
19 April 2023
As technological advancements and changing consumer trends drive the digital economy, the future of banking is in the spotlight.
While digital innovation presents many opportunities, the banking landscape also faces strong economic headwinds plus the demands of the transition to net zero, the next phase of the transformation of the payments system, and an increasingly sophisticated scam and cyber threat environment.
Join Australia’s banking leaders and industry experts for the ABA’s Banking Conference – Banking 2023: Time of Transition – for two days of insights and analysis to help you navigate this dynamic and uncertain landscape.
Preliminary Program
Banking 2023 – Time of Transition Day 1: Wednesday 7 June |
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8.45am |
Welcome and official open |
8.50am |
Welcome To Country |
9.05am |
Opening Address |
9:30am |
Future Focus for the Banking Industry |
9:50am |
Panel: Role of Regulation in Uncertain Economic Times |
10.40am |
Morning Tea |
11.10am |
Panel: Global Impact, The Path Forward |
11.40am |
Fireside chat: Digital Transformation – Duncan Taylor, Microsoft |
12.10pm |
Panel: Climate Transition – Andrew White, Baringa |
12.40pm |
Networking Lunch |
1.25pm |
Panel: Operational Resilience |
2.00pm |
Impact of the Quality of Advice Review |
2:20pm |
Fireside Chat – Competition and Fairness |
2.50pm |
Consumer Credit Data |
3.15pm |
Afternoon Tea |
3:45pm |
Stream 1: Payments Stream 2: Climate Stream 3: Scams and Fruad |
4.00pm |
Stream 1: Payments Stream 2: Climate Stream 3: Scams and Fruad |
4.15pm |
Stream 1: Payments Stream 2: Climate Stream 3: Scams and Fruad |
4.30pm |
Stream 1: Payments – Julian Busic, AWS Stream 2: Climate Stream 3: Scams and Fraud Digital identity |
4.45pm |
Stream 1: Payments Stream 2: Climate Stream 3: Scams and Fruad |
5.00pm |
Pre Dinner Drinks |
6.00pm |
Dinner with Guest Speaker |
9.00pm |
Event concludes |
Banking 2023 – Time of Transition Day Two: Thursday 8 June |
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8.50am |
Connect to Country |
9.10am |
Panel: The Australian Economy – – PWC Amy Auster |
9:40am |
Panel: Australia’s financial system in the wake of offshore banking challenges. – Ian Paterson, KWM Moderator: Berkeley Cox, KWM |
10.10am |
The Changing Security Landscape |
10.30am |
Digital Trust |
10.50am |
Morning Tea |
11.20am |
The risk of polycrises or the uncomfortable truth about ESG |
11.45am |
Data opportunities and responsibilities |
12.15pm |
Womens Financial Safety – Catherine Fitzpatrick Moderator: Claudine Salameh, Norton Rose |
12.50pm |
Networking Lunch |
1.35pm |
Indigenous Banking |
2:05pm |
Unlock future potential through P&C |
2.40pm |
Leadership – Pragmatic Thinking |
3.15pm |
Afternoon Tea |
3:45pm |
Safeguarding Australia – Andrew Eastwood, HSF |
4.20pm |
Striking in the Right Reg Balance |
5.00pm |
ABA CEO Thanks |
5.10pm |
Closing Drinks |
6.30pm |
Event concludes |
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