Conference Programme 2017

Conference registration opens

Light Breakfast available

Introduction by MC - Fran O'Sullivan

Welcome

Mark Edwards, INFINZ Conference Chair

Opening Keynote Speaker

Futurist: Andrew Grant - Senior Partner McKinsey (Asia-Pacific)

Andrew will set the scene for the day by sharing major macro trends shaping the Asia-Pacific region and the implications for New Zealand.

Q&A Session facilitated by Fran O'Sullivan

Morning tea and networking

Artificial Intelligence - lessons and learnings from around the world

Boxley Llewellyn - VP, Watson Financial Services Insight Solutions (USA)

What is AI and its transformative powers. Case Studies - best practice: lessons and learnings from around the world, including financial services.

Case Studies and potential for application in financial services.

Q&A Session with Fran O'Sullivan

Brief overview of content to be covered in the optional streams (choose 2 of 4)

4 sessions will run contemporaneously of 35 mins each (repeated) with 5 minutes for movement between sessions.

Interactive Streams (choose 2 of 4)

1: Case Study - Z Energy

Mike Bennetts, CEO, Z Energy

A corporate case-study of how Z Energy is responding to the challenges of climate change and moving to a lower carbon footprint.

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2: The insider's guide to China's FinTech revolution

Leigh Flounders - Board Member NZTech 

Get a rare, gritty and honest insight into how the Chinese are leading the global FinTech revolution. From Tencent, to Alipay through to China's regulatory sandbox environment, should we "Copy The Chinese" in financial services?

Read more about Leigh

3: BlockChain - financial services case studies

Shahid Saiyad - Australasia Blockchain Leader, IBM

Case studies of application of blockchain to financial markets and services, including a recent successful blockchain trail for bank guarantees in Australia.

Read more about Shahid

4: AI in managing M&A and IPO transactions

Andy Lark - Ansarada

Ansarada is applying AI to assist clients and advisers in M&A transactions and IPOs to:

• Assess corporate's readiness to undertake a major transaction
• Assess the engagement levels of bidders
• Search function of the virtual dataroom

Read more about Andy

Lunch and networking

Geopolitics the global macro economy and their impact on capital markets

Carl R. Tannenbaum - Executive Vice President and Chief Economist - Northern Trust, a US1$T fund manager (USA)

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Geopolitics and the impact on the global macro-economy and capital markets.

Q&A Session with Fran O'Sullivan

How is the Banking Sector meeting the challenge of digital disruption, diversity and regulation?

Moderator: Mark Butcher - Chief Executive, NZ Local Government Funding Agency

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Digital disruption, diversity and regulation are just some of the challenges faced by the banking sector - what strategies are being deployed to meet these challenges?

Panel:

• Antonia Watson - Managing Director, Retail and Business Banking, ANZ
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• Chris de Wit - Executive General Manager, Strategy, ASB Bank Limited
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• Shelley Ruha - Director, BNZ Partners
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• Karen Silk - General Manager Commercial, Corporate and Institutional, Westpac
  Read more about Karen

Afternoon tea and networking

Environment, social and corporate governance trends.

Q&A Session with Fran O'Sullivan

Climate Change - Investment Megatrend

Matt Whineray - Chief Investment Officer, NZ Super Fund

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On 15 August 2017 the NZ$35 billion NZ Super Fund announced that its NZ$14 billion global passive equity portfolio, was now low-carbon. Matt will discuss the next phase in implementing the NZ Super Fund's climate change investment strategy.

Q&A Session with Fran O'Sullivan

Finish - where to next?

Paul Newfield - Chief Investment Officer of H.R.L. Morrison & Co - Infratil

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Linking macro themes to specific investment strategies (growth in renewables, data growth and the aging demographic).

Q&A Session with Fran O'Sullivan

Conference close - What have we learnt?

Fran O'Sullivan MC

Cocktails and Networking