Asset owners are being asked harder questions
The expectations on long-term capital stewards have shifted.
- ESG scrutiny is forcing clearer articulation of financial materiality
- AI is moving faster than most governance and risk frameworks
- Nature and human rights are showing up in portfolios and stewardship, not just policy
- Defence investing decisions now sit at the intersection of fiduciary duty, reputation and stakeholder pressure
- Exposure to private markets and passive strategies is growing, raising questions about how these can be managed responsibly
Learn with peers who face the same constraints
This is one of the few moments each year when asset owners can compare notes and engage with practitioners across the system.
You’ll be in the room with superannuation, asset managers, financial advisers and specialists from Australia and beyond. For many, this is the annual opportunity to step out of delivery mode and pressure-test approaches against peers dealing with the same challenges.
Networking is designed into the program, with facilitated sessions and workshops focused on shared purpose, real challenges and future collaboration.
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Who should attend
- Investment and portfolio leaders: CIOs, investment directors, portfolio managers and strategists
- Responsible investment, ESG and stewardship teams: heads of RI/ESG, integration, engagement and impact leads
- Executive and board level roles: CEOs and non-executive directors with investment or sustainability oversight
- Risk, governance and legal: investment risk, governance, company secretaries and sustainable finance legal leads
- Strategy, product and stakeholder engagement: investment product, communications, consultant relations and sustainability leads
Asset owners who joined our 2025 conference include AustralianSuper, HESTA, Aware Super, Cbus Super and Future Fund.
Sessions in demand
Investing in an interconnected world: Systems thinking for long-term value
How are investors applying systems thinking to stewardship and portfolio risk? Explore how a system focus can be maintained if incentives centre on alpha, as well as the intersection of externalities, regulation andlicence to operate and practical strategies for integrating systemic risk considerations into investment approaches.
AI for responsible investors: Use cases, risks andreadiness
From climate modelling and ESG data to reporting and capital allocation. Learn where AI is delivering value today, where risks sit (bias, hallucinations, governance gaps), and what readiness actually looks like.
Operationalising nature: Case studies and strategies for investors and boards
How are funds moving from nature commitments to portfolio integration? Learn how boards are using metrics, targets and data to embed nature into investment and risk frameworks.
Capital at risk: Human rights and high-risk sectors
How can investors influence behaviour in high-risk sectors? Covers emerging due diligence expectations, practical tools for integration, and case studies on embedding human rights into investment decisions and stewardship.
Investing in defence: Ethics, fiduciary duty and hard choices
Navigate defence exposure amid geopolitical change, evolving member sentiment and responsible investment expectations. Get clarity on fiduciary duty, ethical screens and how to communicate defensible positions to boards, regulators and members.
Innovation and integrity: The future of responsible index strategies
Standards and certification are strengthening trust in ESG and sustainability indices. Explore why external validation matters, how it supports truth-in-labelling and what innovations are emerging in index design globally.
Workshops: where principles meet practice
Designed for hands-on learning and practical problem solving with industry leaders. Expect interactive sessions where you’ll work through real scenarios, implementation challenges and emerging practices, including:
- Climate disclosures – an interactive session with Australia’s sustainability standards setter
- Systems thinking for asset owners and asset managers
- Climate-nature nexus & how you can streamline your reporting and action
- Indigenous cultural heritage protection in practice
- Speed networking
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