Sarah Court
Deputy Chair, ASIC

Patricia Cross
Chair, OFX; Independent Non-Executive Director, Transurban Limited; Board Member, Future Fund

Dr. Guy Debelle
Chief Financial Officer, Fortescue Future Industries

Bill Edge
Chair, Auditing and Assurance Standards Board

Felipe Flores
Founder and Host, Data Futurology Podcast; Head of Data Science, Honeysuckle Health

Zak Hammer
Executive Director, Operations, ASIC

Luke Hastings
Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

Emma Herd
Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY

Sean Hughes
Commissioner, ASIC

Nell Hutton
General Manager, Financial Markets, Westpac Institutional Bank

The Hon Stephen Jones MP
Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services

Dr. Jonathan Kearns
Head of Domestic Markets, Reserve Bank of Australia

Professor Dimity Kingsford Smith
Faculty of Law and Justice, University of New South Wales

Alan Kirkland
Chief Executive Officer, CHOICE

Stevn Klimt
Partner, Clayton Utz

Dr. Attracta Lagan
Cultural Specialist, Kroll

Joseph Longo
Chair, ASIC

John Lonsdale
Deputy Chair, APRA

Alastair MacGibbon
Chief Strategy Officer, CyberCX

Xavier O'Halloran
Director, Super Consumers Australia

Paul O'Sullivan
Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director, ANZ; Chairman, Optus and Western Sydney Airport Company

Danielle Press
Commissioner, ASIC

Professor Talis J. Putnins
Professor of Finance, University of Technology Sydney (UTS); Chief Scientist, Digital Finance Co-operative Research Centre

Professor Robynne Quiggin
Office of the Pro Vice Chancellor Indigenous Leadership and Engagement, UTS; Chair, Human Rights Law Centre Board and the Aboriginal Housing Service; Member, Steering Committee of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative

Delia Rickard
Deputy Chair, ACCC

Nicole Rose PSM
CEO, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)

Marek Rucinski
Deputy Commissioner, Smarter Data Program, Australian Taxation Office (ATO)

Paul Schroder
Chief Executive, AustralianSuper

Chris Sheehan
Executive, Group Investigations and Fraud, Financial Crime Risk Mitigation, Group Risk, National Australia Bank (NAB)

Fiona Smedley
Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

Kristin Stubbins
Managing Partner, Assurance, PwC Australia

Professor Susan Thorp
Associate Dean (Research) and Professor of Finance, The University of Sydney Business School

Dr. Catriona Wallace
Founder, Responsible Metaverse Alliance; Executive Director, Gradient Institute; Adjunct Professor, AGSM, University of New South Wales

Professor Lauren E. Willis
Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Law and William M. Rains Fellow, Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA

Hon Ben Wyatt
Director, Wyatt Martin Pty Ltd; Non-Executive Director, Woodside Energy and Rio Tinto

Samantha Yorke
Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google Australia

MODERATORS:

Ticky Fullerton
Business Editor at Large, The Australian

Rachel Howitt
Senior Executive Leader (SEL), Corporations

Greg Kirk
Executive Director, Strategy, ASIC

Elysse Morgan
Host, The Business, ABC

David McGuinness
SEL, Financial Services Enforcement, ASIC

Doug Niven
Chief Accountant, ASIC

Greg Yanco
Executive Director, Markets, ASIC

Joe Zubcic
SEL, Small Business Engagement and Compliance, ASIC