AI Leadership Week

The AI Leadership Summit is Australia’s most influential AI conference of the year for leaders from across business, government and academia.

Co-presented by CEDA and NAIC, this important and popular event connects executives, decision-makers and thought-leaders from around the country to advance Australia’s AI ambitions for long-term prosperity.

Join us for a full program of keynotes and panels featuring Australian and international speakers, breakout sessions, networking opportunities, a research exhibition, and an AI Discovery Stage showcasing entrepreneurial strides in AI.

This third annual AI Leadership Summit will be a pivotal leadership dialogue for anyone looking to drive real impact in their organisation, department or industry around our rapidly evolving AI-driven economy.

Day one – 21 October

Full Day Summit

Key plenary themes for discussion include:

• AI as a national competitive imperative
• Beyond productivity: AI for strategic innovation
• Australia’s AI skills revolution
• Preparing for an AI economy

Key breakout themes for discussion include:

• Closing the skills gap: Preparing graduates and employers for an evolving workforce
• Deepfakes, misinformation, phishing and data poisoning: The impact and management of AI-generated threats
• Agentic AI 2025 and beyond
• What’s next? New frontiers in computing and human-machine synergy

AI Discovery stage

The AI Discovery Stage will spotlight entrepreneurs and AI thought leaders. Delve into their journeys of harnessing AI to tackle real-world challenges. Discover AI applications being used today and thought-provoking ideas about the potential AI for 2030 and beyond. ​Glimpse into the future of AI technologies and ground-breaking ideas.

Day two – 22 October

AI Explorer Workshops

A half day program of AI Explorer Workshops, providing an in-depth exploration of specific topics.

Kindly note that these are optional and separately ticketed events,.

Workshop program to follow.