The new frontier for tackling sector challenges and leveraging opportunities?
Challenger Series
Information from the Australian Government’s Digital Transformation Agency states that by 2030, it is estimated that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and associated machine-assisted decision-making technologies will contribute more than $20 trillion dollars to the global economy.
AI can present many benefits to government and users of their services. AI can be used to manage resources, improve efficiencies, and enhance public services. The use of AI, however, comes with unique risks and challenges for government agencies (particularly in the space of ethics and bias). Mitigating these risks and challenges is important, but possible, and will allow agencies to recognise these benefits.
While the potential for efficiency gain is clear, there are inherent challenges to AI applications in the business of government. For example, regulatory and service delivery impacts must consider the potential for adverse impacts for both individuals and enterprises.
So – how does the public purpose sector approach this transformation in digital capability while also being diligent to ensure its responsible use?
This event will see an esteemed panel of leading speakers come together to share insights and perspective on both the opportunities and the challenges of leveraging AI across the Queensland Government.
An essential event for anyone interested in artificial intelligence and its broad reach and depth, and those wanting to understand more about dealing this technological innovation.
Scene setting of AI in Queensland Government will be delivered by Nathan Bines, the Executive Director, Data and AI, Queensland Government Customer and Digital Group.
Following the scene setting, Fahim Khondaker, Partner, Data and AI at BDO, and Dr Katie Williams, University of Queensland School of Business, will take to stage with Nathan Bines to share their insights on the challenges and opportunities of AI (particularly in the government space), and present some findings of their work with governments and public sectors, in this space. This conversation will be moderated by Professor Tim Kastelle, Director of the Andrew N. Liveris Academy for Innovation and Leadership at UQ.
We will then open the floor to attendees to ask their questions.
LEARNING AIMS
- Promote evidence-based knowledge about AI applications and opportunities for government
- To challenge assumptions about AI and encourage thought-leadership
- Inform and engage attendees through real case studies/stories, reflections and insights.
DATE & LOCATION
Date: 10th October 2024
Time: 9am for a 9.30am start, concluding at approximately 11am.
Place: Multifunction Room 1 & 2, Level 41, 1 William Street, Brisbane & livestreamed
In person Price – Free for individual members, $35 for organisational members, $65 for general admission
Online Price – Free for individual members, $20 for organisational members, $35 for general admission
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS
Nathan Bines
As the head of the Data and AI Unit for the Queensland Government, Nathan is dedicated to harnessing the power of data and AI technologies to deliver a more effective and efficient public service, for better service delivery to the citizens of Queensland.
Nathan is passionate about transforming cultural perceptions within the government about data and AI, not just to leverage new technology; but to transform mindsets and empowering teams to think differently about the role of data in their decision making.
Nathan is responsible for leading the Queensland Government’s Data and AI policy agenda including strategy, policy, and assurance, as well as delivering core data analytics and AI platforms to foster innovation and uplift government capability.
Fahim Khondaker
Fahim leads BDO’s Data and AI service offering in Brisbane and is a Professor of Practice at the University of New South Wales Business School. He has over 15 years of experience across the areas of operational and commercial analysis, strategy, and stakeholder engagement.
He is a sought-after thought leader on data analytics and AI in Australia and has spoken at numerous high-impact national and global events.
Fahim has been involved in a number of end-to-end business reviews, created business case developments to assess the feasibility of options, and detailed commercial analysis for a wide range of organisations across a number of sectors.
His breadth of experience, coupled with his commercial acumen, gives him a holistic understanding of the diverse issues various organisations face.
Dr Katie Williams
Katie Williams is a Senior Lecturer within the University of Queensland’s School of Business, within the Business Information Systems discipline. She completed her doctoral degree from Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia. Her doctoral dissertation, “Investigating Information Systems Risk Management Processes and Information Security Practices within e-business Organisations” focused on the design of a series of classification frameworks relating to various aspects of information systems risk management, including the creation of the CARE framework.
A former governance and risk KPMG Partner, Katie brings significant curated industry experience in the public sector, with a focus on business and digital transformation, data governance, business analytics and continuous auditing practices. A teaching focused academic, Katie currently teaches across the Master of Business Administration and Master of Business Analytics programs; and has designed and taught Executive Education programs focusing on data use for value creation.
Her research interests include AI governance, the impact of AI across the public sector, and data governance.
As part of her role at UQ, Katie is the Major Convenor for the BIS discipline, and Academic Director, Engagement of The University of Queensland’s Data CoLab.
Professor Tim Kastelle
Tim Kastelle is Professor and Director of the Andrew N. Liveris Academy for Innovation and Leadership. The Academy’s mission is educating students with demonstrated leadership prowess, a passion for sustainability and the potential to solve problems through large-scale innovation, with the Academy also taking leadership in sustainability and innovation both locally and globally.
Tim’s research, teaching and engagement work are all based on his study of innovation management. He graduated from Princeton University with a degree in economics, and his MBA and PhD were completed at UQ. He has published widely in the leading innovation journals.
Tim is deeply committed to translating research into practice to help people and organisations create value from ideas. To this end, he writes a well-regarded innovation blog for managers (http://timkastelle.org/blog/), and he has worked to develop innovation and leadership programs in collaboration with a wide range of organisations, such as the Commonwealth Science & Industrial Research Organisation, Tim Fairfax Family Foundation, CSR, Meat & Livestock Australia, Teys Australia, Logan City Council, and Metro South Health. These programs are co-developed with stakeholders, use Challenge-based Learning pedagogies, and aim to leave the partners with enduring programs that no longer need external support after the engagement.
About IPAA’s Challenger Series
Our Challenger Series aims to facilitate discussion on topics and issues that are challenging in their very nature, to spark conversations that can lead to real impact and to be a catalyst for transformation in public purpose work in Queensland. These interactive forums are based on respectful collaboration and are intended to provide a platform to promote ideas and discussion about emerging issues, innovation, and future public service reform.
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