MONEY SMART, BUSINESS STRONG
On 29 September, ICDP will host the second online Financial Literacy Dialogue/talanoa featuring guest speaker Betsy Westcott – a renowned 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.
Our Guest Speaker
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 relate to and manage money. Through her coaching practice, Betsy supports individuals, couples and business owners to master money by combining inner clarity with practical strategy. She is also a regular expert on Channel 7’s Sunrise, translating complex economic issues into clear insight, and a Board Advisor to Millie, a women-focused fintech improving financial outcomes at scale.
Our Co-facilitators
Georgina Benson is ICDP’s Hub Coordinator for Goroka, the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea. She 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 Banking Group in PNG and Fiji and is the Founder of Mohone Coffee, a local coffee produced in the Eastern Highlands of PNG.
Catherine Fritz-Kalish AM is a Director of 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.
Registration
This online dialogue is open to all members of ICDP Pacific Community.
Read our Dialogue Flyer for more information and register your attendance here by Tuesday, 22 September 2026.
Goroka Participants
Participants based in Goroka, PNG, also have the option to join this Dialogue in person at the following venue (limited availability):
- Coffee Authority Training Cente (formerly CIC), Airport Road, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Please email info@icdp.com.au if you plan to attend in person.
