Agenda

9.00 - 9.05am
Welcome
MC Extraordinaire: Adam Spencer, Media Provocateur, Math Geek
9.05 - 9.20am
NSW.AI: the Digital Capital of the Southern Hemisphere
Opening Keynote Speaker: The Hon. Victor Dominello, Minister for Customer Service and Minister for Digital, NSW Government
9.20 - 9.35am
Keynote Address: The Intelligent Future, Now: the Business Imperative
Speaker: Chris Kelly, Senior Vice President, Data Center Solutions, Dell Technologies, Asia Pacific & Japan
9.35 - 9:50am
Keynote Address: Bringing Money by Afterpay to Life
Speaker: Lee Hatton, Executive Vice President, Afterpay
9:50 - 10.30am
THE STAND-OUTS: Best Use Cases Panel
  • Phenomenal case-studies and success stories to draw inspiration from
  • How AI, ML and other emerging tech is opening new competitive opportunities and revenue streams
  • What tech should CXOs invest in to progress their AI journey?
  • How to measure success: the metrics that matter in the digital age
  • 2030: the next wave of AI and how CXOs can navigate the new dawn of digital transformation
Panellists:
  • Dan Jermyn, Chief Decision Scientist, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • David Reeve, Chief Information Officer, Metcash
  • Joanna Gurry, Chief Data Officer, nbn
  • Lee Hickin, National Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft
Moderator: Adam Spencer
10:30 - 11.00am
Morning Tea
11.00 - 11:15am
Fireside Chat with ...
Adam Spencer and Nick Eshkenazi, Group Chief Digital Technology Officer, Woolworths Group
11:15 - 11.30am
Keynote Address: CBA Leverages Leading AI to Deliver Personalised Support to Customers and Communities
Speaker: Dr. Andrew McMullan, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
11:30 - 11:45am
Fireside Chat with ...
Adam Spencer and Sweta Mehra, Chief Marketing Officer, ANZ and Pegasystems' Senior Director, Industry Principle Financial Services and Insurance, Jonathan Tanner
11.45 - 12.30pm
THE CHIEFS: CXO Leaders Panel
  • Chief Information Officer, Chief Data Scientist or Chief Executive Officer: who will own the AI agenda?
  • Measure AI's Success: a board's perspective
  • The Year of Hybrid: the cyber security vulnerabilities CXOs must protect in a work-from-anywhere world
  • Future Ready: what are the jobs that do not exist yet?
  • What's Next: How global events will accelerate AI adoption; and which emerging technologies will transform the world's economy by 2025?
Panellists:
  • Adrian Turner, Global Tech Entrepreneur, Chief Executive Officer, Minderoo Foundation Fire and Flood Resilience Initiative
  • Danny Elmarji, Vice President, Presales, Asia Pacific & Japan, Dell Technologies
  • Professor Toby Walsh, AI 'Rock Star', Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at UNSW and Group Research Lead, Data61
Moderator: Adam Spencer
12.30 - 1.45pm
Lunch
1.45 - 2.00pm
Keynote Address: Re-imagining the Future Hybrid Workforce: the Atlassian Experiment
Speaker: Dominic Price, Work Futurist, Atlassian
2.00 - 2.45pm
THE CHANGE MAKERS: The Future of Work Panel
  • The standout companies that are embracing the future of work, today!
  • How will future hybrid workforces shift CIO priorities?
  • How AI and emerging tech will maintain mental wellness in the workforce, while driving optimal productivity
  • From the front lines: the skills required to support the emergence of AI in the workforce
  • The next wave: what the future workforce will look like by 2025
Panellists:
  • Dominic Price, Work Futurist, Atlassian
  • Anastasia Cammaroto, Chief Information Officer, Personal and Digital, National Australia Bank
  • Angela Coble, Business Technology Leader and Chief Information Officer, Johnson & Johnson Medical
  • Jim Edwards, AI and IOT Lead, Director Data and AI, Avanade
Moderator: Adam Spencer
2.45 - 3.00pm
Keynote Address: The Rise of the Augmented Business User
Speaker: Glen Rabie, Chief Executive Officer, Yellowfin
3:00 - 3.15pm
Fireside Chat with ...
Adam Spencer and Richard Heeley, Chief Information Officer, Macquarie Bank (BFS) and Katrina Troughton, Managing Director, IBM Australia and New Zealand
3.15 - 3.45pm
Afternoon Tea
3.45 - 4.00pm
Fireside Chat with ...
Adam Spencer, Matt Pancino, Director, Customer Cloud Strategy, Google; and Lendlease's Co-Group CIO, Harvey Worton
4.00 - 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 the 'means to an end' right, now!
  • Why uncovering bias and 'techno chauvinism' is critical to enabling success
  • Answering the big questions on autonomy, intent, privacy, safety, security, surveillance, trust and regulation!
  • The buck stops with. ... the key stakeholders who need to sit at the 'ethics in AI' table
  • Ethics Agenda 2.0: how to future-proof a unique code of conduct that ties back to your organisation's value
Panellists:
  • Dr Catriona Wallace, CEO of the Ethical AI Advisory (founder of Flamingo.AI)
  • Michelle Pinheiro, Global Head of Enterprise Data Governance, ANZ
  • Angela Donohoe, Group Chief Information Officer, BPAY Group
  • Alison Sainsbury, Senior Director of Digital Experience, Sitecore
Moderator: Adam Spencer
4.45 - 5.00pm
Keynote Address: Self-Learning AI – Redefining Enterprise Security
Speaker: Sushant Arora, Regional Vice President, ANZ, Darktrace
5.00 - 5.15pm
Keynote Address: The Holy Grail of AI and the Future of Digital People
Speaker: Greg Cross, AI Pioneer, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer, Soul Machines (co-founded with two-time Oscar winner, Mark Sagar)
5.15 - 6.30pm
Prizes Giveaway, Canapes, Music & Networking!