27 - 29 May 2026, Napier, NZ
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Spoonley
Honorary Research Associate at Massey University
Keynote
How demography will change our communities – and how we do business.
Terisa Roberts
Global Director & Global Lead for Risk Modelling, Decisioning & Governance at SAS
Innovation
Are we ready to forge ahead with automation and AI in credit risk management?
Pip Best
Climate Change and Sustainability Services, Partner, New Zealand at Ernst & Young
Climate Risk
From risk to opportunity: Financing a low-emissions and resilient future.
Dr Lucy Hone
Resilience Researcher, Grief Specialist, and Author
Keynote
Accept. Focus. Choose. Leadership, judgement and performance in a permanently disrupted world.
David Stephens
Credit Risk Modelling Manager at Fundtap
Technical
Real-time credit modelling across the full spectrum of small business.
Joshua Wong
Manager - Credit Management & Debt Recovery at Fletcher Building
SME
Credit control: From back office to strategic partner - learnings from the inside.
Luke Kelly
Head of Agentic AI at Simplyai
Fraud
Application scam interceptor: Stopping "urgent boss" fraud without killing customer experience.
Ronnie Tan
Founder, CreditWorks
SME
The trust equation - building resilient credit ecosystems through transparency.
Cameron Bagrie
Lead Economist at Bagrie Economics
Keynote
Economic gymnastics with lots of twists and turns.
Charles Whiting
Executive Director, DebtManagers
Collections
Optimising capital management through strategic debt sale.
Josh Daniell
Co-founder, Akahu
Open Banking
Open banking: How to use the new regulated system for loan applications, monitoring, and repayments.
Lisa Jennings
Executive, Business Development at Cotality
Climate Risk
Harnessing the data revolution: AI and the strategic fight against climate change.
Heiko Jonkers
Senior Product Manager – Social and Affordable Housing, Westpac
Innovation
Affordable housing ecosystem.
Neill Borg
Country Manager – AU, Credisense
Innovation
Automation or AI: Practical lessons in origination.
Michael Blyth
GM, Policy & Advocacy at Arca / RDEA CEO
Bureau
Lessons from Australia’s credit reporting industry.
Will Fourie
Retail Modelling Lead, ASB Bank
Technical
Home loan servicing stress: Modelling its emergence and portfolio effects.
James Fuller
CEO & Co-Founder, Hnry
SME
The new blueprint for SME lending: Modern risk, modern needs.
Nick Goodall
Head of Research, Cotality
Keynote
Property market update.