FinFest 2026 Agenda
- Arcade by Sustainable Life
- Expanse by Coinbase
- Greenhouse by Ausbil
- *Main Stage by Betashares
- Outback by Soul Patts
| 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 | Companies Behaving Badly | 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 |