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Concurrent Breakfast Sessions

7.30AM - 8.30AM

Your choice of breakfast session to kick off the first day at the FSC24 Conference. Choose to focus on FinTech, Empower Women or our Climate and CRD session

FINTECH
EMPOWER WOMEN
CLIMATE AND CLIMATE RELATED DISCLOSURES

FinTech showcase

Join us to see a range of exciting 5 minute product demos from New Zealand innovators:

  • Josh Daniell (Facilitator) - Co-founder, Akahu
  • Carl Thompson - Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, SortMe - Personal financial management software for households and advisors
  • Diana Papadopoulos - Chief Customer Officer, Booster - Launching the new Savvy product
  • Jody Cruttenden - Marketing & Growth Lead, Emerge - a compelling business banking alternative for SMEs
  • Luke Smith - Chief Executive Officer, Orchestra - Equity management and investor relations solutions
  • Shaun Quincey - Chief Executive Officer, Simfuni - Modular workflows and payment technology for insurance

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How does the "great wealth transfer" apply in the NZ context, and what are the implications for NZ women and our industry?

We look to the challenges of attracting women and others into a diverse and rewarding financial services sector. 

 

Speakers include: 

  • Prue Tyler (Facilitator) - Founder & Director, SHIFT
  • Andrew Williams - Owner & Director, Alvarium
  • Gretchen Williamson - Investment Adviser, Craigs Investment Partners
  • Samira Boock - Senior Associate, Dentons New Zealand

Sponsored by:

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New Zealand's Climate Response: Disclose, Definitions and Data

This session brings together the key officials from the FMA and XRB to discuss their roles as standard setters and regulators, and how they work together to support the allocation of capital towards activities that are consistent with a transition to a low emission, climate resilient future. Recognising that disclosure is only one element of our response to climate change, we will also discuss a green or sustainable finance taxonomy and its role in enabling capital allocation for sustainability outcomes.

Come ready to ask those questions on anything CRD, your reporting, what the activity is coming from our key climate reporting agencies and how you can use your work in the climate space as an opportunity.

Speakers include:

  • Daniel Street (Facilitator) - Partner, DLA Piper
  • Amelia Sharman - Director Sustainable Reporting, External Reporting Board (XRB) 
  • Jo Kelly - Chief Executive, Centre for Sustainable Finance
  • Michael van Zijl - Acting Manager, Climate Related Disclosures, Financial Markets Authority

Main Plenary

8.35AM - 10.30AM 

Join us for the first session of the morning with a political keynote and industry panellists on the main platform.

WELCOME
POLITICAL KEYNOTE 1
PANEL DISCUSSION 1

FSC Conference Pōwhiri and Karakia

8.35AM - 9.00AM

Following your choice of breakfast session, our MCs Vanja Thomas and Steven Burgess will open the FSC24 Conference.

Speakers include:

  • Haydee Stroud - Acting CEO, Financial Services Council
  • Rob Flannagan - Independent Chair, Financial Services Council

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Political Keynote 1 and Fireside Chat

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9.00AM - 9.30AM

In our first Political Keynote, we welcome insights from New Zealand's Minister of Finance. We look across the next four-year term and delve deeper into the key issues.

Speakers include:

  • Jack Tame (Facilitator) - Political Reporter, TVNZ
  • Hon. Nicola Willis - Minister of Finance

Sponsored by:

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Panel Discussion 1

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9.30AM - 10.30AM

CONSUMER RESILIENCE & PROSPERITY

In this session, the panel debate the main conference topic and ask if New Zealanders are truly resilient and how we, as an industry, can support NZ consumers to prosper through policy and education.

Speakers include:

  • Jack Tame (Facilitator) - Political Reporter, TVNZ
  • Anna Scott - Chief Executive Officer, Smartshares Ltd
  • Campbell Mitchell - Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Life
  • Jane Wrightson - Retirement Commissioner, Te Ara Ahunga Ora: Retirement Commission
  • Michael Weston - Chief Executive Officer, Partners Life

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10.30AM - 11.00AM Morning Tea

Time to stretch your legs, grab a coffee, network and meet the conference sponsors in the exhibition area.

 


11.00AM - 12.35PM

The next session of the morning welcomes our regulatory keynote speaker, followed by our second panel of the day, focusing on the economy and how the challenges we face might be affecting the sector's ability to build consumer resilience and prosperity.

REGULATORY KEYNOTE 1
IN THE SPOTLIGHT 1
PANEL DISCUSSION 2

Regulatory Keynote 1 & Fireside Chat

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11.00AM - 11.30AM

Outlook 2030 with the industry regulator, and a chance to delve deeper into the key issues via a fireside chat. 

Speaker includes:

  • Jack Tame (Facilitator) - Political Reporter, TVNZ
  • Samantha Barrass - Chief Executive Officer, Financial Markets Authority (FMA)

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In the Spotlight 1

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11.30AM - 11.45AM

Research Launch

A quick deep dive into the latest FSC Money & You Research. 

Speakers include:

  • Jack Tame (Facilitator) - Political Reporter, TVNZ
  • David Bishop - Research Lead, Financial Services Council
  • Lloyd Kavanagh - Partner, MinterEllisonRuddWatts

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Panel Discussion 2

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11.45AM - 12.35PM

Leading Economists Session: Will we see 2% again?

In this session, economists from across the sector will discuss the economic state of New Zealand and the world. The panel will reflect on the challenges we face, and debate impacts of the cost-of-living crisis, inflation, investments, local events and global challenges.

Speakers include:

  • Jack Tame (Facilitator) - Political Reporter, TVNZ
  • Gail Pacheco - Professor of Economics and Director of the NZ Policy Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology
  • Henry Russell - Economist, ANZ
  • Mary Jo Vergara - Senior Economist, Kiwibank
  • Nick Tuffley - Chief Economist, ASB

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Lunch 

12.35PM - 1.45PM

Mix and mingle in the exhibition area over lunch or attend a sector specific lunch session.

PROFESSIONAL ADVICE
LADUCA
WORKPLACE SAVINGS

Professional Advice

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By invitation only: Professional Advice Leaders Lunch

The FMA and industry leaders provide updates on emerging findings from monitoring reviews outcomes-based approach to license supervision.

Speakers include:

  • Michael Hewes - Director Deposit Taking, Insurance and Advice, Financial Markets Authority
  • Russell Hutchinson - Director, Chatswood Consulting / QPR
  • Samantha Barrass - Chief Executive Officer, Financial Markets Authority

Sponsored by:

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LADUCA

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Mental health: Can we avoid a scorched earth (income protection or disability) insurance product future filled with mental health exclusions?

Our panel will discuss how we can underwrite, and risk assess for mental health better.

This lunch session will focus in on the key underwriting issues of the day, including a reflection on last year's session about the rise of AI and how the shift is starting to take hold.

Speakers include:

  • Chris Hutton (Facilitator) - Product Manager, Partners Life
  • Kathie Tutty - Chief Underwriter, Asteron Life
  • Shaun Robinson - Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health Foundation

Workplace Savings

Empowering financial wellness through innovative workplace savings scheme initiatives

Join Mark Williamson, Benefits Manager at NZ Defence Force, as he reveals how tailored savings facilities, comprehensive insurances, financial advice, mortgage broker services, and financial capability programmes from the Retirement Commission are reshaping financial resilience for Defence community members.

Mark’s presentation will be followed by a panel discussion between Mark, Prue Tyler (Director of Shift Compliance Limited.) and Michelle Forster (Director & Licensed Independent Trustee) on the challenges, opportunities, and transformative benefits of these or similar initiatives for employers, employees, and their families. 

Speakers include: 

  • Mike Woodbury (Facilitator) - Consultant, Chapman Tripp
  • Mark Williamson - Benefits Manager, NZ Defence Force
  • Michelle Forster - Principal, Heathcote Investment Partners and Licensed Independent Trustee
  • Prue Tyler - Director, SHIFT

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Breakout Sessions

1.45PM - 2.45PM

In the first of our sector specific breakout sessions, we are pleased to offer specialist panels covering Insurance, Investment and KiwiSaver, FinTech and Professional Advice.

FINTECH
INVESTMENT AND KIWISAVER 1
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE 1
PROFESSIONAL ADVICE 1

FinTech

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FinTech Innovation and Open Banking: how is global innovation driving NZ's future?

Open banking was born with simple aims in mind: to give customers control over their data and to encourage competition, transparency and better customer outcomes. In unison with the rise of open banking, FinTech innovation is rapidly advancing new business models, providing diversity and accelerating scalable export opportunities.

Hear insights from Fintech sector leaders identifying core challenges, opportunities and experiences that will promote the right sized, best fit for New Zealanders and businesses that provide financial services for New Zealanders.

Speakers include:

  • Adrian Smith (Facilitator) - Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder, BlinkPay
  • Colin Wallis - Executive Director, Digital IdentityNZ
  • Holly Rennie - Director Consulting, Deloitte
  • Ralph Bragg - Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer, Radiam (UK/AU)

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Investment and KiwiSaver 1

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Tweaking KiwiSaver or full-scale review?

In this session, the panel discusses the ins and outs of KiwiSaver reform, what should be included and why, and debates the proposed Government changes to KiwiSaver.  

Speakers include:

  • Penny Sheerin (Facilitator) - Partner, Chapman Tripp
  • Anna Scott - Chief Executive Officer, Smartshares - NZX
  • Harry Koprivcic - Chief Executive Officer, Guardian Trust
  • Nigel Jackson - Chief Executive Officer, BT Funds Management
  • Sonya Williams - Co-founder, Director, and 3EO, Sharesies

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Life and Health Insurance 1

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Genetics, how far have we come?

With significant work underway in the FSC since the Genetics Masterclass at the 2023 Conference, we will look at how the debate is taking shape and the future of genetics and insurance in NZ.

Speakers include:

  • Russell Hutchinson (Facilitator) - Director, Chatswood Consulting / QPR
  • Ingrid Thorn - Head Underwriting L&H ANZ, Director L&H Reinsurance, Swiss Re
  • Michael Hobbs - Head of Claim Approvals, Southern Cross Health Society
  • Dr. Robert Young - General Physician, Auckland City Hospital

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Professional Advice 1

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The critical role of the advice sector: Driving trust

As technology improves productivity and the new financial advice regime is embedded into New Zealand, what are the lessons of delivering professional financial advice in 2024 and how can it drive trust and access for more Kiwis?

Speakers include:

  • Kylie Bryant (Facilitator) - Partner, Deloitte
  • Angus Dale-Jones - Executive Director, Corporate Trustees Association
  • Carmen Vicelich - Founder & Global CEO, Valocity Global
  • Jonathan Taylor - Founder and Managing Director, OMNIMAX Software Solutions
  • Josh Frankland - General Manager IT Shared Services, Partners Life

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2.45PM - 3.45PM

In the second of the conference breakout sessions, we are pleased to offer specialist panels covering Insurance, Investment and KiwiSaver, Diversity & Inclusion & ESG.

INVESTMENT AND KIWISAVER 2
HEALTH INSURANCE 2
LIFE INSURANCE 2
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
ESG

Investment and KiwiSaver 2

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The demographics: NZ in 30 years - what will our retirement look like?

With over 65s set to double in the next 30 years, the panel looks at the demographic shape of NZ now and in the future. We’re living longer, but not necessarily healthier. What is the role of NZ Super and what will shift? What products would the sector be offering to support New Zealanders’ retirement in addition to KiwiSaver? Are there other settings and structures to transition into retirement other than accumulation? What is financial wellbeing in 2060?

Speakers include:

  • Chris Di Leva (Facilitator) - Head of Multi Asset and Global Investments, Harbour Asset Management
  • Ben Brinkerhoff - Head of Advice, Consilium
  • Jeremy Muir - Partner, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
  • Kim Mundy - Senior Economist, ASB
  • Ralph Stewart - Founder & Managing Director, Lifetime Retirement Income

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Health Insurance 2

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Lifespan versus Healthspan: How technology can help drive healthier living in older age.

This session will delve into the recent FSC Insights and Trends research that focused on the ageing global population, and how technology can turn the tide from simply ageing to ageing more healthily.

Speakers include:

  • Arishma Singh (Facilitator) - Adviser Partner Manager, nib
  • Alex Kühnast - Chief Product & Strategy Officer, AIA
  • Cecilia Robinson - Founder, Au Pair Link, My Food Bag & Tend
  • Kate Reid - Partner, Deloitte

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Life Insurance 2

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CEO Strategy

In this session we invite CEOs and key figures in the life insurance industry to share what keeps them awake at night and how the industry can collaborate to better protect New Zealanders and drive a sustainable life insurance sector.

Speakers include:

  • Steven Burgess (Facilitator) - Chief Executive Officer, Compliance Refinery
  • Alissa Holz - Senior Vice President & Deputy CEO, Australia & NZ, RGA
  • Lee Mauger - Chief Transformation Architect, PWC
  • Michael Weston - Chief Executive Officer, Partners Life
  • Nick Stanhope - Chief Executive Officer, AIA

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Diversity and Inclusion

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Resilience & Prosperity for Gen Alpha and our younger generation

Research shows that younger generations often find finances the most challenging, and they appear less engaged in managing their money.

In this session, we explore how financial capability programmes in schools and government commitments to further support these initiatives can shift the dial for Generation Alpha and younger generations. What changes will make a significant impact?

Speakers include:

  • Emilie McCallum (Facilitator) - Partner, Mosaic FSI
  • Simon Brown - Co-CEO, Banqer
  • Shelley Dunmore - Senior Manager Community Partnerships, ASB
  • Yasmin Frazer - Learning Lead, Sorted in Schools

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ESG

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Using S to drive your ESG Strategy and practices

This diverse panel explores topics of relevance to New Zealand, including why you need to be considering and implementing human rights due diligence and supply chain risks and how you need incorporate Social considerations into your business planning for 2024 and beyond. We note that if the Modern Slavery Bill is introduced to Parliament prior to the Conference, we will definitely be covering this also. 

Speakers include:

  • Rebecca Kingi (Facilitator) - ESG Initiatives Lead, ANZ
  • Andrew Jamieson - Partner, Sustainability, Climate & Nature, PWC
  • Gemma Livingston - Director Human Rights and Social Impact, KPMG
  • Oliver Christeller - Senior Human Rights Advisor to the Equal Employment Opportunites Commissioner, Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission

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3.45PM - 4.15PM  Afternoon Tea

Time to stretch your legs again, grab afternoon tea and meet the conference sponsors in the exhibition area before heading to the sundowner main platform session.


Keynote

4.15PM - 5.00PM

Join us back in the main platform for our closing keynote speech, where we invite Minister for Regulation Hon. David Seymour to close Day 2, followed by our Day 2 wrap. 

IN THE SPOTLIGHT 2
KEYNOTE AND CONFERENCE DAY WRAP

IN THE SPOTLIGHT 2

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4.15PM - 4.35PM

Empower Women

Launched at the end of March, FSC’s Empower Women initiative - aimed at promoting financial confidence and enhancing women’s leadership in the financial services industry - is on an exciting growth trajectory, with well over 400 members to date.

In this Spotlight session, Tracey Cross, Co-Chair of Empower Women, will share the background and drivers of the initiative. We will also hear from a leader and CEO outside our industry (a proud member of Global Women’s Champions for Change) on why this initiative matters and how we can collectively contribute to a future where women are empowered to lead, innovate, and thrive

Speakers include: 

  • Tracey Cross (Facilitator) - Lawyer, Co-Chair D&I Committee/Empower Women lead
  • Mark Cochrane - Chief Executive Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand

KEYNOTE AND CONFERENCE DAY WRAP

4.35PM - 5.00PM

To close out the day, we invite our guest speaker to the stage before our MCs Vanja Thomas and Steve Burgess take us through their highlights of the day and preview Thursday's sessions.

Speakers include:

  • Hon. David Seymour - Minister for Regulation 

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Pre-dinner drinks 

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6.30PM - 7.00PM

Unwind and catch up with the financial services industry as we enjoy drinks and canapes before the FSC Awards Dinner night begins.

FSC Awards Dinner

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7.00PM - MIDNIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

The FSC Awards Dinner follows pre-dinner drinks, and this year we will be pleased to welcome award winners to the stage, followed by a chance to share the company of colleagues, peers, and enjoy some entertainment. 

Speakers include:

  • Madison Reidy (Facilitator) - Senior Business Journalist, New Zealand Herald 
  • Hon. Andrew Bayly (Keynote Speaker) - Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Karl Deutschle - Partner, PwC