Are you ready to reach new heights in your career?

This transformative webinar will equip you with the knowledge, strategies, and inspiration to set and achieve powerful personal and professional goals for 2026.

Through this interactive session, you will:

• Discover the five key reasons why defining a clear 2026 vision is essential for your success
• Identify and overcome the limiting beliefs that hold you back from dreaming bigger
• Learn proven techniques to break old habits and build new, empowering ones
• Reflect on 2025 to carry forward valuable insights and momentum into 2026

Join us to set a clear direction, unlock your potential, and make 2026 your most impactful year yet.

Did you know employees perform 3.6x more effectively with regular feedback (vs annual performance reviews alone?)

Set your team and colleagues up for success with a pro-active, affirmative feedback culture. Learn how to give timely feedback that honours the individual while linking to business outcomes.

You’ll leave with a framework for giving feedback, an understanding of how to anticipate defensiveness, and a plan to be authentic in your next feedback conversation.

Navigating APRA’s CPS 230 – From Compliance to Resilience

APRA’s CPS 230 Operational Risk Management standard is now in force – and the stakes for impacted organisations and executives are high. Compliance alone is no longer enough as regulators are seeking evidence that resilience is deeply embedded, measurable, and effective in practice. The message is clear – “beyond compliant” is the new benchmark.

This session will equip you with the legal and risk insights and tools to rise to the challenge. WiBF has invited leading legal and risk experts to:

· unpack what “beyond compliant” means for Boards and executives; and

· explore practical strategies for managing challenges with Material Service Provider agreements.

You’ll also gain clarity on regulatory expectations and practical approaches to strengthening resilience across your organisation.

Leading change in 2026? Change is about more than strategy and timelines — it’s ultimately about people. In this interactive webinar, change communication specialist Lana North explores the psychology of successful change. It will help you truly understand why people resist change… and how to guide your team through the emotional side of it.

In this session, we’ll explore:

* The psychology of successful change: the unavoidable effect of the brain and human nature

* The ONE biggest key to success in any change (hint: it’s not time or money)

* Discovering your personal change reflex: exploring how you respond when change hits.

The Session will cover:

• An in-depth exploration of the gender pay gap — what it is, how it has developed, and the factors that sustain it.
• Insight into potential solutions: what actions can be taken now, and what changes may (or may not) emerge in the future.
• Examine findings from key research, including the WGEA Employer of Choice study, studies on childhood stereotypes, the application of the Wicked Problems framework to interventions, and the latest data and statistics on gender inequality.
• The presentation will empower people with practical takeaways on what works well in best practice and what they can do to help contribute to a better and more equitable future for everyone

This session will have something for everyone, including:

• All genders
• HR professionals
• Executive leadership, board members and organisational decision makers
• Employees at all stages of the employee cycle
• Parents and carers, or those with younger members in their family

In celebration of International Day of Rural Women on 15 October, this webinar recognises and honours the resilience, strength, and vital contributions of women in remote and rural communities.

This important day is not only a celebration of achievement—highlighting the crucial roles rural women play in community leadership, regional development, and our own banking and finance sector, where they are driving change, improving financial access, and supporting economic resilience in their communities—but also a call to action. It reminds us of the unique challenges many women still face in isolated areas, from lack of access to basic services to deep-rooted gender stereotypes that can limit opportunity.

In this session, we’ll explore how rural organisations are leveraging technology and AI to boost connection, productivity, and opportunity. We’ll highlight innovative tools enabling women to thrive, share insights into the evolving rural landscape, and spotlight small but impactful actions corporations and individuals can take to offer meaningful support.

Join us as we shine a light on rural women’s stories and discuss how we can collectively foster inclusive growth and opportunity for all—no matter their postcode.

Panelists
Olivia McFarlane:

Olivia McFarlane is the Head of Customer Delivery for Bendigo Bank Agribusiness. With over 25 years of experience in the finance industry, her career highlights include roles across Agribusiness, Corporate and Business banking. She is also involved in capability coaching and development. Olivia’s strengths lie in operational efficiency, developing people and building culture, and effective communication. Olivia was also a finalist in the Women in Banking and Finance Awards (Technology or Customer Support category) in 2022. Outside of work, Olivia is involved in her local Albury Wodonga Community, through board memberships and sporting groups, as she is passionate about seeing regional communities and the people in them thrive.

Ella Kearsley:

Ella Kearsley, (BComm- International Trade) is a passionate young professional working as an Agribusiness Relationship Manager in ANZ’s Specialised Agribusiness division. Raised on a broadacre cereal farm on South Australia’s Lower Eyre Peninsula, Ella brings firsthand insight into the challenges and opportunities facing rural communities. She is committed to advancing gender equity and economic resilience in agriculture, with a particular interest in environmental sustainability and financial literacy. As a panellist, she brings a fresh perspective on youth engagement and pathways into agriculture, digital inclusion, and sustainable rural communities.

Megan Papadopoulos – (WiBF Director) MODERATOR:

Megan Papadopoulos is the General Manager Customer Contact at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. Her financial services career has seen her work across all spectrums of the customer journey from strategy, product development, distribution, loan processing, arrears management, and complaints management, although most people will know Megan as a Contact Centre evangelist. Megan is a believer in the power of organisations to be for profit and to deliver social good concurrently, making Women in Banking and Finance and Bendigo Bank great fits for her values. Megan currently manages Bendigo Bank’s Contact Centre and Customer Resolution teams with a focus on customers and customer experience, people, productivity, and risk uplift.