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08:30

Registration
09:00

Welcome from Corinium and the Chairperson

Su Jella - Board Member - Women’s Tennis Foundation
09:10

Speed Networking – Making new connections!

In this 10-minute networking session, the goal is to connect with three new people. Let the questions on the screen spark your conversation. Enjoy the opportunity to expand your network!
09:20

Keynote Opening Panel: Building AI Capability Without Losing Momentum

Dr Tom Gao - Chief Technology and Digital Services Officer - City of Sydney

Moderator
Su Jella Board Member Women’s Tennis Foundation
Speakers
Dr Tom Gao Chief Technology and Digital Services Officer City of Sydney
Jonathan Shen AI Practice Executive - Strategy & Governance Suncorp
Michelle Tucker Head of Digital & CRM AstraZeneca
09:45

Rewiring the Organisation for Agentic AI: Strategy, Structure, and Speed

Emie Fernandez - Chief Technology Officer - InfoTrack

This session will share how InfoTrack deliberately disrupted its own operating model to become an MCP- and AI-enabled organisation. You’ll hear the practical decisions behind the shift: how leadership chose what to double down on, reorganised engineering into mission-led teams in weeks, and built a repeatable “innovation engine” to scale governed services without compromising security or compliance.
10:10

AI Governance That Doesn't Kill Velocity: A Practical Framework

Simon Hilton - Head of AI Products - MYOB

How MYOB is building AI governance thatenables trust and speed in a highly regulated financial software environmentwithout sacrificing trust. Simon will walk through the practicalthree-question framework—"Does it work? Is it safe? Is it onbrand?"—they're using it to streamline decision-making and eliminate riskbottlenecks. You'll see how they're distributing risk assessment across thestrategic and operational levels, so teams can make most decisionsautonomously while appropriately escalating the critical few.
10:35

Morning Coffee and Connect
11:05

AI in the Boardroom: What Data andAI Leaders Must Know

Cindi Howson - Chief Data & AI Strategy Officer - ThoughtSpot

As AI becomes a board-level priority, data and AI leaders must bridge the gap between technology and executive decision-making. In this session, Cindi Howson, Chief Data & AI Strategy Officer at ThoughtSpot, shares what boards need to know about AI—covering business value, governance, risk, and trust. Attendees will learn how to position AI as a strategic asset, communicate impact in executive terms, and guide informed, confident leadership at the highest levels of the organization.
11:30

Debate: Work Redefined - Will AI Replace Us or Make Us Stronger?

As AI adoption accelerates, the question isn’t whether businesses should embrace it—but what role humans will play alongside it. Will AI ultimately replace human decision-making and jobs, or does its greatest potential lie in augmenting creativity, judgment, and trust? In this debate, AI leaders will challenge each other on the realities of automation, the limits of augmentation, and the responsibility of organisations to balance efficiency with human value. Expect sharp perspectives, bold predictions, and a candid look at what the future of work means for business.

Moderator
Eric Cheng Former Enterprise Architect Komatsu Australia

Debaters
Michelle Tucker Head of Digital & CRM AstraZeneca
Lenka Bednarikova Head of AI & Advanced Analytics
Australian Retirement Trust
Su Jella Board Member Women’s Tennis Foundation
Kristopher Lopez Head of Artificial Intelligence PetSure
12:00

From Pilot to Production: Overcoming Barriers to Enterprise-Wide AI Adoption

Michael Hou - Platform & AI Solutions Architect - Rackspace Technology
12:25

Panel: Is It Time to Rewrite the AI Strategy Playbook?
- What’s broken in today’s AI strategy frameworks, and what needs to change for them to keep pace with rapid adoption?
- How can organisations balance responsible AI practices with the pressure to innovate and scale quickly?
- What role should leadership, regulation, and cross-industry collaboration play in shaping the next-generation governance playbook?
Speakers:

Jonathan Shen AI Practice Executive - Strategy & Governance Suncorp

Lenka Bednarikova Head of AI & Advanced Analytics Australian Retirement Trust
13:00

Lunch
14:05

Leveraging AI in Financial Services: Use Cases

Subhankar Dasgupta - Head of Integration, Data & Applications - Morgans Financial
14:30

Rebuilding Human Trust in an AI World

Denise Tung - Executive GM, Digital and Data Transformation (CTO) - MotorCycle Holdings

Speakers
Denise Tung Executive GM, Digital and Data Transformation (CTO)
MotorCycle Holdings
Fiona Boyd CEO IP Scape
09:50

From Data Platforms to Intelligent Ecosystems: Architecting for Agentic AI

Akansha Aggarwal - Data Domain Architect - SA Power
- How agentic AI changes data platform design
- Patterns for AI-driven governance and context awareness
- Practical design blueprint: from Ada to “AI-as-a-platform”
15:20

Afternoon Coffee and Connect
15:50

Trust and Transparency in Agentic AI: Building Confidence in Autonomous Systems

Simon Smith - Former Chief Information Officer - Pallion
16:15

Creating an AI-Capable Workforce: Leadership, Learning and the Human Shift

Albert Xavier - Head of Data Engineering - National Rugby League
- What roles are being redefined or created in an AI-powered organisation?
- How can leaders support workforce upskilling without triggering fear or resistance?
- What structures and leadership behaviours enable AI-literate teams?
16:40

Chairperson’s Closing
16:45

Close of Enterprise AI Sydney 2026

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