2023 agenda

Peter Deans is a former Chief Risk Officer. Peter retired in May 2019 after seven years as Group Chief Risk Officer of the Bank of Queensland (BOQ) in Australia and a finance career of over 32 years. Peter was awarded Australian Banking & Finance magazine’s Chief Risk Officer of the Year award in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018.

Peter now undertakes selected risk and strategy advisory engagements in the financial services, corporate and start up/technology sectors.  Peter is a regular speaker, in Australia and overseas, on risk management, ethics, technology, and regulatory and compliance topics. 

Peter is also the Creator & Founder of the 52 Risks management framework (www.52Risks.com) and a Non-Executive Director of The Regtech Association in Australia.

Mine Superannuation Fund (Mine Super) is a profit to members, public offer super fund dedicated to serving the retirement needs of all Australians. Its enduring purpose is to deliver an exceptional retirement for members which achieves peace of mind along the way. Mine Super employs 200 staff and manages over $12.5 billion in funds for approximately 55,000 members. In addition to superannuation and pension products, Mine Super offers its members insurance and access to financial advice.

Vasyl Nair is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Mine Super (prior to this, Vasyl was employed with Mine Super in the roles of Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Strategy Officer). Vasyl has a background in law and corporate finance, having also held roles across operations, strategy, marketing and risk related functions at some of Australia’s largest financial services institutions (including Westpac Banking Corporation and the Commonwealth Bank). Vasyl holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hon), Bachelor of Commerce, Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice and an Executive Master of Business Administration. He is admitted to the Supreme Court of NSW as a solicitor, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has achieved a Certificate of Business Excellence from the Haas School of Business, U.C. Berkeley. He is also a director of Recreo Financial, an Australian financial technology company, specialising in superannuation and investment administration.

Elliot has been with Westpac Economics for over 13 years having previously worked at the Reserve Bank of Australia. Over his career, Elliot’s focus has remained on Australia’s place in the global economy, having assessed economic and financial developments in Asia for the RBA and now as he manages Westpac Economics’ global economic and financial market forecasts. Elliot holds an honours degree in Economics from the University of Sydney, a Masters of Applied Finance from Macquarie University and is also a CFA Charterholder.

Kristy is the inaugural Executive Officer of ASFI. Established following the collaborative effort to develop the Australian Sustainable Finance Roadmap, ASFI works to create a financial system in Australia that can support a sustainable, resilient and prosperous future for all Australians. By working across the finance sector, with government, regulators, research institutions and peak bodies, ASFI drives implementation of the Australian Sustainable Finance Roadmap.

With a background in sustainable finance and impact investing across the public and private sectors, prior to ASFI Kristy led the Australian Government’s work with private and institutional investors to mobilise capital for climate and social impact in Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. In this role she established the Australian Government’s first impact investment fund, designed to build sustainable and inclusive financial markets in Southeast Asia. She was also a special advisor on the Prime Minister’s Social Impact Investing Taskforce in 2020. She has previously worked in Australia, Latin America, the UK and in global roles for large and small organisations, driving global progress on sustainability issues. She holds a BSc (Environmental) and a Masters in Environmental Law from the University of Sydney and will complete her MBA (Social Impact) in 2022 at UNSW (AGSM).

Campbell Nicoll is the chief risk officer at Regional Australia Bank, having over 15 years of experience in both credit risk management and operational risk management. Campbell brings a balanced approach to risk management given his background in both risk management and corporate banking. Prior to his role at Regional Australia Bank, Campbell's roles within the financial sector includes general manager positions at ASB Bank (New Zealand) and the CRO role at the Bank of South Pacific (Fiji).

Manish Jayswal is the Head of Risk at Westpac Banking Corporation. Currently at Westpac, Manish is responsible for the oversight of consumer risk portfolio Insights across both financial and non-financial risk. In prior roles at Westpac and Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Manish has spent extensive time in the area of Credit Risk (Institutional and Retail), Balance Sheet Management, Treasury and Capital Allocation.

Prior to moving to Australia in 2012, Manish has held several global senior risk management roles, notably with Fannie Mae in Washington DC during the peak of Global Financial Crisis, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation and GE Capital. Over this time Manish designed and implemented several risk management frameworks such as Risk Appetite, Early Warning, Economic Capital framework, Stress Testing, Loss Allowance Modelling, Home Price Forecasting to name few. Manish is passionate about the role risk management play in decision making under uncertainty and creating shareholder value whilst managing community expectations.

Manish holds Bachelor in Commerce (Hons), Masters in Business Administration (Finance) and Masters in Risk Management and is also a Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD).

Francis is Head of Risk for QIC’s private markets investment divisions. Francis was previously the Chief Compliance Officer & Head of Risk for QIC’s US business. He has played a key role in developing QIC’s Risk Management Framework and Valuations Management Framework, and has worked extensively with QIC’s infrastructure, private equity and real estate teams on risk management and valuations. Francis has 20 years of experience in investment management and asset management in Australia, the USA, UK and Ireland. Prior to joining QIC, he worked at Suncorp Investment Management, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Daiwa Securities Trust and Banking.

Francis holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from Trinity College Dublin and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Francis has also completed the FINRA general securities representatives exam (Series 7) and the general securities principal exam (Series 24). Francis is a member of QIC’s Global Infrastructure, Real Estate, Private Capital Investment Committees.

David Robertson joined Bendigo Bank 21 years ago as Head of Financial Markets, and today is Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s Chief Economist. He has previously worked in a range of senior roles in Treasury for the State Bank of NSW, First Chicago and Commonwealth Bank. David’s regular economic commentaries draw on decades of economic research and policy making, and his unique and fresh style of delivery has garnered a loyal following for his regular YouTube segments.

Emma Pringle joined Maple-Brown Abbott in May 2020 as Head of ESG. Before Maple-Brown Abbott, Emma spent 14 years with BT, most recently as Head of Customer Governance and Sustainability where she had responsibility for the organisation’s product governance and sustainability functions across superannuation, investments and insurance. Prior to this, Emma held strategy and operations roles in BT’s private wealth, superannuation, investments, platforms and advice divisions. Before BT, Emma worked in blue-chip technology and financial services organisations in Sydney and London. Among industry collaborations, Emma served as co-Chair of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) technical working group on meeting community expectations and has experience across the asset owner, corporate and investor pillars of the ESG value chain. In her current role, Emma is responsible for the development and implementation of Maple-Brown Abbott’s ESG strategy, policies and governance. She also oversees the integration of ESG risks and opportunities into investment decision-making, engagement and proxy voting initiatives and stakeholder communications.

As Chief Risk Officer of Australian Retirement Trust (ART), Anne is responsible for overseeing ART’s governance and strategy for risk management, financial crime, compliance, and internal audit.  Anne is responsible for relationships with key regulators, and is a member of ART’s Executive team, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. 

Anne’s team provides independent oversight and guidance for managing risk and ensuring compliance, including the development and implementation of risk management measures across the organisation.  Anne’s team leads efforts to build and sustain a strong risk culture in which all employees understand the importance of managing risk to serve our members. 

Anne has more than 28 years’ in the financial services industry.  Prior to joining QSuper in 2014, Anne held senior roles at UBS both in Australia in Switzerland. 

Anne holds a Bachelor of Commerce, a Masters of Applied Finance, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.

As a member of QIC's Executive team and the Chief Risk Officer, Sam leads a great team of professionals who are continually enhancing QIC's risk management capability.

Before joining QIC Sam held several senior roles in the investment management and infrastructure sectors both in Australia and overseas. Sam is passionate about delivering confidence in business decisions and outcomes by delivering risk and assurance programs in support of strategic objectives.