Program

29th Melbourne Money and Finance Conference 2027 - “Protection of the Financial System, Institutions and Consumers”

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Held over one and a half days (15 & 16th February 2027) – 12 Papers will be presented, namely:

  • D1P1 - Duncan McEwin, Manager, Stress Testing (APRA)
    • Systemic Risk Stability Test
  • D1P2 - Dr Geoff Warren, Associate Professor and David Bell (Conexus)
    • System impacts of "Big Super"
  • D1P3 - Joe Dalessandro (APRA)
    • Rethinking Risk and Assurance for Agentic AI
  • D1P4 - Maria Klyuchagina (Infosys)
    • AI, Financial Inclusion and Protection of Vulnerable Consumers
  • D2P1 - Jeremy Duffiel, Co-Founder and CEO (Supered)
    • The cost of delay in Age Pension applications
  • D2P2 - Dr Kristle Romero-Cortes, Associate Professor (UNSW)
    • Closing the Superannuation Death Benefit Loophole in Financial Abuse Cases
  • D2P3 - Jeremy Cooper, Chair, Superannuation Advisory Committee (Future Group)
    • Vetting MIS Scheme suitability for retail investors
  • D2P4 - Rhys Bollen (ASIC)
    • A Retrospective of Australia's Product Intervention Power and Design and Distribution Obligations
  • D2P5 - Andrew Hall, Executive Director and CEO (Insurance Council of Australia)
    • Protecting consumers, preserving choice: Rethinking consumer outcomes in financial service
  • D2P6 - Professor Andrew Godmin, Associate Dean (Melbourne Law School)
    • Financial Wellbeing in the Age of Fintech and AI
  • D2P7 - Dr Eugene Zaid, Chief Enterprise Architect (Westpac)
    • Is Money still Money? Same Value, Different Consumer Protection in a World of Digital Money
  • D2P8 - Joshua Funder, CEO & Managing Director (Household Capital)
    • Australian Home Equity: the $3trillion housing and funding opportunity for an ageing economy

Conference Dates

Monday 15th February 2027 (from 1.00pm with a light lunch), (including Dinner with Keynote Speaker from 5.30pm until 9.00pm)

and

Tuesday 16th February 2027 (from 8.00am until 4.30pm)

Venue Location

Melbourne Business School, Lecture Theatre 3, 200 Leicester Street, Carlton

Conference Registration Fee

Conference (including dinner) - $770 (incl GST)

Accommodation Fee

Accommodation (Monday night) - $220 (incl GST) (* Anyone needing accommodation for Sunday or Tuesday nights, please advise Frieda.kukulka@unimelb.edu.au as soon as possible to check availability)

Full-time Academics

Limited Conference tickets available and is free of charge, while accommodation is an additional fee. Those interested in attending to email Kevin.davis@unimelb.edu.au for availability in the first instance.

Registration Closing Date

Thursday 4th February 2027 unless booked out earlier

Attire

Neat Casual