FBAA reschedules 2021 National Conference set for July due to new COVID threat

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FBAA reschedules 2021 national conference set for July due to new COVID threat

The Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA) has rescheduled its 2021 National Industry Conference due to recent border restrictions and lockdowns across the country caused by the highly contagious Delta Strain of COVID-19.

The conference, which usually sees around 1000 people from across the industry attend, is held each summer at the Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast, however, due to the cancellation of last year’s event, it was scheduled for July 30.

In an email to attendees, FBAA managing director Peter White AM noted that “over the past 18 months we’ve all become very used to change”, before advising that the conference will now go ahead on Friday, November 5.

“This has been forced upon us due to current national COVID lockdowns and the uncertainty this brings. We don’t know what the situation will be with COVID and state borders in four weeks and we must always act in the interests of your health and safety, as well as ours,“ Mr White said.

However, he confirmed that the entire program including speakers, theme, Gala Dinner and location will be the same.

Speakers include demographers Bernard Salt and Simon Kuestenmacher, finance commentator Michael Pascoe, Director of ySafe Yasmin London, and award-winning leadership strategist Shade Zahrai.  

Those who have registered will be transferred to the new date.

Mr White said while it is disappointing, the new date will be worth waiting for, adding that, “after the last 18 months, I think the gala dinner might just be what we need to end 2021.”

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