Event Details
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Date: 17 October 2025
Venue: Online
Registration Fee: FREE
About the Event
Step into the action with this fully interactive crisis simulation, designed to test and strengthen your organisation’s preparedness.
Participants will face realistic, fast-moving scenarios delivered through immersive media injects—news reports, social media updates, emails, and live dashboards—mirroring the pressure of real-world events.
Ideal for teams at every level, this session offers a safe environment to practise decision-making, coordination, and communication under pressure. With real-time feedback from facilitators, you’ll gain valuable insights to enhance your organisation’s response capability and resilience.
About the Speakers
Luke Smailes
Director | Risk Strategy & Technology
Battleground Group
Luke has held senior management roles across the consulting firms and financial services organisations, which provides him with a unique perspective on how to deliver services that generate sustainable, long-term value for clients.
Luke is a proven leader with a track record of driving significant transformation projects in risk management, data & governance, technology & digital, regulatory change and GRC systems. Luke is also an expert in APRA’s prudential architecture, being consulted as part of the industry group at APRA in relation to CPS 230 and CPG 230, as well as numerous other prudential regulatory reforms over the past two years.
On a personal front, Luke, a West Australian native and West Coast Eagles supporter, feels most at home by the beach, living in Bondi for 10 years. He loves his golf and is an avid skier, trading the speedos for a ski-suit in the winter months.
Craig Goldberg
CEO & Founder
Battleground Group
Craig is responsible for several global innovations in business continuity and resilience, using his expertise to develop tailored solutions for organisations of all sizes across a range of industries. Craig brings the customer to the centre of the journey, to show the value and benefits of a strong and robust program of work and adds value through assisting his clients to anticipate, respond and adapt to the demands and uncertainties of incidents and crises to protect the integrity of their business.
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