Dr Michael Easson is the Chairman and Founding Director of EG Funds Management & an Executive Director of Willow Technology Incorporated and is the Honorary President of the Australia Defence Association.

He has extensive experience in infrastructure, funds management and development; he is the immediate past chair of the ACT City Renewal Authority; Icon Water, and ActewAGL. Michael was a founding director of both Macquarie Infrastructure Group and Macquarie Goodman.

Past directorships include ANZ (2000 Olympic) Stadium, ING RE, State Super, NRMA Insurance, State Rail Authority of NSW and Sydney Metro Transport, etc. Michael was an Adjunct Professor at the Australian Graduate School of Management’s Centre for Corporate Change and previously Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions and Secretary of the Labor Council of NSW.

As CEO of $64 billion industry super fund HESTA, Debby leads an organisation passionate about making a real difference to the financial future of every member while supporting a healthier planet and society.

Having held senior positions across financial services, Debby believes the industry has a vital role in helping meet global challenges. Under her leadership, HESTA pioneered investing with impact to deliver strong, long-term returns and positively contribute to global sustainable development goals.

The first major Australian super fund to commit to an ambitious Climate Change Transition Plan, HESTA is targeting total portfolio cuts in emissions of 33% by 2030 and ‘net zero’ by 2050.

More than 80% of HESTA’s 880,000+ members are women. Debby is a prominent voice for advancing gender equality. Her advocacy for systemic change highlights that when women do better everyone benefits from a more resilient economy and a fairer society.

Prior to leading HESTA, Debby was Deputy CEO and previously headed the Fund’s financial advice team. Her wealth of experience in financial services includes running her own business as an Employee Benefit Consultant for 12 years.

Debby is President of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors and holds directorships at The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Ltd and the International Corporate Governance Network. Debby is also a WGEA Pay Equity Ambassador.

Andrew is an experienced leader in the financial services industry with specialised knowledge in superannuation, investments, risk management and insurance. During his career, he has driven research and public policy in various areas including retirement adequacy, retirement income products and solutions, member disclosure and advice, member engagement and digital solutions, governance and conflict management.

Andrew has been a regular speaker at various industry events including the annual ASFA Conference, the 2012 and 2015 Asia-Pacific Pensions Forum, and the 2010 OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions. He was a member of the Board of Directors of ASFA from November 2015 to April 2019, during which time he was Chair of the Consumer and Industry Outcomes Policy Council and Deputy Chair of the Super System Design Policy Council. He was also Chair of ASFA’s 2019 and 2020 Conference Committee, having previously been a committee member from 2009-14.

Michael Clancy joined Qantas Super as Chief Executive Officer on 7 December 2015.

Michael has more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry, with particular focus on the superannuation, investment and insurance sectors.

He is the Co-Founder and Director of cloud-based wealth advice service, BigFuture.

For the past two years, Michael has consulted to a range of financial services organisations on business strategy, product strategy, governance and implementation.

Prior to this he spent more than 15 years at NAB in leadership roles, where his key achievements included driving significant innovations such as nabtrade, MLC Wrap, a retirement solutions centre of excellence, and the MLC MasterKey Investment Protection product.

He is currently a member of the Anglicare Sydney Council, where he is the Chair of the Investment Committee and a member of the Governance Committee. He has previously served as an Executive Director or Non-Executive Director on boards such as the Superannuation Trustee Boards at NAB, WealthHub Securities Limited, Plum Financial Services Limited, National Corporate Investment Services Limited, and the CFA Society of Sydney.

Michael holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Technology, Sydney, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the CFA Institute.

Chris Davies joined TelstraSuper in October 2013 as Chief Executive Officer. In his role, Chris is responsible for the strategic direction of the fund and overseeing its operational management to meet the needs of the members. Chris sits on TelstraSuper’s Investment Committee and Claims Assessment Committee, as well as being a Director of TelstraSuper Financial Planning.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws and started his career practicing law in a national law firm, before moving to the financial services sector. Chris’ experience in the financial services industry spans over 30 years with senior roles at BT Financial Group and other leading superannuation groups. Prior to joining TelstraSuper, Chris was the Executive Manager, Member and Employer Solutions at UniSuper for over four years.

Andrew Fraser is the Chair of Sunsuper, where he has served as independent director since 2015. He is a former Chair of the Investment Committee of Sunsuper.

As a full-time professional director, Andrew serves in a range of commercial, sporting and charitable roles. He is the Chair of Orange Sky Australia, and the incoming President and Chair of Motorsport Australia. Andrew’s other directorships include BESIX Watpac and New Zealand Rugby League, as well the Hear and Say Centre and 3^rd Space.

Andrew serves on the governing body of Griffith University and is the Chair of the Finance, Resources and Risk Committee. He is also an Advisory Board member of Griffith Enterprise, the university’s commercialisation arm.

Before becoming a full-time director, Andrew served as an executive at the NRL, as Head of Strategy and Investment. A former Deputy Premier of Queensland, he served as Treasurer from 2007 to 2012. He served as a Minister in two governments and held a range of other portfolios including State Development, Trade, Local Government, Planning and Sport.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor Commerce from Griffith University. He graduated with First Class Honours and is a recipient of the University Medal.

Damian Hill is the Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC).

Damian joined CSC in 2020. Before his appointment he was the Chief Executive Officer for the REST Superannuation Fund for over 11 years. He has over 30 years' experience in financial services serving in senior management roles with AMP and Suncorp.

Damian has a Bachelor Degree in Science from the University of Queensland, a Diploma of Superannuation Management from Macquarie University and is a Certified Investment Management Analyst. He has completed a series of Executive Management and Strategy programs through INSEAD and the Harvard Business School.

Damian is also Chairman of the ASFA ASP Services Committee. He is a Life Member of ASFA.

Frank has more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services sector, in the areas of wealth management, banking, operations, transformation and change management.

In his role as Chief Operating Officer, Frank is responsible for leading IOOF’s operations and client service teams to deliver superior outcomes for IOOF’s clients and business partners.

Frank is a strong and passionate leader with a proven track-record of successfully leading and motivating complex, high-performing teams of greater than 1,000 people.

As a member of the IOOF Executive Team, Frank has been instrumental in driving a number of IOOF’s key strategic initiatives, including IOOF’s ClientFirst philosophy, which involved the redesign of work, systems, resources and processes from a client perspective; managing relationships with industry regulators (ASIC and APRA), and governance uplift.

Frank joined IOOF in 2015 as General Manager, Transformation—where he was responsible the transformation of the Australian Executors Trustees Limited (AET) business—including a review of the AET Retail Operations and operational aspects of Private Client Services.

In 2016, he was General Manager, Client and Process where he had responsibility for operations and service centres across IOOF’s flagship platform and investment products and services (including IOOF Employer Super, Pursuit, WealthBuilder and Multimix).

Prior to joining IOOF, he held senior management roles at NAB, MLC and Aviva. During his seven years with NAB, Frank oversaw the transformation of NAB’s business banking operations and led the integration of MLC and Aviva’s insurance businesses.

Frank holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Commerce. He holds a number of directorships for financial services organisations.

Kelly Power was appointed CEO Colonial First State Superannuation in July 2021. This role is accountable for oversight of the superannuation business, including as a member of the Trustee Board. In this role Kelly is also responsible for investments, product and strategy.

Kelly joined CFS as General Manager Product in 2018, adding marketing and strategy and responsibility for the Wrap business in October 2020.

Prior to joining Colonial First State, Kelly was the Head of Platforms at BT Financial Group. Kelly held a number of other executive management roles at BT.

Kelly holds a Bachelor in Communications from UTS, a Diploma of Management from the Australian Institute of Management, a Diploma of Financial Services from Integratec and has also completed the Company Directors course at the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Kelly is a representative on the Financial Services Council’s Superannuation Board Committee and is a Director of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.

Deanne Stewart joined Aware Super in November 2018 as the Chief Executive Officer.

Deanne has more than 20 years’ experience in financial services in superannuation and insurance sectors in Australia and internationally.

Prior to Aware Super she was CEO of MetLife Australia and has previously held senior roles within BT Financial Group, Merrill Lynch Investment management in New York, and McKinsey and Company in London.

Leeanne Turner is the CEO of MTAA Super. She has over 30 years’ experience in the superannuation industry across a broad spectrum of superannuation funds and at various levels.

Leeanne spent many years undertaking administration roles at ComSuper before venturing into Secretariat roles with the then CSS, PSS and Military Super Boards. She spent several years at the Department of Defence working on superannuation policy for the military schemes before joining AvSuper in 2001. In 2004 Leeanne was appointed as the CEO of AvSuper.

In 2007, she seized the opportunity to expand her knowledge of industry funds by accepting the role of Deputy CEO at MTAA Super and in 2011 she was appointed as MTAA Super’s Chief Executive Officer. Leeanne was awarded FEAL’s 2014 Fund Executive of the Year. During her time at MTAA Super, Leeanne oversaw a dramatic turnaround in Fund performance winning MTAA Super, the Best Medium Fund of the Year at the Conexus Financial Superannuation Awards for both 2015 and 2017.