Unimutual’s Conference 2023 was held Wednesday to Friday the 8th – 10th of March at Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Gold Coast.

This was our first face-to-face conference since 2019 and marked Unimutual’s 33rd year of operation. In the three years since we last gathered in person, it’s safe to say a lot has happened. A global pandemic, ongoing lockdowns, extreme weather, escalating cybercrime, market volatility, global conflict, and an inflationary environment are just some of the challenges faced by us as professionals, and as humans.

The conference theme, Resilience in a changing landscape, reflects the journey that we’re all on. Our program of speakers, forums, and networking events aim to provide you with opportunities to delve into what it means to be resilient and deal with constantly shifting parameters.

Our event MC was Walkley Award winning journalist, Tracey Spicer AM, and an entertaining and passionate keynote address was delivered by Professor Tyrone Carlin, Vice-Chancellor Southern Cross University.

We would like to send a massive thank you to each of our delegates and speakers who took time out of their busy schedules to attend and present at our 2023 Unimutual Conference.

Your insights were invaluable and the feedback we have received has been overwhelmingly positive! Thank you for ensuring our conference was a huge success.

We also extend our thanks to Steamatic Australia, Thompson Cooper Lawyers, and Meridian Lawyers for sponsoring the conference this year! Your support was greatly appreciated.

Presentations have been recorded and available for Members to “watch on demand”

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An outstanding speaker line up

Walkley Award winning journalist, Tracey Spicer AM, joined joined us as MC and Professor Tyrone Carlin, Vice-Chancellor Southern Cross University gave the keynote address. Other guest speakers included: Professor Paula Jarzabkowski, from the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at University of Queensland presented on ‘protection gap entities’ and saving disaster insurance; Andrew Gissing, Chief Executive Officer, Natural Hazards Research Australia explored resilience investment for future natural hazard events and we delved into catastrophe modelling and COPE data with our Guy Carpenter our Reinsurance Broker. Victor Steffensen, indigenous writer and filmmaker provided his insights on cultural burning.

The year’s events have also put the focus on the importance of mental resilience, and with this in mind, David Westgate from the Black Dog Institute gave a session on mental health and understanding the core concepts of wellbeing and how these translate into daily life.

Please contact Christine Cummings at service@unimutual.com.au or 02 9250 2823 with any enquiries.

Details on other Unimutual Events and webinars can be found here