H&B | WHOLESALE FORUM 2026 | MELBOURNE
WELCOME
SPEAKERS
CHAIR PERSON
PAUL
NICOL
H&B Chairperson
SESSION 1 TREES, FORESTS & RED HERRINGS | READING THE MARKET MATRIX
WILL
HAMILTON
Managing Partner,
Hamilton Wealth Partners
TRACEY MCNAUGHTON
Chief Investment Officer,
Escala Partners
MAX
CASEY
Head of Investment Strategy,
Evans & Partners
SESSION 2 CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE | THE NEW FACE OF GLOBAL CREDIT
KAZ
RAHMAN
Portfolio Manager | Senior Investment Analyst, Federated Hermes
KYLE
McCARTHY
Executive Vice President and
Alternative Credit Strategist,
PIMCO
SESSION 3 THE QUALITY EXODUS | WHY EXCELLENCE CHOSE TO STAY PRIVATE
GABRIEL
NG
Managing Director & Portfolio Manager | Private Equity, Neuberger Berman
HERBERT
SUEN
Senior Managing Director,
Blackstone Private Wealth
WAYNE
LASKY
Executive Chairman and Founder,
MaxCap
ANDREW
LOCKHART
Managing Partner,
Metrics Credit Partners
SESSION 4 CREDIT QUALITY UNDER THE MICROSCOPE | ASIC, DEFAULTS & YOUR PORTFOLIO
SESSION 5 WHERE CONVEXITY LIVES | MAXIMISING YOUR MOST REWARDING RISK DECISION
JOEL
FLEMING
Microcaps Portfolio Manager,
Yarra Capital Management
BEN
ARNOLD
Investment Director, Global Equities,
Schroders, Australia
SESSION 6 GODS, GUNS & GOLD | THE NEW MACRO TRINITY
HARRY
COLVIN
​Head of Asset Allocation,
Longview Economics
SESSION 7 BEYOND THE HYPE
DANIELLE
PRESS
Non-executive Director
DUNCAN
SMITH
General Manager Client Relationships
JANA Investment Advisors