SYNERGY
Sydney 2026
Intelligence in action:
Navigate tomorrow, today
Thursday, 12 March 2026 | 9 am – 6 pm AEDT
Ilumina, 1 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000
SYNERGY is Thomson Reuters’ must-attend annual event for tax, legal and finance professionals. Where trusted AI meets expertise. Where insights drive decisions. Where professionals unite to shape tomorrow.
Join us, and other industry experts, to explore the future of professional work and gain insights into the tax compliance, legal and regulatory developments shaping the Australian market.
Expert-led sessions on critical industry defining topics.
Connect with industry leaders and peers.
In-depth exploration of emerging technology trends and regulatory updates.
Event agenda
Please note: Agenda subject to change
Registration [ Opens at 9 am ]
9:30 am – 10 am
Thomson Reuters Vision for 2026
10 am – 10:45 am
Keynote: Janine Allis, Founder, Boost Juice and Retail Zoo
Morning tea [ 25 mins ]
11:15 am – 11:45 am
Thomson Reuters Global Product Roadmap
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Realising Growth Through the Complexity
Lunch [ 75 mins ]
Legal professionals track
1:45 pm – 2.10 pm
The Double Bottom Line: Financial and Human Benefits of Legal Tech and AI
2:10 pm – 2.45 pm
Time to Think Again
2:45 pm – 3.30 pm
The Future Legal Professionals
3:30 pm – 4 pm
AI in Use
Tax & finance professionals track
1:45 pm – 2.35 pm
2026 Governance as a Strategic Focus
2:35 pm – 3.10 pm
AI in Finance and Tax
3:10 pm – 4 pm
Technology in Tax
Networking & refreshments [ until 6 pm ]
Speakers
Janine Allis
Founder, Boost Juice and Retail Zoo
Vishal Bali
Managing Director, Asia and Emerging Markets, Thomson Reuters
Timothy Burt
Director Strategy & Planning, Future Skills Organisation
Ray Grove
SVP Global Head of Product, Thomson Reuters
Andrew Hay
Head of Product Software Solutions, Thomson Reuters
Paul Howes
Chief Executive Officer, Tenet Advisory & Investments
Andrew Ko
Head of Group Strategy, Aware Super
The Honourable Justice François Kunc
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Marcus Martin
Group Chief Executive Officer, College of Law
Zoe Martinez
AI & Global Trade Segment Lead, Thomson Reuters
David Newman
Chief Executive Officer, Maddocks
Catherine Renshaw
Dean of Law, Western Sydney University
Catherine Roberts
Senior Director, AI & LegalTech, APAC and the Middle East, Thomson Reuters
Dr Aruna Sathanapally
Chief Executive Officer and Economic Prosperity and Democracy Program Director, Grattan Institute
Axel Threlfall
Editor-at-Large, Reuters
David Wong
Chief Product Officer, Thomson Reuters