10 Mar, 2027
Governance, Risk & Compliance Summit VIC 2027
Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
The Governance, Risk & Compliance Summit VIC 2027 brings together leaders to explore risk, compliance, and governance strategies shaping modern organisations.
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Building resilience in a world of constant disruptions.
This Governance, Risk & Compliance Summit VIC 2027 will bring together chief risk officers, risk and compliance leaders from Australia’s leading organisations for a day of thought-leadership discussions, networking & more, on 10 March 2027 at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins.
With uncertainty and disruption becoming the norm in today’s increasingly unpredictable world, we will do our best to cut through the noise by exploring how organisations can move from reactive risk management to building resilience proactively. Hear how GRC leaders are preparing for emerging risks, navigating uncertainty and strengthening resilience across the business.
We’ll also hear a powerful real-life resilience story from Leah Stewart, who survived a great white shark attack at Coogee Beach, offering a unique perspective on facing the unexpected, recovery and resilience.
Join us at the GRC Summit to share ideas, learn from industry leaders and take away practical strategies for building a more resilient organisation.
Meet our Speakers
Great White Shark Survivor
Chief Compliance Officer
Chief Operating Officer
General Manager, Resilience & Compliance
Chief Risk Officer
Chief Risk Officer
Head of Governance & Assurance
Head of Risk - Data & Technology
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8:30 am
Registration & Refreshments
9:00 am
Opening remarks
Jack Cousin
Director Enterprise and Strategic Growth – Crestcom ANZ
DLPA
9:10 am
The Risk Leader's Dilemma
9:40 am
Leading through an AI Era – How Risk & Compliance Leaders can turn Uncertainty into Growth
• How can CR&COs move beyond being the “innovation gatekeepers” to
becoming strategic partners who enable responsible AI adoption and business
growth?
• Maintaining great risk leadership while navigating emerging
risks and trends, geopolitical shifts and economic uncertainty before they
impact the organisation
• Building executive confidence and communicate
risk in a way that drives board alignment and with the wider business
Jason Holandsjo
Chief Compliance Officer
Optus
Rachael Phelan
Chief Operating Officer
NAB
Joel Williams
Chief Risk Officer
Tabcorp
Joe Seychell
Chief Risk Officer
Athena
10:20 am
Beyond Dashboards: Transforming Risk Data into Executive Decisions
10:40 am
Morning Tea & Networking
11:10 am
Crisis Convergence: Managing AI Failure, Fraud and Operational Disruption Simultaneously
11:40 am
Building Resilience by Design & Embedding it Across the Business
- Truly owning & managing resilience obligations beyond ‘tick-the-box'
compliance
- Shifting from reactive crisis management to proactive
resilience through better scenario planning and stress testing
- Gaining
confidence in third-parties beyond SLA, questionnaires and compliance
reporting
- Embedding risk & resilience ownership, capability &
opportunity thinking across the business
Samantha Young
Director Risk, Policy, Business Resilience and Chief Procurement Officer
Melbourne Polytechnic
John O'Driscoll
Head of Risk - Data & Technology
Medibank
Fiona Dunk
General Manager, Resilience & Compliance
Jemena
Andrew Holt
Chief Risk Officer
VicGrid
12:20 pm
Breaking Down the Silos: Connecting Risk, Compliance, Cyber and Resilience
12:50 pm
Lunch & Networking
1:40 pm
Interactive Workshops
AI Governance Beyond the Policy
Risk Culture in the First Line
CPS 230 Lessons Learned
Horizon Scanning for What's Next
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How Risk Leaders Can Become Drivers of Performance and Growth
2:20 pm
Reimagining the Risk Function from a Control Function to Strategic Enabler – What Needs to Stay, Go & Change?
- Which part of today’s role will develop and which will no longer exist?
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Is the three lines of defence model still fit for purpose or does it require a
capability uplift and better ownership?
- How will emerging
technologies, changing business models and new sources of risk reshape the
skills and career paths needed for future risk leaders?
- In a world
where companies are doing more with less, how can R&C contribute to a high
performing culture?
Rebecca Brigham
Head of Governance & Assurance
AGL
Paul Deschepper
Head of Risk Embedment
Bank First
Brent Petrie
Chief Risk Officer
Angle Finance
3:00 pm
From Risk Registers to Real-Time Intelligence
3:20 pm
Afternoon Tea & Networking
3:40 pm
Coogee's Shark Victim's Fight to Survival - A Story of Courage, Resilience & Recovery
Leah Stewart
Keynote Speaker
