Industry Development
I work within industries and help build the communities around them.
Creating the communities, platforms and ecosystems that help emerging industries grow.
I founded and helped grow two industries that did not yet have a shared voice: Insurtech in Australia, and Open Finance across Australia and New Zealand. In both cases it was about bringing together the people already doing it, giving the sector a way to speak to regulators, and to help raise shared issues and opportunities.
Organisations founded
2021 — presentOpen Finance ANZBuilding the open finance community across Australia and New Zealand.Co-founded to give open banking practitioners on both sides of the Tasman a shared forum. Published the first Open Banking Ecosystem Maps for Australia and New Zealand, and convenes the sector through webinars, research and the Women in Open Banking ANZ community.RoleCo-FounderIndustryOpen banking & open financeGeographyAustralia & New ZealandStatusActiveRead the story
2017 — 2020Insurtech AustraliaBuilding Australia’s insurtech ecosystem.Founded and led as CEO. Established the national insurtech association and built it into the industry’s primary representative body — convening startups, insurers and regulators, running the sector’s first conference pitch competition, and co-founding the Global Insurtech Alliance.RoleFounder & CEOIndustryInsurance & insurtechGeographyAustraliaStatusOngoing, under new leadershipRead the storyStandards Bodies
Both organisations were at the front of setting technical and policy standards for the open banking industries.
Data Standards Advisory Committee
Payments NZ API Council