Speakers continue to be added as they are confirmed.
Welcome & Chair’s Address
Annette Donselaar | ACI Chair - ACI Fellow & Life Member
Annette Donselaar, based in Hong Kong, is a global compliance practitioner with nearly 30 years’ experience in insurance and financial services across Australia, Asia, Europe, South America, and the Middle East. She was General Counsel for Chubb Life for 11 years and previously served as SVP and Chief Compliance Officer at New York Life International. Annette has also held senior compliance roles at AIA, National Australia Bank, and ASIC. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Arts, Law (Honours), and Commerce; master’s degrees in Law; and multiple professional qualifications. A Fellow and Life Member of ACI, she is recognised for her global expertise.
Keynotes & Conversations
Sarah Court | Chair - ASIC
Sarah has held senior statutory appointments across influential, economy-wide economic and corporate regulators for more than 17 years. She leads the Commission’s enforcement and investigation work, and contributes extensively to strategic priority setting, statutory decision-making and leadership across the agency. Her key focus areas include enforcement, scams, small business, insolvency, climate disclosure, and greenwashing. Sarah represents ASIC on significant national boards including the Council of Financial Regulators and the National Anti-Scam Centre Steering Group. Internationally, she participates in the OECD Committee for Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Committee. Previously, Sarah served three terms as an ACCC Commissioner and held senior roles at the Australian Government Solicitor, leading national teams in competition and consumer law, as well as administrative law, employment law and law enforcement litigation.
Catriona Lowe | Deputy Chair - ACCC
Catriona Lowe was appointed by the Governor General to the position of ACCC Deputy Chair for a 5-year term on 27 January 2023. On 19 June 2023 Catriona commenced as an Associate Member of the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
For over 20 years Catriona has had a strong commitment to consumer issues and protection of consumer rights in her varied roles as a regulator, litigator and consumer advocate.
Before joining the ACCC, Catriona was a Board Member of the Australian Energy Regulator from February 2020. She has also held a non-Executive director role on a range of boards, including the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority and the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman. Catriona was also principal of a consumer-focused consulting practice.
Over the years Catriona has worked extensively on matters involving consumer focused regulation, behavioural economics and effective enforcement and compliance. She has advocated for consumers across a range of markets including financial services, telecommunications and energy.
Catriona chairs the Compliance and Product Safety Committee, is the Deputy Chair of Commission, Digital ID and Consumer Data Right Committee, Scams and Digital Markets Committee, and Enforcement Committee, and is a member of the Energy Markets Board.
Catriona has a Bachelor of Laws from Northern Territory University (now Charles Darwin University).
Kate O'Rourke | Commissioner - ASIC
Kate is one of the five ASIC Commissioners and started her term in September 2023. She has more than 25 years’ experience in law and regulation across financial services, markets, and corporations.
Kate joined ASIC from Treasury, where she held senior leadership positions with responsibility for data and digital economic reforms, COVID economic policy responses, small business policy and regulatory frameworks governing market conduct.
Kate previously held senior executive roles at ASIC with responsibility for corporate transactions and governance, and practised in the Sydney and New York offices of the law firm Sullivan and Cromwell.
Tim Lear | General Counsel and National Manager - AUSTRAC
Session Leads
Bryony Evans | Partner - Mallesons
Bryony is a technology, data and separation specialist for complex transactions with over 20 years’ experience. Alongside Bryony’s transactional, IP and technology practice, Bryony advises clients on data regulation (including privacy and cyber), data breach responses and broader data governance issues. Bryony has a deep interest in AI and generative AI, including regulatory developments and AI governance. Bryony was a co-author of the Australian Finance Industry Association (AFIA) Report on The Impact of AI on the Australian Finance Industry (May 2025) and co-authored sections of the Governance Institute of Australia Report Governance in the Age of Agentic AI (May 2026).
Jacob Elkhishin | Partner - RSM Australia | National & Global Lead - ESG
Jacob Elkhishin is a Partner in RSM Australia. He is the National Lead for ESG and Climate Services, and also the Global Chair. Jacob specialises in providing strategic ESG and Risk solutions, and is a Registered Greenhouse and Energy Auditor. Jacob provides services relating to climate reporting, sustainability reporting, strategy development, climate-risk management, sustainable finance and sustainability assurance. Jacob is well versed in global ESG reporting frameworks, that includes the Global Reporting Initiative, IFRS/AASB S1 and S2 and the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
Louise Lane | Founder - Lane Consulting & Advisory (LCA)
Louise Lane is Principal and consultant at Lane Consulting & Advisory, providing tailored governance, risk, and compliance solutions across gaming, liquor, FMCG, and regulated industries. With senior leadership experience at Endeavour Group, Racing Victoria, Crown Resorts and Consolidated Media, Louise has led major compliance, legal, and risk functions, including AML/CTF programs and crisis management during COVID-19. Drawing on two decades in regulatory affairs and corporate governance, she now advises organisations with independent, pragmatic insights to strengthen frameworks and meet evolving obligations.
Heather Loewenthal | Non-Executive Compliance Committee Member Dimensional Wholesale Trusts - Dimensional Fund Advisors
Heather is a Governance, Risk and Compliance advisor who links corporate behaviour to organisational culture and corporate capability. She is a proven ethics, governance and compliance/anti-financial crime strategist and change leader focused on positioning businesses to thrive in an environment of rapidly changing consumer expectations and regulatory and political requirements. Heather has built global AML/CTF, Sanctions and Financial Crimes teams, managed investigations and remediations with global reach and interacted with global regulators and authorities. Heather is Fellow, Life Member, and past Chair of the ACI. She was a Member of the Audit Committee for European Network of Integrity & Compliance Officers (ENICO) now merged with Institute of Business Ethics (IBE).
Emma Ringland | Head of Regulation & Investments - Endeavour Energy (NSW)
Emma Ringland GAICD is Head of Regulation and Investments at Endeavour Energy, where she leads regulatory strategy, pricing, economic policy, and investment governance. With two decades’ experience spanning energy, financial services, and legal practice in Australia and the UK, Emma is recognised for navigating complex regulatory environments and driving transformative outcomes. She is also a non-executive director and trustee across arts, sport, and community organisations, committed to fostering sustainable value for businesses, customers, and stakeholders.
Panelists
Guy Boyd | Managing Director - Boyd Wellington
Guy is an experienced legal, risk, compliance and financial crime executive with deep expertise across international financial services. He is a Non-Executive Director on for-purpose and for-profit boards and Founder of Boyd Wellington Pty Ltd, a specialist financial crime, risk and compliance advisory business.
Guy spent nearly two decades at ANZ in senior legal, compliance and financial crime roles, including Chief Compliance Officer and Group General Manager Financial Crime. He led large, multi-jurisdictional teams, advised Boards, managed major regulatory and legal matters, and oversaw programs spanning AML/CTF, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, fraud, whistleblowing and integrity.
He has led complex matters involving regulators and law enforcement, including sanctions matters with the US Department of Treasury. He played a founding role in AUSTRAC’s Fintel Alliance and served on its Strategic Advisory Board.
Guy holds LLB, BCom and LLM (First Class Honours) degrees from the University of Melbourne.
Andreas Chai | Director of the Academy of Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance - Griffith University
Professor Andreas Chai is the Director of the Academy of Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance and an applied microeconomist specialized in the area of household behavior. His current research include: big data approaches to measuring the shadow economy and modelling global flows of suspicious transactions.
He has completed projects for APEC, the United Nations, NCCARF, IP Australia and the Queensland government. He has previously worked at the Commonwealth Treasury (Canberra) and the Productivity Commission (Melbourne). He has published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives and the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
Andrew Childs| Lecturer- Griffith University
Dr Andrew Childs is a Lecturer in Criminology and Deputy Director of the Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance. His research focuses on online illicit markets and how emerging technologies (e.g. AI, cryptocurrency) reshape criminal behaviour. He has led pioneering research on cryptocurrency fraud and cybercrime communities - this work is published in leading international journals and has informed policy and regulatory discussions internationally.
Rebecca Ellis | General Manager Compliance - AIA Australia
Rebecca Ellis is a long-standing risk and compliance leader who is passionate about the profession and the people within it. She is General Manager Compliance at AIA Australia, a Director of the Australian Compliance Institute and a Fellow of both FINSIA and ASFA.
Across more than 30 years in financial services, Rebecca has worked across insurance, superannuation, wealth management, financial advice, AML/CTF, privacy and dispute resolution and has extensive experience working with Australia's major financial services regulators.
Rebecca believes great compliance is about much more than meeting regulatory requirements. It is about creating the culture, judgement and confidence for people to do the right thing, while continually looking for simpler and smarter ways to get there.
Ben Gilbert | Head of Legal - Microsoft Australia
Ben is Head of Legal for Microsoft ANZ. He leads a team of lawyers and defence & intelligence compliance professionals; and provides strategic legal advice to Microsoft’s sales leadership in the region. Ben’s team also partners with legal departments, law firms and public sector agencies as they consider implementation of responsible AI in the legal industry context.
Ben joined Microsoft in 2016 and has held roles supporting teams in New Zealand, Australia, the US, and Singapore. He was previously Microsoft's AI Legal Lead for Asia, helping customers and regulators adopt responsible AI policy and deployment strategies, and supporting Microsoft’s largest and most complex AI deal negotiations.
Ben holds a practicing certificate in New Zealand, and New South Wales, Australia.
Amy-Rose Goodey | CEO - Digital Economy Council of Australia
Amy-Rose Goodey is the CEO of the Digital Economy Council of Australia (DECA), bringing over a decade of experience across blockchain, digital assets and frontier technologies. She leads national industry advocacy and engagement with government, regulators and policymakers, helping shape Australia's evolving digital economy. Her work focuses on regulatory reform, financial innovation, artificial intelligence and digital payments, with a strong emphasis on balancing innovation, responsible governance and consumer protection.
Liam Hennesy | Partner - Thomsons
Liam advises leading global financial services clients on financial services regulation, digital assets, AFSL licensing, AML/CTF compliance and investment funds. He leads Australia’s financial services and digital assets regulatory practice.
Liam has acted on significant regulatory mandates, including advising on OSL’s acquisition of Banxa (the largest public markets crypto transaction in Australian history), acting for Forte Securities on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Project Acacia (tokenised Australian Government Bonds), advising the Dubai Future Foundation on real estate tokenisation regulation, and advising Funds SA (A$48 billion under management). He gave evidence to a Federal Government Inquiry into Schemes, Digital Wallets and Innovation in the Payments Sector in February 2025.
Liam is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Griffith University, where he teaches financial services law, and is undertaking a doctorate on tokenisation of financial products. He leads the Law Council of Australia’s digital assets sub-group and has acted as an expert reader for the Australian Law Reform Commission. He is ranked number 34 in the DA List’s top 50 individuals shaping digital assets and finance in Australia. He is frequently sought by media and policymakers for commentary on financial services reform and publishes a weekly Financial Services Regulation newsletter.
Claudine Lamond | Senior Management Risk Consultant - Grant Thornton Australia
Claudine Lamond is a financial crime and sanctions specialist with more than 15 years’ experience across government, national security and regulatory compliance. She is currently a Senior Manager in Risk Consulting at Grant Thornton Australia, specialising in AML/CTF, sanctions and proliferation financing.
Prior to joining the private sector, Claudine held senior roles in the Australian Government, including Acting Assistant Secretary and Director of Sanctions Compliance and Monitoring within the Australian Sanctions Office at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She has also worked across AUSTRAC and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission on financial crime, money laundering, terrorism financing and emerging financial technologies.
Claudine is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and Certified Global Sanctions Specialist.
Jeff McArthur | Regulatory Transformation - Endeavour Energy
Jeff is a strategy, governance risk, and compliance specialist with over 25-years experience internationally in Banking, Insurance, Investments, Government and Energy. Whilst Jeff has a natural digital and technology interest, he is a huge advocate of the importance of designing solutions that consider the people element. When he is not passionately demonstrating the value to business success that good GRC can deliver, Jeff can be found tinkering with classic cars, spending time with his family and walking local trails with his dog.
Nathan Robinson | Partner - KPMG Australia
Having started his career at ASIC, Nathan has over 20 years’ experience in regulatory compliance. As a Partner at KPMG, Nathan’s focus is on assisting his clients in navigating regulator interactions, including regularly acting as a regulator endorsed Independent Expert for Enforceable Undertakings, remediation programs, regulator notices and similar matters. Nathan has a financial services background but has assisted clients across all industries in managing their compliance obligations, implementing regulatory change, navigating regulator interactions and improving compliance arrangements.
Tim Robinson | Principal - Robinson White
Tim Robinson is a co-founder and Principal of Robinson White, a boutique law firm focused on helping organisations manage corruption, sanctions, human rights and business integrity risks. Tim was previously Chief Compliance Officer at BHP Ltd from 2019 to 2025, leading a global team of 40+ professionals overseeing anti-corruption, human rights, trade sanctions and other business integrity risks for the world’s largest mining company. Tim reported regularly to the BHP Board Risk & Audit Committee and has extensive experience advising boards and senior executives on managing business integrity risks, providing strategic oversight, and prioritising resources to solve challenges across many projects and assets globally.
Before BHP, Tim was Global Ethics & Compliance Manager at Orica, the world's largest commercial explosives provider, designing and implementing anti-corruption and trade controls compliance programs covering 100+ countries. Earlier, as a lawyer at BHP, he helped design an enhanced anti-corruption program during a US SEC investigation and resolved anti-corruption and other challenges in many countries in Africa, Asia and South America. Tim spent his early career at Linklaters in London and major Australian firms, advising on multinational corruption investigations and commercial disputes. He holds a BSc and LLB (Hons) (Melb) and is qualified in Australia and England & Wales.
Dan Rule | General Manager, Regulatory & Compliance - AMLCO
Dan is an experienced financial crime, risk and compliance leader with more than 20 years of experience within multiple industries. Dan is currently General Manager, Regulatory & Compliance at the Endeavour Group Ltd. He is also the Group AMLCO. Endeavour Group is the largest Pub operator in Australia with 350 hotels nationally. Endeavour Group also operates Dan Murphys and BWS.
Prior to this, he held senior positions within Crown Resorts, NAB and American Express responsible for Financial Crime Risk, Operations and Transformation
He is known for his transformation skills, leading change in complex regulatory conditions and achieving sustainable compliance within large organisations. Dan is also a member of the NICC Gambling Harm Minimisation Committee in NSW.
My-Linh Tyshing | ACI Board Member & Deputy Chair
My-Linh is a senior Risk and Compliance Executive with over 25 years of global banking experience across the UK, Asia, and Australia. She has led major programs including APRA Capital Reforms, commercial customer remediation following the Hayne Royal Commission, and the integration of HBOS and Lloyds TSB risk functions during the global financial crisis. A values-driven leader, My-Linh is known for uniting stakeholders to solve complex challenges and drive practical, strategic outcomes that balance effective risk management with commercial success.
Julie Winkler | Head of Compliance -Zurich
Julie has four decades of experience in senior compliance and risk management roles in Banking and Insurance in Australia, Europe and across Asia Pacific. Julie has held executive positions in major financial institutions including Westpac, Bank of Queensland and General Electric plus FWD in Asia where she was the Group Chief Compliance Officer from its inception as a start up to becoming a significant pan Asia Insurance company. Julie currently heads up the Compliance function for Zurich across Asia Pacific and has worked closely with senior stakeholders at board and executive levels for many years. Julie is a Certified International Compliance Professional, a CCP Fellow of ACI and holds bachelor’s degrees in law and commerce from the University of New South Wales. Julie has served on the ACI board for several terms from 2003 to 2026.
Michael White| Principal - Robinson White
Michael is a co-founder and Principal of Robinson White, a boutique law firm focused on helping organisations manage corruption, sanctions, human rights and business integrity risks. Michael was previously Head of Compliance Legal at BHP (2019-2026) and Senior Compliance Counsel at Woodside Energy (2013-2019), advising C-suite executives and business leaders on anti-corruption, trade sanctions, probity, conflicts of interest, and broader business integrity risks across global operations. Michael has deep front-line experience in the practical management of compliance risks in challenging operating environments across EMEA, the UK, the Americas, and Asia Pacific.
He has extensive experience in operated and non-operated assets, M&A transactions, joint ventures and high-risk third-party relationships, and has designed and maintained compliance programs and policies, particularly in anti-corruption. Michael also has significant investigations expertise, leading cross-border misconduct investigations and designing whistleblower protections and speak-up channels. His earlier legal career included several years at Linklaters in London and practising at other major firms in Australia and the UK, focusing on cross-border litigation, contentious commercial matters, and fraud and corruption investigations. He is qualified in Australia and England & Wales and holds an LLB (Hons) and BCom (Accounting) (UQ).
Greg Yanco |
Greg is on the board of wealth and investment services firm Ord Minnett and is a non-executive member of the Dimensional Funds Australia compliance committee.
Prior to these appointments Greg was CEO of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission where he previously held Executive Director roles for Markets and Regulation & Supervision overseeing all the entities that ASIC has responsibility for.
Greg has more than 35 years experience as a markets and financial services executive and regulator.
Before joining ASIC Greg was the CEO of AXE ECN Pty Limited. Prior to that Greg was responsible for institutional and wholesale markets at the Australian Stock Exchange (now Australian Securities Exchange) where he implemented equity market structure changes and managed the operation of the market surveillance and investigation units.
Angus Young | The University of Hong Kong
Multi-disciplinary trained academic with 8 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees (including a PhD) in Law, Economics, International Relations, and Criminology. As well as completed professional training and executive education courses across higher education, governance, risk & compliance, leadership, technology and more.
Recipient of the Honorary Fellow Award for contributions to the compliance profession, as well as a joint recipient for the Brian Sharpe Memorial Essay Award in 2014 and an honorary mention for the Honorary Fellow Award in 2009 by the Australian Compliance Institute.
Authored and co-authored over 190 articles, books, book chapters, news articles and more on many legal and related issues. Currently, Programme Director, LLM (T&IPL), Deputy Programme Director, LLM (CFL) & Deputy Director, Exchange (Incoming) at the Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong. Concurrently, Fellow at the Asian Institute of International Financial Law, The University of Hong Kong, National Advisory Council Member (Greater Bay Area, China), Disciplinary Panel Member (UK), and Institutional Markets Council Member (Aus/NZ) at Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment, Publication Sub-committee Member at Hong Kong Institute of Bankers., Technical Consultation Panel Member at the Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute, Editorial Advisor to Ninehills Media Ltd for Banking Today, as well as Editorial Board Member of the International Corporate Rescue, the International Company and Commercial Law Review and LexisNexis Hong Kong Practical Guidance. Also, Fellow of CPA (Aust), Advance HE, Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment, and Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers.
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