Agenda
9.00am – 9.10am
Welcome by MC: Adam Spencer, Media Provocateur, Math Genius, TED Speaker, Author
9.10am – 9.30am
Opening Keynote: The Honourable Danny Pearson MP, Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs, Minister for Finance and Minister for Government Services
9.30am – 10.00am
CHIEFS Panel: CXO Leaders Panel
- Super-AI – what leaders must do today to balance innovation with long-term safety, privacy and societal trust
- From Pilot to P&L – embedding AI as a core enterprise driver to help execute strategies and unlock measurable ROI
- The Buck Stops Where? – accountability, governance, and ownership when AI gets it wrong
- Sovereign AI – how national data control, regulatory compliance, and locally governed AI infrastructure is a strategic enabler for trust, resilience, and market differentiation
Panellists:
- Simon Kriss, Chief Executive Officer, Sovereign AI Australia
- Brendan Hopper, Managing Director, Innovation Ecosystems, Commonwealth Bank
- Michael McNamara, Executive General Manager Enterprise Services, Australia Post
- Stacey O’Toole, Chief Information Officer, Victorian Ombudsman
- CXO, Snowflake
10.00am – 10.15am
Fireside Chat with…
CXO, Outsystems
10.15am – 10.30am
Fireside Chat with…
10.30am – 11.15am
Morning Tea
11.15am – 11.30am
Fireside chat with…
CXO, Splunk
11.30am – 12.15pm
THE STAND OUTS: Best Use Cases Panel
- Competitive Edge – how leading enterprises are leveraging AI to outperform rivals, drive differentiation, and capture market advantage
- Borderless Innovation – standout global AI use cases that Australian enterprises can adopt and accelerate
- The Next Frontier – harnessing agentic AI, Large Language Models, small language models, and synthetic data at scale
- Beyond the Horizon – Automated Super Intelligence, quantum, immersive enterprise collaboration and other frontier technologies set to redefine the next 5 years
Panellists:
Pieter Vorster, General Manager Data Platforms & CDO, Westpac Group
- Dr Maruf Hossain, Chief AI Strategist, Author & Global Top 100 Innovator
- Kathryn Gulifa, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, HBF Health
- CXO, Precisely
12.15pm – 12.30pm
Keynote Address: CXO, Airia
12.30pm – 1.30pm
Lunch
1.30pm - 1.45pm
Fireside chat with…
1.45pm - 2.15pm
THE AGE OF AGENTS: Autonomous Enterprises & the Future of Work Panel
- Beyond Chatbots – real-world cases where AI agents cut costs and create new revenue streams
- Careers Rewired – the rise of new roles from Chief Agentic Officer to AI Ethicist, and the skills and recruitment processes that CIOs can’t afford to ignore
- The Human Contract – redefining what organisations owe their people as AI reshapes work and trust
- Future-Proof Leadership – why investing in AI fluency and talent pipelines secures tomorrow’s edge
Panellists:
- Dilan Perera, Chief AI Officer, Bendigo Kangan Institute
- Dr Imtiaz Bhayat Chief Information Officer & Executive Director, Information Services, Regis Aged care
- Professor Jeannie Paterson CAIDE Co- Director & Digital Ethics Advisor, Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics, The University of Melbourne
- Manohar Esarapu, Chief Information & Innovation Officer, City of Port Phillip
2.15 – 2.30pm
Fireside Chat: Cyber in the Age of AI – Defending and Counterattacking at Machine Speed
2.30pm – 3.30pm
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:
- Simon Reiter, Chief Technology Officer, CareSuper
- Robin Mann, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Monash Health
- Elizabeth Wilson, Chief Information Officer, Department of Education
3.30pm – 4.00pm
Prizes Giveaway, Canapes, Music & Networking!