An Economic Update with Westpac’s Chief Economist Luci Ellis – SYDNEY

RMA Australia is pleased to bring you our October networking event in Sydney– An Economic Update with Westpac’s Chief Economist Luci Ellis, hosted by Westpac.

Join us to hear Luci Ellis share her Economic Update in partnership with the RMA Australia.

FURTHER INFORMATION:-

About the Speaker:-

Luci Ellis, Chief Economist, Westpac 

Luci Ellis is Chief Economist for the Westpac Banking Group. She was previously Assistant Governor (Economic) at the Reserve Bank of Australia from December 2016 until October 2023. Prior to that, Luci was Head of Financial Stability Department at the RBA for eight years, spent two years on secondment at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, and held several other senior positions at the RBA over a three-decade career in central banking.

Luci holds a PhD from the University of New South Wales, a Masters in Economics degree from the Australian National University and a first-class Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the University of Melbourne.

About the Moderator:-

Lucy Masters, Acting Chief Audit Officer, Westpac 

Lucy commenced as the Acting Chief Audit Officer for Westpac in September this year. Prior to this recent appointment, Lucy was the Chief Risk Officer for BT for the last 3 years. Prior to her role as BT CRO, Lucy was a senior Head of Internal Audit at Westpac, responsible for auditing Financial Crime, Compliance and Conduct as well as the Specialist Businesses Division consisting of the Superannuation, Platforms and Investments businesses as well as Auto Finance, Banking as a Service and the Pacific.

Earlier in her career, Lucy worked for Citibank as the APAC and Japan Regional Director for Internal Audit for Compliance and AML, based in Singapore and Sydney. Lucy has approximately 25 years’ experience in the Financial Services sector having worked for professional firms and international banks in Sydney, London, Singapore and New Zealand. Lucy is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is on the Board of the RMA, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Australian National University.