The AusPayNet Summit
The
Program
| TIME | SESSION | PRESENTER |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am | Registration open and light breakfast served with barista coffee hosted by ACI Worldwide and AMEX | |
| 9:00am | Opening Remarks | Effie Zahos MC John Brogden AM Chair, AusPayNet |
| 9:15am | Annual Payments Address Keynote | Dr Brad Jones Assistant Governor (Financial System), RBA |
| 9:55am | Payments Strategic Plan: Progress & Priorities Interview | Hon Dr Daniel Mulino MP Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Financial Services Andy White CEO, AusPayNet (Interviewer) |
| 10:30am | The National Threat Landscape: Securing Payments Keynote and Chat | Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness CSC National Cyber Security Coordinator, Department of Home Affairs Riaz Hussain Head of Payments Security, AusPayNet |
| 11:00am | Morning Break | |
| 11:30am | Future of Account-to-Account Payments System Panel Discussion | Ellis Connolly Head of Payments Policy, RBA Claire McKay Assistant Secretary, Payments, Scams and Innovation Branch, Treasury Katrina Stuart Executive Sponsor, Move to NPP, AP+ Luke Wilson COO, AusPayNet Jackie Kallman Head of Payments Industry, ANZ (Moderator) |
| 12.00pm | Resilience in Payments Panel Discussion | Chris Horlyck Acting First Assistant Director-General of Cyber Security Resilience, Australian Signals Directorate Maha El Dimachki Singapore Centre Head, BIS Innovation Hub Brad Carr Executive, Geopolitical Risk, NAB Luke Wilson COO, AusPayNet (Moderator) |
| 12.30pm | Lunch Break - hosted by SWIFT | |
| 1:30pm | The Nexus Between Fraud, Scams & Money Laundering Panel Discussion | Giselle Lindley Head of Financial Crimes, Indue Paul Jevtovic, APM OAM Chief Financial Crime Risk Officer & Executive MLRO, NAB Mallika Sathi Vice President Security Solutions, Australasia, Mastercard Lynda McMillan Chair, Economic Crime Forum, AusPayNet (Moderator) |
| 2:00pm | Payments Regulatory Architecture Reforms Panel Discussion | Dr Sean Carmody Executive Director, Policy and Advice Division, APRA Kate O’Rourke Commissioner, ASIC James Kelly Deputy Secretary Markets Group, Treasury Rajat Jain CSO, AusPayNet (Moderator) |
| 2:30pm | Australia's Transition Away from Cheques Panel Discussion | Lynne Cardwell Executive Director Banking and Financial Services, NSW Treasury Leeanne Gray Executive Director, Domestic Payments & Simplification, Westpac Arjun Gupta Head of Transition Programs, Cheques and IRI, AusPayNet Effie Zahos MC (Moderator) |
| 3:00pm | Afternoon Break | |
| 3:30pm | AI in Payments: Evolution or Revolution? Face off | Lance Blockley Managing Director, The Initiatives Group Ethan Teas EGM Payments, CBA |
| 3:55pm | Real-time Cross-border Payments: Time to Act Now? Face off | Danielle Johnson Head of International Payments and Market Management, Westpac Richard Galvin Director Enterprise ANZ, Bolt |
| 4:20pm | Stablecoins in the Payments System: Enhancement or Disruption? Face off | Nigel Dobson Banking Services Portfolio Lead, ANZ John O'Loghlen Managing Director APAC, Coinbase |
| 4:45pm | Closing Remarks | Andy White CEO, AusPayNet |
| 5:00pm | Networking Drinks & Canapes | Hosted by TNS | |
*The event program will continue to be updated as speakers and topics are confirmed. Details correct as of 24 November 2025.