INDUSTRY DAY

LOCATION: Sir Llew Edwards Building (14)-116, The University of Queensland St Lucia campus, Brisbane, QLD
DATE: 30 November 2023
TIME: 10:15 am – 5:00 pm

The Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence is a flagship conference for Australasian AI community. It is an annual event to advance communication between academic researchers and industry AI practitioners. It promotes cutting-edge works contributing to the theory and practice of AI. This year’s Industry Day, sponsored by The University of Adelaide, invited AI leaders from across Australian Industry and institutions to present and discuss the current and future of AI in industry.

Join us for a range of thought-provoking discussions about real-world practices and impacts and gain insights on the effective uptake of AI.

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Keynote – What Australian Businesses are Hoping AI will Deliver?

Speaker:Dawid Naude, Managing Director @ Accenture | GenAI Technology ANZ
Dawid, AI and innovation lead at Accenture, with a rich background in cloud and Generative AI, is presenting real-world AI applications in healthcare and their outcomes. His emphasis on "practical innovation" simplifies complex AI ideas into actionable insights. Drawing from his and Accenture's extensive experience, attendees will gain a clear perspective on AI's tangible impact on healthcare, ready to explore its transformative potential.


Data Alchemy: Transforming Raw Assets into AI Gold – A Journey in Managing Data for Intelligent Insights

Speaker: Jian Yang Director @ Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence | DataX Research Centre
Prof. Jian Yang is the co-director of Macquarie University DataX research centre, and the deputy director of Applied AI research centre. Before she joined Macquarie University, she worked as an associate professor at Tilburg University, Netherlands, a senior research scientist at CSIRO, and a lecturer at The Australian Defence Force Academy. Her research interests include: big data analytics, machine learning, social networks, data integration, service computing, business process management.


Practical Usage of AI in Financial Services Industry

Speaker: Arun Kannan, Head of Innovation @ Tata Consultancy Services
Arun is the Head of Innovation for banking and financial services industry in Tata Consultancy Services. With 20 years of industry experience, he is skilled in driving innovation strategies and implementing new technologies to achieve business objectives. With expertise in AI, Data Science, Emerging Technologies, and Innovation Management, he specialises in simplifying complex business processes and improving customer experience through digital transformation. Arun has been recognised as a finalist in the ARN Innovation Awards for three consecutive years. He is a Senior Member and NSW Branch Executive Member of Australian Computer Society.


Bridging the Cyber and Physical Worlds with AI

Speaker: A/Pro. Jiajun Liu, Principal Research Scientist | Science Leader, @ CSIRO
A/Pro. Jiajun Liu is a Principal Research Scientist and Science Leader for the Distributed Sensing Systems Group in Data61. He received his PhD/BEng from the University of Queensland, Australia, and Nanjing University, China, in 2013 and 2006, respectively. He worked as an Associate Professor in AI with the Renmin University of China before joining CSIRO. HIs research interest include efficient neural networks, multimedia analytics and sensing Systems.


Agenda

Time Content
10: 15 - 11:15 Keynote (Accenture)
Title: What Australian Businesses are Hoping AI will Deliver?
Speaker:Dawid Naude, Managing Director @ Accenture
Chair: Dr Wei Zhang
11:15 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:00 Presentation (CAAI|DataX, MQ)
Title: Transforming Raw Assets into AI Gold – A Journey in Managing Data for Intelligent Insights
Speaker: Jian Yang Director @ Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence
Chair: Dr Wei Zhang
12:00 – 12: 30 Presentation (TCS)
Title: Practical Usage of AI in Financial Services Industry
Speaker: Arun Kannan, Head of Innovation @ Tata Consultancy Services
Chair: Dr Wei Zhang
12:30 – 14: 20 Lunch and networking
14:20 – 14:50 Presentation (CSIRO)
Title: Bridging the Cyber and Physical Worlds with AI
Speaker: A/Pro. Jiajun Liu, Principal Research Scientist | Science Leader
Chair: Dr Wei Zhang
14:50 – 15:50 Panel discussion 1 – Redefining Boundaries: The Transformative Power of Generative AI
Chair: Prof Xue Li
Attendees: Speakers
15:50 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 17:00 Panel discussion 2 – Navigating the Moral Compass: Ethics and Responsibility in AI
Chair: Dr Wei Zhang
Attendees: Anton Van Der Vegt @ UQ Medical AI, Alexander Long,@ Amazon, Simon Tang @Emushroom)

Point of Contact

Dr Wei Zhang
AI 2023 Industry Day Co-chair
Associate Head of People & Culture,
The School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences | Australian Institute for Machine Learning
The University of Adelaide
wei.e.zhang@adelaide.edu.au
AJCAI 2023 - Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2023, Brisbane, Australia