Climate Risk & Superannuation: Leading with Purpose and Resilience
Join us for an exclusive luncheon series featuring guest speakers from Zurich Resilience Solutions and NettZero. Tailored for leaders in the superannuation sector, this series explores how physical climate risk assessments can strengthen fund operations and strategic decision-making.
Guest speakers
Brisbane & Sydney:
Ashwin Abraham, Head of Zurich Resilience Solutions, Australia & New Zealand
Zach Greening, Director, NettZero Carbon
Melbourne:
Kelly Trupkovic, National Broker and Strategic Partnerships Lead, Zurich Resilience Solutions
Zach Greening, Director, NettZero Carbon
Adelaide:
Kelly Trupkovic, National Broker and Strategic Partnerships Lead, Zurich Resilience Solutions
Marita Mewett, Director, NettZero ESG
Our guest speakers will provide:
A deep dive into climate resilience and its role beyond mitigation
Insights into the evolving regulatory landscape and investor expectations
Practical benefits of conducting physical climate risk assessments
Our guest speakers will be joined by:
George Kendall, Senior Portfolio Analyst ‑ Sustainable Investment, Brighter Super in Brisbane
Amanda Barker, Head of Corporate Sustainability and Social Impact, Aware Super and Kim Farrant, General Manager Responsible Investment, HESTA in Melbourne
George Naoumis, Head of Investment Risk, Brighter Super and Tyrone O’Neill, Chief Strategy and Corporate Affairs Officer, Rest in Sydney
The luncheon briefings will be facilitated by John Mirotsos, Head of Partnerships - Group Insurance, Zurich.
Don't miss an opportunity to be part of the conversation shaping the future of superannuation.
Guest speakers
Ashwin Abraham, Head of Zurich Resilience Solutions, Australia & New Zealand – speaking in Brisbane & Sydney
Ashwin leads Zurich Resilience Solutions across Australia and New Zealand, bringing deep expertise in risk management, climate resilience, and the assessment of both traditional and emerging risks. Globally renowned for his analytical precision and strategic vision, Ashwin has delivered comprehensive flood and earthquake risk assessments, supporting clients and internal teams in navigating the complex landscape of climate and natural hazards. His leadership fosters collaboration and innovation, empowering Zurich’s stakeholders to anticipate, manage, and mitigate a broad spectrum of risks—building stronger, more resilient organisations for the future.
Kelly Trupkovic, National Broker and Strategic Partnerships Lead, Zurich Resilience Solutions – speaking in Melbourne & Adelaide
Kelly brings a wealth of expertise to Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS), elevating market presence and internal collaboration. Renowned for her strategic acumen, Kelly delivers market-leading consultancy solutions in risk management across all lines of business, with a sharp focus on empowering Broking networks. Her ability to build lasting strategic partnerships and open new distribution channels consistently drives growth and unlocks new opportunities for Zurich and their clients. Kelly’s proactive approach ensures our vast networks benefit from innovative, forward-thinking solutions tailored to the evolving risk landscape. Kelly has worked in the General and Life Insurance, Superannuation and Employee Benefits industries since 2003.
Zach Greening, Director, NettZero Carbon – speaking in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney
Zach Greening is Director of NettZero Carbon, where he leads advisory services in decarbonisation strategy, emissions reporting, Life Cycle Assessment, and carbon offset solutions. He supports clients across infrastructure, mining services, logistics, and professional services to meet evolving sustainability requirements ranging from Scope 3 boundary setting and Science-Based Targets to ASRS-aligned disclosures.
Zach holds Bachelors of Fine Arts and Marketing, a Postgraduate Certificate in Greenhouse Gas Reporting and LCA, and specialist training in sustainability and climate-related financial reporting. His expertise spans GHG Protocol alignment, net-zero strategy, and carbon credit procurement, bridging regulatory compliance with strategic value to help organisations reduce risk, secure growth, and lead on climate performance.
Marita Mewett, Director, NettZero ESG – speaking in Adelaide
Marita is Director of NettZero ESG with over 25 years’ experience transforming businesses at the intersection of people, process, and technology. Her career spans executive leadership at Deloitte and Presence of IT, where she built and scaled teams across Asia Pacific and advised organisations on human capital and governance. Her expertise includes HR technology innovation, ESG strategy, process transformation, and data-driven decision-making.
At NettZero, Marita applies her global experience to help organisations deliver better employee experiences, embed sustainability, and improve efficiency. She is passionate about sustainable growth, building engaged teams, and keeping businesses relevant in an evolving landscape.
Brisbane roundtable discussion lead
George Kendall, Senior Portfolio Analyst ‑ Sustainable Investment, Brighter Super
George Kendall is a Senior Analyst in the investment team at Brighter Super, where he leads the integration of sustainability considerations in manager selection, appointment, and ongoing monitoring across asset classes. Since joining in February 2024, he has played a key role in shaping Brighter Super’s climate risk integration, stewardship strategy and advancing its sustainability reporting framework.
George joined Brighter Super from Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, the UK’s largest pension pool, where he was Responsible Investment Manager. Prior to this he spent four years in the Investment Advisory team at KPMG as deputy head of multi-asset and sustainable investment research.
George holds a MSc in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of York.
Melbourne panellists
Amanda Barker, Head of Corporate Sustainability and Social Impact, Aware Super
Amanda is an influential and strategic senior leader and Non-Executive Director with15+ years’ extensive experience leading and driving enterprise wide strategies that deliver commercial and shared value impact including setting the vision, building organisational capability, leading and developing impactful sustainability, ESG and CSR strategies.
As Head of Corporate Sustainability and Social Impact at Aware Super she is responsible for executing Aware Super’s national Corporate Sustainability Strategy - ESG, Governance Reporting, Gender Equality, Indigenous Engagement, Sustainable Development Goals, National Partnerships.
Kim Farrant, General Manager Responsible Investment, HESTA
Kim is the General Manager Responsible Investment at HESTA. She leads the fund’s responsible investment program as part of HESTA’s Super with Impact purpose - the positive outcomes we create by supporting our members to face the future with confidence, being a gusty advocate for a fair and healthy community, and delivering investment excellence with impact. Kim is focussed on delivering investment excellence with impact, by integrating impact measurement into the investment process, developing engagement programs that focus on managing system level risk and seeking opportunities to invest in positive impact aligned to priority Sustainable Development Goals.
She has more than 15 years experience as a responsible investment and sustainability professional and holds degrees in Engineering, Economics and Environmental Policy.
Sydney panellists
George Naoumis, Head of Investment Risk, Brighter Super
George Naoumis leads the investment risk function at Brighter Super, which is responsible for identifying, assessing, and managing investment risks across the fund. With 30 years of experience in financial markets, George plays a critical role in safeguarding members’ retirement savings by ensuring robust risk frameworks and methodologies are in place. This includes the continuous enhancement of risk models, stress testing frameworks, and portfolio oversight. His function is also instrumental in driving the fund’s ESG and climate risk integration into the investment process, supporting sustainable growth and long-term value creation.
Prior to joining Brighter Super, George held senior roles in risk management at leading financial institutions, where he was responsible for financial risk management, portfolio management, quantitative analytics, and the provision of strategic advice to investment committees and boards. He has a strong background in mathematics, quantitative risk modelling, liquidity risk, credit risk, and portfolio management; combining technical expertise with strategic insights to navigate complex financial landscapes.
Tyrone O’Neill, Chief Strategy and Corporate Affairs Officer, Rest
Tyrone joined Rest in 2019 and leads functions including strategy, policy and government relations, legal and company secretariat, and communications.
Tyrone and his team work to support Rest member financial interests by shaping long-term thinking and strategy across Rest, including seeking to achieve positive public policy outcomes on behalf of Rest members.
He also sits on the board of SuperFriend and IGCC. Tyrone has over two decades of experience in senior leadership positions across a range of sectors including banking, telecommunications, and data science. Tyrone holds a B.A. in Philosophy and Computer Science, and Master of Letters in Philosophy from the University of Sydney.
Facilitator
John Mirotsos, Head of Partnerships - Group Insurance, Zurich
John has more than 30 years industry experience and has spent more than 19 years as part of the Zurich Group Insurance team. John has extensive life insurance, specifically Group and superannuation experience including 5 years as a Trustee Director on a Corporate superannuation fund board.
John and his team are responsible for the distribution and strategic relationship management of Zurich’s key partners across the group insurance market.
BRISBANE
DATE: Wednesday 15 October
VENUE: Thomson Geer
ADDRESS: Level 28, 1 Eagle Street
mELBOURNE
DATE: Thursday 16 October
VENUE: Deloitte
ADDRESS: 477 Collins Street
ADELaide
DAte: Tuesday 21 October
Venue: Thomson Geer
Address: Level 7, 19 Gouger Street
sYDNEY
DATE: Thursday 23 October
VENUE: Thomson Geer
ADDRESS: Level 14, 60 Martin Place
TIME: 12.15PM - 2.00PM Bris (AEST) | MElb & SYD (AEdT) | ADEL (ACDT)
COST: FEAL members - $0 & non-members $145 (inc GST)
*If you are a non member & would like to attend please contact FEAL.
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