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 $54 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 870,000+ 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 holds directorships at the Fund Executives Association Limited (FEAL); Industry Super Australia (ISA); The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Ltd (ASFA). Debby is a Workplace Gender Equality Agency Pay Equity Ambassador.

Andrew Boal is an experienced financial services professional who specialises in providing actuarial and strategic consulting advice to leading companies and superannuation funds.

Prior to joining Rice Warner in April 2019, Andrew spent more than 30 years advising clients on superannuation, life insurance, employee benefits, risk management, investments and talent management. During his career, Andrew 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.

Andrew 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 is currently Chair of ASFA’s 2019 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.

Kelly Power was appointed to the role of General Manager Product for Colonial First State (CFS) at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in March 2018. In this role, Kelly is responsible for managing and driving the development of CFS’s superannuation and investment products (including the FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms) and overseeing the Wrap business. From March to July 2019 Kelly held the role of Joint Executive General Manager (Acting) where she was responsible for Colonial First State's products, marketing, advocacy and operations.

Prior to joining the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Kelly was the Head of Platforms at BT Financial Group. Kelly has also held other executive management roles within BT Financial Group focusing primarily on the management of Platforms.

Kelly holds a Bachelor in Communications (Major in Marketing) from UTS, a Diploma of Management from the Australian Institute of Management, a Diploma of Financial Services from Integratec and has completed the Company Directors Course at the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Kelly is CFS’s representative on the Financial Services Council’s Superannuation Board Committee and is a regular speaker at superannuation industry conferences.

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.