Ella Withers

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Speaker bio

Ella is the current Head of Investment Risk & Compliance at Hostplus. She is a dynamic and emerging leader within risk and compliance, specialising within the financial services sector. Known for embedding a strong risk culture, her relationship-based approach supports successful embedment of risk and compliance frameworks within organisations to enable better organisational outcomes. With prior experience within the consulting sector, Ella leverages better practice insights and pragmatism to strike the right balance when designing and implementing risk and compliance frameworks. Ella was awarded the Next Gen Risk Professional of the Year in 2025 by the Risk Management Institute of Australasia and is an active member of risk community, currently serving as a Chapter Executive of the SA-NT RMIA Chapter.