Program – PGK 3 and Chief Justice’s Breakfast

Aug 12, 2026

PRIVATE GAVAMANI KONEKT 3 & 2ND CHIEF JUSTICE’S BUSINESS BREAKFAST

Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Port Moresby
Theme: Justice, Integrity and Innovation: Strengthening Markets and Governance in PNG

7:00 AM–8:00 AM | BREAKFAST

8:00 AM–9:00 AM | OFFICIAL OPENING

Master of Ceremony:
Desmond Yaninen
Chief Executive Officer, Pacifund

8:00 AM–8:15 AM | OPENING REMARKS

Courtney Boustridge
Treasurer, Business Council of PNG
Senior Manager, Advisory, PwC

8:15 AM–8:30 AM | CHIEF JUSTICE’S ADDRESS

The Hon. Sir Gibuna Gibbs Salika, GCL KBE CSM OBE
Chief Justice of the National and Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea

8:30 AM–8:40 AM | EUROPEAN UNION AMBASSADOR TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA ADDRESS

Her Excellency Erika Hasznos
Ambassador
European Union Delegation to Papua New Guinea

8:40 AM–8:50 AM | REMARKS

Aadil Mansoor
UNDP Resident Representative a.i.

9:00 AM–9:40 AM | SESSION 1

FINANCIAL CRIME, AML AND ECONOMIC INTEGRITY

DEFENDING MARKETS AGAINST ILLICIT FINANCE

Moderator:
Carmella Gabina
Executive Director, Business Council of PNG

9:00 AM–9:10 AM | FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Delores Elliott
Operations Manager
PNG Credit & Data Bureau

9:10 AM–9:20 AM | BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Clarence Hoot
Managing Director
Investment Promotion Authority

9:20 AM–9:30 AM | BANKING DE-RISKING

Vandhna Narayan
Chief Compliance Officer
Bank of the South Pacific Group Limited

9:30 AM–9:40 AM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

9:50 AM–10:10 AM | MORNING TEA

10:10 AM–10:50 AM | SESSION 2

AI, DIGITAL EVIDENCE AND THE FUTURE OF JUSTICE

JUDICIAL SYSTEMS IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Moderator:
Flare Namaliu
Executive Director, City Pharmacy

10:10 AM–10:20 AM | JUDICIARY INITIATIVES IN ADDRESSING AI

Ian Augerea
Acting Registrar
Supreme and National Courts Registry

10:20 AM–10:30 AM | JUDICIAL ETHICS

Alma Sedlar
Chief Technical Adviser, Anti-Corruption
United Nations Development Programme

10:30 AM–10:40 AM | CYBER LAW REFORM

Sarah Kuman
Partner, Allens

10:40 AM–10:50 AM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

10:50 AM–11:30 AM | SESSION 3

LAND, GREEN ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

BALANCING DEVELOPMENT, CUSTOMARY LAND AND CLIMATE RESPONSIBILITY

Moderator:
Ben Leavai
Climate Change Adviser
Australia-PNG Economic Partnership

10:50 AM–11:00 AM | GREEN BENCH INITIATIVES – JUDICIARY

Nichodimus Mosoro
Secretary
National Judicial Staff Services

11:10 AM–11:20 AM | ESG COMPLIANCE – STEAMSHIPS

Ruth Kissam
General Manager of Corporate Affairs
Steamships Limited

11:20 AM–11:30 AM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

11:40 AM–12:30 PM | LUNCH

12:40 PM–1:10 PM | SESSION 4

JUDICIAL REFORM, SECURITY AND INVESTOR CONFIDENCE

BUILDING TRUSTED INSTITUTIONS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH

Moderator:
Desmond Yaninen
Chief Executive Officer, Pacifund

12:40 PM–12:50 PM | REGULATORY SIMPLIFICATION, EASE OF DOING BUSINESS AND INVESTOR PROTECTIONS

Daroa Peter
Director, Investor Servicing and Promotion Division
Investment Promotion Authority

12:50 PM–1:00 PM | ANTI-CORRUPTION ENFORCEMENT – UNDP/TIPNG

Peter Aitsi
Board Chair
Transparency International PNG

1:00 PM–1:10 PM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1:10 PM–1:50 PM | SESSION 5

ARBITRATION, MEDIATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

MODERNIZING COMMERCIAL JUSTICE IN THE PACIFIC