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SUMMARY:2025 National iAwards Gala Dinner
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_module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\nSkyCity Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5001\n[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]\nEVENT SOLD OUT\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” min_height=”271px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”manrope||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”24px” header_3_font=”Poppins 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yourself in an unforgettable night of celebration amongst the best innovators around the country as we applaud the winners from each State and Territory to see who will take out the title of Australia’s best innovator within their category.\nThe National iAwards Gala Dinner sells out – don’t delay purchasing your ticket or table of ten today. \n\n\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” min_height=”22px” custom_margin=”-21px|auto||auto||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”manrope||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”24px” header_3_font=”Poppins Semi||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#c41917″ 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_module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]\nMr Michael Brown MP\nAssistant Minister for Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Economy\nGovernment of South Australia\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” min_height=”287px” custom_margin=”-21px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”6px||0px|||” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”340px” custom_margin=”||30px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” ab_subject=”on” ab_subject_id=”2″ ab_goal=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]\nSusan Close is the Deputy Premier of South Australia and the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water; Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science; and Minister for Defence and Space Industries.\nSusan has been the Member for Port Adelaide since 2012.\nBefore entering parliament, Susan was an executive in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and played a key role in the establishment of the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary as a community advocate. She previously worked at the University of Adelaide managing student services and holds a PhD from Flinders University.\nSusan is a fierce advocate for women in the workplace, passionate about ensuring accessible and quality education for all, deeply concerned about protecting nature, and driven to deliver the best economic outcomes for South Australia so everyone can benefit from a prosperous future for our state.\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” custom_margin=”-318px|auto||auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||7px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-3px||25px|||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]\nBorn in the northern suburbs, Michael is a long-time resident of his electorate of Florey along with his wife and their three daughters.\nStarting as a busboy at age 15, Michael has had a wide-ranging career as an IT Professional and then as an Advisor to government on Economic Development and Justice policy. He moved into the role of State Secretary for the state Labor Party for the next 6 years before working as Chief Executive at a local law firm. After that, Michael rejoined Government in the Justice policy area, before becoming the Chief of Staff to the Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion.\nMichael was elected as the Member for Playford in 2018 and, following a redistribution of electoral boundaries, elected as the Member for Florey in 2022.\nIt has been Michael’s privilege to serve on several Parliamentary Committees, including as Chair of the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence and member of the Joint Committee on the Establishment of Adelaide University, both in 2023. He has also previously been the Presiding Member of the Public Works Committee and a member of the Legislative Review Committee, the Environment, Resources and Development Committee, the Statutory Officers Committee, the Standing Orders Committee, and the Joint Parliamentary Services Committee. He was Opposition Whip between 2018 and 2022.\nIn February 2025, Michael was appointed as Assistant Minister for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Digital Economy.\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” min_height=”22px” custom_margin=”-21px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”||4px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”manrope||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”24px” header_3_font=”Poppins Semi||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#c41917″ header_3_font_size=”26px” header_3_line_height=”32px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”35px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]\nSpeaker\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://aiia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-12.25.08 pm.png” title_text=”Screenshot 2025-06-23 at 12.25.08 pm” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]\nProf. Simon Lucey Ph.D.\nDirector\nAustralian Institute for Machine Learning\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]\nSimon Lucey, Ph.D., is the Director of the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) at the University of Adelaide, the nation’s largest machine learning research group.\nAIML has secured more than $100 million in funding during his directorship. Professor Lucey previously held key positions at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute, the autonomous vehicle company Argo AI, and CSIRO. He is a scientific advisor on the Temporary AI Expert Committee for the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.\nProfessor Lucey has received numerous career awards, including the 2024 AmCham Alliance Award for artificial intelligence and an Australian Research Council Future Making Fellowship. With 11 patents in computer vision, over 300 publications, more than 20,835 citations, and an h-index of 62, his contributions to the field are widely recognised.\nHis research focuses on computer vision, machine learning, and robotics, drawing inspiration from pioneering AI researchers to uncover computational and mathematical models underlying visual perception.\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” min_height=”332px” custom_margin=”-21px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]\nTicket includes:\n\nEvent ticket\nCanapes on arrival\nThree-course sit down dinner with beverages included\nLive Entertainment\nEvent Networking Opportunity\n\n\nDress code: Black tie.\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”60px” custom_margin=”-76px|auto||auto||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” custom_padding=”0px||16px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_font=”manrope||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”24px” header_3_font=”Poppins Semi||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#c41917″ header_3_font_size=”26px” header_3_line_height=”32px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]\nThank you to our Sponsors\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” min_height=”309px” custom_margin=”-21px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://aiia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot-2025-06-04-at-11.19.20 am.png” title_text=”Screenshot 2025-06-04 at 11.19.20 am” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https://aiia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot-2025-06-04-at-11.15.38 am.png” title_text=”Screenshot 2025-06-04 at 11.15.38 am” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_image title_text=”Screenshot 2025-07-08 at 2.43.51 pm” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” src=”https://aiia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-08-at-2.43.51 pm.png” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=”evdet-icon-align” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://aiia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screen-Shot-2024-08-14-at-3.01.34-pm.png” title_text=”Screen Shot 2024-08-14 at 3.01.34 pm” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”5px|20px|20px|20px|false|true” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#c41917″ global_colors_info=”{}”]\nTerms and Conditions\nBy purchasing tickets to this event you agreed to the capture, storage and use of your data as detailed in the AIIA Privacy Policy, a link to which is provided here https://aiia.com.au/privacy\nAttendees consent to their filming and sound recording as members of the audience. 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