Programme

AI Trends and Trajectories in Aotearoa

How can organisations navigate the ethical concerns associated with AI? What is "responsible AI" and why does it matter? What role does privacy law play in AI and what tools and techniques are available to identify and manage privacy risks? What's happening with Europe's proposed AI legislation and what impact can we expect it to have on NZ organisations?

18 months on: Examining the National AI Strategy.

- What can we learn from the roll out – how can we harness AI to solve some of NZ’s most pressing opportunities

- How will AI operate within Aotearoa and the global market.

Case study: Bringing data to life.

- Combining AI and analytics to tell a story.

- Using AI to bring actionable data to the c-suite.

Panel: Influencing next generation transformation.

- Building automation and insight through smart AI provision.

- Enabling engagement with customers, staff, and stakeholders.

- What is AI doing for business? Crushing inefficiencies and building intuitive interfaces.

Delegates will be invited to choose their topics of choice at these facilitated discussions. Led by industry experts, there will be sessions around AI for businesses, innovation, start-ups and AI Strategy. Connect and network with your peers while discussing the latest challenges and opportunities within AI.

In this exciting segment we will hear from the winners of the AI Forum’s Hackathons that have been happening across the country. Challenged with the outcomes from the AI for the Environment in Aotearoa New Zealand report, participants will share their solutions and be part of an interactive panel discussion. The audience will also have the chance to vote for the Audience’s Choice winner at the conclusion of this segment.

Our panel of AI startups will share the problems and challenges they are solving in quick fire presentations. Followed by a panel discussion, this session is designed to highlight opportunities within the AI industry and identify how we can continue to grow AI provision within NZ organisations.

Recruitment, Retention and Training of talent within the ICT sector has been a core focus for many years, and for the AI community, it is a core area of focus. This panel discussion will focus on how we can continue to foster connections – and build the AI community in NZ while building connections across the globe

- Mentoring and matching talent with needs.

- Diversity – championing women in AI, Māori and Pasifika and youth programmes to build capacity and capability within the sector.

- Training and building connections across the globe.

Artificial Intelligence has changed our every day lives. It is now more important than ever to focus on the human and bring a humanistic and ethical point of view to how AI systems are designed and their ongoing use. In this keynote, Isuru will lay out the components of AI interaction design and focus on the challenge of designing a successful interaction that is supportive of a user's needs. The talk will frame up the new relationships that need to be formed between AI and users and how these interactions are at the cusp of the on going conversation between businesses, consumers and the potential of AI. Where AI can bring business value and help towards a sustainable future. Isuru will conclude with a point of view on current ethical frameworks and how we here in Aotearoa can be inspired towards an ethical, sustainable and empathic approach to Artificial Intelligence. You can connect with Isuru Fernando on his linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/issyfernando

• Sharing examples from previous projects across Asia
• Challenges with turning small AI into large AI application – the data evolution
• Processing data right as its being captured to take the most advantage of smart technologies