C4R™LUNCHTIME RESILIENCE EVENT

📣 EVENT: UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET BEYOND THE HEADLINES
📆 Date: 29.MAY. 2026
⏰ Time: 012:30 - 2:30 pm (12:45pm hard start)
🥂 Food: Light refreshments 
📍 Location: Sofitel Adelaide
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UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET BEYOND THE HEADLINES

For business leaders, investors, advisers and policymakers, the Budget is more than a fiscal statement - it is a signal of the operating environment ahead.

C4R - CENTRE FOR RESILIENCE is pleased to present Budget, Finance and Economic Resilience, a timely discussion examining the implications of the Federal Budget and the broader economic, financial and policy conditions shaping Australia’s future.

At a time of global uncertainty, cost-of-living pressure, housing challenges, productivity concerns and shifting fiscal conditions, this discussion will go beyond the headlines to explore what the current environment means for business confidence, investment, banking, taxation, households and long-term economic resilience.

We are pleased to be joined by an outstanding panel:

🎤 The Hon Simon Birmingham

CEO of the Australian Banking Association and former Federal Finance and Trade Minister.

As Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Banking Association, Simon Birmingham leads the peak body representing Australia’s major banks and 180,000 banking employees nationwide. A former senior Australian Government minister and Senator for 18 years, Simon held key portfolios including Finance, Trade, Education and Water, serving on the government’s principal economic and national security cabinet committees. As Finance Minister, he helped steer Australia’s post-Covid recovery and supported delivery of the AUKUS partnership, while as Trade Minister he negotiated the world’s largest free trade agreement across 15 Asia Pacific economies. Simon holds an MBA from the University of Adelaide and serves on several leading international and national boards.

🎤 The Hon Stephen Mullighan

Former South Australian Treasurer, with deep experience in fiscal leadership, infrastructure, housing, defence and economic policy.

Stephen recently retired from politics after serving as South Australia’s Treasurer and senior minister across two governments, holding portfolios including Transport and Infrastructure, Housing, Police, and Defence and Space Industries. A former leader of Deloitte Access Economics’ Adelaide office. As Treasurer, Stephen delivered four state budgets, helped guide South Australia’s post-COVID financial recovery, and is widely respected for his disciplined fiscal leadership and commercial expertise, helping navigate challenges including the Whyalla Steelworks intervention.

🎤 Kerri Reynolds

Partner at Mutual Trust, advising families and private clients on complex tax and financial matters.

Kerri Reynolds is a highly experienced tax and accounting professional with nearly 30 years across Big Four accounting, private practice, and advisory roles. Currently Partner of Mutual Trust, Kerri advises families and private clients on complex tax and financial matters, and is recognised for her practical, client-focused approach. She is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Advisor, and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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Together, the panel will provide practical insight into the economic and fiscal signals shaping Australia’s operating environment, including the implications for business, investment, policy and resilience in the years ahead.

‍ This will be a valuable discussion for business leaders, investors, advisers, industry stakeholders and anyone seeking to better understand the forces shaping Australia’s next economic cycle.

About C4R™ - CENTRE FOR RESILIENCE :

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