Ben's impressive list of combat operations include two tours of East Timor, Fiji, Iraq and six tours of Afghanistan.
On his second operational tour of Afghanistan in 2006 he was awarded the Medal for Gallantry for his actions as a patrol sniper. It was on his fifth tour in 2010 that he was involved in his Victoria Cross action.
Emma Alberici
The opening Plenary on the morning of Thursday
17 October will feature a lively panel session hosted by ABC's Lateline
presenter Emma Alberici.
Following Benjamin Roberts-Smith’s opening
address, Emma will expand on the
theme of ‘Your Cause’ and explore the purpose and professionalism of the
financial planning profession. The panel session, featuring prominent FPA
professionals and clients, will be highly involving and interactive. It’s a
great opportunity to glean insights, share experiences and be part of a lively
discussion about what matters most to the financial planning profession –
helping change lives for the better.
Emma is an outstanding interviewer and facilitator and is sought after for her business, economics and finance expertise.
Carl Richards Sponsored by
Carl Richards is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and the director of investor education for BAM ALLIANCE, a community of over 130 independent wealth management firms throughout the United States. He is a weekly contributor to the New York Times, a columnist for Morningstar Advisor and has also been featured on Marketplace Money and Forbes.com.
From his experience speaking at financial planning conferences across the globe, Carl has found that communicating simply and effectively with clients is a challenge shared by professionals the world over. And it's essentially a human problem.
Through his simple sketches, Carl makes complex financial concepts easy to understand. His sketches also serve as the foundation for his first book, The Behaviour Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money.
For Carl Richards' full Bio please click here
Plenary 3 - Friday 18 October at 2:00pm
Erin Brockovich
Best know as the strong-willed, stubborn and gutsy legal clerk who was instrumental in brokering the largest medical settlement lawsuit in history. Erin became even more famous when Julia Roberts portrayed her in the award winning movie ‘Erin Brockovich’, helping transform her from unknown legal researcher into 20th century icon.
Today, Erin continues to fight with passion and determination to expose injustice and lend her voice to those who do not have one. Author and one of the most requested speakers on the international lecture circuit, Erin’s philosophy is best summed up by this quote on her website:
‘If you follow your heart, if you listen to your gut and if you extend your hand to help another, not for any agenda, but for the sake of humanity, you are going to find the truth’.
For Erin Brockovich's full Bio please click here
