Showcase speakers

Hear from APS leaders, AI practitioners, policy experts, researchers and Australian innovators helping shape the responsible adoption of AI across government.

The 2026 speaker line-up includes keynote presentations, panel discussions, practical use cases and breakout sessions.

Featured speakers

Building an AI-ready APS: Delivering the next phase of AI in Government

AI thought leaders

Jonathan Thorpe
Deputy CEO and Chief Customer Officer, Services Australia
Jo Talbot
First Assistant Commissioner, Workforce, Tribunals and Inclusion, Australian Public Service Commission
Monita Lal
Head of AI Delivery and Enablement (AIDE), Department of Finance
Lee Hickin
Executive Director, Australian National AI Centre (NAIC)
Dr Liming Zhu
Research Director, CSIRO
Dr Susie Kluth
Chief Data Officer, Department of Education
Dr Ian Oppermann
Commissioner, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Ramsey Beydoun
AI Branch Manager, Digital Transformation Agency (DTA)
Stela Solar
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Stone & Chalk
Adrian Cullen
Industry Program Manager, National AI Centre (NAIC)
John Shepherd
First Assistant Secretary, Digital ID & Data Policy Division, Department of Finance
Eloise Leaver
Industry Growth Manager, National AI Centre (NAIC)
Daniel Livesey
Director, GovAI, Department of Finance
Andrew Morrison
Assistant Secretary, GovAI, Department of Finance
Lisa Keeling
AI Accountable Officer and General Manager, Telecommunications Modernisation, Automation and Architecture, Services Australia
Cathy Toze
Chief AI Officer and General Manager, Automation and AI Strategy and Delivery, Services Australia
Tenille Collins
Chief Data Officer, Services Australia
Elizabeth Tydd
Australian Information Commissioner, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Chris Horlyck
First Assistant Director General, Cyber Security Resilience Division, Australian Signals Directorate
Louise Frezza
AI Workforce Planning Taskforce Lead, Australian Public Service Commission (APSC)
Jenny Telford
General Manager, Census and Population Division, Australian Bureau of Statistics

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