Be inspired by women making waves in the Australia payments industry and beyond. Join us at the 2022 Symposium! Our theme for this year is "Paying it Forward Together".
Our keynotes, panels, and break-out work sessions will help strengthen your skills while keeping you on top of industry trends. Hear from women leaders on a variety of subjects including current payments issues and initiatives, fintech, and leadership. You’ll also have the opportunity to network with women at all levels and with diverse backgrounds in payment and fintech. This is a must-attend event for any woman who’s serious about accelerating her career in the payments industry.
The Women in Payments Symposium is a unique event that provides perspectives from key women leaders in payments, supports diversity and gender parity, and includes topics impacting all aspects of the payments ecosystem. The format is split between networking breaks, keynote addresses, executive panel discussions and career development breakout sessions. This forum is an unparalleled opportunity that is empowering, current and immediately relevant to any woman pursuing a career in payments.
Registration is now closed.
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5:30 PM - 6:50 PM AEDT
LEVEL 3 FOYER
AWARD DINNER RECEPTION
6:50 PM - 7:00 PM AEDT
WENTWORTH BALLROOM
AWARDS DINNER - OPENING REMARKS
Founder & CEO
Women in Payments
Founder & CEO Streets Consulting
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM AEDT
WENTWORTH BALLROOM
AWARDS DINNER
8:30 PM - 9:00 PM AEDT
WENTWORTH BALLROOM
AWARDS PRESENTATION
Vice President & General Manager
International Card Services
American Express Australia & New Zealand
Managing Director
Head of Transaction Banking
ANZ
9:00 PM - 9:10 PM AEDT
WENTWORTH BALLROOM
CLOSING REMARKS
Founder & CEO
Women in Payments
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM AEDT
LEVEL 3 FOYER
REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING BREAKFAST
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
WENTWORTH BALLROOM
WELCOME
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
WENTWORTH BALLROOM
OPENING REMARKS
Founder & CEO
Women in Payments
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
WENTWORTH BALLROOM
OPENING KEYNOTE
Cynthia Scott
Managing Director ANZ for Zip Co.
Julia Streets
Founder & CEO Streets Consulting
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
WENTWORTH BALLROOM
THE GREAT DEBATE: PAYING IT FORWARD – ARE CBDC’s TOKENS MONEY OF THE FUTURE OR TOKENISM? A FUN DEBATE
Within the payments industry, there are many now focused on ‘Paying it Forward’. But what does this look like? And are those taking part really paying it forward or is it merely a shallow gesture? Join this fun debate and hear industry leaders debate the benefits, drawbacks, and use cases of CBDCs, and ultimately whether it’s here to stay or not.
Moderator
Bianca Bates
Managing Director, Head of Payments, Australia & New Zealand
J.P. Morgan
TEAM YES
Inga Bambalaite-Saliba
Senior Digital Advisory Manager, Transaction Banking
ANZ
Nish Dharmaratne
Head of Product
Westpac
Rebecca Paine
Global Payment Solutions Head
HSBC New Zealand
TEAM NO
Neena Black
Vice President of Product Development
Amex
Sonja Steiner
Head of Fintech
Coles
Lisa Wade
CEO
DigitalX
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM AEDT
LEVEL 3 FOYER
NETWORKING BREAK
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM AEDT
BREAKOUT SESSION
DIGITAL PAYMENTS
PERTH ROOM
THE FUTURE OF CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS
With ISO 20022, the future of cross-border payments is changing as cost, speed, transparency, and access is breaking down barriers. This includes responding to the rise of digital expectations, economic instability, supply chain security, re-opening of borders and the global workforce. Come hear the experts discuss how a global industry is working together to implement sustainable change through cross border payments.
Moderator
Krystle Ritchens
Payments Industry & Regulation Executive Director
JP Morgan
Elaine Herlihy
Chief Marketing & Product Officer
OFX
Danielle Johnson
Head of International Payments
Westpac
Rose Ong
Head of Market Infrastructures, Oceania
SWIFT
Oriana Tessari
Head of Partnerships, Australia & New Zealand
Stripe
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM AEDT
BREAKOUT SESSION
PAYMENTS INNOVATION
BRISBANE ROOM - 3RD FLOOR
THE METAVERSE: DESIGNING A NEW GLOBAL PARADIGM
The Metaverse is here, with large corporations like Epic Games, Facebook, Microsoft, and Roblox heavily investing in its future. It may be considered the next version of the internet, but in reality, it’s the next version of our lives. From virtual cities and worlds to self-sovereign avatars and digital identities, we will discuss how it will transform our culture, education, and other aspects of our economy and daily lives.
Moderator
Vanessa Patrizi
Head of SMB,
Small Medium Business
Paypal
Neha Grover
Vice President
JP Morgan
Caroline Page
Head of Communications & Media
Virtually Human Studio
Nickie Scriven
Founder & CEO,
Chief Meta Chicks & Alchemy8 Media
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM AEDT
BREAKOUT SESSION
LEADERSHIP & CAREER DEVELOPMENT
HOBART ROOM - LOBBY LEVEL 2
WOMEN IN POLICYMAKING: WHAT DOES DIVERSITY LOOK LIKE IN GOVERNMENT?
What does diversity look like in policymaking across government when it comes to payments and monetary policy? Highlighting senior female leaders from governments across Australia, this panel will discuss the challenges faced by women in this sector – and try to understand how questions and decisions around policy can be better shaped with diversity in mind. Are there shortcomings in current policymaking methods when it comes to diversity and inclusion? What are the opportunities for positive policies to encourage more inclusion across the sector; from industry players, to the products we design, to the consumers we work with.
Moderator
Sarah Wood
Director of Government Affairs, APAC
American Express
Emily Martin
Assistant Secretary Policy & Engagement Branch, Consumer Data & Digital Division Markets Group
The Treasury
Kate Reader
General Manager Digital Platforms
ACCC
Jodi Ross
CDR Regulatory & Compliance Specialist
Diane Tate
CEO
AFIA
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM AEDT
BREAKOUT SESSION
DIGITAL PAYMENTS
PERTH ROOM
WHY PARTNERSHIPS ARE THE FUTURE OF PAYMENTS
With the convergence of several payments and data ecosystems on the horizon in Australia, such as Australia Payments + and payments-initiation for the Consumer Data Right, forming successful partnerships has never been more important. This session discusses the opportunities the convergence of these ecosystems can bring and how women are uniquely placed to pioneer successful partnerships across industries and ecosystems.
Moderator
Sara Bellissimo
Management Consulting Manager
Accenture
Camilla Bullock
CEO
Emerging Payments Asia
Emily Curlewis
Head of Enterprise & Government
Zepto
Vicky Elms
Director, Enterprise Partnerships & Emerging Payments
American Express Australia
Siew Lee Seow
Head of Policy
Australian Payments Network
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM AEDT
BREAKOUT SESSION
PAYMENTS INNOVATION
BRISBANE ROOM - 3RD FLOOR
SECURITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE OF PAYMENTS
In this new digital age transactions are easier, faster, and less frictionless – a benefit to consumers. Yet it’s also causing an increased risk of security breaches and fraud. In this session you’ll hear more about the changing threat landscape, and how innovation such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Identity, and Machine Learning (ML) are mitigating risk. You’ll also hear more about the Consumer Data Right, and the challenges the industry faces as more data is linked to payment transactions in this new digital world.
Moderator
Chloe James
Group Director of Media & Communications
RFI Global
Julie Bolan
Head of Payments, APAC, Go To Market
SWIFT
Leeanne Gray
Head of Core Payments
Westpac
Lynda McMillan
Head of Payments Representation
Commonwealth Bank
Dianne Shay
Head of Payments Industry
National Australia Bank
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM AEDT
BREAKOUT SESSION
LEADERSHIP & CAREER DEVELOPMENT
HOBART ROOM - LOBBY LEVEL 2
SUPPORTING WOMEN TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL AUTONOMY & RESILIENCE
It has not always been a level playing field for women when it comes to building financial autonomy and resilience. But that is quickly changing with new fintech and banking apps that provide higher levels of awareness and knowledge about their financial journeys and wellbeing. With this knowledge comes empowerment. This panel will explore a variety of initiatives aimed at leveling the playing field and supporting women to develop their financial autonomy, resilience, and ultimately independence.
Moderator
Genevieve Faulkner-Firth
Director of Acquisition Marketing
American Express
Rob Caslick
CEO & Founder
Two Good Co.
Jasmine Opdam
Acting Team Leader
Redfern Legal Centre
Caroline Stewart
CEO, Ecstra Foundation
12:10 PM - 1:15 PM AEDT
WENTWORTH BALLROOM
NETWORKING LUNCH
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
WENTWORTH BALLROOM
CHANGING THE WAY AUSTRALIANS PAY
We are in a digital revolution and the global economy is changing. Our unyielding legacy frameworks supporting the payments infrastructure must also evolve. Australia’s AP+ infrastructure, together with incumbents and rising payment disruptors are reimagining the flow of value through the modern financial ecosystem. Payments have never been this flexible, fast, or smart. Join us as we discuss how the payments industry is building the bridge to the inevitable and changing the way Australians pay.
Moderator
Lynn Kraus
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Payments Plus
Carolyn Breeze
Chief Commercial Officer
Zepto
Simone Joyce
CEO/Co-Founder
Paypa Plane
Gulshan Singh
Executive Manager, Payments Advocacy,
Commonwealth Bank
Debbie Wine
CMO Australia & NZ
Zip Co
2:05 PM - 2:45 PM AEDT
BREAKOUT SESSION
DIGITAL PAYMENTS
PERTH ROOM
THE RISE OF NEXT GEN AND ALTERNATIVE PAYMENTS
The demand for next gen and alternative payment methods is at an all-time high and is forecast to exponentially increase in coming years. This panel will explore the increasing popularity of alternative payments methods such as BNPL, digital wallets, RTPs, and P2P how they are changing the B2C and B2B experience for better.
Moderator
Kristy Partridge
Executive Director, Strategy & Execution
Westpac
Yasmine Amani
Principal Account Executive
ACI Worldwide
Susan Nicholson
General Manager
SecurePay & POLi
Mark Schultz
Global Head - Business Payments
RFI Global
2:05 PM - 2:45 PM AEDT
BREAKOUT SESSION
PAYMENTS INNOVATION
BRISBANE ROOM - 3RD FLOOR
EXPLORING THE ROLE OF DIGITAL CURRENCIES IN PAYMENTS
Digital currencies are a becoming ever more popular for consumers in payments world. This panel will explore the role payment service providers are taking to move money in and out of the digital currencies universe, and how stablecoins, and CBDC’s might disrupt the payments landscape of the future. Join this panel of experts and learn more about the role digital currencies are playing in payments now and in the future.
Moderator
May Lam
Partner, Asia-Pacific Payments Leader
EY
Effie Dimitropoulos
Executive General Manager, Transactions
Novati Group Limited
Louise Parrott
Director, Digital Asset Services
ANZ
Tony Richards
Senior Advisor,
Digital Finance
CRC
2:05 PM - 2:45 PM AEDT
BREAKOUT SESSION
LEADERSHIP & CAREER DEVELOPMENT
HOBART ROOM - LOBBY LEVEL 2
THE POWER OF COURAGE AND PURPOSE IN LEADERSHIP
The fast and the furious could not be a more apt description for the global business landscape today. With so much disruption and change, there is an increasing need for leaders to evolve and adapt their leadership style to meet the needs of their organizations and their workforce. They must have the courage to step out of their comfort zone and develop a more sustainable, inclusive style. And they must seek the anchoring point for their teams – the purpose behind the work that they do. This panel will discuss how leading from a place of courage and purpose provides the human connections to move teams forward, together.
Moderator
Zoe Dattner
Strategy &
Operations Integrator
Dattner Group (M)
Felicity Blake
Country Manager, FIS New Zealand
FIS/Worldpay
Anne-Marie Kruk
General Manager Propositions & Ecosystem Development
Australian Payments Plus
Tara Tubman
Regional Director, Australia/NZ, South Pacific & HK
BPC
Susan Yang
General Manager, International Payments & Network Management
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM AEDT
LEVEL 3 FOYER
NETWORKING BREAK
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
WENTWORTH BALLROOM
EXECUTIVE PANEL: PAYING IT FORWARD
Paying it forward is a must in the payments industry and mentoring and giving a helping hand to our future leaders should be in our DNA. Join this panel of industry leaders as they share their experience in moving up in their career, the importance of mentoring and sponsoring, and best practices for building a pipeline of talent.
Moderator
Tamara Allen
Development Manager – MAPS, CCSS & Splunk Delivery Services
FIS
Kellie Clenton
Global Head of Afterpay
SMB Account Management
Square
Karen Farrar
Commercial Director
ANZ Zip Co.
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
WENTWORTH BALLROOM
INNOVATION PANEL
Open banking, crypto, NFTs, embedded finance, BNPL. These are just a few areas within the payments industry in Australia that are bringing disruptive innovation to light. But how are industry leaders driving this innovation within their teams and organizations? What hurdles have they overcome, and how are they keeping the momentum going? Sit in and hear the lessons learned and key takeaways on creating a culture of innovation and driving progress forward.
Moderator
Lauren Millar
Global Solution Sales, Treasury & Trade, Institutional Clients Group
Citi
Lynne Cardwell
Executive Director, Banking & Financial Services NSW Treasury
Victoria Richardson
Chief Operating Officer
Meeco
Katrina Stuart
Managing Director, New Payments Platform Australia
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
WENTWORTH BALLROOM
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Catherine Brenner
Chair
Australian Payments Plus
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
WENTWORTH BALLROOM
CLOSING REMARKS
Founder & CEO
Women in Payments
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM AEDT
LEVEL 3 FOYER
CLOSING RECEPTION
6:50 PM - 7:00 PM AEDT
LIVE STREAMED
AWARDS DINNER - OPENING REMARKS
Founder and CEO
Women in Payments
Founder & CEO Streets Consulting
8:30 PM - 9:00 PM AEDT
LIVE STREAMED
AWARDS PRESENTATION
Emily Roberts
Vice President & General Manager
International Card Services
American Express Australia & New Zealand
Lisa Vasic
Managing Director
Head of Transaction Banking
ANZ
9:00 PM - 9:10 PM AEDT
LIVE STREAMED
CLOSING REMARKS
Founder and CEO
Women in Payments
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
LIVE STREAMED
WELCOME
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
LIVE STREAMED
OPENING REMARKS
Founder & CEO
Women in Payments
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
LIVE STREAMED
OPENING KEYNOTE
Cynthia Scott
Managing Director ANZ for Zip Co.
Julia Streets
Founder & CEO Streets Consulting
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
LIVE STREAMED
THE GREAT DEBATE: PAYING IT FORWARD – ARE CBDC’s TOKENS MONEY OF THE FUTURE OR TOKENISM? A FUN DEBATE
Within the payments industry, there are many now focused on ‘Paying it Forward’. But what does this look like? And are those taking part really paying it forward or is it merely a shallow gesture? Join this fun debate and hear industry leaders debate the benefits, drawbacks, and use cases of CBDCs, and ultimately whether it’s here to stay or not.
Moderator
Bianca Bates
Managing Director, Head of Payments, Australia & New Zealand
J.P. Morgan
TEAM YES
Inga Bambalaite-Saliba
Senior Digital Advisory Manager, Transaction Banking
ANZ
Nish Dharmaratne
Head of Product
Westpac
Rebecca Paine
Global Payment Solutions Head
HSBC New Zealand
TEAM NO
Neena Black
Vice President of Product Development
Amex
Sonja Steiner
Head of Fintech
Coles
Lisa Wade
CEO
DigitalX
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
LIVE STREAMED
CHANGING THE WAY AUSTRALIANS PAY
We are in a digital revolution and the global economy is changing. Our unyielding legacy frameworks supporting the payments infrastructure must also evolve. Australia’s AP+ infrastructure, together with incumbents and rising payment disruptors are reimagining the flow of value through the modern financial ecosystem. Payments have never been this flexible, fast, or smart. Join us as we discuss how the payments industry is building the bridge to the inevitable and changing the way Australians pay.
Moderator
Lynn Kraus
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Payments Plus
Carolyn Breeze
Chief Commercial Officer
Zepto
Simone Joyce
CEO/Co-Founder
Paypa Plane
Gulshan Singh
Executive Manager, Payments Advocacy,
Commonwealth Bank
Debbie Wine
CMO Australia & NZ
Zip Co
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
LIVE STREAMED
EXECUTIVE PANEL: PAYING IT FORWARD
Paying it forward is a must in the payments industry and mentoring and giving a helping hand to our future leaders should be in our DNA. Join this panel of industry leaders as they share their experience in moving up in their career, the importance of mentoring and sponsoring, and best practices for building a pipeline of talent.
Moderator
Tamara Allen
Development Manager – MAPS, CCSS & Splunk Delivery Services
FIS
Kellie Clenton
Global Head of Afterpay SMB Account Management
Square
Karen Farrar
Commercial Director
ANZ Zip Co.
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
LIVE STREAMED
INNOVATION PANEL
Open banking, crypto, NFTs, embedded finance, BNPL. These are just a few areas within the payments industry in Australia that are bringing disruptive innovation to light. But how are industry leaders driving this innovation within their teams and organizations? What hurdles have they overcome, and how are they keeping the momentum going? Sit in and hear the lessons learned and key takeaways on creating a culture of innovation and driving progress forward.
Moderator
Lauren Millar
Global Solution Sales, Treasury & Trade, Institutional Clients Group
Citi
Lynne Cardwell
Executive Director, Banking & Financial Services NSW Treasury
Victoria Richardson
Chief Operating Officer
Meeco
Katrina Stuart
Managing Director, New Payments Platform Australia
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
LIVE STREAMED
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Catherine Brenner
Chair
Australian Payments Plus
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM AEDT
MAIN STAGE
LIVE STREAMED
CLOSING REMARKS
Founder & CEO
Women in Payments
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- Sofitel Sydney Wentworth 61/101 Phillip St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
