Topic: Technology, Economics & the Future of Work Advances in technology have always been central to economic growth, employment and development. But the rapid acceleration in technological progress has major implications for the way economies grow and for the future of Read More …
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Speaker Spotlight: James Kavanagh, National Tech Officer, Microsoft Australia
Topic: The Gravity of Data and Emergence of AI 90% of data in the world today has been created in the last two years, and we’re generating new data at a rate of 2.5 quintillion bytes a day. That data has Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Andrea Jones, National Manager, Business Information & Data Services, DHS
Topic: How Department of Human Services is using Artificial intelligence and machine learning to change the citizen and staff experience. The world is buzzing with improved technology around Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality and 3D analytics so are these technologies Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Jude Burger, President Tesla Owners Club Australia
Topic: How will Tesla reshape our working world? Jude Burger founded the Tesla Owners Club of Australia in March, 2016, after Tesla launched their official Owners Club program. Now enjoying her second Tesla, Jude is keen to see how electric vehicles Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Dr Susan Entwisle, Executive Director / Distinguished Technologist, DXC Technology
Topic: Building the Future of Work Welcome to the Future of Work. New technologies, demographic shifts, globalisation, increased competitive pressures and customer expectations are changing the way we work. Join us to explore: What are the mega trends driving change in Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Prof Mike Hinchey, President of the International Federation for Information Processing
Topic: The Robot ate my homework AI and robotics have become flavour of the month. We hear from all sorts of quarters that AI and Robots will replace humans in all sorts of industries and will eventually (even soon, some Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Dr Maria Milosavljevic, Chief Info Security Officer, NSW Government
Topic: Establishing whole-of-government information and cyber security capability in NSW Governments must uphold a high-level of trust and transparency, underpinning this is the need for robust digital strategies that protect the personal information of our citizens and the sensitive information that Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Anh Do, Inspirational Comedian
Topic: From Tears to Laughter, an inspirational story of overcoming adversity. From language difficulties to divorcing parents, from being broke to being bullied, becoming a lawyer to becoming Comedian of the Year… Anh uses all his life’s experiences to lift an Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Martin Levins, Australian Council for Computers in Education
Topic: Critical paths in building digital skills for Australia’s future We know that Australia is facing employment criticality in digitally savvy and qualified people. Governments have supported several projects to assist, but schools, where stereotypes are built, still struggle with basic Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Presenters of Workshops
Workshop 1: Using AI in Games through Unity Target Audience: Teachers of Years 7-12 Artificial Intelligence algorithms sit behind the behaviours of non-player characters (NPCs) in all modern games. In this workshop, we’ll explore the Unity game development engine, and Read More …