WINA

Negotiations: Refreshing the Basics
2023-08-16 12:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | FTI Consulting, Level 22 Gateway, 1 Macquarie Place, Sydney, Australia
We are pleased to have Nicole Davidson of Nicole Davidson Negotiation discuss the foundations of negotiating effectively with examples taken from real deals. Nicole will challenge you to review your negotiating techniques and strategies,and provide tools to help deliver consistently better negotiation outcomes with difficult creditors and other key stakeholders in an external administration.

WINA Race Day 2023
2023-06-14 12:30 - 17:00 | Royal Randwick Racecourse, Royal Randwick Racecourse, Alison Road, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia
We are excited to announce the 2023 WINA Race Day will be held on Wednesday, 14 June 2023 from 12.30pm.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: Wednesday 14 June 2023
Time: From 12.30pm, A’ la carte lunch, drinks (beer, wine and soft drinks)
Location: Royal Randwick Racecourse, Alison Road, Randwick NSW
Member price: $225 per person
Non-member price: $260 per person
Ticket inclusions:

À la carte lunch
Drinks (beer, wine and soft drinks)
Infield car parking
Form guide
On-site TAB facilities

Thank you to our sponsors KordaMentha and Colin Biggers & Paisley for sponsoring the WINA Race Day 2023.
We look forward to seeing you in person at the WINA Race Day 2023.
All dietary requirements should be noted when purchasing tickets.
We encourage you to purchase tickets as soon as possible as spaces are limited! When purchasing tickets, please note the names of attendees when registering or if currently unknown, please include in the notes “to be confirmed”. Please provide the attendee names to info@wina.com.au with any dietary requirements by 2 June 2023. If you would like to share a table (maximum 10 individuals) with a particular individual or corporate, please include in the notes section when purchasing tickets or contact info@wina.com.au with the relevant details. Please ensure all names are provided with dietary requirements by 2 June 2023 to info@wina.com.au
WINA Awards
WINA presented three awards at Race Day 2022. Our winners for the 2022 awards included:
2022 Rising Star in the Insolvency/Restructuring Industry Award – Clementine Woodhouse
2022 Outstanding female in the Insolvency and/or Restructuring Industry Award – Asjadi Hone
2022 Male Champion of Change – Morgan Kelly
Following the success of the awards last year, WINA would like to take the opportunity to highlight the contribution of standout individuals in our industry over the last 12 months, and will again be presenting three awards at Race Day 2023, being:
– 2023 Rising Star in the Insolvency and/or Restructuring Industry Award (Rising Star in Insolvency and/or Restructuring 2023)
– 2023 Outstanding female in the Insolvency and/or Restructuring Industry Award (Outstanding Female in Insolvency and/or Restructuring Industry 2023)
– 2023 Male Champion of change (Male Champion of Change 2023)
The nominations for these awards will be reviewed by an independent panel. We strongly encourage all members to consider nominating your colleagues for these awards by clicking on the above links.
WINA supports gender balance at our events and highly encourages Members to register equal representation of women and men from their organisation, wherever possible.

WINA Breakfast Seminar with Jana Pittman
2023-04-27 07:30 - 09:00 | Norton Rose Fulbright, Level 4, 60 Martin Place, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
WINA would like to invite our members and guests to our Breakfast Seminar to be held on Thursday, 27 April 2023.
We will be hearing from guest speaker, Jana Pittman, three-time Olympic hero turned medical doctor who will share her inspiring story. Jana is recognised as one of Australia’s greatest female athletes and represented her country at three Olympic Games and was the first Australian woman to compete in both a summer and winter Olympics. She is now a doctor and mother of 6 children including twins. She has also appeared in reality TV show, SAS Australia and was the final female standing.
Jana’s autobiography, “Enough” will be released in early April.
We look forward to hearing Jana’s insights on work and life.
Date: Thursday, 27 April 2023
Venue: Norton Rose Fulbright, Level 4, 60 Martin Place, Sydney NSW
Time: 7:30am – networking, 8:00am start (seminar will run to 9am)
Cost: $50pp for Members | $65pp for Non-Members – includes a light breakfast
We hope you can join us!
Thank you to our sponsor Norton Rose Fulbright and CASL for sponsoring this event.
WINA supports gender balance at our events and highly encourages Members to register equal representation of women and men from their organisation wherever possible.

WINA Great Debate 2022
2022-11-23 18:30 - 21:00
We are excited to announce that after a two year hiatus the WINA Great Debate night will be held on 23 November this year, details below:
Date: Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Venue: Arthouse Hotel – 275 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000
Time: 6:30pm – networking, 7:00pm start
Cost: $80 for members, $100 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased at this link:
Panellists: Kate Conneely (Korda Mentha). Kathy Souzu (McGrathNicol), James Marshall (Ashurst), Thomas Russell (Piper Alderman) with Justice Ward as moderator
Get in quick!
We hope to see you there.

WINA Cheese & Wine Masterclass
2022-10-13 18:00 - 21:00 | Fossix Gateway Lounge, 1 Macquarie Place, Sydney NSW 2000
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WINA presentation: Creditor Defeating Dispositions
2022-07-26 12:30 - 14:00 | Grant Thornton, Level 17, 383 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Level 17, 383 Kent Street, SYDNEY, 2000, Australia
WINA is delighted to invite you to our presentation with Brett Warren and Tenille Delkou of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission on Creditor Defeating Disposition.
Brett is a Senior Investigator at ASIC, with over six years’ experience as a criminal investigator and prior to that, in excess of 13 years’ experience as an insolvency accountant. Brett was awarded the WIRV male champion of change award in 2020.
Tenille has recently joined ASIC as an investigator in its Small Business Engagement and Compliance team having previously worked as an insolvency accountant in practice.
In February 2020, legislation received royal assent that introduced a new form of voidable transaction known as a Creditor Defeating Disposition (‘CDD’). This presentation will cover:

ASIC’s work in and around CDDs;
The legislation that applies to the new CDD transaction;
ASIC’s process for handling a liquidator’s request for it to make an order for money or property against a person who has benefited form a CDD; and,
Criminal offences resulting from a company making a CDD.

FY22 Members: Free for FY22 members of WINA. Corporate members can nominate up to 10 employees to attend. Please send member attendee lists to info@wina.com.au
Non members: $20 per individual. Please register to attend through the website
Date: Tuesday, 26 July 2022
Time: 12:30pm – 2:00pm (Networking and light lunch provided 12:30 – 1:00pm)
Venue: Grant Thornton, Level 17, 383 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Please note this is a face-to -face event.
Tickets for this event have now sold out. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list please email info@wina.com.au

WINA Race Day 2022
2022-06-15 12:30 - 17:00 | Royal Randwick Racecourse, Royal Randwick Racecourse, Alison Road, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia
We are excited to announce the 2022 WINA Race Day will be held on Wednesday, 15 June 2022 from 12.30pm.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: Wednesday 15 June 2022
Time: From 12.30pm, A’ la carte lunch, drinks (beer, wine and soft drinks)
Location: Royal Randwick Racecourse, Alison Road, Randwick NSW
Member price: $215 per person
Non-member price: $250 per person
Ticket inclusions:

À la carte lunch
Drinks (beer, wine and soft drinks)
Infield car parking
Form guide
On-site TAB facilities

Thank you to our sponsors KordaMentha and Ashurst for sponsoring the WINA Race Day 2022.
We look forward to seeing you in person at the WINA Race Day 2022.
All dietary requirements should be noted when purchasing tickets.
If you would like to share a table (maximum 10 individuals) with a particular individual or corporate, please include in the notes section when purchasing tickets or contact info@wina.com.au with the relevant details.
WINA Awards
The last three years have challenged us all in many ways but WINA would like to take the opportunity to highlight the contribution of standout individuals in our industry. We will be presenting three awards at Race Day 2022.
We strongly encourage all members to consider nominating colleagues, peers and clients for these awards by completing the nomination forms at the below links:
– 2022 Rising Star in the Insolvency and/or Restructuring Industry Award (WINA Rising Star Award 2022)
– 2022 Outstanding female in the Insolvency and/or Restructuring Industry Award (WINA Outstanding Female in Industry 2022)
– 2022 Male Champion of change (WINA Male Champion of Change 2022)
We strongly encourage all members to consider nominating your colleagues for these awards by clicking on the above links.

WINA presentation: Ponzi Schemes and the fascinating case of Melissa Caddick
2022-05-04 12:30 - 13:30 | Mills Oakley, Level 7, 151 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
WINA is delighted to invite you to our presentation with Bruce Gleeson of Jones Partners Insolvency & Restructuring about Ponzi Schemes and the fascinating case of Melissa Caddick.
Bruce was appointed as one of the joint Receivers of Ms Caddick’s property and joint Liquidators of her company, Maliver Pty Ltd by the Federal Court on an interim basis on 15 December 2020. This was shortly after Ms Caddick’s disappearance in November 2020 after her Dover Heights property was raided by ASIC and the AFP.
Bruce will delve into the world of Ponzi schemes, including Ms Caddick’s scheme, other relevant recent cases and the evolution of the schemes. Bruce will also provide you with some key investigative aspects of the Caddick administrations including how to unravel such schemes, what evidence is required, how to prepare evidence for the Court and tips and tricks on how to manage such administrations.
FY22 Members: Free for FY22 members of WINA. Corporate members can nominate up to 10 employees to attend.
Non members: $20 per individual
Please note: This event will be held on Wednesday 4 May 2022, 12.30-1.30pm at Mills Oakley Level 7, 151 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Please note there are limited spots available.

WINA's annual economic update
2022-03-30 12:30 - 13:30
The Federal Budget is due on 29 March 2022 so now is the time to find out the state of our economy and hear the predictions for the future.
WINA is pleased to have Felicity Emmett, ANZ’s Senior Economist, present again this year to our members and friends. Felicity will provide an overview of the state of the Australian economy, including her expert insight into impacts arising from the Federal Budget announcements being made the night before. If you want the latest in economic updates, this webinar is for you. Felicity will happily take questions, so if there are any issues you’d like more clarity on, this is your chance.
We hope you can join us for this informative session.
An email with a teleconference link will be sent to registered attendees 24 before the event.
FY22 Members: Free for FY22 members of WINA. Corporate members can nominate up to 10 employees to attend.
Non members : $20 per individual

WINA Panel Discussion: Diversity in Restructuring
2022-03-24 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
WINA Panel Discussion: Diversity in Restructuring
WINA is delighted to invite you to our panel discussion: How to improve gender diversity in the restructuring and insolvency industry.
Restructuring and insolvency is historically seen as a male dominated industry which is supported by the fact that only 8% of registered liquidators are female and 20% of ARITA professional members are female.
WINA strives to support women in the industry and enhance their professional development. We have gathered a panel of passionate and inspiring voices from across the industry to talk to their experiences and opinions on how we can we can work together towards a more inclusive and diverse industry.
Our panel includes a cross section of senior voices who have first hand experience of how to make change happen on this important topic.
The panellists:

Sarah Williams Hart, Managing Counsel – GCS Legal, CBA
Greg Keith, CEO, Grant Thornton
Kate Barnet, Partner, Olvera Advisors
Camilla Clemente, Partner, Ashurst

FY22 Members: Free for FY22 members of WINA. Corporate members can nominate up to 10 employees to attend.
Non members: $20 per individual
Please note: This event will be held on Thursday 24 March 2022, 12.30-1.30pm. An invite with zoom details will be sent 24 hours prior to the event.

WINA Speed Networking Event - Virtual wine tasting 2
2022-03-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Online

WINA Speed Networking Event - Virtual wine tasting
2022-02-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Online

2021 Annual General Meeting
2021-12-16 10:00 - 10:30 | Online
The Women’s Insolvency Network Australia (NSW Branch) (WINA) will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 16 December 2021 at 10.00am.
The AGM will be held via teleconference. Please email info@wina.com.au to obtain the teleconference details should you wish to attend.
If you would like to nominate for a position on the WINA committee, please send your WINA Committee Expression of Interest to info@wina.com.au by no later than 5.00pm on Thursday, 9 December 2021.

Behind the Scenes Reveal – Virgin Australia - Live Stream Webinar
2021-11-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Join us for an exclusive panel discussion on how the Voluntary Administration process was used to sell and restructure Virgin and question if this proved VA is the best option?
Hear directly from the key players involved in the biggest insolvency in recent years on how the VA processed was used to keep Virgin flying in this high profile turnaround. We will be hosting this event both in person and via live stream webinar. This link is for the live stream webinar. Please use the other event link if you plan on attending in person.
Panellists:

Vaughan Strawbridge – FTI
Jim McKnight – Houlihan Lokey
Tim Sackar – Clayton Utz

Behind the Scenes Reveal – Virgin Australia - In Person attendance
2021-11-25 12:30 - 14:00 | Maddocks, Level 27/123 Pitt St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Join us for an exclusive panel discussion on how the Voluntary Administration process was used to sell and restructure Virgin and question if this proved VA is the best option?
Hear directly from the key players involved in the biggest insolvency in recent years on how the VA processed was used to keep Virgin flying in this high profile turnaround. We will be hosting this event both in person and via live stream webinar. This link is for in person attendance and, due to ongoing restrictions, numbers will be limited. Please use the other event link to register for the Live Stream webinar.
Panellists:

Vaughan Strawbridge – FTI
Jim McKnight – Houlihan Lokey
Tim Sackar – Clayton Utz

Virtual Wine Tasting
2021-10-07 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-10-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Online

WINA Seminar 2 "Own the Room": delivering engaging and persuasive presentations
2021-06-16 12:30 - 13:30 | Ashurst Australia, Level 11, 5 Martin Place, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
The next instalment of the WINA two part series features Chris Davitt of Gravitas Training. Chris will share insights on how to “Own the room: Delivering engaging and persuasive presentations”.
Seminar 2 will help you:

Understand the psychology of audience behaviour.
Overcome the challenge of constructing data-heavy presentations.
Incorporate storytelling methodology into your next presentation.

Presenter: Chris Davitt of Gravitas Training
Date: Wednesday 16 June 2021
Time: 12.30pm (AEST)
Where: Ashurst Australia, Level 11, 5 Martin Place, Sydney
FY21 Members: Free for FY21 members of WINA. Corporate members can nominate up to 10 employees to attend.
Free for individuals and corporates who paid to attend Seminar 1: A shared voice at the table.
Non members Seminar 2: $20 per individual
WINA is looking forward to hosting in-person events once again and we hope to see you there.

WINA's Annual Economic Update
2021-05-13 12:00 - 13:00
The Federal Budget is due on 11 May 2021 so now is the time to find out the state of our economy.
WINA is pleased to have Felicity Emmett, ANZ’s Senior Economist, present again this year to our members and friends. Felicity will provide an overview of the state of the Australian economy, including some industry by industry analysis. Felicity will also explain some of the Federal Budget stimulus spending and share her views on how Australia is faring on a global scale. So please join us for this informative presentation. Felicity will happily take questions too, so if there are any issues you’d like more clarity on, this is your chance.
We hope you can join us for the informative session.

The new normal in retail - E-commerce continues to dominate post-pandemic
2021-04-22 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
With the COVID-19 pandemic reshaping our world, more consumers have begun shopping online in greater numbers and frequency. With the pandemic rapidly accelerating the shift away from brick and mortar stores to online shopping, e-commerce is expected to continue growing post-pandemic and become the new normal in retail.
Please join retail experts for a panel discussion on the new normal in retail today and how the take-up in e-commerce has continued to dominate post-pandemic.

Kate Warwick (Head of Retail & Consumer Products, FTI Consulting)
Anna Samkova (Group General Manager, Digital at the The PAS Group Limited)
Matthew Horn (General Manager, Digital at Country Road Group)
Sam Marsden (Restructuring Partner, Deloitte)

Moderated by Asjadi Hone (Senior Director, FTI Consulting), our experts will share insights on their predictions for 2021 and beyond and why e-commerce will continue to play an essential part in retail.
We hope you can join us for this informative session.

WINA Online seminar: A shared voice at the table
2021-02-25 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
WINA is delighted to invite you to our online seminar: A Shared voice at the table.​
The seminar will help you:

Understand how to establish presence and maintenance confidence speaking
Learn how to command attention through use of physicality, breath, voice and energy
Learn how to step confidently in high stakes speaking
Empower confidence to be an influence in your organisation
Explore practical techniques to manage nerves
Understand how to increase influence through connection and engagement

Presenter: Lucy Cornell
Date: Thursday 25 February 2021
Time: 12.00pm to 1.30pm (AEDT)
FY21 Members: Free for FY21 members of WINA. Corporate members can nominate up to 10 employees to attend.
Non members: $50 per individual
An email with zoom details will be sent to registered delegates 24 hours before the event.
For further information on Lucy Cornell and the session content, please see the below link:
https://www.cornellvoice.com/

Race Day
2020-10-31 09:00 - 18:00 | Flemington Racecourse, Australia
In line with the Government’s ban on events exceeding 500 people and in view of the current situation, WINA Race Day 2020 will not take place this week and will be cancelled.
Those who have purchased tickets will receive full refunds via Eventbrite. You do not need to do anything, this will be arranged by WINA through Eventbrite.
We thank you for your patience and understanding.

WINA Women in Leadership Series
2020-10-29 12:30 - 13:30, 2020-10-15 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
WINA is delighted to invite you to our two part Women in Leadership series.​
The vast majority of the Australian workforce has spent the best part of 2020 working from home. So, what impact does this have on staying connected and continuing to develop professionally?
Join us for our two part series where leading women from all aspects of our industry provide their perspectives and experiences in these unprecedented times, touching on the following topics:

How to be impactful and have a presence on online meetings?
How to stay front of mind and connect with clients when working remotely?
How to balance working from home with varying commitments and distractions?
How to navigate the juggle of remote work and distributed teams?

Our panelists for our two part series include:

Samatha Findley, Director Special Situations Investments (Gordon Brothers)
Claudine Salameh, Partner (Norton Rose Fulbright)
Kathy Sozou, Partner (McGrathNicol)
Tania Sulan, Chief Investment Office (Omni Bridgeway)
Julia Van Graas, Leader (Spiique)
Amanda Coneyworth, Director and Registered Liquidator (KPMG)

FY21 Members: This event is free for FY21 members of WINA. Corporate members can nominate up to 10 employees to attend.
Non members: $20 per individual
Please note: This event will be held over two sessions on 15 October and 29 October, at 12.30-1.30pm. Your registration will be valid for both sessions and there is no need to register for both dates. An invite with zoom details will be sent once your registration is processed.

Special COVID-19 economic update
2020-09-09 12:30 - 13:30
Find out how big the COVID induced black hole is and how are we going to dig our way out of this.
WINA, supported by Deloitte and ANZ’s Senior Economist, Felicity Emmett, is pleased to invite you to an online interactive economic briefing.
Felicity Emmett will provide you with an overview of the state of the Australian economy, including some industry by industry analysis of who is faring better or worse under the current COVID induced recession. Felicity will set out what the recovery is expected to look like and how long it is likely to take to get back to where we were. She will also share her views on the current range of stimulus measures (are they well targeted? are there better ways to stimulate an economy?). Felicity will happily take questions at the end so please join us to gain some interesting insights.
Wednesday 9th September 2020 at 12:30pm (concludes at 1:30pm)
To register for the Zoom webinar, click on the link below:
WINA Economic Update
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Speed Networking
2020-08-28
WINA recognises the challenges COVID has created for members to grow and develop their networks. Whilst WINA cannot host large events, we still want to facilitate ‘one-on-one’ networking opportunities for WINA members. You get to choose whether you network with an insolvency practitioner or lawyer. All we need is for you to complete the form by clicking the link above to give us a little information about the type of person you would like to network with by 28 August 2020.

Tax update seminar
2020-08-13 12:30 - 17:00
Click here to register for the event.

Webinar 24 June 2020
2020-06-24 11:00 - 17:00 | Online
The end of the financial year is imminent, so let’s discuss the tax-effective and growth opportunities within Super. To register to attend, please click on the link below: https://www.research.net/r/WINA_Webinar_Financially_Fit

Inspirational Women’s breakfast
2020-03-01 08:00 - 17:00
This year WINA hosted breakfast session with the topic being “How to get financially fit”. The session covered budgeting fundamentals, five steps to successful savings and how to avoid credit traps and was presented by Anthea Dang from Macquarie Wealth Management.

Annual Great Debate Night
2019-11-14 08:00 - 17:00
The WINA Great Annual Debate was held on 14 November 2019 at the Arthouse Hotel. The topic debated was “Bring back the glory days of the 90s”. Thank you to LCM and FTI Consulting for sponsoring this year’s event
