Eva Scheerlinck
CEO, AIST

John Berrill
Director, Berrill & Watson Lawyers

John Berrill is a Principal of Berrill & Watson Lawyers and is a superannuation and insurance lawyer.

He is an accredited personal injuries specialist.

John is on the boards of the Consumer Action Law Centre and the Chronic Illness Alliance and the TAL, CBA and Suncorp Consumer Advisory Councils. He is also a volunteer at Social Security Rights Victoria and the Mental Health Legal Service.

He was a member of the Financial Ombudsman Service, the Superstream Advisory Council, the Stronger Super Implementation Committee, the Natural Disaster Insurance Review Panel and the AFCA Transition Board.

He has worked in the areas of superannuation, insurance, Centrelink and financial services law for 28 years, providing advocacy and advice to consumers, workers, community groups & disability groups.

Natalie Binns
General Manager Insurance Solutions, Rest

Richard Land
Head of Insurance Product and Pricing, AustralianSuper

Richard Land is Head of Insurance Product & Pricing at AustralianSuper, responsible for the Fund’s insurance offering.

Prior to joining AustralianSuper Richard was Insurance Segment Leader – Pacific at Mercer, providing actuarial, insurance and investment consulting services.

Richard was a member of the Actuaries Institute’s Life Insurance and Wealth Management Practice Committee (LIWMPC) for the four years to 2017. He was the tutor for the Actuaries Institute’s Life Insurance course for four years, most recently in 2019. He is an active contributor to the actuarial and insurance communities and has co-presented at Actuaries Institute’s Insights sessions and conferences, at the Conexus Group Insurance Summit, the ASFA Spotlight on Insurance, the Public Sector conference and the Indigenous Super Summit.

Adrian Rees
General Manager – Superannuation, APRA

Shane Fielding
Head of Insurance, Hostplus

Shane is the Head of Insurance at Hostplus where he is responsible for the overall management of the funds insurance arrangements, including policy, pricing, product and service development.

He has worked in the group insurance industry for over 30 years, with significant experience across Industry Super Funds, Retail Master Trusts and Employee Benefits.

Prior to joining Hostplus, Shane was the Head of Group Life Consulting Services at IFS Insurance Solutions where he was responsible for the delivery of a range of insurance services and advice to industry super funds, associated entities and the broader industry super network.

Shane was previously an Insurance Consultant at Mercer and held various roles at AXA over 16 years.

Shane holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from Monash University.

Simonie Fox
Head of Shared Value Partnerships, AIA Australia

Simonie has a background in oncology nursing and occupational rehabilitation and has over 20 years’ experience working in the insurance industry in both workers compensation and life insurance. She joined AIA 6 years ago. Simonie has a strategic role and is responsible for the life insurance wellbeing customer value proposition as well as the shared value proposition. She is passionate about supporting customers with cancer and chronic pain. Simonie currently represents the Financial Services Council on the HBGW Signatory Steering Group and chairs the Communication Subcommittee.

David Haynes
Senior Policy Manager, AIST

David has over 30 years’ experience in super, primarily in the profit-to-member sector, and always advocating outcomes that put fund members first.

David is Senior Policy Manager at AIST.  He has spent the last eight years working closely with the Australian Government, Parliament, regulators, the ATO and industry in developing and implementing all aspects of superannuation policy – including pre- and post- retirement products, structure, taxation, reporting and disclosure, and data and technology.

David was previously Chief Executive of the diversified financial services company, Industry Fund Services and two super funds; an executive at Members Equity; a trustee of the universities’ super fund; a director of the SuperStream Gateway Network Governance Body; held senior roles with superannuation administrators; and chaired the Audit and Risk Committee of COTA (Victoria).

David is also an executive with the IQ Group, and on the advisory board of Conexus Financial.

Jocelyn Furlan
Trustee Director, Aware Super

Jocelyn Furlan’s passion is an Australian community empowered about their financial affairs.

She is a non-executive director of Aware Super and Financial Counselling Australia, and is the Independent Chairperson of the Customer Owned Banking Association Code Compliance Committee.

She is Chair of the Board of Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School, a member of Vanguard Investment Australia Ltd’s External Compliance Committee, and a part-time member of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. She is partner of FM Super Resolutions and the Principal of Furlan Consulting. 

Jocelyn was the Chairperson of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal for eight years from 2007 until March 2015.  Since April 2015, in addition to her non-executive work, she provides consulting services principally in financial services dispute resolution.

Jocelyn holds law and commerce degrees and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

She is a much sought-after speaker and presenter, sharing her insights into the superannuation and life insurance industries through relating stories of the many interesting disputes she has seen.

Tyson Johnston
General Manager, Australia, Pacific Life Re

Tyson Johnston is Pacific Life Re Australia’s General Manager. In this role, Tyson is responsible for
providing leadership and strategic direction to the Australian office. Tyson is a member of the
Divisional Senior Leadership Team and is an Executive Director for Pacific Life Re Australia. He
joined Pacific Life Re in March 2017 and over his tenure has held senior roles within the Client
Solutions Team, most recently as Head of Client Solutions, during which time he was
instrumental in designing and executing Australia’s business strategy. Prior to joining Pacific Life 
Re, Tyson worked at EY as an actuarial consultant working with life insurers across Australia. He is
a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. 

Nicholas Sherry
Former Senator and Minister for Superannuation

Senator for 22 years including the first Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Assistant Treasurer and Small Business Minister 2007 to 2011. Chaired the Senate Committee on Superannuation oversighting the development of the 9% Super Guarantee and Superannuation Industry Supervision Acts. A former fund Chair, trustee and MD. Since retiring from politics in 2012, formerly a Senior Advisor Pension and Superannuation to Citi and EY working in some 23 countries on a range of projects and a Director of Spotless. Currently Senior Director FNZ APAC (formerly Chair), Chair of Household Capital, GO Sourcing and Singapore Forum. Consultant to a range of governments and funds in the UK, Ireland and Australia – mainly super system design and all aspects thereof and fund governance and mergers.

Penny Paré
Manager, Insurance, Sunsuper