New South Wales
NSW Presidents Report So much has changed since I last addressed our members, sponsors and industry colleagues. Most of you are probably flicking through the magazine and reading from your home office as you do your very best to adhere to social distaining. In doing so the days may feel long, and the weekends even longer. The buzzing office environment and phone ringing off the hook all feels like a distant memory; so, don’t forget to check in with your colleagues and friends (especially those who are home schooling their children). As a council, us here in NSW are closely following the issues unfolding around COVID-19. The health and safety of our councillors, members and broader community is of paramount importance. We are actively monitoring updates from the Federal Government, noting that those updates and advice remain the primary source of COVID-19 response information. Currently our approach remains business as usual, and through our ability to work remotely and securely if needed, our commitment to you all will not be disrupted. In an effort of ensuring that our members and sponsors are being supported by the NSW Council, we are committed to creating more value out of your membership, providing more opportunities for engagement with webinars and education, and to our dedicated sponsors. In the interests of remaining optimistic I would like to think that next time I sit down to prepare my report that I will be in a position to reel off a list of upcoming events and functions. In the time being, we hope you, and your families, are remaining safe and healthy and as we adapt to this ‘whole new world’. – Balveen Saini AICM NSW President
Georgia Barbera and Priscilla Pillay (both Bingo Industries).
NSW – National Insolvency Seminar On 12 March 2020, the AICM’s NSW members were fortunate enough be involved in the informative, insightful and educational 2020 National Insolvency Seminar. The AICM, in collaboration with ARITA, developed a national committee of credit, legal and insolvency professionals who discussed, deliberated and debated the current issues affecting industry professionals. The sessions were structured around, Insolvency risk in Australia, using the tools available to achieve better returns and utilising informal arrangements. Then there were panellists who debated the current and emerging challenges for credit professionals. All the speakers, and moderators, delivered their sessions in an intellectual and professional manner. All the speakers were engaged and fully committed themselves to the day, which resulted in it being such a success for AICM’s members and stakeholders. Those speakers were: z Insolvency Risk in Australia – Nick Pilavidis (AICM CEO).
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Insolvency presenters - Amanda Coneyworth (KPMG), Tony Pilimon (Rexel), Joe Laban (Schneider), Kathy Sozou (McGrathNicol), Hannah Griffiths (Gilchrist Connell), Fiona Reynolds (TurksLegal), Balveen Saini (NSW Division President), Andrew Spring (Jirsch Sutherland) and Nicholas Boyce (Results Legal).
