Guest Speakers
Weโre pleased to welcome an outstanding line-up of guest speakers across our Financial Crimes Week, including senior regulators and industry leaders sharing practical insights on todayโs most critical financial crime challenges.
Brad Brown | National Manager of Regulatory Operations - AUSTRAC
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Brad commenced in AUSTRAC in September 2004 and has led various intelligence, policy, project and regulatory functions. Brad is responsible for AUSTRACโs education, supervision and enforcement operations. Brad also has responsibility for AUSTRACโs legal, policy and communications functions.
Deborah Lockhart | CEO Australian Disputes Centre
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Deborah Lockhart has served as the CEO of Australian Disputes Centre (ADC) since 2013. She is a thought-leader for ADR in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. ADC is an independent not-for-profit, dedicated to helping businesses, governments, communities, and individuals thrive by accessing world-class conflict management and dispute resolution processes and skills.
Before joining the not-for-profit sector, Deborah worked for over 20 years as an executive, consultant, and expert to a range of ASX 100 and Fortune 500 companies as a change agent and dispute resolution specialist. Deborah introduced the efficacy of ADR processes for the financial services sector from the early 1990โs, including establishing and managing the successful greenfield Dispute Resolution team for INGA Australia and leading multiple remediation programmes where ASIC Enforceable Undertakings were threatened or imposed.
Deborah holds an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. She trained as a mediator with Harvard Law School in the early 1990s and is a nationally accredited mediator in Australia. Deborah also holds ADCโs Advanced Mediator accreditation and has completed additional ADR study and training with LEADR, the University of Technology Sydney and Cinergy Conflict Coaching.
Deborah is a founding member of the Council for Australian Dispute Resolution and Editorial Panel Member, LexisNexis ADR Bulletin.
Online Sessions
Liam Hennessy | Partner, Thomson Geer & Adjunct Professor of Law (Griffith)
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Liam Hennessy is a Partner at Thomson Geer, specialising in financial services regulation, funds management, and digital assets.
With experience across London, Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, he advises global clients, including insurers, funds, and digital asset firms, on complex regulatory and compliance matters. Liam is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Griffith University, holds a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney, and is pursuing a PhD on financial product tokenisation.
He contributes to LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters publications, serves on policy groups, and was a finalist for both Financial Services Partner of the Year and Blockchain Leader of the Year in 2023