Past Events (2019 & Prior Years)

2019 Meetings (quarterly)

Tuesday: 13th February 2019
Speakers: Simon Holloway
Company: Holcim Australia
Topic: Credit Management Off Shoring,

 

Wednesday 22 May 2019
Speakers: Joe Laban (My DSO Manager) / Georgia Barbera (Onguard) / David Hunt (OfficeTorque).
Company: Various
Topic: Credit Management Software
Company: Nick Pilavidis.
Topic: Unfair Contracts Legislation / ATO Defaults / Phoenix Legislation / Reporting Thresholds.

 

Tuesday 13th August 2019
Speakers: Colin Wagstaff and Rafiq Mohammed.
Company: QBE
Topic: How Credit Insurers Access Risk from both an individual customer perspective as well as from a portfolio perspective

 

Tuesday 19th November 2019
Speakers:        
“Promoting a corporate rescue culture in Australia: The role and efficacy of the voluntary administration regime”.     A thesis by Professor Jason Harris,  PhD candidate,  Adelaide Law School.

An update on the Insolvency Landscape.  Presented by Andrew Blundell.    Partner at Worrells.   Solvency / Forensic Accountants.

New & relevant legal cases and updates in Law Land.    Presented by Anna Taylor,  Partner at Results Legal

 

Saturday 23rd November 2019
Event: ACF Annual Christmas Dinner
Venue: The Squires Landing @ The Rocks

 

2018 Meetings (quarterly)

Tuesday:    12th February 2018
Speakers
:   Simon Cathro & Graeme Beattie
Company:  Worrell’s
Topic:          A-Z of Insolvency

 

Tuesday 21st August 2018
Speakers: Stephen Polczynski, Partner Dajana                           Malnersic & Special Counsel Kylie Tate
Company: Polczynski Lawyers
Topic:         “PPSA – Common Errors and Lessons                        Learned”.

 

Saturday 3rd November 2018
Event: ACF Annual Christmas Dinner
Venue: Fish in the Rocks:  

 

Tuesday 13th November 2018
Speakers:   Geri Cremin. Head of Regulatory         Compliance
Company:   Australian Retail Credit Association
Topic:           Comprehensive Credit Reporting

2017 Meetings (quarterly)

Tuesday 21st February 2017
Speaker: Kolya Miller
Title: Associate Director KPMG Cybersecurity
Company: KPMG Australia
Topic:         Cyber Fruad & Its Impact on Australian Business.  How to Prevent it From Happening to Your Company?

 

Tuesday 16th May, 2017
Speaker:   Geoff McDonald
Company: Barrister At Law
Topic:         Summary of recent notable court cases 

Speaker:   Grant Morris
Company:  Southern Steel
Topic:         ATO Release of Information

 

Tuesday 15th August, 2017
Speaker:   Debbie Leo and Ian Hawden
Company:  Equifax
Topic:         Commercial Risk Solutions
Material:    Equifax Business Credit Demand & Index - June Qtr 2017

Tuesday 21st November, 2017
Speaker:   Vais Kortikis
Company:  Liberty One Steel 
Topic:         Credit Management within a large company while in Administration

Speaker:   Simon Holloway
Company:  Carlton & United Breweries
Topic:         Offshoring the Credit Department

Speaker:   Mr. Geoffrey McDonald
Company:  Barrister-at-Law
Topic:         Insolvency Law Reform Changes

Event:        ACF Annual Christmas Dinner
Date:         9th December, 2017
Venue:       "The View Restaurant” at Taronga Zoo

2016 Meetings (quarterly)

Tuesday 23rd February, 2016
Speaker:   Mr. Geoffrey McDonald
Company:  Barrister-at-Law
Topic:         Credit Symposium - Recent Developments in Law & Legislation (for Credit Manager's)

 

Tuesday 17th May, 2016
Speaker:   Mr. John Hewson MA - Chairman
Company:  GSA Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd
Topic:         Australia's Current & Future Economic Outlook

 

Tuesday 16th August, 2016
Speaker:   Mr. Colin Wagstaff
Title:           Director Major Accounts
Company:  QBE Insurance (Australia) Pty Ltd
Topic:         Risk Outlook - A Trade Credit Insurer's Perspective

Speaker:   Mr. David Carter
Title:         Partner
Company:  Dibbs Carter
Topic: Update on Unfair Preferences

 

Speaker:   Mr. Geoffrey McDonald -
Title:           Barrister
Company:  Barrister-at-Law
Topic:          Terms & Conditions of Sale v. Terms & Conditions of Purchase

 

Tuesday 15th November, 2016 
Speaker:   Mr. Geoffrey McDonald -
Title:           Barrister
Company:  Barrister-at-Law
Topic:          Unfair Contracts Act

2015 Meetings (quarterly)

Tuesday 17th February, 2015
Speaker:   Mr. Daniel Turk - Partner
Company:  Turks Legal
Topic:         PPSA Retention of Title Precedent Case: Debtor Transfers to Related Entities and Lay-by Sales?

 

Tuesday 19th May, 2015
Speaker:   Mr. David Carter - Partner
Company:  Dibbs Barker
Topic:        PPSA Review

 

Tuesday 18th August, 2015
Speaker:   Mr. Stephen Polczynski -
Title:          Managing Partner
Company: Polczynski Lawyers
Topic:         Unfair Preferences

 

Tuesday 17th November, 2015 
Speaker:   Mr. Geoffrey McDonald -
Title:           Barrister
Company:  Barrister-at-Law
Topic:         Effective terms of trade and how they interact with your organisations politics

Speaker:   Mr. David Francis
Company:  Francis Commercial Lawyers Pty Ltd
Topic:          B2B Unfair Contract Terms

 

 

2014 Meetings (quarterly)

Tuesday 18th February, 2014
Speaker:   Mr Hamish Osborn - Consultant
Company:  EDX Australia Pty Ltd
Topic: The End of Transition - What have we learnt from PPSR & the issues for the future?

 

Tuesday 20th May, 2014
Speaker:   Mr. Mark Wesker - Head of Operations & Corporate Affairs
Company:  COSL
Topic: The Role of COSL - The impact of the recent changes to the Privacy Act (on commercial providers). What lies ahead?

Tuesday 12th August, 2014
Speaker:   Mr. Eric Milne -
Title:            National Credit Manager
Company:  Fujitsu General (Aust) Pty Ltd
Topic: A Credit Manager Hypothetical. What            would you do?

Tuesday 11th November, 2014 
Speaker:    Mr. Bruce Whittaker - Partner
Company:  Ashurst Australia
Topic:          Update and Findings of the Review of                       the PPSR Legislation - on behalf of                           Federal Attorney General