FinFest 2026 Speakers

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Headline Speakers

Bill Ackman
Founder and CEO
Pershing Square
Bill Ackman
Joe Aston
Founder
Rampart
Joe Aston
Adam Dawes
Shaw and Partners
Senior Investment Adviser
Adam Dawes
Adam Judd
Coinbase 
Chief Operating Officer 
Adam Judd
Alec Renehan
Equity Mates Co-Founder
Equity Mates Media
Alec Renehan
Alex Luck
Director & Financial Adviser
Everest Wealth Management
Alex Luck
Alex Pollak
Chief Investment Officer and Founder
Loftus Peak
Alex Pollak
Alex Vynokur
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Betashares
Alex Vynokur
Ally Selby
Editorial Lead, Host of Basis Points, Buy or Sell
Equity Mates Media
Ally Selby
Andrew Brown
Executive Director
East 72
Andrew Brown
Armina Rosenberg
Co-founder and Co-portfolio Manager
Minotaur Capital
Armina Rosenberg
Ben Richards
Portfolio Manager
Seneca Financial Solutions
Ben Richards
Dr Bianca Ogden
Founder 
Seceda Capital
Dr Bianca Ogden
Brandon van der Kolk
Founder
New Money 
Brandon van der Kolk
Bryce Leske
Equity Mates Co-Founder
Equity Mates Media
Bryce Leske
Chris Bates
Founder
Alcove
Chris Bates
Claudia Kwan
Managing Partner
North Star Impact Funds
Claudia Kwan
Dania Zinurova
Head of Infrastructure Funds
Dexus
Dania Zinurova
Daniel Kelly
Chief Investment Officer
Viola Private Wealth
Daniel Kelly
Darragh Kennelly
Senior Investment Analyst
LGT Wealth Management
Darragh Kennelly
Dave Thornton
Senior Manager Investment Communications
Schroders Australia
Dave Thornton
Dr David Allen
Head of Long Short Strategies / Co-Head of Research
Company Plato Investment Management
Dr David Allen
David Bassanese
Chief Economist
Betashares
David Bassanese
Diana Mousina
Deputy Chief Economist
AMP
Diana Mousina
Dylan Pargiter-Green
Founder
Bold Wealth
Dylan Pargiter-Green
Effie Zahos
Money Editor
9News
Effie Zahos
Fraser Christie
Founder and CIO
Sandstone
Fraser Christie
Gemma Mitchell
Financial Adviser / CoHost Australian Finance Podcast
Rask
Gemma Mitchell
George John
Sustainable Life Group
George John
Glen Hare
Co-Founder & Financial Adviser
Fox & Hare
Glen Hare
Glen James
Founder
Money Money Money
Glen James
Harrison Moot
Founder and CIO
Sandstone
Harrison Moot
Henry Jennings
Market Commentator and Portfolio Manager
Marcus Today
Henry Jennings
Hugh Lam
Investment Strategist
Betashares
Hugh Lam
Jessica Irvine
Founder, Author 
Money with Jess 
Jessica Irvine
Jessica Swindon
Host of Get Started Investing
Equity Mates Media
Jessica Swindon
John O'Loghlen
Regional Managing Director APAC
Coinbase 
John O'Loghlen
Jordan Franklin
Growth Specialist
Block Earner
Jordan Franklin
Julie Bullen
Financial adviser
Fox and hare
Julie Bullen
Jun Bei Liu
Founder & Portfolio Manager
Ten Cap
Jun Bei Liu
Luke Laretive
Chief Executive Officer
Seneca Financial Solutions
Luke Laretive
Marcus Padley
Founder & Director
Marcus Today
Marcus Padley
Mark Monfort
President and Co-founder
Foundry Labs
Mark Monfort
Matt Ingram
Advisor 
Northhaven Financial Management
Matt Ingram
Michael Price
Portfolio Manager, Active Dividend Income Fund
Ausbil
Michael Price
Nick Cregan
Founder, Partner & Portfolio Manager
Fairlight Asset Management 
Nick Cregan
Owen Rask
Founder
Rask
Owen Rask
Ron Hodge
CEO and Managing Director
InvestSMART Group
Ron Hodge
Scott Aggett
Founder
Green Shoots Property
Scott Aggett
Scott Phillips
Chief Investment Officer
The Motley Fool
Scott Phillips
Scott Taylor
Cofounder
Everest Wealth
Scott Taylor
Sebastian Mullins
Head of Multi-Asset and Fixed Income, Australia
Schroders
Sebastian Mullins
Sonny Lowe
CEO & Managing Director
Sustainable Life Group
Sonny Lowe
Steve Solomon
Strategic Director, GTM
OpenAI
Steve Solomon
Tim Doyle
Co-founder & CEO
Eucalyptus
Tim Doyle
Tobias Bucks
Portfolio Manager, Global SmallCap Fund
Ausbil
Tobias Bucks
Todd Barlow
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Soul Patts
Todd Barlow
Tom Wickenden
Investment Strategist
Betashares
Tom Wickenden
Victoria Harris
Co-Founder
The Curve
Victoria Harris
Vince Scully
Adviser and Porfolio Manager
Lifesherpa
Vince Scully
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