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International Women's Day - Balancing More Than Equations

Presented by Iris Lun, Lauren Hammacher, Miki Piggot

Virtual and In-person at Actuaries Institute Events Space
Level 7, Australia Square, 264 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

4 CPD Points (In-Person Registration attendance)

2 CPD Points (Virtual Registration attendance)

Mar 5 2026 5:30PM - Mar 5 2026 7:30PM

International Women's Day 2026 - "Balance the Scales" at the Actuaries Institute

Every day, actuaries run calculations that have nothing to do with their jobs. Should I speak up or stay quiet? Ask for that promotion or wait? Be ambitious or be liked? We all make these invisible calculations. But research shows women make them far more often, and at a higher cost.

This International Women's Day, join us for "Balancing More Then Equations", an honest conversation about the constant trade-offs many navigate, visibility versus likability, ambition versus being "too much", career versus caregiving, and how successful leaders learned to stop calculating their every move.

Chaired by Actuaries Institute President Scott Reeves, come along to hear real perspectives from women at all career stages, gain practical strategies for leading authentically, and connect with others who get it.

Light nibbles and drinks will be served.

Part of Women Actuaries Connect+, this event welcomes everyone who supports women's advancement in the profession.

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In-person Member Registration: $0.00

In-person Non-Member Registration: $25.00

In-person University Subscriber Registration: $0.00

Virtual Member Registration: $0.00

Virtual Non-Member Registration: $25.00

Virtual University Subscriber Registration: $0.00

About the presenter(s)
Iris Lun, Co Founder & Chair, 10Life & 2025 Actuary of the Year
Iris Lun is Co-founder, Chair, and Chief Actuary of 10Life, Hong Kong's leading insurance comparison platform serving 6.6 million users. With over 25 years' international actuarial experience across Asia Pacific and Europe, she has transformed insurance transparency whilst pioneering actuarial techniques and AI for social good. She received the prestigious Actuary of the Year award in 2025 for her groundbreaking insurtech work, championing fair insurance practices and consumer protection, and her commitment to diversity in the profession.
Lauren Hammacher, Executive, AI & Analytics Excellence at Quantium
In an era when formal university degrees in data science were non-existent, Lauren emerged as a data scientist and embarked on her professional journey with Quantium as an intern in 2006, while simultaneously pursuing her Actuarial and Economics degrees. Currently holding an executive position within Quantium’s Technology and Delivery function, Lauren manages a diverse remit, focusing primarily on Quantium’s Analytics Community.
Miki Piggott, Senior Pricing Actuary at Suncorp
Scott Reeves
As a Fellow of the Actuaries Institute, Scott has extensive experience in actuarial and non-actuarial roles over more than 30 years. Scott was the Head of New Markets and previously Head of Underwriting, Australasia for the Non-Life division at Munich Re for over 12 years where the team built new verticals for the reinsurance division with a clear emphasis on the implications of climate change for financial institutions, along with opportunities in AgTech, and GreenTech. Before that, Scott held broader roles in reinsurance Client Management, business management in the General Insurance sector, and in consulting outside of insurance. Scott has gained valuable cultural experience through working in Australia, pan-Asia, North America and Europe.

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