Governance, Risk & Compliance Summit NSW 2026

• Geopolitical instability and economic volatility reshaping risk priorities

• Integrating risk and strategy to build enterprise-wide resilience and agility

• Navigating regulatory complexity amid shifting global policies and compliance demands

• Reframing risk as an enabler to build leadership confidence and turn uncertainty into opportunity

• Turning scenario planning into a living discipline – stress testing against real events to strengthen continuity and response

• Testing third-party and MSP resilience to ensure assurance and clarity amid rising disclosure demands

• Embedding resilience into culture and decision-making to empower teams to adapt in disruption

• Repositioning risk from a control function to a strategic growth partner

• Becoming an early partner in innovation and decision-making without being the “handbrake on progress”

• Embedding risk ownership, capability & opportunity thinking across the business

• In a world where companies are doing more with less, how can R&C contribute to a high performing culture?

During a trailblazing career, Matina achieved many significant ‘firsts’. She was the first female in the Army to complete the physically demanding Navy Diver course. She was the only Australian (and the only female) at the dangerous ‘PB Khiam’ UN patrol base at the border junction of Israel, Syria and Lebanon. She received nine military service medals including two Republic of Lebanon war medals (she is the only Australian to receive these two awards).

Drawing on her experience leading teams on the frontline in Lebanon in 2006, Matina will share lessons in crisis leadership, navigating high-pressure situations and making critical decisions under pressure. She will explore the importance of clear communication, decisive leadership and rehearsing critical processes to ensure teams are prepared when a crisis hits.