Goldfields Theatre

Panel – Sustainability leadership in complex times (9.00am)

Speakers:
Estelle Parker, Michael Clancy, Thomas King OAM, Juan Jose Freijo & Andy Driscoll

Keynote Indigenous cultural heritage protection (9.45am)

Speakers:
Kado Muir

Panel – Indigenous cultural heritage protection: Investor risk and responsibility (9.55am)

Speakers:
Jamie Lowe, Kado Muir, Justin Welfare, Allan James, Laura Osmetti

Panel – Shockproof: Navigating geopolitical risk in 2026 (11.20am)

Speakers:
Estelle Parker, Carmen Leung, Jonathan Armitage, David Mullins

Eureka 3

Panel – A responsible investment deep dive for financial advisers (9.50am)

Speakers:
Anson Chan, Alexandra Brown, Damian Cottier, Tom Moloney

Panel – Beyond divestment: A practical guide to stewardship (11.20am)

Speakers:
Justin Medcalf, Stanley Soosur, Anna Shelley, James Tayler

Eureka 2

Workshop – Private markets, real impact: A practical workshop (9.50am)

Speakers:
Dugald Higgins, Nathan Fradley, Skye Macpherson

Workshop – The circular advantage (11.20am)

Speakers:
Jillian Reid, Lisa McLean, Philip Sloane

Eureka 1

Workshop – Systems stewardship in practice (11.20am)

Speakers:
Dr Donna Lopata, Dan Osusky, Chris Newton, Yvette Manolas

Goldfields Theatre

Panel – AI for responsible investors: Use cases, risks and readiness (12.10pm)

Speakers:
Jeremy Hubbard, Simon Smallchua, Sue Brake, Colleen Raab Smith

Keynote David Russell – Beyond decarbonisation: Investing for systemic climate transition (1.50pm)

Speakers:
David Russell

Keynote Stephanie Maier – Mobilising capital for the climate transition (2.00pm)

Speakers:
Stephanie Maier

Panel – Innovation and integrity: The future of responsible index strategies (2.10pm)

Speakers:
Shalini Samuel, Stephanie Maier, David Russell, Sunita Subramoniam, Amy Krizanovic

Workshop – Operationalising nature: Case studies and strategies (3.30pm)

Speakers:
Jackson Rowland, Josh Gilbert, Heechung Sung, Erin Billman

Keynote Kate O’Rourke – Early observations from mandatory climate reporting (4.15pm)

Speakers:
Dean Hegarty, Kate O’Rourke

Eureka 3

Panel – Cracking the ESG code in private markets – Turning opacity into opportunity (12.10pm)

Speakers:
Dean Hegarty, Jordan Kraiten, Billy Cotter

Panel – Making impact investable: Aligning values with portfolio decisions (1.50pm)

Speakers:
Adam Carey, Dr Erin Kuo-Sutherland, Simba Marekera, Daniel Nelson

Eureka 2

Workshop – Networking is not a dirty word (1.50pm)

Speakers:
Brendan Bailey

Workshop – Human rights and modern day slavery (3.30pm)

Speakers:
Ethan Kusch, Måns Carlsson, Karen McLeod, Rachel Alembakis

Goldfields Theatre

Panel – Hidden in plain sight: Modern slavery risks in Australian portfolios (9.00am)

Speakers:
Måns Carlsson OAM, Chris Evans, Jennifer Alonso

Keynote Rick Alexander – System-level investing: Humbling alpha to optimise returns. (9.40am)

Speakers:
Rick Alexander

Panel – Investing in an interconnected world: Systems thinking for long-term value (9.50am)

Speakers:
Lucas Kengmana, Rick Alexander, Kim Farrant, Valeria Dinershteyn

Introductory remarks – Making claims with confidence: Sustainable investment product labelling (11.10am)

Speakers:
Nayanisha Samarakoon

Panel – Making claims with confidence: Sustainable investment product labelling (11.20am)

Speakers:
Jodie Barns, Bhanu Singh, Liza McDonald, Shamir Popat, Shalini Samuel

Eureka 3

Panel – Financing a blue future: Investing in sustainable oceans (11.10am)

Speakers:
Sudip Hazra, Marcus Wilert, Mibu Fisher, Jasmine Chambers

Eureka 2

Workshop – Climate disclosures: Interactive session for AOs and AMs with Australia’s sustainability standards setter (9.45am)

Speakers:
Justin Williams, Charis Halliday, Jeffrey Hales

Eureka 1

Workshop – DNBII – Integrating Indigenous cultural heritage protection into investment decision-making (9.10am)

Speakers:
Anirudha Nagar, Moana Nottage, Justin Welfare, Dr Terri Janke, Dean Parkin

Goldfields Theatre

Panel – Reconciliation in action: The strategic role of investors and RAPs (1.10pm)

Speakers:
Phil Vernon, Karen Mundine, Amanda Barker, Mick O’Brien

Panel – From forest risk to portfolio resilience: Deforestation, systemic risk, and the investor response (1.55pm)

Speakers:
Alan Dayeh, Eric Nietsch, Camille Goldstone-Henry, Professor Deen Sanders, Nina Wilkinson

Panel – Capital at risk: Human rights and high-risk sectors (3.10pm)

Speakers:
Clare Baldwin, James Cockayne, Rachel Elliott, James Bartle

Panel – Sustainability leadership – Armchair discussion (3.55pm)

Speakers:
Estelle Parker, Cath Bowtell

Eureka 3

Panel – Investing in defence: Ethics, fiduciary duty and hard choices (1.10pm)

Speakers:
Michelle Baltazar, Warwick Schneller, Dr Helen Durham, Kate Turner

Panel – Blended finance at scale: Mobilising institutional, philanthropic and private capital for impact investing (1.55pm)

Speakers:
Michelle Di Fabio, Dr Catherine Brown, Monique Andrew, Caroline Scott

Panel – How to use nature data 

Speakers:
Prof Brendan Wintle, Amanda Richman, Pavan Sukhdev, Mara Bún

Workshop – Practical ways to integrate climate and nature approaches (1.10pm)

Speakers:
Claire Molinari, Emma Herd, Nicole Forrester, Jo Saleeba