2026 May E-Newsletter
A Message from our Executive Director
Dear Members,
Welcome to the May edition of the RMA Australia E-Newsletter.
The handing down of the 2026-27 Federal Budget earlier this month, along with major international developments, continue to challenge RMA’s Events Committee (ESC) as it develops our ongoing webinar and events program.
In making decisions, the ESC considers factors such as member feedback on future events, the need to address topics that interest risk professionals in general regardless of their risk specialty and/or the particular segment of the financial community in which they operate.
Often, a seemingly niche topic can be of benefit for someone working outside that niche. An example of this occurred last week when a panel of analysts dissected the solar industry. The panel comprised four risk analysts who discussed supply and demand conditions, market failures and likely developments.
This is why our May webinar, “The Role of Solar in Australia’s Energy Transition” was particularly relevant to our membership at large.
Many thanks to KordaMentha for bringing together such an outstanding panel, and to Deutsche Bank for their contribution to the discussion. For those who missed this event it can be accessed on our member site.
Our second May webinar, “How AI is Reshaping Risk – Global Insights from Experimentation to Scale”, hosted by Accenture, also provided a timely and practical discussion on how AI is transforming contemporary risk management practices.
Drawing on global experience across regulated industries, the panel explored how organisations are moving beyond AI pilots toward scaled adoption, and the resulting implications for governance, accountability, operational resilience and trust.
The session balanced strategic insights with practical examples, highlighting both the opportunities and emerging risks associated with AI-enabled decision making.
Over the coming months, we will be highlighting some of our most engaged webinar attendees. It is important to us to continually receive feedback on our webinars in regard to:
• What keeps members coming back
• What they find most valuable for their careers
• What they would like to see in the future to ensure our webinars continue to provide meaningful value and engagement.
Read below to hear what they have to say about their experience with RMA Australia webinars. Thank you to Rabobank‘s Alycia Cardy for your ongoing attendance, engagement and considered feedback.
Richard Gilbert
Director
RMA Australia
What our members are saying
Alycia Cardy, Risk and Compliance Manager, Country Banking at Rabobank
What keeps you coming back to RMA Australia webinars?
I keep returning to the RMA Australia webinars, as the topics they cover are real time and industry relevant which enables me to take in Risk views of industry specialists, stay informed and relevant and enable considered application in my role with a current and forward looking approach to risk.
How likely are you to recommend RMA Australia webinars to colleagues or peers and what aspects of the experience make them worth referring?
I recommend the RMA webinars to all my Risk and Compliance colleagues as RMA Australia has enabled us with free membership to tap in to industry specialists and receive considered discussion and key points of note. Not sure why anyone would not look to take advantage of the RMA Australia services.
What topics, formats, or speakers would you like to see more of in future RMA Australia webinars to make them even more valuable for you?
I think the RMA has a good take on the topics, formats and speakers currently and have no additional suggestions.
Emerging Career Risk Professionals (ECRP)
Don’t forget to submit your EOI if you are interested in joining our Emerging Career Risk ProfessionalsCommittee (ECRP).
Learn more about the ECPR here.
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Upcoming Events
3 June l 4 – 5pm l Webinar l Emerging to Expert: Risk Leaders’ Advice for Emerging Risk Professionals l Hosted by the RMA Australia Emerging Career Risk Professionals (ECRP)
18 June l 4 – 5pm l Webinar l Human Rights and Modern Slavery Risks within Financial Services l Hosted by Westpac
