Michael is a Partner in the Financial Services Advisory Group at HWL Ebsworth Lawyers and advises clients across Australia and overseas. He covers all aspects of financial services regulation, consumer / digital banking, funds and private credit, e-payments, privacy and anti-money laundering. 

Michael has considerable experience in major reform and remediation projects, merger and integration work and outsourcing, partnerships and distribution arrangements. 

Michael's participation in industry includes being the past Chair of the QLS Banking & Financial Services Law Committee, a member of the ASIC Regional Liaison Committee (QLD) and a Fellow of FINSIA. 

Michael is recognised in Best LawyersTM - Financial Institutions, Regulatory Practice and Privacy and Data Security Law including being a 2022, 2024 Lawyer of the Year - Financial Institutions and 2026 Lawyer of Year - Funds Management.

Dominique has over 35 years of experience in financial services at three ASX top 20. She holds a MBA specialising in Human Resources, a Specialisation in Strategy from Harvard Business Online, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, is qualified in Project Management, is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and is a Chartered Practising Manager of the Institute of Managers and Leaders.

In 2022 Dominique published her book "Become a Life-Changing Leader".

Dominique’s experience spreads across multiple disciplines including strategy, governance, risk management, innovation and customer experience. She has been Chair of the Somerville House Foundation from August 2018 to 2021. Dominique is also a Panel Assessor with the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Dominique is now the General Manager Strategy and Enablement at Heartland Bank Australia.

Sam Miller is the General Manager Investor Relations and ESG at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. With over 20 years’ experience across Banking and Insurance, Sam has a diverse background in leading Treasury, Investor Relations, Digital, Customer and ESG teams. Sam holds a bachelor’s degree from the Queensland University of Technology and a Master’s in Applied Finance from the University of Macquire. She is skilled in Investor Relations and ESG. Outside of work Sam enjoys running and travelling around the world for her races.

Andrew was a PwC partner for 20 years retiring from the firm in 2023. Andrew worked in Financial Advisory specialising in the valuation of companies and businesses. He worked in Perth, the Bahamas and Brisbane.

Since retiring from PwC Andrew has served on the Board of Herron Todd White Australia and is the independent Chair of Ellerslie Farms, one of Australia’s largest egg producers.

Andrew joined the Brisbane Lions board in 2014 and became Chair in December 2017. The Lions have won premierships in the womens competition in 2021 and 2023 and the mens competition in 2024. Across the mens and womens competition the Lions have made every one of the last 5 grand finals with the women playing in the 2022, 2023 and 2024 grand finals and the men in 2023 and 2024.

Benjamin brings over 20 years of local and international experience in merger & acquisition integrations, transformation, strategic programs & projects, risk compliance remediations, and CEO, COO Office experience.

Some of the institutions he has worked at include Suncorp, Heritage and People’s Choice Bank, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of New York, the sovereign fund Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Royal Bank of Scotland – and has been based in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, London, Abu Dhabi, and Hong Kong over his career.

Benjamin is an Advisory Board Member on two boards, one in a pro-bono capacity at an NGO focused on Disabilities Inclusion in the Workplace, and the other a shared economy startup. He is also the former Chair of the Australian Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong) Finance, Legal & Tax Committee, and the FinTech Association of Hong Kong’s Financial Literacy & Inclusion Committee.

Benjamin thrives on building teams and individuals, and is a serial mentor and is currently Macquarie University Business School’s Lucy Program Mentor empowering future female leaders in developing their careers. He is also the University’s Alumni Chapter Co-Leader in Brisbane.

In his remaining spare time, Benjamin enjoys spending time with his family as well as his passion for personal development and martial arts.