WiBF 25th Anniversary – Distinguished Leaders Series: Thomas Beregi

**This WiBF Webinar offers CPD Points (1 pt)**

Join us for an inspiring session as part of WiBF’s 25th Anniversary celebrations. Stephanie Girard, CEO of WiBF, sits down with Thomas Beregi, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Credit Corp Group (ASX: CCP). This engaging conversation will explore Thomas’ remarkable career journey, the pivotal experiences that shaped his leadership, and the challenges he has overcome along the way.

Thomas will share insights from his career and offer practical advice for those aspiring to follow a similar path. Whether you’re an emerging leader or an established professional, this session promises valuable takeaways to empower and guide your career development.

Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate leadership, resilience, and achievement as we honour WiBF’s legacy of 25 years of impact and inspiration.

 

**Certifier Info:

Financial Education Professionals PTY LTD Registered Training Organisation (90725) | ABN 51 096 944 062 Suite 704 Level 7 70 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000  | +61 2 9233 2000

The Triangle Effect – Empowering Women in Banking and Finance

Break through barriers and unlock your potential in the banking and finance sector with the Triangle Effect—a powerful Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)-based approach that integrates thinking, feeling, and doing to help you identify and overcome limiting beliefs.

This interactive session is tailored for women in banking and finance, addressing unique challenges like imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and navigating male-dominated environments. Learn how to become aware of your mindset, seek to reframe it, while building emotional intelligence to take purposeful action to excel in your career while maintaining balance and confidence.

Whether you’re striving for leadership, negotiating your next opportunity, or redefining success, this webinar offers actionable tools to support your growth and progression.

WiBF 2025 National Industry Awards – 25th Anniversary Gala

Overview

WiBF 2025 National Industry Awards shine a spotlight on the outstanding individuals and organisations championing gender diversity and excellence across Australia’s banking and finance industry. As we prepare to celebrate WiBF’s incredible 25th anniversary in 2025, we’re thrilled to announce a special gala dinner event that will mark this milestone in style! This black tie gala promises a night of glamour, inspiration, and unforgettable moments.

Join us as we reflect on a quarter-century of impact, celebrate the strides we’ve made toward gender equity, and continue our mission to elevate women into key leadership roles. Together, let’s make 2025 a year to remember!

Important dates:

  • Finalists: Announced July 2025
  • Awards announced: September 18th 2025
  • Ticket on sale now: Sales close August 29th 2025
  • – Style of event: 3-Course Gala Dinner
  • – Dress code: Black tie event
  • – Location: Grand Ballroom, ICC, Sydney. 14 Darling Drive, Sydney New South Wales 2000
  • – Time: All guests to arrive at 5:30pm for networking, VIP guests including finalists to arrive at 5:30pm for VIP Lounge. Official celebration begins 6:30pm AEST

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Announcing Our CEO Power Panel:

Three standout leaders. One incredible conversation.

Soraya Alali – ANZ CEO, Zip

A visionary leader with 25+ years’ experience across digital financial services, retail and business banking, insurance and broking, Soraya is known for driving world-class customer experiences through tech transformation. A 2022 WiBF Award Winner, her leadership spans senior roles at NAB and CBA, including CommSec and the Business Bank. She returns to the stage with insights shaped by her own award-winning experience.

Thomas Beregi – CEO, Credit Corp Group

With nearly two decades at Credit Corp, Thomas brings deep expertise in finance and operations, having previously held leadership roles at Jones Lang LaSalle, Diageo, and PepsiCo. He is a GAICD, CPA and holds degrees in Economics and Law. Thomas brings wisdom, grit and strategic clarity to every conversation.

Zoë Leonard – CEO, Turks

Zoë brings a rare blend of financial acumen and emotional intelligence, shaped by a career in professional services and underpinned by her CA, MBA and leadership in GM and CFO roles. Her people-first approach and IT expertise make her a standout leader in legal and professional services, offering a fresh and honest perspective.

Louise Roberts – Panel Moderator

Louise Roberts is an award-winning journalist, columnist and television commentator with more than two decades of experience shaping conversations across London, New York and Sydney. Winner of the Peter Ruehl Award for Outstanding Columnist at the Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism, Louise is a sought-after moderator. She has hosted discussions for News Corp and international forums such as the Global Hospitality Talk series interviewing senior executives from Hilton, Accor, Radisson, Starwood and Marriott. She is recognised for her ability to draw out candid insights from CEOs and change makers, bringing a journalist’s instinct and warmth to every conversation.

    How to Build Strong Client Relationships: Zoë Leonard, Turks CEO

    Join us for an inspiring session as part of WiBF’s 25th Anniversary celebrations. Stephanie Girard, CEO of WiBF, sits down with Zoë Leonard, Turks Chief Executive Officer. This engaging conversation will explore Zoë’s remarkable career journey, the pivotal experiences that shaped her leadership, and the challenges she has overcome along the way.

    Zoë will share insights from her career and offer practical advice for those aspiring to follow a similar path. Whether you’re an emerging leader or an established professional, this session promises valuable takeaways to empower and guide your career development.

    Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate leadership, resilience, and achievement as we honour WiBF’s legacy of 25 years of impact and inspiration.

    Strategies for Building Partnerships & High-Performing Teams: Blair Wark, RBC Chief Financial Officer

    **This WiBF Webinar offers CPD Points (1 pt)**

    Join us for an inspiring session as part of WiBF’s 25th Anniversary celebrations. Stephanie Girard, CEO of WiBF, sits down with Blair Wark, RBC Chief Financial Officer, APAC; Chief Operating Officer, APAC CM; and Chief Country Officer, Australia. This engaging conversation will explore Blair’s remarkable career journey, the pivotal experiences that shaped his leadership, and the challenges he has overcome along the way.

    Blair will share insights from his career and offer practical advice for those aspiring to follow a similar path. Whether you’re an emerging leader or an established professional, this session promises valuable takeaways to empower and guide your career development.

    Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate leadership, resilience, and achievement as we honour WiBF’s legacy of 25 years of impact and inspiration.

     

    **Certifier Info:

    Financial Education Professionals PTY LTD Registered Training Organisation (90725) | ABN 51 096 944 062 Suite 704 Level 7 70 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000  | +61 2 9233 2000

    Harnessing Cognitive Diversity: The Power of Whole Brain® Thinking

    Unlock the power of Whole Brain® Thinking and discover how cognitive diversity can drive innovation and collaboration in the workplace. This interactive session will explore Herrmann’s Whole Brain® Model, revealing how different thinking styles contribute to problem-solving and decision-making.

    Participants will gain insights into their unique cognitive preferences and learn strategies to harness diverse perspectives for personal and professional growth. Join us to expand your thinking and elevate your impact!

    • – Understanding Whole Brain® Thinking: Gain a foundational understanding of Herrmann’s Whole Brain® Model and how it identifies different thinking styles.
    • – Exploring Cognitive Diversity: Discover the benefits of leveraging diverse cognitive approaches to foster innovation, collaboration, and problem-solving.
    • – Personal Insights: Learn to identify and appreciate your own thinking preferences and how they influence decision-making and interactions.
    • – Practical Strategies: Develop actionable techniques to embrace and apply cognitive diversity in professional and team settings for better outcomes.

    Fine Tune Your Presentation Skills with Ricky Nowak

    In this highly engaging and fast paced session, you will take a look behind some of the key skills and techniques professional speakers use to design and deliver a memorable and relevant presentation. Learn how to be more articulate and influential and present confidently and competently. This webinar will equip you with ways to compliment your key message so that you are entertaining, enlightening and educating your audience – whether large or small.

    This session is ideal for professionals who want to improve their skills in communicating with individuals, teams or the broader business so that they improve their results and enjoy delivering everything from key messages to every day communication.

    Learn how to:

    • – Unlock your creativity and uniqueness as a speaker/presenter or panellist
    • – Make powerful points not just PowerPoint, by connecting your audience
    • – Overcome nerves and anxiety and present with confidence

    Awaken Your Leadership with Andrew Rooke

    Awaken Your Leadership!

    To be awake is to be lucid, clear and bright … in who you are, what you do and how you show up.

    Join Andrew Rooke, former Executive Director now CEO advisor, as he guides us towards a whole new way of being and leading. A way that is suitable for the complex issues of our time, and for you to tap into your inner gold.

    This webinar will give attendees a taste of WiBF’s Workplace Wellbeing & Flourishing Leadership Program which has been a huge success with over 150+ participants completing the course in 2024. You will walk away from this webinar with a greater understanding of the relationship with yourself and your leadership style.

    Cut Through Stress Like a Productivity Ninja with Julie Jones

    A Productivity Ninja™ is calm and prepared, skilled and ruthless in how they deal with the many enemies of productivity and wellbeing. Julie will share with you some of the top characteristics of the Productivity Ninja™, and help you identify specific ways you can implement them.

    A fun and fast session full of tips and hacks to help you beat overwhelm, procrastination and get stuff done!

    This webinar will cover:

    • • Identifying specific changes to improve your personal productivity and wellbeing
    • • Learning the characteristics of the Productivity Ninja™ to improve focus and combat stress and overwhelm
    • • Reflect, be inspired and motivated
    • • This is a highly practical session with loads of strategies and techniques that can be implemented right away

    Flexible Working Success with Belinda Morgan

    Flexible working has the potential to change lives. Done well, it can drive hugely positive outcomes for individuals, families, organisations and society. Despite the growing understanding of its power and potential, it is still not always easy to negotiate the flexibility we need into our roles – be that remote working, part-time working or any other form of flexibility. And when we do succeed in negotiating a flexible arrangement, no-one gives us a road map for implementing it successfully and continuing to grow our careers.

    This session will help you address these challenges, with practical tips and tools for making your flexible arrangement a huge success.

    In this interactive webinar, you will learn:

    • – Why the future of work is undoubtedly flexible
    • – How to successfully negotiate for more flexibility (including WFH, Schedule Flexibility, Part-Time & Job Share)
    • – How to set yourself up for flexible working success so that your arrangement becomes a win: win for you and your employer

    Setting and Achieving Your Vision – Powerful Goal Setting Strategies for 2025 with Sheila Vijeyarasa

    Do you have dreams and ambitions to reach a new pinnacle in your career?

    This is a transformative webinar designed to provide you with the knowledge, strategies, and inspiration you need to set and achieve your personal and professional goals in 2025.

    In this interactive webinar, you’ll learn how to:

    • Understand the 5 reasons why setting a 2025 vision is critical for your success
    • Understand the limiting beliefs holding us back from thinking and dreaming big
    • Learn the techniques to break old habits and build new habits
    • Bring the learnings and reflections of 2024 into 2025

    Unlock Your Potential – The Secrets of Values, Vision, Confidence and Self Leadership to Kickstart 2025

    Join us for our upcoming webinar, where we’ll reveal the secrets of values, vision, confidence and self leadership to kickstart 2025. Discover how mastering these elements can propel you toward success and fulfilment in both your personal and professional life. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your mindset and unlock your true potential.

    In this upcoming webinar we’ll explore:

    • – The fundamental skill of knowing your personal values
    • – Developing a vision which is your roadmap moving forward
    • – How to build real confidence
    • – Kickstarting your self leadership journey

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