Speakers
Browse the bios for all speakers presenting at the All Actuaries Summit 2026
Keynote Speaker
Danielle Wood Chair of the Productivity Commission
Danielle Wood is a leading voice in public policy and economic reform. Now Chair of the Productivity Commission, she brings experience from her time as CEO of the Grattan Institute and senior roles at the ACCC and NERA Economic Consulting. She has also served on key national advisory bodies and co-founded the Women in Economics Network. In her keynote, "Charting Australia's Economic Future: Insights from the Productivity Commission" Danielle will outline how Australia can lift productivity through evidence-based reform. She will share insights from recent Commission inquiries on workforce participation, regulation, technology and service delivery. Attendees will gain a clear view of upcoming economic challenges and how actuaries can contribute through stronger policy design, better data use and effective risk management.
Founder, The Helix Lab
Suhit Anantula
Suhit Anantula is a leading voice on co-intelligent organisations—enterprises that blend human expertise and machine intelligence into adaptive, compound-thinking systems. As founder of The Helix Lab, he works with CEOs, boards and policy leaders to architect AI strategy, build private LLM engines, and redesign organisational decision rhythms across complex environments. Suhit is the author of "The Helix Moment" and co-author of "The Policy Playbook". He is currently writing his next book, "The Co-Intelligent Organisation"(2026).
Non-Executive Director, Community First Bank
Jacki Johnson
Jacki Johnson brings over 30 years’ leadership experience across insurance, regulation and sustainable finance. As CEO of IAG NZ, she rebuilt the business following major seismic events, securing capital, strengthening customer and community trust, and delivering long-term resilience in a high-hazard market. She has held global system-level roles including Co-Chair of UNEP FI and Founding Co-Chair of ASFI, shaping the frameworks that now guide climate, risk and sustainability practices across the financial sector. Jacki is a research fellow at the University of Wollongong, a faculty member with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, and an Non-Executive Director at Community First Bank . Her work focuses on sustainable insurance, climate governance, stakeholder value and system resilience.
Global Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Director, Australia at Hnry
Karan Anand
Karan Anand is the Global Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Director, Australia at Hnry, with nearly 20 years of experience in strategy, technology and scaling high-growth businesses. As part of Hnry’s three person executive team, he helps shape global strategy and has led the company’s expansion in Australia. Previously a Director at Monitor Deloitte, he advised boards and CEOs across financial services and technology. Karan has been recognised through awards including Commbank’s Young Hero Innovator of the Year and Asialink’s Asian Australian 40 Under 40. He holds a Master of Finance from UNSW and a Bachelor of Commerce in Actuarial Studies and Finance.
CEO, Quantium
Adam Driussi
Adam Driussi is the CEO of Quantium. He co-founded Quantium in 2002 and today they have grown to employ over 1,200 staff globally, serving major clients such as Woolworths, Telstra, CBA, Qantas and various government departments. Since February 2024, he also serves as the Chairman of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Rugby League Club after previously joining the board in 2022. Adam is an actuary and is very passionate about how AI will change the way we work - currently driving that change at both Quantium and the Bulldogs.
Founder of The NeuroTech Institute and FOCUS Consulting
Dr Fiona Kerr
Dr Fiona Kerr is a global expert in human connectivity, synchronisation and the partnership between people and technology. As founder of the NeuroTech Institute and FOCUS, she advises industries worldwide on human centric solutions to complex challenges, drawing on four decades of international experience in systems engineering, cognitive neuroscience, psychology and anthropology. In 2024 she also became Director of AIR at MindChamps in Singapore, advancing research into how digital tools and human proximity shape learning. A Fellow of ATSE and one of Australia’s top speakers, Fiona works with leaders, policy makers and sectors including defence, health, finance and education.
