AFSA Summit 2026 program

Introduction from MC and facilitator

Alicia Barry

Welcome to Country

Uncle Michael West, Metropolitan LALC Representative

Summit welcome and introduce keynote

Tim Beresford, Chief Executive and Inspector-General in Bankruptcy, AFSA

Opening remarks and keynote

Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury

Session 1 – Trust, institutions and future ready stewardship
Speaker

Jo Osorio, Joint CEO, Australia (Interim), Edelman Australia 

Session 2 – Economic resilience and uncertainty in a changing world
Speaker

Luke Yeaman, Chief Economist and Head of Global Economic & Markets Research, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Session 3 – Future pressures: PI demographics and financial exposure
Moderator

Sue Whitaker, Official Receiver, AFSA
The panel will discuss how demographic change, shifting labour market, emerging credit products, and the growing use of AI are reshaping patterns of financial exposure and vulnerability.

Session 4 – Stewardship under pressure: Exercising judgement when rules are not enough
Speaker

Dr Simon Longstaff AO, Director, The Ethics Centre

Session 5 – Technology and AI: Embedding trust in digital systems

This session explores how AI, automation and system integration are reshaping regulation, advisory services, and enforcement.

Session 6 – Stewardship of the PPSR: System integrity in a digital credit economy

This session explores how shared stewardship across regulators, secured parties, advisers and system users supports the integrity of the Personal Property Security Register (PPSR).

Session 7 – Designing ethical and resilient future ready credit and insolvency systems

Moderator

Virginia Hartley, General Manager Regulatory Operations Group, AFSA

Panellists

• Tim Bersford, CE AFSA
• Kate O’Rouke, Commissioner, ASIC
• Brendan Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, AUSTRAC
• Natalie Cameron, Lead Ombudsman Banking and Finance, AFCA
• Peter Kohlhagen, Executive Director, Policy and Advice, APRA