Innovate Australia

• Generating and executing a relevant and progressive data strategy: what are the requirements to uplift capabilities across the organisation?
• Powering safe, secure and ethical – assessing the current landscape and addressing emerging gaps in existing law, safeguards and regulation to protect the public
• Navigating the emerging realm of data potential – assessing the opportunities and critical considerations moving into 2025

Fawad Abro, Assistant Commissioner, Enterprise Data and Analytics, ATO
Ian Opperman, Co-founder, ServiceGen
Tania Churchill, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

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• Promoting the public sector through realistic, yet rose tinted glasses: What can we offer and where can we further develop
  our point of difference?
• The 2025-2028 skills gap – where do our attention and efforts need to be focused?
• Exploring HR’s role in innovation and workforce transformation, and strategic engagement with HR in an ever complex digital world.

Catherine McLachlan, Assistant Secretary, People Strategy and Engagement, Department of Home Affairs

AI has catapulted from being a useful but illusive technology to potentially becoming one of the most strategic technologies the world has seen. Governments all over the world are looking at how the transformative power of AI can be harnessed to deliver the next generation of citizen-centric services and improve productivity. While AI is estimated to contribute over USD 17 trillion to the global economy by 2030, including up to $600 billion annually in Australia alone, the ability to realise these benefits is not without its challenges. Trust, Data Sovereignty, Security, and Data Protection, are front and centre of government policy makers and industry leaders. Join us as we explore how governments are designing and implementing AI and Data Solutions to innovatively solve some of their most difficult problems, while effectively addressing these risks and challenges.

Alistair Green, Senior Vice President, Cloud Engineering, Oracle JAPAC

• Using skills-based hiring to find the talent and the skills your department needs today and tomorrow
• Practical tips to get started with AI and improve hiring efficiency, effectiveness and fairness
• An exclusive look at recruitment case studies and proven best practices from the world’s biggest brands

• Developing the technology capability to keep pace with the ever-changing business needs and new requirements
• Leveraging automation for efficiency and optimising existing technologies while also exploring new innovations and enabling capabilities
• Co-designing products and services in tandem with business users and taking a user-centred design approach to product delivery

Michael Burn, Chief Information Officer, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Greg Cassis, Chief Information Officer & Program Director, Service Modernisation, Australian Financial Security Authority
Lisa Bush, Branch Head, National Location Information, Geoscience Australia
Representative, Signavio

Matt Wilkinson, ANZ GM Business Transformation, SAP Signavio

• Navigating the demand for skills and talent, the disruption of emerging technologies that impact the workforce, and sheer pace of delivery
• The execution details: Building an agile and collaborative workforce to respond to increasing complex and interconnected
  challenges in the future
• Equipping the workforce to maximise the use and potential of data and technology as we strive towards a world class digital
  government

Miranda Lauman, First Assistant Secretary Workforce Australia for Business Division, Department of Employment and Workplace
Relations
Rachael McMahon, Chief People Officer, National Indigenous Australians Agency

Join Adam Walker, VP of APAC at Avature, as he explores how leading-edge recruiting technology can transform the candidate experience and support more meaningful connections. Moving on through the talent lifecycle, collect practical advice to facilitate internal mobility and improve retention. Finally, learn about the power of configurability: from enabling the creation of tailored solutions to ensuring adaptability amidst evolving demands, discover why configurable technology is a vital enabler of high-performing and
efficient talent programs.

Benefit from Avature’s extensive expertise in serving government agencies as Adam shares insightful case studies that showcase how the Avature platform can help you achieve your organizational goals.

Adam Walker, Vice President APAC, Avature

• Creating an organisation-wide approach to transformation and developing the culture to support this vision
• Avoiding transformation fatigue – lessons learnt in building, growing and sustaining high performing and diverse teams
• The required transformative leadership and cultural change for embracing contemporary ways of working – how to deliver business outcomes enabled by technology and people

Dr Rina Bruinsma, Head of Government, Australian Red Cross
Thomas Ryan, First Assistant Commissioner, Organisation Development, Australian Electoral Commission
Michael Hopkins, CEO and Commissioner, National Transport
Kylie McKenzie, Consulting Director, Fujitsu Australia

• Keeping talent within APS: referring talent, creating pathways for progression between Agencies, and working more collaboratively with HR data
• Working with the reality of the turnover in the public sector – sense-checking creative and effective recruitment strategies
• Identifying skills gaps in the workforce and addressing them through capability development, reskilling and upskilling initiatives

Daniela Schlesier, Assistant Commissioner, Professions and Pathways Group, Australian Public Service Commission
Jody Riley, Chief People Officer, Commonwealth Treasury
Tom Larter, CEO, WithYouWithMe