Kathryn Green
Director of Digital Technology, Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
08:30
Welcome coffee
09:00
Opening remarks from the Chair
INTEGRATING EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TO ACHIEVE BUSINESS GOALS
09:10
Examining the key emerging international tech trends and what they’ll mean for Australian people and business
- Encouraging investment in, and use of, accessible and inclusive data and digital technology to deliver for all people and business
- Investigating the impacts of the pandemic on how government utilise technology and what it means for the continual acceleration of the ongoing digital transformation
Lucy Poole
Head of Strategy, Planning and Performance
Digital Transformation Agency
09:40
CASE STUDY: Building tech ventures for wealth creation and societal value impact
Jenny has the privilege of creating wealth in her 20-year award winning corporate career leading strategy, commercial, tech, product GTM and operations at global blue-chip companies across multiple sectors whilst fulfilling board director roles at various pre-eminent for-purpose. Jenny will share her latest tech ventures as Entrepreneur at Antler, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals, and her journey from strategy, commercial, tech, product GTM, operations, to CEO & Entrepreneur.
Jenny Simpson
Chief Executive Officer | Entrepreneur
Major Events Growth Alliance MEGA | Antler VC PE
10:10
Morning tea
10:50
INSIDE THE INDUSTRY: Zoë Condliffe’s path to gender advocacy and making women safer through tech
Dr Zoë Condliffe is a data activist, gender advocate, researcher and the Founder & CEO of She’s A Crowd, the creator of the biggest geospatial database of gender-based violence in the world. Join Zoë as she shares the insights she’s gained at every step in her tech journey, from rural Cambodia to Melbourne, as she’s leveraged the power of tech and storytelling to address the gender data gap.
Facilitator:
Kathryn Green
Director of Digital Technology, Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
Special Guest:
Zoë Condliffe
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
She's a Crowd
USING GENERATIVE AI TO ACHIEVE BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
11:30
CASE STUDY: Securing a competitive advantage: evaluating, implementing & updating your generative AI strategy
- Leveraging unexplored business potential in the generative AI domain to prevent falling behind competitors
- Continuously tracking and evaluating the latest AI breakthroughs to spur innovation and drive business growth
- Implementing strategic plans to remain up-to-date and to network with top-tier AI experts, boosting your competitive advantage in the market
Sarah Carney
Chief Technology Officer, ANZ
Microsoft
12:00
Networking Lunch
13:00
Synthetic media and deepfake detection
The rapid advancement of AI has led to an unprecedented growth in generative technologies. This talk will focus on how generative AI is being leveraged to create synthetic audio and visual content and its intricate relationship with the pervasive challenge of deepfake detection. As AI generated content becomes more prevalent, understanding and addressing these concerns becomes a shared responsibility in preserving the credibility of our visual and auditory experiences.
Jyoti Joshi
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Kroop AI
13:30
FIRESIDE CHAT: How do you balance generative AI’s many opportunities with the evolving risks?
- What challenges arise in adopting and implementing generative AI and how can you overcome them?
- How can generative AI enhance customer experiences and engagement and what risks must be avoided?
- How can you train employees to work effectively alongside generative AI?
- How can you prepare for emerging opportunities and threats as AI evolves and disrupts traditional business models?
Jyoti Joshi
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Kroop AI
Xi Liang
Head of Data and AI Product
Judo Bank
CHARTING YOUR CAREER PATH – SKILLS & STRATEGIES
13:50
SKILLS SPOTLIGHT: It’s not all about technical expertise – developing the often overlooked skills you need for your tech career
- Develop business acumen – understand the business context of a tech project so you can meaningfully contribute to decision making
- Strengthen project management skills – improve your personal results and contribute to your team’s success
- Develop creativity & innovation – nurture your creative thinking to envision new solutions, products & approaches
- Improve negotiating skills – gain the recognition, pay and promotions you deserve
- Build emotional intelligence – effectively deal with conflict or difficult personalities, and recognise when peers need support
Lisa Currie
Chief Information Security Officer
Bureau of Meteorology
14:20
Afternoon tea
14:50
SKILLS SPOTLIGHT: 3 strategies to set yourself up for success as a leader in tech
- Authentic leadership: Be your true self, a professional with the confidence to face challenges with integrity and understanding
- Purposeful engagement: Go beyond your comfort zone to build strong and collaborative relationships that benefit everyone
- Operational excellence: Use your expertise, passion and commitment to excel and deliver productive change
Kathryn Green
Director of Digital Technology, Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
15:20
INSIDE THE INDUSTRY: Katherine King’s technology journey to software CEO
Katherine King is the CEO of Yarris Technology, an Australian company with over 15,000 users and more than $1 billion of services throughout each year. Hear from Katherine as she examines her technology career journey and shares insights on the extensive knowledge she’s gained of both tech and the people working within the industry.
Facilitator:
Kathryn Green
Director of Digital Technology, Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
Special Guest:
Katherine King
Chief Executive Officer | Co-Founder
Yarris Technology | Dazychain
15:50
Closing remarks from the Chair
16:00
End of Women in Tech Fest 2024