SYNERGY Sydney 2026

Agenda

Intelligence in action:
Navigate tomorrow, today 

Thursday, 12 March 2026  |  9 am – 6 pm AEDT
Ilumina, 1 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000

Please note: Agenda subject to change

Registration [ Opens at 9 am ]

9:30 am – 10 am

Thomson Reuters Vision for 2026

Thomson Reuters leaders will unveil the key focus areas for the company's markets in 2026 and beyond.

Vishal Bali

Vishal Bali
Managing Director, Asia and Emerging Markets, Thomson Reuters

10 am – 10:45 am

Keynote: Janine Allis, Founder, Boost Juice and Retail Zoo

Janine Allis

Janine Allis
Founder, Boost Juice and Retail Zoo

Morning tea [ 25 mins ]

11:15 am – 11:45 am

Thomson Reuters Global Product Roadmap

Discover the product innovations coming and how Thomson Reuters will help legal, tax compliance, and finance customers in 2026 and beyond. 

David Wong

David Wong
Chief Product Officer, Thomson Reuters

11:45 am – 12:30 pm 

Realising Growth Through the Complexity

The complexity of the professional landscape isn’t going anywhere, and the pace of change is ever-growing. So how do leaders find ways to move forward when nothing is certain? 

This panel of industry-leading CEOs will explore strategies and approaches to find growth opportunities through the complexity.

Paul Howes

Paul Howes
Chief Executive Officer, Tenet Advisory & Investments

Dr Aruna Sathanapally

Dr Aruna Sathanapally
Chief Executive Officer and Economic Prosperity and Democracy Program Director, Grattan Institute

Axel Threlfall

Axel Threlfall
Editor-at-Large, Reuters

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

Catherine Roberts

Catherine Roberts
Senior Director, AI & LegalTech, APAC and the Middle East, Thomson Reuters

2:10 pm – 2.45 pm 

Time to Think Again

The Honourable Justice François Kunc

The Honourable Justice François Kunc
Supreme Court of New South Wales

2:45 pm – 3.30 pm 

The Future Legal Professionals

Timothy Burt

Timothy Burt
Director Strategy &  Planning, Future Skills Organisation ​

David Newman

David Newman
Chief Executive Officer, Maddocks

Catherine Renshaw

Catherine Renshaw
Dean of Law, Western Sydney University​

3:30 pm – 4 pm 

AI in Use

Tax & finance professionals track

1:45 pm – 2.35 pm

2026 Governance as a Strategic Focus

Andrew Hay

Andrew Hay
Head of Product Software Solutions, Thomson Reuters

Andrew Ko

Andrew Ko
Head of Group Strategy, Aware Super

2:35 pm – 3.10 pm

AI in Finance and Tax

Ray Grove

Ray Grove
SVP Global Head of Product, Thomson Reuters

3:10 pm – 4 pm 

Technology in Tax 

Zoe Martinez

Zoe Martinez 
AI & Global Trade Segment Lead, Thomson Reuters

Networking & refreshments [ until 6 pm ]