The Communication Gap – When Being Right Isn't Enough: Canberra Watch Party

You've done the analysis. The model is sound. The numbers tell a clear story.

But when you present it — the room nods, the meeting ends, and nothing changes.

Sound familiar?

For most early-career actuaries, the gap isn't technical. It's the moment between finishing the work and getting it used. Communicating complex findings to people who don't think the way you do — a CFO, a CRO, a CMO — is one of the hardest transitions in this career. And almost nobody teaches you how to do it.

This session is designed to change that.

The Communication Gap is a practical, hands-on session built around a real-world scenario: a major east coast flood event, incomplete data, and quarterly results due in two weeks. You'll work in small groups to take the same actuarial findings and reframe them — for three different executive audiences, each with a different set of priorities, pressures, and blind spots.

In this session, you will:

• Step into the scenario — work through a live case study as a Portfolio Actuary navigating a catastrophe event, uncertain data, and a room full of non-actuaries who need to make decisions
• Practise the reframe — take the same core findings and translate them for a CRO, a CFO, and a CMO, each time adjusting what you keep, what you cut, and what you add
• Hear what actually lands — receive direct feedback from the executives in the room on what worked, what was missing, and what they'd need to act
• Leave with one thing — a concrete communication habit you can take into your next stakeholder conversation, not just a set of slides

This isn't a presentation session. It's a career skills session for actuaries who want their work to make a real impact beyond the model. No hypotheticals. Just practical, real-world learning for making technical work drive decisions. 

Join us at one of these venues:  
Sydney  – In-Person Event - Bluefin Resources , Level 43, Australia Square, 264 George Street, Sydney, NSW
Melbourne Watch Party  – QBE, Level 18, 839 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008
Canberra Watch Party – ANU, The Allan Barton Forum, Level 2, CBE Building 26C, Acton, ACT 
Brisbane Watch Party – Heritage Lanes, 80 Ann Street, Brisbane, QLD 
Adelaide Watch Party – Brett & Watson, Level 1, 26 Flinders Street, Adelaide, SA 
or join Virtually

All In-Person sessions and Watch Parties enjoy Pizza and Networking for the first 45mins, then move into the workshop after that.

This is event is part of our  Career Support Series  and the Young Actuaries Program. Throughout the year we offer specialised workshops to assist early-career actuaries to help shape their career direction and strengthen key professional competencies. 

By registering for the this event, you acknowledge and accept the  Event Registration Terms and Conditions .