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Event date: Friday, 14 November 2025
Venue: Hyatt Regency Sydney
Welcome reception: 6:30pm AEDT
Official start: 7:00pm
Dress: Black tie
This national awards program was designed to recognise and acknowledge the leading women influencing the Australian finance industry.
The Women in Finance Awards is the benchmark for excellence around Australia, and year after year recognises outstanding contributions made to the profession.
This year, we will once again celebrate the best of the best over a range of categories, from entrepreneurs to CEOs, from accounting and banking and finance, and much more.
Take the first step to being recognised at a national level and build a reputation for excellence. The awards are open to all female professionals and female-owned businesses operating across Australia.
Get ready to celebrate in style with the 2025 cocktail event that will bring together leaders to celebrate the achievements and excellence of the industry’s most successful female professionals and female-owned businesses.
Don’t miss your chance to win a coveted award and reap the benefits of a prestigious accolade.
Event date: Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Venue: Sofitel Sydney Wentworth
Welcome reception: 6:30pm AEDT
Official start: 7:00pm
Dress: Black tie
The Australian AI Awards recognise the professionals, organisations, and solutions that have transformed the Australian economy, from banking, law, accounting, and wealth management to defence, aerospace, cyber, and many more.
The awards are open to all individuals and businesses that have developed innovative AI solutions and are a coveted accolade for those seeking to cement their careers in AI.
Take the first step to being recognised at a national level and build a reputation for excellence.
Get ready to celebrate in style at the 2025 black-tie gala event, bringing together business leaders from across Australia to celebrate the achievements of the best and brightest in AI.
Don’t miss your chance to win one of these coveted awards and reap the benefits of a prestigious accolade.
11 Sep, Melbourne
16 Sep, Gold Coast
18 Sep, Sydney
Winning business in a challenging market
Helping brokers and accountants become strategic partners to SME clients
Event overview
As economic conditions tighten, business owners are facing increasing pressure on margins, cash flow, and confidence. But opportunities to serve, support, and grow your client base exist in every economic cycle.
The 2025 SME Bootcamp will equip accountants and mortgage brokers with the knowledge, tools, and strategies to remain relevant, valuable, and proactive as trusted advisers to SME clients in today’s shifting environment.
This one-day event, hosted by The Adviser, will leave delegates feeling confident and excited to start writing more commercial finance and helping keep the engine room of the economy turning.
Facilitated by SME finance specialists and Accendo partners John Sgambelluri and Trent Carter, delegates will learn from their combined decades of experience working with brokers, bankers, and business owners across Australia - and be exposed to the lenders and partners helping make SME finance accessible.
Theme for 2025: Winning business in a challenging market
This year’s SME Bootcamp focuses on one powerful idea: opportunity is always there.
Through real-world insights and proven frameworks, you’ll learn how to anticipate the needs of business owners, read between the lines of financial statements, and offer funding solutions that add real value.
"Business can be won and done in all economic cycles – it’s all about understanding your client." – John Sgambelluri
Event date: Friday, 29 August 2025
Venue: The Star, Sydney
Welcome reception: 11:00am AEST
Official start: 11:30am
Dress: Cocktail attire
Recognising the leading individuals, brokerages and aggregation groups around the nation
For the past 14 years, the national awards program has recognised and acknowledged the leading brokers, brokerages and aggregation groups paving the way in the Australian mortgage industry.
This is the benchmark for excellence around Australia and, year after year, recognises those influencing the profession and propelling the industry forward.
This year we will once again celebrate the best of the best over a range of categories, from individual brokers to support staff, mentors, aggregators and mortgage industry leaders.
Take the first step to being recognised at a national level and build a reputation for excellence. The awards are open to all professionals and businesses operating across Australia.
Get ready to celebrate in style at the 2025 cocktail luncheon that will bring together leaders to honour the achievements and excellence of the industry’s most successful professionals and businesses.
Don’t miss your chance to win this coveted award and reap the benefits of a prestigious accolade.
2026 dates to be announced
For almost a decade, the Adviser’s New Broker Academy has effectively guided new-to-industry and prospective brokers through their first three years of business.
Every year, we sharpen our strategies with the latest industry intelligence and tools, equipping attendees with the definitive blueprint for success as a broker in Australia.
The academy is back in session in 2025 with dedicated discussions on:
Nailing lead generation and digital strategy.
Building growth and diversification.
Cementing referral partnerships that last.
Fine-tuning business strategy and processes.
Embracing technology for efficiency.
The New Broker Academy is unrivalled as a day of connection, learning, and inspiration. This is an amazing opportunity to hear firsthand insights from some of Australia’s elite brokers while being exposed to a diverse range of industry mentors, educators, and lenders.
Attending the academy costs nothing but your time. Spend your time wisely in 2025 and register now to discover the key to building a successful brokerage.
2026 dates to be announced
Attendees dined against the backdrop of one of Sydney’s most striking locations and felt empowered by the company they kept and the people they met.
This event came to life when attendees of the Women in Finance Summit asked us for more opportunities to network with like-minded individuals. We listened and created an environment for forging partnerships and strengthening existing bonds with the brightest minds in finance.
At this unique event, camaraderie and connectivity took centre stage. But it wasn’t just about networking—it became a growing movement of dedicated professionals who aspired to lead and champion transformative change in finance. Each year, we invited a keynote speaker whose lived experiences were chosen to fuel this movement.
In 2025, that speaker was none other than two-time world champion and four-time Commonwealth champion Jana Pittman.
Jana’s achievements as an athlete were widely known. When continual injuries led to retirement, she boldly transitioned from the track to the ice, becoming the first Australian female to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. At the time, Jana was an obstetrics and gynaecology registrar, an ambassador for the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation, and a mother of six. Her exclusive keynote address resonated deeply and inspired all in attendance.
We were proud to host this premium event on Friday, 2 May in Sydney.
The Women in Finance Lunch will return in 2026. Register your interest today to be the first to know when tickets go on sale.
2026 dates to be announced
The benchmark awards program for excellence in mortgage and finance is back
The Better Business Awards provide an excellent platform for talented mortgage and finance professionals and offices across Australia to gain recognition and celebrate the best in the industry in their local markets.
For over a decade, it has celebrated the best of the best in mortgage and finance in each state and territory and is a coveted award for Australia’s brokers, networks, innovators, leaders, and aggregators.
Key to being successful is building up a local presence and servicing clients in your immediate catchment area with dedication and skill. To be an outstanding professional or office, it’s just not about writing volume, it’s about customer service and dedication to the client’s best interests.
The awards celebrate the best of the best in Australia’s mortgage and finance industry and will recognise the outstanding contribution of professionals and businesses working within the profession across 20-plus categories.
The awards are open to all businesses operating in Australia supporting the mortgage and finance industry and will be a desirable accolade for both individuals and businesses seeking to forge their role in the sector.
Register your interest to be the first to know when submissions open for 2026.
2026 dates to be announced
Unlocking your growth potential: A practical roadmap for brokers
Join us for a full-day event designed to help brokers make 2025 their best year yet. This year's summit will focus on operational efficiency and lead generation, equipping you with practical strategies to streamline your processes and grow your client base.
The Better Business Summit will return in 2026. Register your interest today to be the first to know when submissions open.
Recognising the leading individuals, brokerages and aggregation groups around the nation.
This inaugural national awards program has been designed to recognise and acknowledge the leading commercial brokers, brokerages and aggregators paving the way in the Australian commercial finance industry.
Small- to medium-sized businesses are the engine room of the economy, but the brokers, BDMs and companies providing finance to these businesses are undoubtedly the fuel that keeps the engine turning.
The recent 2024 Commercial Finance Awards celebrated the best of the best in business finance over a range of categories, from individual brokers to loan administrators, aggregators, BDMs and service providers!
The Commercial Finance Awards will return in 2025. Register your interest today to be the first to know when submissions open.
2025 dates to be announced
After the inaugural Women in Finance Summit sold out in record time in 2023, we returned for 2024 with a bigger and better program providing women in financial services in Australia with a platform to grow.
Supported by Australia’s foremost financial services publishing network, including The Adviser, Mortgage Business, ifa, InvestorDaily, Accountants Daily, SMSF Adviser, Money Management and Super Review, we’re delivered a conference with unparalleled insights, networking and strategy.
Attendees engaged with visionary CEOs, groundbreaking finance professionals, and inspiring thought leaders at the Women in Finance Summit 2024, uncovering new and innovative ways for those in the financial services space to explore solutions to foster a more equitable industry while encouraging more women to join this vibrant community.
The 2024 summit sparked conversations about the pivotal issues facing women in the financial sector and showcase those reshaping finance’s future.
We'll be back in 2025. Register your interest today to be the first to know when tickets go on sale.
2025 dates to be announced
The Adviser’s Lead Gen Bootcamp 2024 is the first industry program of its kind – a transformative new workshop designed to equip brokers with a clearer roadmap to generating more business leads.
It’s no secret that brokers now have access to multiple sources to acquire new customers, including marketing agencies, platforms, aggregators, referral partnerships, and in-house sourced leads.
The challenge lies in determining which option delivers the most effective return on marketing investment, where to focus your energy, and identifying the ideal lead generation solutions that complement your business model.
Our expert line-up of speakers unpacked all facets of the lead generation conundrum, helping our audience to attract new customers, irrespective of market conditions instantly.
With the agenda content ranging from basic to advanced strategies, this event is tailored to suit all types of broking businesses, whether small, medium, or large.
By the event's conclusion, attendees left with an easy-to-follow implementation strategy, ready to immediately attract new customers.
Keen to attend in 2025? Register your interest today and be the first to know when tickets go on sale.
