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Boardroom Confidential

Australian Institute of Company Directors

Business

Frequency: 1 episode/21d. Total Eps: 51

Produced by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Hosted by Bennett Mason, Boardroom Confidential brings you candid conversations with some of Australia's most influential company directors, business leaders, and experts. Together, we explore their paths to the boardroom, lessons from their careers, and the ideas shaping modern governance. Whether you're an experienced director or just starting your governance journey, each episode offers practical insights into leadership, decision-making, culture, risk, and strategy—straight from those who sit at the board table. Tune in for fresh perspectives on what it takes to lead with purpose in today's complex business environment.

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S3E9 – Former Mirvac CEO Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz on Australia's housing challengers, gender diversity and transitioning to the boardroom

Season 3 · Episode 9

Monday, February 2, 2026 • Duration 41:01

Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz reflects on a career shaped by unexpected turns, major leadership challenges and a decade transforming Mirvac as CEO - and how those experiences now inform her work in the boardroom.

In this conversation, Susan discusses the mindset shift from executive to non-executive roles, the discipline of governing without managing, and what effective boards get right in uncertain times. She explores the balance between being supportive and challenging, the central role of the chair, and why CEO succession is the most important decision a board makes.

Susan also shares insights from her work on housing affordability, the realities of leading through complex, politically charged issues, and how boards should think about ESG, diversity and AI in a rapidly shifting global environment.

Key Takeaways:

· Board effectiveness — creating the right balance between being supportive and constructively challenging management.

· Time and focus in the boardroom — avoiding over-indexing on compliance at the expense of strategy, culture and long-term value.

· CEO succession — why pipeline development, transparency and early planning matter more than last-minute decisions.

· Navigating ESG and geopolitics — boards operating amid shifting expectations on climate, diversity and shareholder primacy.

· AI as a governance tool — using AI to sharpen questions and insight, without outsourcing judgement.

· Housing affordability — supply-side reform, productivity, planning and the long game required for meaningful change.

· Gender diversity and talent pipelines — where progress has been made, where blockages persist, and the board's role in calling out bias.

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S3E8 - Nothing About Us Without Us: Alastair McEwin on Disability, Leadership and the Boardroom

Season 3 · Episode 8

Sunday, January 25, 2026 • Duration 39:15

Alastair McEwin has spent his career pushing for a more inclusive Australia — as a lawyer, board director, Disability Discrimination Commissioner and a commissioner on the Disability Royal Commission. In this conversation, he reflects on what drew him to disability advocacy, what he learned starting out on boards in his twenties, and why great governance is a team sport.

Alastair unpacks why representation at the top still lags, how boards can move beyond tokenism, and the practical changes that make boardrooms genuinely accessible. He also shares the Royal Commission's central message: Australia is failing people with disability in mainstream settings — and why lasting reform requires leaders to change systems, culture and expectations, not just policies.

Key Takeaways:

• Early board experience: purpose, patience, and learning the room
• What makes a good chair: relationships, trust, and drawing out every voice
• "Nothing about us without us": representation, accessibility, and culture
• Practical steps for boards: ask, don't assume; provide supports; build capability
• The Royal Commission's core finding: mainstream systems are failing people with disability

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S3E4 – Tim Trumper: Building AI-ready boards, chair succession done right, and leading through volatility

Season 3 · Episode 4

Monday, December 1, 2025 • Duration 35:34

Former NRMA Chair Tim Trumper joins Boardroom Confidential to talk about AI in the boardroom, data-led transformations, and the craft of modern chairing. Drawing on his book AI: Game On, Tim explores one of the central governance questions of our time — "who or what decides?" — and how directors can set guardrails that protect customers while still unleashing innovation.

Tim shares practical playbooks from the NRMA's reinvention journey, why whole-of-board learning beats delegating AI to a single expert, and how great chairs keep the "silent voice of the customer" present in every discussion. Plus: chair succession that actually works, and leading through an era where volatility is the constant.

Key Themes:

· AI in the boardroom — deciding who or what decides, setting boundaries, and avoiding inaction

· Guardrails without brake lights — a "data/AI Hippocratic oath" to do no harm while innovating

· Leaders must use the tools — boards should get hands-on with AI, not delegate it to one expert

· Customer-first data — using insight to solve problems in real time and define "what good looks like"

· Chair craft — curiosity, empathy, and the "silent voice of the customer" in every meeting

· Chair succession — start early, plan for fit not just skills, and communicate openly

· Boards in a VUCA world — adapt fast, think creatively, and stay flexible amid uncertainty

Click here to watch a video version of the podcast on YouTube

S3E3 – Taryn Williams: Shifting from founder to director, balancing AI opportunities with guardrails, and boards' growing responsibility for brand and reputation

Season 3 · Episode 3

Monday, November 24, 2025 • Duration 36:37

From founding her first company at 21 to building and exiting multiple tech ventures, Taryn Williams has spent her career at the intersection of talent, media and innovation.

In this episode, the award-winning entrepreneur and director reflects on the mindset behind scaling fast-growing businesses, the challenge of stepping back as a founder, and how she's navigating the next wave of disruption through AI and digital transformation.

Now serving on several boards across technology and creative industries, Taryn shares her perspective on how boards can better engage with brand and reputation — and why curiosity and emotional intelligence are fast becoming some of the most valuable skills in the boardroom.

Key Themes:

· From founder to director: shifting from execution to oversight

· Building strong teams, mentors and advisory boards

· Boards' growing responsibility for brand and reputation

· Balancing AI opportunity with governance and guardrails

· The future skills boards will need — and why EQ matters most

Click here for the video version of the podcast on YouTube

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S3E2 – David Gallop: Staying calm in a crisis, lessons from the NRL & Football Australia, and how to make a CEO-Chair relationship work

Season 3 · Episode 2

Monday, November 17, 2025 • Duration 29:39

David Gallop AM — former CEO of the NRL and Football Australia —share lessons on leadership, crisis, and culture from a career spent in the spotlight.

In this conversation, David reflects on two decades at the helm of high-profile sports, the experiences he's carried into the boardroom, and what makes an effective chair in today's governance landscape.

Now chair of Venues NSW and Step One Clothing, and a director at Tabcorp and Cricket NSW, David gives insights on handling crises, the balance between board and management, and the art of succession planning.

Key themes:

• Staying calm and focused under scrutiny
• Building trust and boundaries between board and management
• The chair–CEO relationship and what makes it work
• Diversity, gender balance and leadership pipelines
• Culture, communication and respect in times of change

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S3E1 – Naomi Simson: Growing Red Balloon Group, small business under threat, and knowing when a founder should step down as CEO

Season 3 · Episode 1

Monday, November 10, 2025 • Duration 41:06

Naomi Simson is an experienced director, successful entrepreneur, and acclaimed author. She co-founded Big Red Group and helped it grow to become Australia's largest experience network. In this candid conversation, Naomi reflects on two decades of building and scaling businesses, the lessons learned stepping back from the CEO role, and why small business remains the backbone of Australia's economy.

Naomi also shares her views on the evolving role of boards: how curiosity outperforms expertise, why brand and reputation belong in every risk conversation, and what directors can learn by "sitting in the customer's shoes."

Key themes:

· Why curiosity can be a director's greatest skill

· The board's role in brand, culture, and customer connection

Purpose-driven leadership and culture
Balancing growth with governance
The human cost of overreliance on AI
Protecting and empowering small business

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Inside the AICD's Company Directors Course

Season 2 · Episode 14

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 • Duration 30:27

This special podcast will take you inside the AICD's flagship Company Directors Course (CDC). Whether you're a current board member, aspiring director, or senior executive – the CDC is the gold standard in governance education. For more than 50 years, the course has helped shape more informed, capable and confident directors.

In this podcast, you'll hear from three of the CDC's over 100,000 participants. We'll be unpacking what the course offers, how it equips board members for real-world challenges, and why the CDC is the right next step on your director journey.

Thanks to our guests Shirley Chowdhary GAICD, Tim Longstaff GAICD and Nicky Sparshott GAICD.

Click here for more information on the Company Directors Course.

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Special Episode – Thomson Reuters CEO Steve Hasker: the rise of AI, lessons on private equity, and the future of news

Season 2 · Episode 13

Sunday, April 6, 2025 • Duration 30:36

Steve Hasker is the CEO and President of Thomson Reuters, plus a director with ASX-listed Appen. He was visiting Australia recently and took part in a special event with the AICD. We talked with Steve about the rise of artificial intelligence, lessons from his experiences with private equity, and the future of news and information.

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S2E12 – Kate Jenkins: Becoming the Chair of the Australian Sports Commission, gender targets at sports boards, and progress since the Respect@Work report

Season 2 · Episode 12

Sunday, October 27, 2024 • Duration 41:55

Kate Jenkins AO GAICD is the Chair of the Australian Sports Commission and the Creative Workplaces Council. She's also a former Sex Discrimination Commissioner and led the landmark Respect@Work report. We talk with Kate about: her chair role at the ASC, gender targets for sports boards and progress since the release of the Respect@Work report.

Click here for the AICD guide: "Positive duty to prevent workplace sexual harassment"

Click here for research from the AICD and ACSI: "Positive duty: preventing and responding to workplace sexual harassment – Insights from Australian directors"

Click here to read about the ASC's Sport Governance Principles

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S2E11 – Rebecca McGrath: inside a multi-billion-dollar M&A deal, preparing for meetings with a new board, and learnings from working overseas

Season 2 · Episode 11

Sunday, October 6, 2024 • Duration 46:29

Rebecca McGrath FAICD is the Chair of Investa Property Group, plus a director with Macquarie Group and Bank, Djerriwarrh Investments and Melbourne Business School. We talk about: OZ Minerals' multi-billion-dollar acquisition by BHP, learnings from working overseas, and preparing for meetings at a new board. Plus, key insights on the board's role in an effective decarbonisation plan.

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