Agenda

9.00am - 9.15am
Welcome
MC Extraordinaire: Adam Spencer, Media Provocateur, Math Geek
9.15am - 9.30am
Keynote Address: You see Gen AI: We also hear Generation AI
Dr. Kellie Nuttall, AI Institute Lead & Strategy and Business Design Lead, Deloitte Australia
9.30am - 9.45am
Fireside Chat with…​
Justin Tauber, A/NZ Practice Leader, Ignite Strategic Innovation, Salesforce & Responsible Think Tank Member, CSIRO
9.45am - 10.20am
THE CHIEFS: CXO Leaders Panel
  • Generative AI – the chiefs’ perspectives on the future impact of AI generated audio, text, and synthetic data
  • Chief Information Officer, Chief Data Scientist or Chief Executive Officer: who will own the AI agenda?
  • Measuring AI: a board's perspective on the success metrics
  • Future Ready: what are the jobs that do not exist yet?
  • What's Next: the emerging tech that transform the world by 2030
Panellists:
  • Memo Hayek, Chief Information Officer, Nine
  • Dr. Rachna Gandhi, Group Chief Data & Digital Officer, Ramsay Health
  • Robert Wilson, Group Chief Technology Officer, Bank of Queensland
  • Dr Elea Wurth, Trustworthy AI Partner, Risk Advisory, Deloitte Australia
  • Greg Wells, Chief Executive Officer, Service NSW; former NSW Government Chief Information and Digital Officer and Deputy Secretary, Digital.NSW
10.20am - 10.35am
Keynote Address: Unlocking the Power of Agreements Through Data & AI
Ed Knott, VP Australia & New Zealand, DocuSign
10.35am - 11.05am
Morning Tea
11:05am - 11.20am
Fireside Chat with...
David Walker, Group Chief Technology Officer, Westpac
11:20am - 11.35am
Keynote Address: The New Era of Generative AI
Ella Grier, AI Specialist, Google Cloud
11.35am - 12.15pm
THE STAND-OUTS: Best Use Cases Panel
  • Standout case-studies and innovation success stories to draw inspiration from
  • The [BIG] deal about Generative AI and it's potential to create competitive points of differences
  • What tech should CXOs invest in today to progress their future AI journey?
  • The next generation of AI and how to navigate the new dawn of digital transformation
Panellists:
  • Stela Solar, Director, National AI Centre, CSIRO
  • Pooyan Asgari, Chief Data Officer, Domain
  • Angela Logothetis, Group Owner for Edge and Cloud, Telstra
  • Sandeep Srinivasan, Senior Vice President & Business Head APAC, Persistent Systems
12.15pm - 12.30pm
Keynote Address: The AI Arms Race: The Winning Strategy for Long-Term Success
Jonathan Staff, Head of Private Cloud, Macquarie Technology Group
12.30pm - 12:45pm
Keynote Address: Empowering Organisations – the Codeless Revolution in Software Development
Gary Hoberman, CEO & Founder, Unqork
12.45pm - 2.00pm
Lunch
2.00pm - 2.15pm
Fireside Chat with….
Mark Cruth, Modern Work Coach, Atlassian (USA)
2.15pm - 2.55pm
THE CHANGE MAKERS: The Future of Work Panel
  • The standout companies that are embracing the future of work today!
  • The skills required to support the emergence of AI in the workforce
  • The impact of Generative AI on productivity and creativity
  • The next digital wave and how emerging technologies will impact the future workforce
Panellists:
  • Tim Fung, Founder and CEO, Airtasker
  • Alex Taylor, Global Head of Emerging Technology, QBE Ventures
  • Susan Travis, Head of Research, Tech Council of Australia
  • Rob Carruthers, Head of ValueOps APAC, Broadcom
2.55pm - 3.10pm
Keynote Address: Evolution of AI Workloads with Generative AI
Ridhav Mahajan, CTO & Head of HPE Ezmeral APAC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
3.10pm - 3.25pm
Keynote Address: Transforming How Businesses Generate Value with AI
Steve Sammartino, Futurist, Entrepreneur and Business Technologist
3.25pm - 3.55pm
Afternoon Tea
3.55pm - 4.10pm
Fireside Chat with…
Dan Jermyn, Chief Decision Scientist, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
4.10pm - 4.45pm
THE BRAINS TRUST: The Ethical Panel
  • The ethical implications of AI and ML when accessing customer data; and why we need to get it right, now!
  • The customer data security threats of bots and social engineering and the ethical implications to consider
  • Why uncovering bias and 'techno chauvinism' is critical to enabling success
  • The buck stops with... the key stakeholders who need to sit at the 'ethics in AI' table
Panellists:
  • Amy Shi-Nash, Chief Analytics and Data Officer, Tabcorp
  • Dan Chesterman, Group Executive, Technology and Data, ASX
  • Angela Donohoe, Chief Information Officer, Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
4.45pm - 6.30pm
Networking Drinks & Canapes & Prizes Giveaway