Speakers

A "burglar" for hire and entertaining educator, she has spent a lifetime talking her way into secure locations, protecting clients from scammers, and leading simulated criminal attacks on organisations of all sizes in order to help secure money, data and information from malicious attacks.

Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau, Radcliffe uses a combination of anecdotes, science, and humour to share lessons that help executives better read people and understand social clues, use subtle tactics to persuade others during negotiations, open up avenues of conversation that were formerly shut, and understand and protect against their own vulnerabilities.

Jenny has received many industry awards and was most recently inducted into the prestigious InfoSec Hall of Fame in 2022.  She has also been named as one of the top 30 female cyber security leaders in 2022 by SC Magazine, one of the top 25 Women in Cyber by IT Security Guru, and as a Top 50 Women of Influence in Cyber in 2019.  She was nominated in seven categories for the 2021 Security Serious Awards in 2021 including the prestigious “Godmother of Security” award in 2020 winning the “Most Educational Security Blog" for her show The Human Factor podcast interviewing industry leaders, bloggers, experts, fellow social engineers and con-artists about all elements of security and preventing people from becoming victims of malicious social engineering.

Jenny is a sought-after global keynote speaker at major conferences and corporate events and is a multiple TEDx contributor. A go-to guest expert on the human element of security, scams, cons and hacks, she has appeared on numerous television and radio shows, as well as online media and traditional press outlets, and helps create unique content for international brands and organisations. An experienced podcast host, panel chair and interviewer she hosted the live weekly cyber talkshow "Teiss Talk" for two years and is frequently asked to chair live events for clients both virtually and in-person.

Jenny is the author of the book "People Hacker: Confessions of a Burglar for Hire", published by Simon and Schuster in Europe in February 23.

Dom's been involved in software, web, and mobile development for over 20 years from startups to global enterprises in Australia, the UK, the USA, and throughout Asia.

Amidst a growing neobank scene, Up was the first to launch in Australia in October 2018, and has since been the #1 rated banking app and twice voted most trusted bank in Australia, amassing over 800,000 very happy customers.

Dom serves as an advisory board member for Ferocia and Up at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, and he’s also a board member at Fintech Australia.

During 2022, Dom received coveted industry awards such as “Outstanding Fintech Leader of the Year” (at the Finnies), “Fintech Leader of the Year” (at the Australian Fintech Awards), and “C-Suite 2022” (at the Pause Awards).

Dom has recently launched his own family office (Euphemia) from which he mentors, advises, and invests in founders and startups globally.

Additionally, Avalon runs community enrichment, educational engagements and consultations geared to safeguarding the integrity of the financial system against evolving financial crime risks through awareness. She has 12 years’ experience in FCC, starting her career at Dow Jones managing sub-Saharan Africa. Following which she joined Swift in 2016 covering the UKI & Nordic markets.

In the years away from Swift, she joined a Regtech startup that focused on elements of AI and Natural Language Processing delivering a multisource KYC platform to the banking sector. Avalon sat on the board of the Regtech sub-committee of the Singapore Fintech Association 2020-2021 and is regular industry commentator at FCC events across the region.

In her current role as Head of Payments APAC, Go To Market Julie leads the payments business in the APAC region driving the adoption and usage of strategic services to enable frictionless payments across the SWIFT community. This includes gpi services such as SWIFT Go, Pre-Validation and gCase in addition to supporting payments infrastructure transformation programs such as the ISO 20022 program and Transaction Manager.

Previously, Julie spent 25+ years at Westpac, where she held senior leadership positions including Head of Receivables Products, Head of GTS Product Delivery Asia, Director Payments (including NPP), and Head of Risk, Regulatory and Financial Crime Programs and Transformation.

Brenton is also the co-founder of Open Finance, which looks to further open finance in Australia and New Zealand, a Payments NZ API Council Member, and a member of the DSB Data Standards Advisory Committee.

He is a qualified Chartered Accountant, a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, holds degrees from University of South Australia, and has studied innovation, management and strategy at Stanford University.

Surin joined Mastercard Australasia in 2017 to form the Business Development team which then evolved to setting up the digital partnerships and retail segments. During this time, he was able to bring new products and develop new solutions which led to the opportunity to run the digital, product and innovation team.

Alongside setting up solution and technical architects, which evolved to CSC; he also had the opportunity to build the open banking case for Australia and partner with the US team to bring this to life.

He has more recently commenced jointly overseeing Loyalty Australasia to enhance the ongoing efforts within this space and create cohesive relationships among the core business and other parts of the CSC.

Prior to joining Mastercard, Surin worked at eBay, then led the PayPal & Braintree sales team in Australia, where he helped scale PayPal across retail and non-retail verticals, alongside supporting the go to market of Braintree & Paydiant in the market. 

Surin spent several years working with e-commerce retailers and start-ups, including raising over a $1M in seed capital as a co-founder. He spent over 10 years at Westpac across their Institutional and Business Banking teams supporting large acquiring clients and multinationals.

Toby facilitates the Economic Crime Forum and participates in the National Anti-Scams Centre fusion cell work groups. Before joining AusPayNet, Toby had a 20-year career in international & domestic intelligence, anti-corruption, and law enforcement.

With over 25 years’ experience, Kanv is a seasoned and recognised leader with extensive experience in the financial technology business. He has a demonstrated track record of driving organisation and performance transformation, sustained high growth and championing client success.

In his 14 years with FIS, Kanv has held several leadership roles including sales and P&L management, new business startup, org transformation and reorganisation, client operations, solutions and business development. He joined FIS to create and lead the regional business solutions group, and from there moved to leadership roles to expand FIS’ payments and processing business in the region. In 2016, he assumed the regional sales leadership role and during which time, FIS has rapidly grown its client base and revenues in the region.

Prior to FIS, Kanv was with ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of payments solutions, where his last role was leading the wholesale banking business solutions group for the region. Prior to this, he was with VWS Inc., a pioneer in electronic banking, where he held various roles during his time there including in product development, product management and programme delivery. Kanv holds a master’s in international business and a graduate degree in commerce.

Rick’s background spans product development, ecosystem design and corporate partnerships, underpinned by corporate strategy and M&A foundations from roles in Australia, the UK and Asia.

In the past he has held Opposition portfolios for revenue, small business, manufacturing, commerce & consumer affairs, infrastructure, building & construction, and statistics. He was a Member of the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee from 2014 to 2023, making him the longest continuous serving member of that committee since its establishment.

Andrew was elected to Parliament at the 2014 general election where he had the fourth highest majority of all electorate seats in New Zealand. He was re-elected in the 2017, 2020 and 2023 elections (including a by-election in 2023) maintaining a large majority vote each time.

In his professional life prior to Parliament, Andrew qualified as a chartered accountant. He has been a merchant banker and a former officer in the New Zealand Army Territorials, and also served in the British Parachute Regiment. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of London.

Andrew comes from a farming background. Prior to becoming an MP, he worked in the private sector and has owned and/or been a director of multiple companies in a wide cross-section of industries.

He is an adventurer and mountain climber, who has walked and dragged sledges to both Antarctic and Arctic poles.

He has an extensive experience undertaking complex competition analysis in a wide range of sectors, including energy, transport, agriculture, telecommunications, payment systems, and construction. John was also previously a lay member of the High Court of New Zealand, frequently called as an expert witness before courts, tribunals and commissions. John is the Chair of the Commerce Commission’s Market Studies Division, and is a member of the Retail Payment Systems, Commerce Act, and Grocery Divisions.

In her most recent role as MD Retail and Business Banking, Antonia was responsible for the network of retail branches, contact centres and banking specialists who take care of over two million consumer and small business customers.

Antonia joined ANZ from Morgan Stanley, where she was General Manager of their business services and technology centre in Budapest and had various finance roles in Sydney and London. She started her career at KPMG.

She has more than 25 years’ experience working in financial services and prior to joining Westpac, Catherine led large-scale transformations at some of the world’s best known banks including Barclays Group and Lloyds TSB in the UK. Earlier in her career she worked at BNZ, ASB and the Prudential Group.

Catherine was raised in New Zealand. She graduated from Canterbury University with a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Commerce.

Prior to joining TSB, Kerry held a number of senior roles in financial services. She brings more than 17 years' banking experience in senior roles at ASB Bank and Kiwibank. Most recently she held an executive role at Southern Cross Health Society, as Director, CareHQ and Chief Sales, Marketing & Customer Experience Officer.

Kerry’s deep banking and financial services background spans both retail and small business banking, where she has held numerous roles from leading customer facing teams in branches and contact centres, all the way through to product, marketing, running agile teams and delivering risk and compliance projects.

“I have long admired the TSB brand and its focus on benefitting the communities it serves, so it’s an absolute honour to be CEO of a company that genuinely delivers great service and cares about its people.”

Kerry holds an Executive MBA (Honours) from the University of Auckland.

Leading a team of more than 5,900 people, Vittoria is focused on accelerating progress for all New Zealanders. This includes considering the social, environmental and financial wellbeing of our customers and communities in the way we operate. This builds on ASB’s 176 year history in supporting a more resilient and sustainable New Zealand.

Vittoria has over 20 years’ experience in banking since joining ASB’s parent company, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) in 2002. Vittoria's career began in New Zealand, working in Corporate Finance and Mergers and Acquisitions with Deloitte and Carter Holt Harvey.

Vittoria holds a Bachelor of Management Studies majoring in Accounting and Finance from Waikato University and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia and New Zealand.

Vittoria is a member of Global Women in New Zealand and Chief Executive Women in Australia reinforcing her strong advocacy of diversity and inclusion and mentoring women.

He has over two decades of experience as an economist in Wellington, Melbourne and Auckland in leading international banks and consultancy. He currently balances a portfolio of consulting, public speaking, governance and family duties.

He holds a BCOM with Honours in Economics from Lincoln University and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.

He lives in Auckland with his wife and two sons.

With a rich history at Visa, Sean has held pivotal roles, from managing the complex global partnership with Revolut based in London to revitalizing operations as Country Manager in Italy. His leadership in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos saw significant growth and the introduction of many innovative payment products.

Previously, Sean also led Visa New Zealand and ASB Cards consistently shaping industry standards, bringing new products to market and driving growth in New Zealand.

As Director of Money and Cash, he is responsible for all currency operational functions (banknote and coin procurement and related activities), as well as broader money-related policy issues such as the redesign of the cash system, Central Bank Digital Currency (“Digital Cash”), and policy issues relating to private innovation in money.

Having won the coveted ‘Best Journalist” and “Best News and Current Affairs Presenter” awards multiple times, Mike’s journey of learning Te Reo Māori was also the subject of the highly acclaimed documentary “Kia Ora, Good Evening”.

In August this year he will begin a new role as Te Ao Māori Editor for the NBR (National Business Review) showcasing the Māori economy through storytelling.