11Feb `25
Artificial Intelligence – What Does It Mean for the WA Public Sector?
Thursday, 26 February 2025
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM (AWST)
KPMG Office, Level 8, 235 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000
Events Team | events@aiia.com.au
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) programs are fast becoming integral to business practice. As the technologies develop, their implications for work need to be understood by senior executives to ensure that the opportunities presented are harnessed and the risks and threats are managed.
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) is the industry body for the technology industry and assists executives and society in general on technology matters.
Two of AIIA’s members active in the field, KPMG and Microsoft, are working with the AIIA in WA to provide guidance on these issues. The AIIA is partnering with the State Government’s Office of Digital Government and WA Local Government Association to present a seminar on the issues involved.
Tickets are limited, so be quick to secure yours!
The seminar is targeted at senior executives in state agencies and local governments who need to be aware of the implications of the technologies and the risks and benefits. Our speakers will cover the following topics:
The Evolution of AI and Future Trends – High level considerations and principles of responsible AI, the evolution of modern GenAI capabilities and future trends
Local and Global AI Policies and Regulations – WA AI policy and AI assurance framework, national guardrails, global AI regulation and ODG’s perspective of AI in the public sector
Risk, Security, and Governance of AI and Cross-Sector Industry Perspective – Risk and privacy, monitoring and controlling of AI in agencies, threats and data protection and how AI is being applied in the private sector.
You will have the opportunity to engage during the Q&A session with additional members representing the state public sector.
You will walk away having gained a greater understanding of how technology can be applied in government context and its impact on productivity, some of the risks and threats needing to be addressed, and where government is currently placed in developing controls for its use.
The AIIA is excited to provide this opportunity for senior executives to be brought up to date on AI and its use in government in WA – it is an event not to be missed.
Keynote speaker
Dhawal Jaggi
AI Practice Lead
KPMG
Dhawal Jaggi is KPMG Australia’s AI Practice Lead. He has partnered with both government agencies and the boards & C-suites of some of the largest Fortune 500 and ASX 100 companies (across US, EU, Greater China and APAC) to deliver globally acclaimed, multi-award winning and market differentiating AI strategies & initiatives. With a proven track record of over 20 years’ experience in AI across all major industry sectors, he brings an ‘issue-based problem solving’ mindset to enable complex organisations navigate their critical priorities.
Dhawal has delivered some of the largest globally acclaimed, multi-award winning and market differentiating AI strategies and initiatives and is passionate about enabling governments and corporations become scaled intelligent enterprises (unlocking scaled value through data, AI, automation, emerging tech & ecosystem partnerships). Shaping and delivering first-to-market, industry-changing strategic partnerships and joint ventures, Dhawal helps complex organisations lead “in the new”, with confidence.
Speakers
Mark Randell
Technology Strategist
Microsoft
Mark has more than 20 years’ career experience in enterprise IT, and in his current role at Microsoft as Technology Strategist for WA Government, has been assisting agencies in their technology transformation and AI roadmap. In this new era of AI, Mark has been focused on helping agencies prepare, upskill, and maximise the outcomes of this technology – including baseline understanding, organisational readiness, risk identification and mitigation, and use case ideation.
Ashleigh Pruitt
Director, Data Policy
Office of Digital Government
Ashleigh Pruitt is the Director, Data Policy at the Office of Digital Government in the WA Department of the Premier Cabinet. She leads initiatives that leverage government data to inform decision-making, service delivery and better community outcomes. Ms Pruitt’s work focuses on implementing the WA Government’s Artificial Intelligence Policy; building capability for PeopleWA, a whole-of-government linked data asset; and preparing the WA Public Sector for the recently introduced Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing legislation.
Thank you to our Host Sponsor
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AIIA Tickets
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$40
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