2025 BCCM CEO Strategy Roundtable & BCCM-EML Resilience Dinner

BCCM full member event for CEOs only – separate registration essential

Thursday, 19 June 2025

2025 BCCM CEO Strategy Roundtable & BCCM-EML Resilience Dinner

CEOs of BCCM full members are invited to save the date for the BCCM CEO Strategy Roundtable & EML Resilience Dinner, Thursday, 19 June 2025, Fullerton Hotel, Sydney.

BCCM CEO Roundtable – ‘Investment Edition’ (1 for 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm AEST)
Resilience Dinner hosted by Employers Mutual (6:30 pm – 10:00 pm AEST – pre-dinner drinks and three-course dinner)
Don’t miss Australia’s leading strategy event for co-op and mutual chief executives, followed by a networking dinner with political representatives, business and community leaders.

Purchase your tickets online. Accommodation options available.

The Roundtable – 2025 ‘Investment Edition’
This year, the Roundtable focuses on the challenges and opportunities for unleashing investment and innovation in Australian CMEs. Industry case studies will explore raising capital through debt and equity instruments, listing securities, marketing to impact, wholesale and retail investors, as well as when and why to seek investment in the first place. As well as unpacking recent experiences in issuing mutual capital for innovation and growth in Australia, we will examine examples of capital raises by co-ops and mutuals overseas.

Our industry guest speaker is RBA Assistant Governor, Sarah Hunter.

The Resilience Dinner – 2025 Guest Speaker Dr Gill Hicks AM MBE
Back by popular demand the BCCM-EML Resilience Dinner is a gala night for BCCM members, VIPs and invited guests to celebrate the deep connection between co-ops and mutuals and community resilience. Our alumni of guest speakers have enthralled and moved our dinner guests with their stories of triumph over adversity. Teamwork and co-operation is a theme underlined by our speakers.

We are delighted to announce the 2025 Resilience Speaker is Dr Gill Hicks. A survivor of the 2005 London bombings, Gill’s life was saved by the heroic actions of emergency personnel who refused to give up on her. Their teamwork, trust and shared purpose ensured she was given a second chance.

The Resilience Dinner is open to all members and their guests – tables are limited. Booking early to reserve a table is recommended.

The CEO Roundtable is a member-only BCCM event. A maximum of two tickets are allocated for each BCCM full member, including the CEO and another senior executive (COO, CSO, CFO, etc.).

An accommodation package has been negotiated. For any questions, please contact Events Convenor Bev Wood at bev.wood@bccm.coop.

Speakers

Dr Sarah Hunter, RBA Assistant Governor (Economic)

Dr Sarah Hunter is the Chief Economist and Assistant Governor (Economic) at the Reserve Bank of Australia, a position she has held since January 2024. In this role, she is responsible for the Bank’s Economic Analysis and Economic Research departments and is the chief economic advisor to the Governor and the Board. Before joining the Bank, Sarah was the Head of Macroeconomic Conditions at the Commonwealth Treasury, where she oversaw the analysis of current conditions and economic forecasts and advised the Government on a broad range of economic and policy issues. Prior to that, she helped establish the Americas, Asia Pacific and Australian offices at Oxford Economics, progressing to the role of Chief Economist in Sydney, and was a Partner at KPMG in the Economics and Tax Centre. Sarah holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford, a Masters in Economics degree from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Cambridge.

Dr Gill Hicks AM MBE

At this celebratory dinner for co-operatives and mutuals, Gill Hicks will share her extraordinary journey of survival, resilience, and the profound impact of first responders. A survivor of the 2005 London bombings, Gill’s life was saved by the heroic actions of emergency personnel who refused to give up on her. Their teamwork, trust, and shared purpose ensured she was given a second chance—a testament to the values that co-operatives and mutuals embody. Through her deeply moving and inspiring story, Gill highlights the strength found in collective effort, the power of human connection, and the importance of community in overcoming adversity. She draws powerful parallels between the selflessness of first responders and the role of co-operatives in society—both driven by collaboration, service, and a commitment to the greater good. With grace, wisdom, and an unshakable belief in the power of unity, Gill will leave the audience inspired to embrace resilience, support one another, and continue making a meaningful impact in their communities.

Details

Date:
19 June 2025

Time:
1:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Cost:
$331

Organizer
BCCM

Venue
The Fullerton Hotel Sydney
1 Martin Pl
Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia