Jane Eccleston, Senior Executive Leader, Superannuation, ASIC

Jane leads ASIC’s Superannuation team and oversees ASIC’s regulatory work associated with regulated superannuation trustees in the $2.8 trillion sector. Her 16 years of regulatory experience includes senior roles at ASIC overseeing funds management, mergers and acquisitions, fundraising, corporate governance and supervising the ASX and other licensed financial markets.

Before joining ASIC, Jane was Senior Associate with Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons), working within the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team. She has also worked as in-house counsel for the Westpac Banking Corporation. Jane holds honours degrees in Law and Psychology from the University of Sydney.

Dr. Katrina Ellis, General Manager, Superannuation, APRA

Katrina Ellis is a General Manager in Superannuation at APRA and has responsibilities for supervision teams, investment risk specialists and APRA’s Heatmap work. She joined APRA in 2008 and has held a variety of roles across research, policy, supervision and data transformation. She led APRA’s implementation of the Cooper Review in 2011-13 where superannuation prudential standards and MySuper authorisation were introduced. Prior to joining APRA, Katrina was a finance academic in the US at the University of California Davis.

Mel Birks, General Manager, Advocacy, AIST

Mel started her career in superannuation in the ATO, moving to work with industry super funds in 2004.  Her roles have included senior roles in stakeholder relations, strategy, marketing and communications in Link Group/ Superpartners, HESTA, Hostplus, AUSfund, Industry Fund Services and ME Bank.  Her most recent role at ASIC was as a Senior Specialist in the Superannuation team where she provided technical analysis and strategic advice on consumer issues in relation to superannuation.

Mel is passionate about delivering benefits to members, with a particular focus on improving women’s retirement outcomes.

Mel is also the current deputy chair of the Victorian Committee of Women in Super and has been a member of the Mother’s Day Classic organising committee in Melbourne for a number of years.

She has Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne, a Graduate Diploma in Educational Psychology from Monash University and a MBA from Deakin University and has successfully completed the Advanced Leadership Program run by Women & Leadership Australia.