2026 Ethics and Professionalism APAC Seminar

2026 Ethics and Professionalism APAC Seminar 

3:00pm – 5:40pm AEST, Wednesday 22 July 2026, Virtual seminar 

This virtual event will bring together 180+ actuaries from across Asia-Pacific to collaborate on wide-ranging thought leadership issues around ethics and professionalism. The profession is confronting new challenges, and this is an important opportunity to approach them together.

Early bird pricing available until Thursday 18 June - register now.

Program program and speakers

As AI becomes embedded in organisational decision-making, the question is no longer whether to adopt it, but how to do so responsibly.

Nicolette Rubinsztein and Jon Shen explore the leadership accountability underpinning ethical AI adoption, the growing talent and literacy gap organisations must address, and the shared responsibility of businesses, regulators, and professionals in defining AI culture and strategy.

This session challenges the notion that AI readiness is purely a business concern, a whole-of-society approach to AI literacy is essential, and actuaries are well placed to lead that conversation.

This session brings together four practitioners from across the actuarial landscape, spanning Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore, each sharing a focused, first-hand perspective on ethics and professionalism.

• Learnings from Social Sector Evaluation with Hugh Miller
  Hugh draws on his social sector evaluation experience to explore how ethical thinking in non-traditional practice can be translated into traditional actuarial areas. He will cover working with vulnerable groups (including mental health and First Nations communities), collaboration in multidisciplinary teams and professionalism in estimating and presenting results.
• Ethics Across the Landscape with Louis Lee
  Having served as CFO, CEO and Chief Actuary across life insurance, general insurance and data science, Louis reflects on how ethical challenges shift across industries, roles and geographic markets and what stays constant. A candid look at how a varied career shapes an ethical framework.
• Building Ethical Cultures with Bianka Grange
  Ethical leadership is a daily practice, not just a set of principles. Bianka shares practical strategies for building ethical cultures in fast-paced environments, how to support real-time decision-making, develop the next generation's ethical compass, and lead diverse teams across different cultural contexts.
• Navigating Responsibilities and Social Good in Asia with Sanchit Maini
  As climate risks intensify and regulations evolve across APAC, risk leaders must balance compliance with broader social purpose. Drawing on his experience in risk and sustainability, Sanchit examines how risk frameworks can serve both business and society and the competing demands placed on professionals in the region.

This hands-on workshop session puts ethics into practice, placing participants at the centre of real-world dilemmas drawn from across the actuarial profession.

Working in small virtual breakout groups, participants will work through carefully selected case studies that reflect the ethical complexities practitioners face today. Each scenario is designed to spark discussion, surface different perspectives, and challenge assumptions across roles, industries and jurisdictions.

5:40pm Seminar closes