31/08/2026
On 29 September 2026, ICDP will host the second online Financial Literacy Dialogue/talanoa featuring guest speaker Betsy Westcott, a business finance coach and economic commentator, and co-facilitated by Goroka Hub Coordinator Georgina Benson and ICDP Director Catherine Fritz-Kalish AM.
Running a business takes more than a great idea. It requires confidence and clarity with money. This workshop will help you better understand your finances so you can make informed decisions, improve profitability, and build a business that supports your life.
Together, we will focus on simple, practical foundations you can start using straight away. You will learn how to track your money, price your products and services for profit, and manage your cash flow with confidence. We will also explore how to balance business income with personal and family responsibilities and look at different ways to fund and grow your business over time.
Join us for the dialogue on Tuesday, 29 September 2026 from across the Pacific.
11:00AM-12:30PM Port Moresby & Sydney
12:00PM-1:30PM Honiara & Port Vila
1:00PM-2:30PM Suva
2:00PM-3:30PM Apia & Nuku'alofa
RSVP by Tuesday, 22 September to confirm your participation.
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Goroka participants also have the option to attend in person at the following venue:
Coffee Authority Training Cente (formerly CIC), Airport Road, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Please email [email protected] to confirm your attendance in person as places are limited.
GUEST SPEAKER
Betsy Westcott
Betsy Westcott is a leading financial coach, economic commentator and keynote speaker with over 15 years’ experience across banking, fintech and financial education. A qualified Financial Adviser, Mortgage Broker and Money Coach, she brings deep expertise in how people think about, relate to and manage money.
Through her financial coaching practice, Betsy helps individuals, couples and business owners master money by combining inner clarity with practical financial strategy, so their decisions genuinely support the life they want to live. She is also a regular financial expert on Channel 7’s Sunrise, where she translates economic news, interest rates and cost-of-living pressures into clear, grounded insight, and a Board Advisor of Millie, a women-focused fintech improving financial outcomes at scale.
CO-FACILITATORS
Georgina Benson
ICDP Goroka Hub Coordinator & Founder, Mohone Coffee
Georgina Benson is a financial services professional with over 17 years of experience in facilitating financial education, entrepreneurship training and stakeholder capacity-building initiatives. Georgina has previously worked with ANZ in Papua New Guinea and Fiji and is the Founder of Mohone Coffee, a local coffee produced in the Eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea.
Catherine Fritz-Kalish AM
Director, ICDP & ICDP Foundation
Catherine Fritz-Kalish AM is a Director of the International Centre for Democratic Partnerships (ICDP) and the ICDP Foundation. She is also co-founder and Managing Director of Global Access Partners (GAP) where she leads active policy initiatives across education, health, environment and international relations. Catherine serves on the board of Neuroscience Research Australia, chairs the Fritz Family Foundation and contributes to several philanthropic advisory groups.
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RSVP by Tuesday, 22 September 5:00pm AEST to confirm your attendance. Please feel free to forward this on to others you think may be interested in attending.
