Thursday, 4 March 2021
| Start | End | Session |
| 11.30am | 12.00pm | Exhibition open |
| 12.00pm | 12.15pm | Welcome and industry update Mike Felton will welcome you to our first professional development event for 2021. He will also provide an update on the regulatory and legislative environment and what the MFAA are doing. Speaker: Mike Felton, CEO, MFAA |
| 12.15pm | 1.05pm | Economic update and looking ahead Adelaide Timbrell will explore key issues affecting the Australian economy, where our market is heading and discuss the effects that COVID-19 has and will continue to have on the Australian and global economies. Speaker: Adelaide Timbrell, Economist, ANZ Bank |
| 1.05pm | 1.45pm | Exhibition open |
| 1.50pm | 2.55pm | Social trends and consumer sentiment in a BID environment In this session Mark McCrindle will highlight insights from his latest research into social trends and emerging issues. Mark will provide powerful data and examples to empower you in better understanding the differing demographics and generational shifts at play within your current and prospective customers. In particular you will learn:
Mark McCrindle, author, social researcher and thought leader |
| 2.55pm | 3.35pm | Exhibition open |
| 3.45pm | 4.00pm | Closing remarks |
On demand sessions
Registration to this event also includes access to on-demand presentations you can view in your own time.
Social media in a BID landscape Your host, Zarko Jokic, State Manager, Business Development NSW/ACT, will be joined by industry specialists in this not to be missed panel discussion. Gain insights into the how to effectively use social media to show you act in the customer’s best interests. Our panel will take you through social medial strategies that work, how to you position your business and where the opportunities lie. Karen Hall, Director and Chief Doer, 101 Things Marketing Jordan Morieson, General Manager, Inovayt |
| Commercial
trends and how to target the right sectors Your host, Nick Moncrieff-Hill, Corporate Communications Manager for the MFAA, will discuss trends in commercial and asset lending with lending industry specialists Melissa Ashcroft from AAA Financial Group and George Obeid from Judo Bank. In this not to be missed panel discussion, you will gain insights on how to target industry sectors with the greatest credit needs and to fine tune your prospecting. Speakers: Melissa Ashcroft, General Manager, AAA Financial Group George Obeid, Managing Director, Third Party, Judo Bank |
On demand property updates
Hear from industry specialists as they take a deep dive into the property markets for their respective state and potential expectations for 2021.
| Property update – ACT Speakers: Anna Porter, Principal and Property Advisor, Suburbanite and Steve Palise, Commercial Property Advisor, Suburbanite |
| Property update – NSW Speakers: Anna Porter, Principal and Property Advisor, Suburbanite and Steve Palise, Commercial Property Advisor, Suburbanite |
| Property update – NT Speaker: Will Johnson, Residential Director, Herron Todd White Darwin |
| Property update – QLD Speaker: Cameron Kusher, Executive Director of Economic Research, REA Group |
| Property update – SA Speaker: Daniel Gannon, SA Executive Director, Property Council of Australia |
| Property update – TAS Speaker: Cameron Kusher, Executive Director of Economic Research, REA Group |
| Property update – VIC Speaker: Cameron Kusher, Executive Director of Economic Research, REA Group |
| Property update – WA Speaker: Damian Collins, Managing Director of Momentum Wealth and Chairman of Mair Property Funds |