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From innovative start-ups to leading enterprises, the Summit will spotlight the significant opportunities AI presents for Australian businesses, as well as the challenges faced in harnessing its power. How are businesses actually using AI to drive value and enhance performance? What real-world hurdles are they overcoming as they push the boundaries of AI technology? And what are investors watching as markets and governments navigate this new frontier and regulation struggles to keep up?</p><p>Join global experts, visionary business leaders, tech innovators, and policymakers at the Financial Review AI Summit for an in-depth look at how AI is already changing the way we live, work, and invest.</p><p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Early bird registration closes Wednesday April 9, 2025. </strong></p><p class="has-text-align-center">To read the editorial coverage of the 2024 event, please <a href="https://www.afr.com/afrlive/ai-summit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">click here</a>.</p></div></div></div><div class="our-speakers"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6 pt-2"><h2 class="page-title text-left ">Speakers</h2></div><div class="col-md-6 text-right pt-2"> <a href="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/our-speakers/2025/" class="btn btn-primary dark-gunmetal">ALL SPEAKERS</a></div></div><div class="row speaker"><div class="col-md-3 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<source type="image/webp" srcset="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/02/Adam-Bennett-1-300x300.png.webp"/> <img src="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/02/Adam-Bennett-1-300x300.png"/> </picture></div><h2 class="sub-title">Adam Bennett</h2><p class="position">CIO</p><p class="company">Suncorp Group</p></div><div class="col-md-3 text-center"><div class="circular--portrait"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/02/Melanie-Silva-300x300.png.webp"/> <img src="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/02/Melanie-Silva-300x300.png"/> </picture></div><h2 class="sub-title">Melanie Silva</h2><p class="position">MD</p><p class="company">Google Australia & New Zealand</p></div><div class="col-md-3 text-center"><div class="circular--portrait"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/03/Claire-Chandler-300x300.png.webp"/> <img src="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/03/Claire-Chandler-300x300.png"/> </picture></div><h2 class="sub-title">Claire Chandler</h2><p class="position">Shadow Minister for Government Services and the Digital Economy</p><p class="company">Shadow Minister for Science and the Arts</p></div><div class="col-md-3 text-center"><div class="circular--portrait"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/03/Frank-Fillmann-300x300.png.webp"/> <img src="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/03/Frank-Fillmann-300x300.png"/> </picture></div><h2 class="sub-title">Frank Fillmann</h2><p class="position">EVP and General Manager</p><p class="company">Salesforce ANZ</p></div><div class="col-md-3 text-center"><div class="circular--portrait"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/03/Fang-Chen-1-300x300.png.webp"/> <img src="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/03/Fang-Chen-1-300x300.png"/> </picture></div><h2 class="sub-title">Fang Chen</h2><p class="position">Executive Director, Data Science Institute</p><p class="company">University of Technology Sydney</p></div><div class="col-md-3 text-center"><div class="circular--portrait"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/02/Marek-Rucinski-1-300x300.png.webp"/> <img src="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/02/Marek-Rucinski-1-300x300.png"/> </picture></div><h2 class="sub-title">Marek Rucinski</h2><p class="position">Chief Data Officer & Deputy Commissioner</p><p class="company">Australian Tax Office</p></div><div class="col-md-3 text-center"><div class="circular--portrait"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/03/Tony-Haymet-300x300.png.webp"/> <img src="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/03/Tony-Haymet-300x300.png"/> </picture></div><h2 class="sub-title">Tony Haymet</h2><p class="position">Australia鈥檚 Chief Scientist</p><p class="company">Department of Industry, Science and Resources</p></div><div class="col-md-3 text-center"><div class="circular--portrait"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/03/Samantha-Lawson-300x300.png.webp"/> <img src="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/03/Samantha-Lawson-300x300.png"/> </picture></div><h2 class="sub-title">Samantha Lawson</h2><p class="position">VP, Digital & AI</p><p class="company">Optus</p></div><div class="col-md-3 text-center"><div class="circular--portrait"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/03/Johan-van-Jaarsveld-300x300.png.webp"/> <img src="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/03/Johan-van-Jaarsveld-300x300.png"/> </picture></div><h2 class="sub-title">Johan van Jaarsveld</h2><p class="position">Chief Technical Officer</p><p class="company">BHP</p></div><div class="col-md-3 text-center"><div class="circular--portrait"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/03/Natasha-Gallace-300x300.png.webp"/> <img src="https://live.afr.com/aisummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/03/Natasha-Gallace-300x300.png"/> </picture></div><h2 class="sub-title">Natasha Gallace</h2><p class="position">Senior Director, Corporate Counsel, APAC</p><p class="company">Getty Images</p></div></div></div><div class="the-agenda"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><h2 class="page-title text-left pt-2">Agenda</h2></div><div class="col-md-6 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href='https://live.afr.com/aisummit/agenda/opening-keynote-2/ '> Opening keynote </a></td><td width="45%"></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 8:40 am</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/aisummit/agenda/in-conversation-4/ '> In conversation </a></td><td width="45%"> <span><strong>James Manyika</strong>, SVP, Research, Labs, Technology & Society, Google</span><br/></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 9:10 am</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/aisummit/agenda/panel-the-big-picture-global-ai-race-and-australias-place/ '> Panel | The big picture – global AI race and Australia’s place </a></td><td width="45%"> <span><strong>Tony Haymet</strong>, Australia鈥檚 Chief Scientist, Department of Industry, Science and Resources</span><br/></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 9:50 am</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/aisummit/agenda/in-conversation-5/ '> In conversation </a></td><td width="45%"></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 10:10 am</td><td width="45%"> <a 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Optus</span><br/> <span><strong>Frank Fillmann</strong>, EVP and General Manager, Salesforce ANZ</span><br/> <span><strong>Adam Bennett</strong>, CIO, Suncorp Group</span><br/></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 11:55 am</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/aisummit/agenda/in-conversation-6/ '> In conversation </a></td><td width="45%"></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 12:20 pm</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/aisummit/agenda/networking-lunch-2/ '> Networking lunch </a></td><td width="45%"></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 1:20 pm</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/aisummit/agenda/panel-fair-play-in-an-ai-era-regulating-a-thriving-ecosystem/ '> Panel | Fair play in an AI era – regulating a thriving ecosystem </a></td><td width="45%"> <span><strong>Natasha Gallace</strong>, Senior Director, Corporate Counsel, APAC, Getty Images</span><br/> <span><strong>Miriam Stiel</strong>, Head of Intellectual Property, Allens</span><br/></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 2:00 pm</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/aisummit/agenda/in-conversation-7/ '> In conversation </a></td><td width="45%"> <span><strong>Marek Rucinski</strong>, Chief Data Officer & Deputy Commissioner, Australian Tax Office</span><br/></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 2:20 pm</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/aisummit/agenda/panel-ai-infrastructure-energy-consumption-and-the-growing-impact-of-data-centres/ '> Panel | AI infrastructure, energy consumption, and the growing impact of data centres </a></td><td width="45%"></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 2:55 pm</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/aisummit/agenda/afternoon-break-2/ '> Afternoon break </a></td><td width="45%"></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 3:20 pm</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/aisummit/agenda/in-conversation-8/ '> In conversation </a></td><td width="45%"></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 3:40 pm</td><td width="45%"> <a 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