Wednesday 4 September - FSC Conference 2024 Programme

7.30AM - 8.30AM

Your choice of breakfast session to kick off the first day at the FSC24 Conference. Choose to focus on FinTech, Empower Women or our Workplace Savings session.

Breakfast 1: Breaking the myths of women working in financial services

We look to the challenges of attracting women and others into a diverse and rewarding financial services sector.

Breakfast 2: Trends v Reality: A look into the future and how NZ Tech is bringing it to life.

With AI and ChatGPT the talk of the town, this breakfast session starts with an overview of what is happening in Tech globally, focusing on many of the key areas of where tech is taking us.

Following the overview, NZ tech firms working in some of these key areas to demo their products and give the attendees and overview of how it will help the sector both here and across the globe.

What are the roles of agencies and what did they think of our first disclosures?

This session brings together the key officials from the FMA, XRB and RBNZ on their roles and how they work together in the climate space. You will also hear their impressions on the early climate statements. Come ready to ask those questions on anything CRD, your reporting and what the activity is coming from our key climate agencies.

8.45AM - 10.35AM

Join us for the first session of the morning with a political keynote and industry panellists on the main platform.

FSC Conference Pōwhiri and Karakia

8.45AM - 9.00AM

Following your choice of breakfast session, our MCs will open the FSC24 Conference.

Political Keynote 1 and Fireside Chat

9.00AM - 9.30AM

In our first Political Keynote, we welcome insights from our new political leaders. We look across the next four year term and delve deeper into the key issues.

Panel Discussion 1

9.40AM - 10.35AM

CONSUMER RESILIENCE & PROSPERITY

In this session, the panel debate the main conference topic and ask if New Zealanders are truly resilient and how we, as an industry, can support NZ consumers to prosper through policy and education.

11.00AM - 12.35PM

The next session of the morning welcomes our regulatory keynote speaker, followed by our second panel of the day, focusing on the economy and how the challenges we face might be affecting the sector's ability to build consumer resilience and prosperity.

Regulatory Keynote 1 & Fireside Chat

11.00AM - 11.30AM

Outlook 2030 with the industry regulator, and a chance to delve deeper into the key issues via a fireside chat.

Speakers include:

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Samantha Barrass - Chief Executive, Financial Markets Authority

In the Spotlight 1

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11.30AM - 11.45AM

Research Launch

A quick deep dive into the latest FSC Money & You Research.

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David Bishop - Research Lead, Financial Services Council

Panel Discussion 2

11.45AM - 12.35PM

Chief Economist Session: Will we see 2% again?

In this session, Chief Economists from across the sector will discuss the economic state of New Zealand and the world. The panel will reflect on the challenges we face, and debate the cost of living crisis, inflation, investments, local events and global challenges, and the impacts they are having.

12.35PM - 1.45PM

Mix and mingle in the exhibition area over lunch or attend a sector specific lunch session.

Professional Advice

FAPs and the age of consolidation: How to keep advice personal

As FAPs grow, how will the financial advice market consolidate, and how do we ensure that advice remains personal, accessible and relevant to the everyday Kiwi.

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The lunch will focus in on the key underwriting issues of the day, including a reflection on last year's session about the rise of AI and how the shift is starting to take hold.

Legal and practical issues update

Designed for those working in the workplace savings and restricted schemes sector, we explore the issues facing those managing and supporting schemes.

1.45PM - 2.45PM

In the first of our sector specific breakout sessions, we are pleased to offer specialist panels covering Insurance, Investment and KiwiSaver, HealthTech and Professional Advice.

Investment and KiwiSaver 1

Tweaking KiwiSaver or full-scale review?

In this session, the panel discusses the ins and outs of KiwiSaver reform, what should be included and why, and debates the proposed Government changes to KiwiSaver.

Life and Health Insurance 1

Genetics, how far have we come?

With significant work underway in the FSC since the Genetics Masterclass at the 2023 Conference, we will look at how the debate is taking shape and the future of genetics and insurance in NZ.

Professional Advice 1

The critical role of the advice sector: Driving trust

As technology improves productivity and the new financial advice regime is embedded into New Zealand, what are the lessons of delivering professional financial advice in 2024 and how can it drive trust and access for more Kiwis?

FinTech

FinTech Innovation and Open Banking: how is global innovation driving NZ's future?

Open banking was born with simple aims in mind: to give customers control over their data and to encourage competition, transparency and better customer outcomes. In unison with the rise of open banking, FinTech innovation is rapidly advancing new business models, providing diversity and accelerating scalable export opportunities.

Hear insights from Fintech sector leaders identifying core challenges, opportunities and experiences that will promote the right sized, best fit for New Zealanders and businesses that provide financial services for New Zealanders.

2.45PM - 3.45PM

In the second of the conference breakout sessions, we are pleased to offer specialist panels covering Insurance, Investment and KiwiSaver, Regulation and Diversity & Inclusion.

Investment and KiwiSaver 2

The demographics: NZ in 30 years - what will our retirement look like?

With over 65s set to double in the next 30 years, the panel looks at the demographic shape of NZ now and in the future. We’re living longer, but not necessarily healthier. What is the role of NZ Super and what will shift? What products would the sector be offering to support New Zealanders’ retirement in addition to KiwiSaver? Are there other settings and structures to transition into retirement other than accumulation? What is financial wellbeing in 2060?

Health Insurance 2

Lifespan versus Healthspan: How technology can help drive healthier living in older age.

This session will delve into the recent FSC Insights and Trends research that focused on the ageing global population, and how technology can turn the tide from simply ageing to ageing more healthily.

Life Insurance 2

CEO Strategy: a view from the top

In this session we invite CEOs and key figures in the life insurance industry to share what keeps them awake at night and how the industry can collaborate to better protect New Zealanders and drive a sustainable life insurance sector.

Diversity and Inclusion

Resilience & Prosperity for Gen Alpha

Often finding it the most financially tough, research shows that younger generations appear less engaged in finances. In this session, we ask, with financial capability in schools programmes now in place, and Government commitment to further support it, what's going to shift the dial for Gen Alpha?

Using the S and G to drive your ESG Strategy and practices

This diverse panel explores topics of relevance to New Zealand, including why you need to be considering and implementing human rights due diligence and supply chain risks and how you need incorporate social considerations into your business planning for 2024 and beyond.

4.15PM - 5.00PM

Join us back in the main platform for our closing sundowner keynote speech, where we invite a futurist to stretch our thinking in financial services to the future, followed by our day 1 wrap.

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