Event Details
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM AEDT
Date: 8 October 2026
Venue: ANU Commons, Canberra
Registration Fee: $70 Members | $100 Non-Members (incl GST)
CPD Points: 10 points
About the Event
The risk landscape is evolving faster than ever. Climate change, artificial intelligence, integrity and governance challenges, geopolitical instability and national security concerns, and large-scale organisational transformation are no longer standalone issues. They are interconnected forces reshaping how organisations operate and make decisions.
Join risk professionals, leaders and subject matter experts at the RMIA ACT Chapter Risk Odyssey 2026 for a full day of insights, discussion and practical perspectives on the emerging risks that matter most.
Hear from leading experts across government, academia, defence, legal practice and industry as they explore topics including:
Climate risk and adaptation
Integrity and public trust
Artificial intelligence and assurance
National security and geopolitical risk
Major transformational change
Third-party and supply chain risk
The program will challenge conventional thinking, provide practical lessons, and equip attendees with new approaches to building organisational resilience in an increasingly complex and uncertain world.
About the Speakers
Dave Donohue
RMIA Board Member
David is a senior executive, board-level advisor and nationally recognised risk and emergency management practitioner with more than 35 years’ leadership experience across policing, national security, aviation, logistics, biosecurity, critical infrastructure and consulting. As National Risk Consultant with Risk-e Business Consultants, David advises government, corporate and critical infrastructure organisations on risk, crisis management, emergency management, business continuity, governance and organisational resilience.
He has also served as a Board Director of the Westpac Life Saving Rescue Helicopter Service and contributed to major government assurance reviews, enterprise risk programs, command and control uplift projects, crisis simulations and emergency management reform
David is honoured to serve on the RMIA Board and is committed to advancing risk management as a practical leadership discipline that helps organisations anticipate disruption, make better decisions and build lasting resilience.
Camilla is a highly respected leader who has held CEO, executive, clinical and educational roles throughout her career. She joins Anmac from Palliative Care Australia, where she served as CEO, working closely with member organisations, leading national advocacy, strengthening partnerships across government and the health system, and advancing
workforce capability and education initiatives to improve access to high-quality care.
Throughout her career, Camilla has held representational and Board roles across regional, state and national organisations, including 16 years based in rural Australia across VIC, NSW and QLD. This work has been primarily with health advocacy and sector capacity-building organisations, giving her a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing health and community services at every level.
Camilla holds a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), complemented by qualifications in social work, adult education, human resources and executive leadership.
Fiona David
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Fair Futures
Fiona David is a globally recognised authority on human rights governance and sustainability.
As Executive Director of Global Research at Walk Free, she was the founding architect and research lead for the Global Slavery Index.
She also brokered and negotiated the landmark strategic collaboration between Walk Free and the UN (ILO & IOM) to produce the UN Global Estimates of Modern Slavery - delivering a shared understanding of the scale of modern slavery globally, accepted by governments, businesses and civil society.
Today, she guides corporate, institutional, and coalition leaders through complex human rights risks, turning regulatory obligations into clear, actionable strategy.
Global Slavery Index Architect | Former Executive Director of Global Research at Walk Free, designing the world’s benchmark modern slavery dataset.
High Impact Collaborations| Brokered and negotiated the landmark UN-Walk Free alliance (ILO & IOM) delivering the UN Global Estimates of Modern Slavery.
Regulatory & Policy Expertise | Principal Drafter, UN Model Laws on Transnational Crime and Migrant Smuggling, Member, Advisory Panel to NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner.
TISFD Regional Governance| Member, Asia Pacific Regional Council, Taskforce on Social-related Financial Disclosures.
Academic Authority | 1,250+ academic citations providing a rigorous evidence base for executive risk governance
Will Richards
Senior Associate
Allens
Will specialises in the intersection of commercial law, finance, regulation, and sustainability. His work focuses on helping businesses navigate climate and nature-related risks and opportunities, board governance responsibilities, mandatory sustainability reporting, greenwashing risks, competition law considerations in sustainability collaborations, and environmental policy and regulation.
He has a particular interest in ocean-related issues, including marine biodiversity, rewilding, blue carbon, and sustainable ocean-based aquaculture. Will is passionate about advancing practical solutions in these areas and welcomes opportunities to connect with others working in the field.
Rod Farrar
Director
Paladin Risk Management Services
Rod Farrar is the Director of Paladin Risk Management Services and the CEO of the Professional Security and Risk Institute.
Rod is an accomplished risk consultant with extensive experience in the delivery of professional consultancy services to Government, corporate and not-for-profit sectors.
In addition, Rod has also delivered accredited risk management and governance training at the Certificate IV, Diploma, and Advanced Diploma level since 2013. In that time, he has trained over 3000 participants from 27 different countries.
Rod’s Risk Management expertise is highly sought after as is the insight he provides in his risk management training and workshop facilitation. Rod was recognised by the Risk Management Institution of Australia as the 2016 Risk Consultant of the Year and one of the first five Certified Chief Risk Officers in Australasia. Rod is passionate about risk management and the benefits it can bring to an organisation and he brings this passion to his training.
Stephen Calder
Director, Risk & Assurance
Centium
Stephen Calder is Director of Risk & Assurance at Centium, where he helps organisations navigate uncertainty, strengthen governance and achieve better outcomes. With more than 20 years' experience across government, not-for-profit and commercial sectors, Stephen has worked with boards, executives and audit committees on some of their most complex risk, assurance and transformation challenges. A passionate advocate for pragmatic, people-centred risk management, he believes that effective risk practice should create clarity, confidence and better decisions. In this closing keynote, Stephen brings together the themes of the day through a psychosocial and governance lens, exploring how leaders can avoid risk fatigue, stay focused on objectives and use risk as a genuine strategic advantage.
Rob McKee
Director and Principal Consultant
pFour Consulting
Rob is a management consultant with more than 20 years’ experience helping organisations navigate complex change and deliver their strategic intent. His expertise spans organisational change, governance, program management and operating model design.
Across the public and private sectors, he has facilitated and led transformational programs that addressed strategic risks and translated strategic intent into practical organisational outcomes.
As a trusted adviser, Rob helps leaders understand and navigate the risks inherent in complex organisational change.
Rob and the pFour team help clients translate strategic risk into desired outcomes through change assurance, consulting and coaching.
Peter Leahy
Peter Leahy retired from the Army in July 2008 after a 37 year career as a soldier. As an infantry officer the focus of his career was with soldiers in command, training and staff appointments. He was fortunate enough to command at almost every level in the Army and to serve on exchange in Hong Kong with the Gurkhas and in the United States at the Army’s Command and General Staff College.
Peter concluded his career in the Army with the rank of Lieutenant General in the appointment of the Chief of Army. He served in this appointment for 6 years, which was the longest period of service as Chief since General Harry Chauvel in the 1920s. His period of command was marked by the continuous global deployment of Australian soldiers on high tempo, complex and demanding combat operations. During his tenure as Chief of Army he was responsible for the rapid expansion and development of the Army to enable it to cope with the many changing demands of modern conflict. His focus was to enlarge the Army and provide a hardened and networked force with increased adaptability and flexibility.
Since leaving the Army Peter has joined the University of Canberra as a Professor and the foundation Director of the National Security Institute. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has been appointed to the Boards of Codan Limited and Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited. He is a member of the Defence South Australia Advisory Board, a Director of the ACT Branch of the Australian Industry Defence Network and is a Director of the Kokoda Foundation.