Moderator: Simon Libbis, Consultant, Prior Law, Accredited Specialist in Property Law

Simon Libbis is a consultant with Prior Law which incorporates his practice of Subdivisions Lawyers. Before he established the National Electronic Conveyancing Office which ultimately led to the introduction of PEXA.

As well as an extensive career as a specialist property lawyer, Simon has served as the Registrar of Titles of South Australia for some years.

In 1994 Simon was among the first practitioners accredited by the Law Institute of Victoria as property law specialists. He is the author of a number of publications, including Conveyancing Victoria – The Ultimate Guide and Subdivisions Victoria – The Ultimate Guide.

Presenter: Brent Szalay, Managing Director, SEIVA

Brent Szalay oozes passion, which you will see from the moment you meet him. But don’t let the energy disguise his in-depth experience in strategic planning, financial management, and culture-led leadership.

His thought-leadership was recently recognised at the Australian Accounting Awards, winning 'Wellness Initiative of the Year’ for his book, TryPositive.

INTHEBLACK has recognised him as a Top 40 under 40 Business Leader; he’s a Fellow CPA member and Brent also is the current Vice Chair of CPA Victorian Divisional Council.

Presenter: Tim Bartlett, Lead Business Advisor, SEIVA

Tim specialises in technical tax advisory and working with large business groups with complex tax and business matters.

Presenter: Peter Docherty, Head of Professional Standards and Quality Assurance, Law Institute of Victoria

Peter Docherty is the Head of Professional Standards & Quality Assurance at the Law Institute of Victoria. Peter is a specialist in professional standards, oversight and compliance, having spent more than three decades working with professional associations, standard setters and regulators across multiple professions.

He has presented in over 20 countries on professionalism, professional standards and risk management, and contributed to the design and implementation of professional associations including CPA Australia, the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), The World Bank, The Singapore Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), Ministry of France (Vietnam) and Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and New Zealand.

He is passionate about positive regulation, good practice and the role professional associations play in providing programs, tools and resources on practice sustainability.