CFA Society Australia Investment Conference 2026

29 October 2026. Park Hyatt, Melbourne.

CFA Society Australia Investment Conference is the leading industry forum for the investment management profession. Its core purpose is to review, unpack and explore micro and macro themes impacting the investment landscape and connect Australian and global thought leaders to share perspectives, practical insights and emerging trends.

The conference is a networking opportunity to establish and build personal and business relationships across the investment management industry.

This year’s conference will feature an outstanding line-up of confirmed speakers, including:

Hagai M. Segal, Geopolitical, Middle East and Counter-Terrorism Expert
Kylie Willment, Chief Investment Officer, Pacific, Mercer
John Pearce, Chief Investment Officer, UniSuper
Grant Hackett, Chief Executive Officer, Generation Development Group
Will Liang, Chief Executive Officer, Amplify AI Group
Fiona Reynolds, Independent Director, Frontier Advisors
Matt Lawton, CFA, Head, Impact Fixed Income, T. Rowe Price.

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Past high profile speakers

Howard Marks, CFA, Co-Chairman, Oaktree Capital
Catherine Wood, Chief Executive Officer, Ark Invest
David Blood, Founding Partner and Managing Director, Generation Investment Management
Mark Carney, Vice Chair and Head of Transition Investing, Brookfield Asset Management
Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia
Kiril Sokoloff, Chairman & Founder, 13D Research & Strategy
Cliff Asness, Managing & Founding Principal, AQR Capital Management

Professor Ed Altman, Max L. Heine Professor of Finance Emeritus at Stern School of Business, New York University
Jo Townsend, Former Chief Executive Officer, Funds SA
Prof Warwick J. McKibbin, AO, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Public Policy, Director, Australian National University
Penny Smith, Head of International Department, Reserve Bank of Australia
Andy Blocker, Global Head of US Government Affairs, Invesco
Dr Dianne McGrath, Mission to Mars, Self-experimenter and Biohacker
Madeline Forrester, Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Consultant Relations, MFS Investment Management