Livewire LIVE 2026
About this Event
Livewire Live gives you direct access to high-conviction investment ideas from some of the sharpest minds in markets.
In 2025, our audience rated the event 9.4/10, and we’re raising the bar again in 2026.
This year, we welcome GMOs Jeremy Grantham as an international guest speaker via a live video address. Grantham is a global investing legend renowned for his market insights and long term thinking. From market bubbles to value-based strategies, discover how Grantham is seeing the future for markets.
He’ll be joined by an all-star line-up of Australia’s leading fund managers, each sharing their best ideas and perspectives on the big themes shaping the decade ahead.
7 reasons to attend Livewire Live
Prepare to be inspired, educated, and entertained as we bring together best-of-breed fund managers and investment visionaries under one roof. Here’s a taste of what you’ll get at the event.
- Learn how to overcome the behavioural biases that damage returns
- Separate the macro signals that matter from those that are simply noise
- Discover the sectors and shares that offer value on the ASX
- Long-term thinking with deep dives exploring four structural megatrends
- Hear about the next generation of opportunities in global shares
- Be prepared and inspired with 5 shocking predictions for 2027 and beyond
- Leading edge insights into innovation from Australia’s top venture capital investors
Your ticket includes: Morning tea, lunch, and access to the post-event networking function. Attendees also receive exclusive access to post-event content and deep-dive insights.
One day. One room. A decade of excellence. Actionable ideas.
N.B. We reserve the right to refuse or cancel ticket purchases by individuals or organisations deemed to be competitors or suppliers to the funds management industry. In the event that such a purchase is identified, a full refund will be issued, and the ticket will be voided. This restriction applies before and after confirmation of the ticket sale, and attendance to the event may be denied based on this policy. By proceeding with your purchase, you acknowledge and accept these terms.
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM
Welcome to Livewire Live
Host: Tom McKay
🕑: 09:05 AM
Fireside chat with Jeremy Grantham
Host: Jeremy Grantham
Info: Jeremy Grantham is a global investing legend renowned for his market insights and long-term thinking. From market bubbles to value-based strategies, discover how Grantham is seeing the future for markets. (Live video)
🕑: 09:35 AM
The seven deadly sins of investing
Host: Dr David Allen
Info: Why do smart investors repeatedly make wealth-destroying mistakes? Because human judgment evolved to survive physical threats, not manage global portfolios in a hyperconnected market. This session will unpack seven hard-wired behavioral biases that quietly erode returns and how greater awareness can sharpen your decision-making.
🕑: 09:55 AM
Signal or Noise: What matters and what you should ignore
Host: Roy Keenan
Info: The macroeconomic playbook has changed. Low inflation and cheap rates were an anomaly; rising geopolitical tensions and de-globalisation are now actively reshaping asset classes and portfolio outcomes. In this session, our expert panel draws on decades of market experience to help you cut through the market noise and focus on the trends that actually matter right now, and those you can ignore.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea
🕑: 11:05 AM
How self-directed and advised portfolios differ in 2026
Host: Arnie Selvarajah
Info: A data-driven look at how self-directed and advised portfolios are investing in 2026. What are the key differences, which products are they using and how has this changed in recent years?
🕑: 11:15 AM
Where is the value on the ASX?
Host: Dushko Bajic
Info: The past 12 months have thrown multiple curveballs. Growth and tech companies have been hit by AI fears, ‘blue chip’ stocks have fallen from grace while gravity defying valuations for large caps have investors scratching their heads. We’ve assembled some of Australia's finest stock pickers to help you uncover where the value lies on the ASX.
🕑: 11:55 AM
Four Megatrends you need to know about (and how to play them)
Host: Nick Griffin
Info: Step back from daily market gyrations as we put the spotlight on the long-term trends shaping the decade ahead. From commodities and AI to essential infrastructure and quantum computing, this session takes you inside the structural opportunities of the future and how to position for them.
🕑: 12:35 PM - 01:35 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:40 PM
Finding Australia’s next generation of market leaders
Host: Rick Baker
Info: Blackbird Ventures is a leading Venture Capital firm that invests in the best startup companies in Australia and New Zealand.
Blackbird’s portfolio is worth over $9B and includes some of the most successful Aussie and Kiwi startups including Canva, Zoox, SafetyCulture, Culture Amp and Halter.
In this session, Blackbird’s Rick Baker and Samantha Wong will speak with Capital Brief Managing Editor John McDuling to discuss innovation, disruption and the companies they’re backing as future leaders.
🕑: 02:10 PM
Five years from now these are the companies everyone will wish they owned
Host: Vihari Ross
Info: Entire industries are being re-shaped as we go through what many describe as the new industrial revolution. The dust is yet to settle but investors are busily searching for the companies that can survive this change as well as the new breed of winners.
🕑: 02:50 PM
5 Shocking predictions for 2027 and beyond
Host: Kellie Wood
Info: Many of the best investing opportunities emerge when you think differently from the herd. Our ‘Shocking Predictions’ are back featuring five fast-paced and thought provoking pitches that will challenge consensus ideas as investors look to 2027 and beyond.
Shocking predictions for 2027 and beyond (cont)
Host: Billy Leung
🕑: 03:20 PM
Event concludes + closing remarks
🕑: 03:30 PM
Networking Reception
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
AUD 320.00
