Agenda: FinFest 2026

Time	Name	Speakers
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Build Me a Portfolio	Ron Hodge Effie Zahos
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Alternatives: The Investments You've Never Considered	Dania Zinurova
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	The Passive Income Playbook	Owen Rask
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	The Insurance You Can't Afford to Ignore	Sonny Lowe Owen Rask
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	You Can Time the Market	Marcus Padley
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM	Jess gets insured	Jessica Swindon George John Clark Froude
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Long and Short Ideas in AI	Ellianna Campbell Michael Frazis

Time	Name	Speakers
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM	My Best Idea	Henry Jennings
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM	My Best Idea	Michael Frazis
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM	My Best Idea	Ben Richards
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM	My Best Idea	Armina Rosenberg
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM	Crypto’s Next Evolution: How traditional finance and digital assets are converging	Adam Judd
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	Ask an Adviser: What the Budget Means for Your Money	Dylan Pargiter-Green Gemma Mitchell Alex Luck Brandon van der Kolk
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	From Speculation to Strategy: Crypto’s Place in Modern Portfolios	Mark Monfort John O'Loghlen Jordan Franklin
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM	Ask an Adviser: Your Money Questions, Answered	Glen Hare Scott Taylor Matt Ingram Julie Bullen
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	The End of Set-and-Forget: Income in a world of new realities	Sebastian Mullins Dave Thornton

Time	Name	Speakers
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Is Property Investing Dead Post-Budget?	Scott Aggett Chris Bates
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Where Can Investors Still Find Income?	Michael Price Ally Selby
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	How I Got Started	Victoria Harris Jessica Swindon
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM	My Best Idea	Andrew Brown
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM	My Best Idea	Claudia Kwan
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM	My Best Idea	Nick Cregan
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM	My Best Idea	Harrison Moot Fraser Christie
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM	Finding Tomorrow's Winners: How to Invest in Small Caps	Tobias Bucks Ally Selby
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Workshop: Budgeting That Actually Works	Jessica Irvine

Time	Name	Speakers
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	Welcome to FinFest	Bryce Leske Alec Renehan
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM	Setting the Scene: Where Markets Stand in 2026	David Bassanese
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM	Build a One-Page Portfolio (and get on with your life)	Scott Phillips
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM	Inside OpenAI: What Happens Next	Steve Solomon
12:00 PM - 12:25 PM	Australia's Next Decade	Bryce Leske Alec Renehan Alex Vynokur
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM	Australia's Economy: What Comes Next?	Diana Mousina
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM	Bill Ackman: Lessons From Wall Street - An Exclusive Screening	Bill Ackman
1:30 PM - 1:55 PM	Selling your startup for $1.6b	Ally Selby Tim Doyle
2:00 PM - 2:25 PM	How to Spot a Bad Investment Before It's Too Late	Dr David Allen Ally Selby
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM	Corporate War Stories	Joe Aston Bryce Leske Alec Renehan
3:00 PM - 3:25 PM	The Megatrends Shaping the Next Decade	Hugh Lam Alec Renehan Tom Wickenden
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM	Buy or Sell	Adam Dawes Ally Selby

Time	Name	Speakers
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM	The Company Built to Compound for Decades	Todd Barlow Bryce Leske Alec Renehan
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	The Healthcare Revolution: What Comes Next?	Daniel Kelly Dr Bianca Ogden Alex Pollak
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	Myths that will destroy your retirement	Glen James Vince Scully
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	The 5 Mining Questions Every Investor Is Asking	Luke Laretive Ben Richards
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM	Private Markets, Explained	Todd Barlow Darragh Kennelly Daniel Kelly
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Beyond Banks and Miners: Finding Growth on the ASX	Jun Bei Liu