Kirsten is a venture capital investor with Artesian, an early stage VC Fund managing over $600M on behalf of LPs. Kirsten has a passion for high growth technology startups, and has led investments across diverse sectors including B2B Software, Fintech, Proptech, Health and Medtech and Deep Tech. Prior to joining Artesian, Kirsten spent time in San Francisco, working as an operator in strategic finance for a venture backed SaaS company. She also worked in technology banking, advising a portfolio of software, ecommerce, and online gaming clients on debt transactions up to $2bn. Prior to her time in the USA, Kirsten worked in technology commercialisation for the University of Adelaide, and Corporate Finance with Big 4 firms KPMG and EY. Kirsten holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Adelaide, and is a graduate member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Dr Kenneth Graham PhD has more than 30 years’ experience in Australian High-Performance Sport. Having previously held positions at both the NSW Academy of Sport, and in multiple roles, including 14 years as Principal Scientist, at the NSW Institute of Sport.
He is now the Principal Scientist at eo, an Australian-based sports technology company utilising world-class sports scientists and engineers to help elite athletes redefine their limits. eo is developing a range of products designed to improve performance, accelerate recovery and adaptation, prevent injury, and aid rehabilitation. Kenneth works with eo’s R&D partners and academics to turn ideas into products and then, with eo’s panel of sport experts, ensures that all products are fully fit for purpose.
Kenneth has a history of leading and driving innovation. He has coached and project managed athletes to medals in World Championships and Olympic Games. Kenneth was also involved in the design of a portable High Performance Hypoxic-Hyperoxic System and the development of a canopy for swimming pools to help swimmers undertake hypoxic training. He led the design and development of a high-speed somersaulting frame for aerial athletes to train their somersaulting capacity effectively and efficiently in the areas of specific body strength, aerial orientation, and vestibular and proprioceptive skills.

Kenneth is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney. He is also a member of the Australian Institute of Sport’s Research Review Committee, the National Sports Tribunal and advisory committees at the University of Canberra, Western Sydney and Sydney University. He is an associate PhD supervisor at Southern Cross University and the University of Canberra. He is also Honorary Treasurer of the Wayback Drug and Alcohol Organisation.

Michael is a Key Account Manager at Compass IoT, a multi-award-winning road intelligence company that leverages connected vehicle data to assist professionals in creating safer cities. Michael has consistently applied advanced analytics and big data methodologies to address and solve complex customer challenges across various industries in both Australia and the United States. Michael is passionate about innovation, developing new verticals and committed to driving progress through data-driven insights and cutting-edge solutions.

Adrian qualified as an actuary in both Australia and the UK, and has extensive experience within the general insurance, reinsurance and corporate finance industries in Australia, the UK, and Switzerland.
In 2004 and 2005 he worked to raise over $500m of capital from the Soros’ Quantum Fund and a Dallas-based hedge fund (HBK) and has been part of the team to road-show the issue of a $1.5bn catastrophe bond facility in 2007.
Adrian has over 25 years’ experience, including seven years as a founding employee and the Chief Actuary of a global insurance and reinsurance group where he was responsible for the pricing, reserving, and capital adequacy functions as well as providing significant input into underwriting and business strategy.
He has been the Managing Director of PFS Consulting since early 2020 after 8 years as a Principal.

Graeme Wilson holds the position of Chief Information Officer at Hollard, where he oversees the company’s technology function.

With over fifteen years of experience in the insurance industry, Graeme has led several large and multi-disciplinary teams in transforming, operationalising, running, and enhancing technology solutions across complex programs of work.

Graeme specialises in delivering effective IT solutions that align with strategic priorities and deliver tangible business benefits. Prior to his role at Hollard, Graeme was a technology leader at QBE, IAG, and Macquarie Group, and he is also a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Sonya is Chief Data and Analytics Officer at QBE Australia Pacific, and responsible for leading data and analytics vision and strategy. This includes building capability and good practice to accelerate through new technologies such as Generative AI.
With over 20 years’ experience across a broad range of industries, Sonya has a great breadth of experience including the role of Chief Innovation Officer for a large entertainment group where her role focused on using human centred design to create new value.
Sonya is recognised in the top 100 Global Data Innovators, is listed in the Global Data Power Women for the past four years and is a previous winner of the Global Chief Data Officer Award for Governance.

At RS Insurance Ventures, I am committed to advancing Insurance innovation and talent. My focus is on identifying and supporting transformative solutions that enhance insurance delivery for improved customer and cost outcomes.

With over two decades of experience in the financial services industry, I have experience in strategic leadership and operational effectiveness. My dedication in fostering relationships enables me to cultivate partnerships and connect diverse networks to create collaborative outcomes.

In my previous role as Head of Investigations, Recoveries & Settlements at Suncorp Group, I led a high-performing team that excelled in operational performance and large-scale project delivery. We set industry benchmarks through innovative approaches, driving advancements across various portfolios in the Australian insurance sector.”
With over 8 years of venture investment experience, Jun Ho is in charge of originating and executing investments in promising fintech and insuretech startups at pre-seed stages across the APAC region.
Jun Ho also has extensive experience in connecting startups with global insurers for exploring business collaborations and is particularly interested in B2B and embedded insurance solutions.

Dr Jenny Legge is the Founder and CEO of Staunch Technology, an Insurtech startup focused on reducing the number and costs of workplace injuries.
A physiotherapist and ergonomist by background, Dr Legge’s PhD research investigated the predictive validity of pre-employment functional testing, demonstrating workers have a 3-5 times increased risk of musculoskeletal injury when they do not meet job-specific test criteria. She has worked in Australia and the US in mining, transport, construction, utilities, security, manufacturing, municipality and logistics sectors for more than 25 years.
Dr Legge has now bundled her knowledge and experience into an expert system AI platform called the JobFit System that seamlessly highlights whole person injury and illness risk and automates the return to work planning and approvals process.

Heidi is a regulatory strategist and former senior financial services regulator, with 30 years in varied roles across four different government agencies. Heidi led the policy function at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), where she implemented major pillars of international banking policy and Australian financial sector regulatory reforms.
Heidi now helps financial institutions, fintech and regtech start-ups and government agencies with regulatory strategy and risk and compliance programs. She has a keen interest in improving the design and implementation of regulation. Most recently, she was the appointed as the independent reviewer of Australia’s credit reporting framework.
Previously, she held senior roles across banking, payments and securities regulation at the US Federal Reserve, the US Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Heidi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Masters of Public Administration, both from Harvard University. She is also an accredited financial counsellor.