Agenda
AGENDA ANNOUNCED SOON!
8.45 – 8.55am
Welcome
MC Extraordinaire: Adam Spencer, Media
Provocateur, Math Geek
8.55am – 9.15am
Keynote Address:
David Walker, Group Chief Technology Officer, Westpac Group
9.15am – 9.30am
Fireside Chat: with an industry CXO
9.30am – 10.00am
THE CHIEFS: CXO Leaders Panel
- The Ultimate Disruptor – how top Chiefs are determining their AI strategies, and reaping the rewards
- The Criteria – how to extract value from data to leverage AI-powered business opportunities
- The Agile Mind – the must-have qualities of innovative CXOs to ‘keep up’ in an AI World
- The 4th Industrial Revolution – educating and upskilling a future AI workforce
Panellists:
- Tim Hogarth, Chief Technology Officer, ANZ
- Christina Igasto, Chief Digital Officer, Service NSW
- Jeremy Hubbard, Chief Data and Technology Officer, Rest
- Brett Wilson, Chief Information Officer, Australian Red Cross
10.00am – 10.15am
Fireside Chat: From Data Lake to Power Play —Turning AI Insights into Enterprise Gold
10.15am – 11.00am
Morning Tea
11.00am – 11.15am
Keynote Address: Guidance, Guardrails and Governance — Redefining Transformation with AI
Leonie Valentine, Chair, AOMedia (former Chief AI Officer at Regional AI Network & former Managing Director Google Melbourne, former EGM Australia Post & former Director Marketing,Telstra)
11.15am – 11.30am
Fireside Chat: with an industry CXO
11.30am – 11.45am
Fireside Chat: with an industry CXO
11.45am – 12.30pm
THE STAND-OUTS: Best Use Cases Panel
- Agentic AI and Synthetic Data – the latest trends and success stories to draw inspiration from
- Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff – the criteria for choosing an LLM
- The Culture Imperative – top strategies to create a culture of innovation to embrace AI’s opportunities
- 2030 – the key innovations that are shaping the next wave of Gen AI and LLMs in the enterprise
Panellists:
- Nirvana Luckraj, Chief Medical Officer, Healthdirect
- Hind Benbya, Dean, School of Business, Western Sydney University
- Brendan Hopper, Chief Information Officer for Technology, Commonwealth Bank
- Lee Hickin, Executive Director, National AI Centre
12.30pm – 1.30pm
Lunch
1.30pm – 1.45pm
Fireside Chat: AI vs AI – Battling Fraud in the Age of Intelligent Threats
James Roberts, General Manager, Group Fraud Management Services, Commonwealth Bank
1.45pm – 2.15pm
THE ACCELERATORS: The Data Readiness Panel
- Igniting Data Governance – tactics to embed responsible data practices and foster trust as AI adoption expands
- Rethinking Retention for AI – smarter ways to manage data lifecycles while staying compliant, auditable, and AI-ready
- Activating the AI Workforce – equipping teams to harness Gen AI—and motivating those outside the AI loop
- Lead by Example – why respect for data governance and accepting accountability needs to come from the top
Panellists:
- Joanna Gurry, Executive Data Platforms, National Australia Bank
- Pooyan Asgari, Chief Data Officer, Domain
- Imma Chippendale, Senior Strategic Advisor, Data, ACCC
2.15pm - 2.45pm
THE INNOVATORS: The Next Big Things
- The inspirational start-ups and cutting-edge breakthroughs in AI
- The Perfect Pitch – what large enterprises can learn from start-ups to get the Board ‘on board’
- Off the Blocks – how to identify the business functions that would benefit the most from AI
- AI @ Scale – how to manage rapid growth and kickstart scaling AI
Panellists:
- Dr Sue Keay, Director, UNSW AI Institute
- Patricia Haueiss, CEO, Reality Labs; Chair, Metaverse Advisory Council
- Angela Shi, Founder & CEO, Empathetic AI
- Álvaro Colon, Chief Innovation Officer, Wisr
2.45pm – 3.00pm
Fireside Chat: Human + AI Collaboration - Getting the Balance Right
3.00pm - 4.00pm
The Voice: Peer-to-Peer Interactive
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in an interactive discussion with your peers! Submit your pressing topic on the registration form, and the key issues will be discussed by our leaders panel AND the industry leaders attending. Engage, share, network and leave with fresh insights to apply in your organisation.
Panellists:
- Bijal Sejpal, Chief Operations Officer - Technology, Bupa
4.00pm
Prizes Giveaway, Canapes, Music & Networking!