Program

 

 

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8.00am

Registration - Grand Ballroom Lobby

Arrival Tea and Coffee

8.45am

Conference Welcome and Introduction - Grand Ballroom II

John Brogden, Chief Executive Officer, IFSA

9.00am

Plenary 1 - Grand Ballroom II

Opening Keynote Address

The Hon Joe Hockey MP, Shadow Treasurer

Chairperson:  Clive Levinthal, General Manager Product Management, CommInsure

9.45am

Plenary 2 - Grand Ballroom II

Understanding attitudes to risk: Australia in a global context

David Gott, Managing Director, Life & Health, Swiss Reinsurance Company (Hong Kong)

Chairperson:  Geoff Summerhayes, Chief Executive Officer, Suncorp Life

10.30am

Morning Tea - Grand Balloom Lobby

11.00am

Plenary 3 - Grand Ballroom II

The regulator’s perspective: What lies ahead?

John Trowbridge, Executive Member, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

Chairperson:  Pauline Blight-Johnston, Managing Director, RGA Reinsurance Company of Australia, and IFSA Director

12.00pm

Lunch - Grand Ballroom Lobby

1.00pm

Concurrent Session 1 -
Grand Ballroom II

Understanding the group insurance dynamic

Panellists:

  • Jim Minto, Managing Director, TOWER Australia  
  • Damian Hill, Chief Executive Officer,
    REST Superannuation

 

Chairperson:  Paul Ruiz, Partner Financial Services, KPMG

Concurrent Session 2 -
Grand Ballroom I


Genetic testing: What’s on the horizon?

Panellists:

  • Professor Ron Trent, Professor of Medical Molecular Genetics, University of Sydney
  • Shane Burdack, Chief Underwriter, Munich Reinsurance Group in Australasia 
  • Dr Bill Monday, Chief Medical Officer, CommInsure

 

Chairperson:  John O'Shaughnessy, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, IFSA

1.55pm

Short Break

2.00pm

Plenary 4 - Grand Ballroom II

The evolution of distribution and advice

Panellists:
  • Marianne Perkovic, General Manager, Distribution, Colonial First State
  • Richard Klipin, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Financial Advisers 
  • Damien Mu, Chief Distribution and Marketing Officer, AIA Australia

 

Chairperson:  Justin Delaney, Head of Macquarie Life, Macquarie Adviser Services

3.00pm

Afternoon Tea - Grand Ballroom Lobby

3.30pm

Concurrent Session 3 -
Grand Ballroom II


Building your brand through product innovation and direct relationships

Panellists:

  • Mario DeLosa, Diversified Products Manager, Medibank Private
  • Nick Adams, Director, Direct Marketing, Westpac Banking Corporation

 

Chairperson:  Paul Nelson, Managing Director, BrandMatters

Concurrent Session 4 -
Grand Ballroom I


Our industry experience: The changing nature of mortality and morbidity risk

Panellists:

  • Hoa Bui, Director, KPMG Actuaries
  • Andrew Hagger, Executive General Manager, Insurance, MLC
  • Melinda Howes, Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Actuaries of Australia

 

Chairperson:  Michael Rice, Director, Rice Warner Actuaries

4.30pm

Short Break

4.40pm

Plenary 5 - Grand Ballroom II

Medical advancements, social changes and an ageing population: The challenges faced by the medical profession and insurance companies

Professor Kerryn Phelps, Adjunct Professor, University of Sydney

Chairperson:  Harry N. Stout, Chief Execeutive Officer, ING Australia, and IFSA Director

5.30pm

Closing Remarks - Grand Ballroom II

John Brogden, Chief Executive Officer, IFSA

7.00pm
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7.30pm

Pre Dinner Drinks

7.30pm

Annual Lifewise Dinner - Grand Ballroom I & II


Keynote Address

Bernard Salt, Partner, KPMG

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