Agenda
Your program for the day
At BT26, we’ll explore how the industry is propelling the payments ecosystem forward through secure, adaptable and future-ready infrastructure - delivering the next wave of progress for a more productive digital economy.Times subject to change.
| 8:30am | Arrivals and registration |
| 9:30am | Welcome to Country Binowee Bayles |
| 9:35am | MC welcome Edwina Bartholomew, will kick off the day with a warm welcome and big-picture reflections on the future of payments in Australia |
| 9:40am | Powering Australia’s progress Opening address with Lynn Kraus, CEO, AP+. |
| 9:55am | Enabling Australia’s economic transformation A critical discussion on how Australia's productivity growth will be supported through payments and digital technology. Lynn Kraus, CEO, AP+ Marnie Ryan, Head of Product Innovation & Enablement, AP+ Russell Cohen, CEO & Group Managing Director, PEXA Group Tony McDonald, Acting Division Head of Digital Policy and Corporations Division, Treasury Scott Farrell, Data Standards Chair, Consumer Data Right and Digital ID Fawad Abro, Assistant Commissioner, Digital Integration, Invoicing & Partnerships, ATO |
| 10:45am | Morning tea break (sponsored by Swift) Enjoy coffee cart service, a light snack, and a chance to step away before the next sessions. |
| 11:15am | Plus talk: Australia at the forefront of the global digital economy Australia at the forefront of the global digital economy. Anders Sörman-Nilsson, Futurist - Founder, Thinque |
| 11:30am | Australia's payments future We’ll bring to life the benefits of modern payments on the NPP. Hear how forward-thinking businesses are using real-time payments to elevate customer experiences, optimise cash flow and unlock efficiencies. Katrina Stuart, Executive Sponsor, Move to NPP, AP+ Trevor Wistaff, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Zepto Rob Dunn, General Manager of Product – Payments, Super & Benefits, Employment Hero Naomi Simson, Co-founder & Non-Executive Director, Big Red Group Alison Chang, General Manager, Payments, CommBank Paul Burgess, Manager, Accounts Receivable and Banking, TAFE Queensland Mike Vorias, Solution Advisor, oCFO APAC, SAP Tristan Dakin, Country Manager, Wise Julia Edwards-Smith, Global Product Marketing GM, Payments, Payroll, AI Ecosystem, Xero Shirlyn Kumar, Director, Transaction Banking, NAB Marc Gross, Chief Financial Officer, GT Insurance Kathleen Harker, Associate Director, Strategic Growth, ANZ Marcus Bayer, Chartered Accountant and senior finance leader, bp |
| 12:35pm | Lunch break (sponsored by Azupay) |
| 1:30pm | Afternoon opening remarks Catherine Brenner, Independent Chair, AP+ |
| 1:40pm | Keynote: The future of money Dr Brad Jones, Assistant Governor (Financial System), Reserve Bank of Australia |
| 2:10pm | Beyond the horizon Explore how digital assets, tokenisation and new payment models are reshaping the way value moves, and what it will take to get there. Tim Johnson, Head of Future Payments Technology, AP+ Drew Bradford, CEO, Macropod Professor Tālis Putniņš, Co-CEO & Chief Scientist, DFCRC Hannah Glass, Special Counsel, Ashurst |
| 2:50pm | Building a trusted digital economy An exploration of how digital trust operates in practice using a real-world example to show the role digital trust plays in enabling secure access, reducing fraud, and improving digital experiences. Andrew Black, Managing Director, Digital Trust, AP+ Chris Rolland, Customer Operations & Solutions (COS) Lead, Telstra |
| 3:15pm | Afternoon tea break (sponsored by Swift) |
| 3:45pm | The eftpos show A lively talk-show style session bringing the latest stories, insights and forward thinking from across the ecosystem of Australia’s own fast-evolving debit card network. Adrian Lovney, Chief Product Officer, AP+ Will Snell, GTM, APAC Strategic Accounts, OpenAI Ankita Nagpal, Strategic Partnership Lead, Google Chris Hurst, Head of Merchant Growth and Development, Fat Zebra Albert Naffah, General Manager, Payment Acceptance, Commonwealth Bank Alexi Paxinos, Country Director, Western Union Australia |
| 4:30pm | Closing inspirational speaker Explore how inclusive, human-centred innovation can shape our collective future — and what this means for more accessible payment experiences. His pioneering work, from mind-controlled wheelchairs to eye-controlled devices, shows what’s possible when technology is built around people. Dr Jordan Nguyen, Engineer, Inventor and Founder, Psykinetic |
| 4:55pm | Closing remarks Lynn Kraus, CEO, AP+ |
| 5:00pm | Unmissable networking drinks reception Connect with peers, partners and leaders from across the industry while enjoying Beyond Tomorrow cocktails and canapés. |
New this year: AP+ POV podcast
Drop by our pop-up podcast studio as AP+ Chief Commercial Officer Dave Ellett speaks with leaders from across the payments industry about topics ranging from agentic and payday super to the future of taxation.
Podcast guests and recording times to be announced shortly.
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