Elected by Council, the President is the leader and spokesperson for the Actuaries Institute and the actuarial profession in Australia. Each President serves for one year, and in their inaugural Presidential Address, shares their views on the future of the profession.
2023 - Naomi Edwards
2023 Presidential Address Video
2022 - Annette King
2022 Presidential Address - Fearless Actuaries
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2021 - J Gibbs, BSc, FIA, FIAA
2021 Presidential Message - Expanding our Frontier
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2020 - H Bui, BEc, FIAA, GAICD
2020 Presidential Message - Picking up the torch
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2019 - N Rubinsztein, BSc, EMBA, FIAA, GAICD
2019 Presidential Message - Gender diversity in actuaries: The Good, the Ugly, the Good and the Bad
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2018 - J Evans MBA, FIA, FIAA, CERA, FFin
2018 Presidential Address - Globalisation of the profession - threats and opportunities
2017 - J Lyon BSc (Hons), FIAA
2017 Presidential Address
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2016 - L Smartt BA, FIAA, FNZSA, ASA
2016 Presidential Message
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2015 – E Pearson BA (Hons) (Oxon), FIAA, GAICD
2015 Presidential Message
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2014 – D A Smith BSc, FNZSA, FIAA
2014 Presidential Message
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2013 – J M Newman BBusSc (Hons), FIAA, FAICD
The Future of the Profession
2012 – D M Goodsall BA, FIAA, CERA
The Actuary for the 21st Century
2011 – B E Rafe Bsc, FIAA, FAICD
Professionalism as Loyalty to the Public
2010 – B Hinton BEc, FIAA
Relevance, Change and Value
2009 – T J Thompson BA, FIAA
Colliding with the Future
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2008 – G C Martin BA, FFin, FIAA
What is an Actuary?
2007 – F Rowley MA, FIA, FASI, FIAA
Realising the Vision: Actuaries, Strategy and Risk
2006 – M A Stevenson
The Evolution of the Profession
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2005 – A C Gale FIAA, BA, MBA, FIA
Leadership: The Courage to Commit
2004 – G E N Rogers FIA, FIAA
The Actuarial Profession – Making a Difference
2003 – C G Lewis BSc (Hons), FIA, FIAA
Shaping the Future: In a World of Uncertainty
2002 – H R Martin BA, FIAA
Actuaries, Woozles and Heffalumps: Perspectives from the Hundred Acre Wood
2001 – A M Coleman BA, MBA, FIA, FIAA
Beyond Uncertainty: Turning Risk into Value
2000 – D M Knox BA, PhD, FIA, FIAA
Integrity, Innovation and Integration: A Respected, Developing and Contributing Profession
1999 – R S Mitchell FIA, ASA, FIAA
The Evolving Actuary
1998 – J R Trowbridge Bsc, BE, BA, FIA, FIAA
Pathways to the Future
1997 – T J Matthews MA, FIA, ASA
Shaping the Next Century
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