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200+Attendees

30+Speakers

5+Exhibitors

20+Hours of Content

15+Unmissable Event

Headline speakers include:

Mohadeseh GanjiAI and Advanced Analytics Practice LeadMondo

Rowan DollarChief Information Officer,Department of Human ServicesGovernment of South Australia

Kamelia AryafarChief Algorithms OfficerOverstock

David BlackChief Data ScientistVicinity Centres

Emma GrayChief Data OfficerANZ

Bora ArslanChief Analytics OfficerIAG

Gandhi SivakumarExecutive Architect (Data &AI Expert Labs) VicePresident for AI, IBM AoTIBM Australia

Jacek KowalskiChief Data ScientistAustralian Unity

Peter BonneyGeneral Manager Technology, Engineering and DataColes

Silvio GiorgioGM Data Science, Finance & Commercial ServicesAusPost

17-19 September | Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay | Australia

How to apply AI,Machine Learning & Deep Learning for business growth and competitive advantage

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WHY IS AI FOR BUSINESS SUMMIT UNMISSABLE ? Hear from two international speakers from the UK and US – get an insight on how these key innovation markets are leading the way on the AI-for-business revolution

Content curated specifically for you and your team, sessions packed with case studies from a broad range of industry verticals that will help you on your AI journey

Agenda packed with learning opportunities for you and your team

We’ve cut away the hype to help you understand what solutions are available and how to best implement them

Vendor showcase of suppliers who have products and solutions that are deployed and working, along with innovative start-ups

AI FOR BUSINESS SUMMIT

Now in its third year, this is the largest and most comprehensive event in Australia on how businesses can adopt Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning to reduce operating costs, augment workforce productivity, drive growth and secure a strategic competitive advantage.

Key benefits of attending Network with the whole AI community in Australia, across sectors, in one place (starts-up, academic researchers, corporate practitioners and the big AI powerhouses)

Uniquely positioned in the ANZ market as the leading forum on AI, ML and Deep Learning application in business

The place to understand the leading practices and innovations – and how they can be applied to your own department, operations or business model

Showcase of corporate implementation stories with a case-study-rich agenda – stories, lessons learnt and ‘war stories’ to save time and accelerate your progress

EVENT CONTACTS

For general enquiries, content and speaking opportunities

Jon TreherneConference Director

+61 (0)2 8188 7595 +61 (0 )481 854 175 [email protected]

For sponsorship and exhibition opportunities

Damien YongPartnerships Manager

+61 (0)2 8188 7513 +61 (0)416 394 326 [email protected]


SPEAKERS

Matthew GregoryLead Data ScientistUK Government Digital Service

Lina BadethalavSenior Finance Systems Operations Manager, AMP

Kamelia AryafarChief Algorithms OfficerOverstock

David BlackChief Data ScientistVicinity Centres

Dr. Paul Dalby Business Development ManagerAustralian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) at the University of Adelaide

Emma GrayChief Data OfficerANZ

Mark ChattertonCo-FounderIngenious AI

Kshira SaagarDirector of Data Science and AnalyticsGlobal Fashion Group

Gandhi SivakumarExecutive Architect (Data &AI Expert Labs) VicePresident for AI, IBM AoTIBM Australia

Liming ZhuResearch Director,Software & ComputationalSystemsDATA61 CSIRO

Bora ArslanChief Analytics OfficerIAG

Peter BonneyGeneral Manager Technology, Engineering and DataColes

Mohadeseh GanjiAI and Advanced Analytics Practice LeadMondo

Rimon RonyChief A.I. EngineerBluebeak AI

Silvio GiorgioGM Data Science, Finance & Commercial ServicesAusPost

Tiberio CaetanoChief ScientistGradient Institute

Rowan DollarChief Information OfficerDepartment of Human Services Government of South Australia

Phil BlytheFounder & CEOGreenSync

Often the chair or moderator of a discussion is as important to producing good conference content as the speakers themselves. For this year, we have a leading industry figure guiding the discussion.

Felipe oversees the Data Science department, enabling Liberty to leverage data and drive better customer and business outcomes. Before joining Liberty, Felipe was Head of Data Science within ANZ Bank. Prior to this, he ran his own analytics consulting company. Felipe is an active member of the data science community, lecturing at RMIT for the Master of Data Science program, is a co-organiser of the Data Science Melbourne Meetup group and produces a podcast called Data Futurology. Felipe holds a Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering and a Bachelor of Business Management at the University of Queensland.

YOUR CHAIR FOR 2019

Felipe FloresGeneral Manager – Data Science and AnalyticsLiberty Financial

Valuable learning opportunity.


08:00 Registration 08:50 Chair’s opening remarks Felipe Flores General Manager - Data Science and Analytics Liberty Financial

09:00 AWS presentation Speaker to be announced.

09:30 Leaders’ panel: the evolution of AI uptake in business and government Listen to how key stakeholders are viewing opportunities in the ANZ market when it comes to AI advances and what should inform your own programme. We hear from AI developers, businesses applying it most successfully, and government-funded programmes looking to aid Australian business innovation and competitiveness. Panel Moderator: Felipe Flores General Manager - Data Science and Analytics Liberty Financial Panellists: Bora Arslan Liming Zhu Chief Analytics Officer Research Director Software and IAG Computational Systems DATA61 CSIRO Dr. Paul Dalby Pia Andrews Business Development Manager Executive Director Digital Australian Institute for Machine Government, Policy & Innovation Learning (AIML) at the University Department of Finance, Services of Adelaide and Innovation10:30 Morning break

11:00 Chief Data Officer Keynote: How practical is AI for legacy companies and ingredients for successful deployment Data is ostensibly and traditionally an unexciting topic but also the most fundamental to a successful AI effort - listen to a leading Australian expert from one of our biggest banks, ANZ, outline how they are making data fit-for-purpose. Hear what internal strategies are the most successful to modernise your data Understand the leading thinking on what strategies are the most effective in dealing with legacy systems and old data to make it useful Emma Gray Chief Data Officer ANZ

11:30 From laggard to leader – a guide on how to catch up in the corporate AI race Hear from a leading provider of AI and ML software on what are the most exciting advances for business application are Get insight on lessons learnt, the do’s and don’ts of AI strategy and implementation Partner speaker TBC

12:00 International Video Keynote: Artificial Intelligence: building the future of e-commerce In this talk, we will explore the applications of different facets of AI (machine learning, deep learning, NLP and computer vision) in online retail and e-commerce. We will walk through practical examples of how AI can be used to personalize customer experience and revolutionize your customer journey through personalized marketing campaigns, personalized recommendations, supply chain, CRM, reranked search and more. Kamelia will share her thoughts on building successful AI teams and an experiment-driven culture that will reshape your business by enhancing customer experience through AI Kamelia Aryafar Chief Algorithms Officer Overstock12:30 Lunch

QUICK FIRE SESSION 2 AI to boost, strengthen and enhance organisational departments and functionsIn this session, each of our experts will give a 15-minute presentation, followed by anon-stage Q&A. These presentations will look at the main functions that AI is being used to streamline and augment – giving you an insight into the precise way it can boost the productivity of a particular department within your own company or organisation.

USING AI AND ADVANCED ANALYTICS FOR MARKETING SUCCESS

13:45 Embracing the AI journey and the path to operationalisation Understand the concept of AI Maturity and the Gartner Model Learn about the continuum of AI readiness and how it can be applied to your own context Hear about the strategies being applied on the way to making AI a part of the business DNA Bora Arslan Chief Analytics Officer IAG

Day One Conference Tuesday 17 September

14:00 Using AI to deliver superior on-the-ground, face-to-face customer service Commitment towards enabling our people deliver human experiences Using intelligence to help them deliver better experiences Driving change at scale everyday Silvio Giorgio GM Data Science, Finance & Commercial Services AusPost

14:15 Joint Q+A Bora Arslan Silvio Giorgio Chief Analytics Officer GM Data Science, Finance & IAG Commercial Services AusPost

14:30 AI for efficient finance and accounting Understanding of how to target your first automation Changing technical landscape and how finance is tackling disruptors Importance of educating yourselves & linking automation strategy to business priorities How we approached automations & are managing the pipeline Lina Badethalav Senior Finance Systems Operations Manager AMP

15:00 Computer Vision, Robotics and AI: how do they interrelate and what is the future for robotics Historical context: why are we talking about AI, Big Data, and related technologies now? What really is the state-of-the-art in smart robotics and what problems can be solved today What are the barriers to further penetration and impact of the technologies? Ian Reid Professor in Robotics and Computer Science University of Adelaide

15:30 Afternoon break16:00 Fireside Chat: AI ethics and regulation: what mechanisms and ethical principles should companies apply to when using AI and ML - and why is it critical that they do so? Hear reaction to the previous keynote and different viewpoints on the evolving topic of AI ethics Listen to the leading thinking on how companies should be approaching this as well as what policy and regulation needs to be implement in economies in which AI is taking off Understand how this should translate into your own effort and consideration when executing an AI strategy Panellists: Tiberio Caetano Liming Zhu Chief Scientist Research Director, Software and Gradient Institute Computational Systems DATA61 CSIRO16:30 Roundtables17:30 Chair’s closing remarks Felipe Flores General Manager - Data Science and Analytics Liberty Financial17:35 End of Day One and networking drinks

Keeping up with global AI progress and key considerations for implementation


08:00 Registration 08:50 Chair’s opening remarks Felipe Flores General Manager - Data Science and Analytics Liberty Financial

09:00 Disruption of AI in the industry, adoption models and trends Hear a keynote from a leading veteran of Artificial Intelligence development from IBM and the filer more than 120 patents Get foresight into the future from a leading innovator on the direction that AI is headed and how this should inform your thinking in the present with regard to implementation – what’s here and what’s on the horizon Gandhi Sivakumar Executive Architect (Data and AI Expert Labs) Vice President for AI, IBM AoT IBM Australia

09:30 AI practitioners’ panel: Developing a fit-for-purpose AI corporate philosophy and strategy Hear from a mixture of practitioners across sectors – what are the common issues they face and how have they gone about overcoming the organisational issues of resourcing, leadership buy-in, change management, data, security etc. Which gave them the greatest number of headaches and how did they overcome them. Panel Moderator: Felipe Flores General Manager - Data Science and Analytics Liberty Financial Panellists: Peter Bonney David Black General Manager Technology, Chief Data Scientist Engineering and Data Vicinity Centres Coles Kshira Saagar Director of Data Science and Analytics Global Fashion Group

10:15 Morning break

Case studies: How are different industries implementing AI and machine learning to gain a competitive advantage In this next section of the agenda we get a range of insights from companies across sectors and contexts as to how they are using AI. Collectively, you will hear valuable stories of how to overcome the technical, organisational and resource hurdles for successful implementation of AI in your own organisation.

10:40 Rise of the edge – creating scalable and sustainable AI infrastructure in a distributed retail business A glimpse of the store platform of the future Understanding the success factors for AI at scale Building and sustaining momentum in the turbulence of uncertainty Peter Bonney General Manager Technology, Engineering and Data Coles

11:10 AI renaissance in a rapidly changing electricity industry – opportunities and challenges in execution Get a background to advances in AI, ML over last 20 years Discover how AI & ML are deployed by utilities for system estimation and forecasting Understand the outlook for the next decade, the renaissance for AI in electricity – and how it can be done on behalf of consumers Understand practical applications in simplifying energy experience, negotiating contracts, optimising resources Phil Blythe Founder & CEO GreenSync

11:40 Transforming your whole company into one big data team Overcoming the cultural bias of data work being a tech-heavy area Getting the whole organisation on a data driven journey Building the right ecosystem to support and sustain this cultural change Kshira Saagar Director of Data Science and Analytics Global Fashion Group

12:10 Lunch

Day Two Conference Wednesday 18 September

13:05 Building an IoT based AI system for monitoring rehabilitation at home Hear how the application of AI can deliver greater business value through increasing the effectiveness of rehabilitation programmes and how it can: Improve productivity of physiotherapists by reducing their travel requirements Improve patient’s compliance with rehabilitation program Improve patient rehabilitation outcomes by optimisation of exercise program based on Machine Learning Reduce the cost of rehabilitation to private health insurers and public system Jacek Kowalski Chief Data Scientist Australian Unity

13:25 Building ethical use of AI in government How do you ensure your use of AI doesn’t drive inequity or biased outcomes? Lessons from Canadian & New Zealand Governments – what can Australia do to identify risk and strengthen governance. Using an Ethics Framework to ensure the use of AI has appropriate human, social and economic outcomes. Shifting from the idea of “AI will save us money” Pia Andrews Executive Director Digital Government, Policy & Innovation Department of Customer Service

13:55 AI shaping the future of energy industry The energy industry is a data rich sector with a huge potential for leveraging AI and advance technologies to mitigate risk, offer personalized customer service, reduce operational cost, empower communities with energy sharing models and a lot more. In this presentation, hear some of the best practices of AI in energy industry as well as learnings and insight from some of the projects at AusNet Services. Mohadeseh Ganji AI and Advanced Analytics Practice Lead Mondo

14:25 AWS thought leadership panel discussion Speakers to be announced.

14:55 Afternoon Break

15:20 Swimming with Crocodiles – A fishy tale of government and AI Hear about the AI solution being used to help monitor and manage marine health AI system analyses hours of video in minutes to monitor marine health, freeing up scientists for more valuable ecosystem sustainable management Understand the potential for similar platforms to be deployed in different settings around the world to support important scientific endeavours Rowan Dollar Chief Information Officer, Department of Human Services Government of South Australia 16:10 Managing organisational change and employee reskilling in the AI age How will we prepare our workforce for the new world created by the emergence of AI? How do we identify the staff that are potential leaders in this evolution? How do we as leaders plan for this new workforce’s skill requirements? How we skill, upskill and reskill our existing workforce? What are opportunities for us as a society to embrace this new world of work?• Pauline Farrell Director of Learning & Teaching (Global) Navitas Professional and English Programs15:35 Interactive panel: getting the resources and leadership buy-in you need to execute a meaningful AI strategy In this closing session we look to discuss the event in review and highlight the most pertinent and salient points that emerged for you to take back to the office. We especially focus on the shared learnings in carving out the necessary support and resources need to create an impact programme that grows in influence and help your organisation achieve its overall goals, whether commercial or otherwise. Panel Moderator: Panellists: Felipe Flores Mohadeseh Ganji General Manager - Data AI and Advanced Analytics Science and Analytics Practice Lead Liberty Financial Mondo Panellists: Rimon Rony Gandhi Sivakumar Chief A.I. Engineer Executive Architect (Data and AI Bluebeak AI Expert Labs) Vice President for AI, IBM AoT IBM Australia17:25 Chair’s closing remarks Felipe Flores General Manager - Data Science and Analytics Liberty Financial17:30 End of conference

Gaining a competitive advantage via AI, ML and DL

A good range of topics covered and a very practical approach.


Day Three Workshops Thursday 19 September

Registration and morning coffee for both sessions is at 08:30 and sessions will conclude at 13:00. Lunch and morning tea provided.

Big topic, there was something valuable in it for everyone.

WORKSHOP A

The Road to AI - enable your organisation to usedata as part of its daily operations

WORKSHOP B

If you are interested in hosting a workshop please get intouch with Jon Treherne, Conference Director, on the below details:

+61 (0)2 8188 7595

+61 (0 )481 854 175

[email protected]

Session Description: Is your organisation getting started on its modern data journey? There is a ton of hype around AI & ML and how it can change your business but the inconvenient truth of how you make that actually happen is often ignored. This workshop is designed to accelerate your organisations development from the left hand side of the Gartner BI Maturity scale and enable your organisation to use data as part of its daily operations through helping you understand:

What is AI & ML anyway? How to determine your strategy that plans where to invest Data management essentials that are needed to avoid costly mistakes What a good use case looks like and how to use it to learn and grow The platforms available and when they should be used How to build the cross functional team that will deliver success

Moderator: James Beresford MBA Data & AI Practice Director FTS Group

James is the Practice Director of FTS Data & AI, a consulting services organisation working across Australia. He has been delivering Data & AI solutions for customers for over 20 years. Across a breadth of industries from Government to Retail he has provided support from hands on technical implementation to strategic planning. Helping organisations run smarter and more efficiently is his passion and he believes data is key to achieving that. A scientific educational background has brought an appreciation of the value of informed decisions and of acquiring knowledge through experimentation. He has a deep history in the Microsoft Data and AI technology stack and FTS Data & AI is a Microsoft Gold Partner.


In 2019, join over 200 peers including the all the major AI powerhouses and corporate practitioners looking to apply or accelerate progress, start-ups innovating and adapting AI tech for business application, and the academics at the forefront of new AI, ML and DL concepts and thought.

Previous companies that have attended the conference include:

SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITION

Get in touch with Damien Yong for more information and to discuss a bespoke package that is entirely aligned to your strategic objectives.

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Network with the whole AI community in Australia, across sectors, in one place (starts-up, academic researchers, corporate practitioners and the big AI powerhouses)

The place to understand the leading practices and innovations – and how they can be applied to your own department, operations or business model

Hear a showcase of corporate implementation stories with a case-study-rich agenda – lessons learnt and ‘war stories’ to save time and accelerate your progress

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