Smart Neighborhoods was all about how tools including artificial intelligence and machine learning are being put to use in communities around Australia. We explored specific case studies where AI and machine learning have been used for positive community outcomes; and we also discussed some of the moral and ethical issues that arise when it comes to using these technologies.
1:00pm: Laura Harvey, Managing Editor, Monkey Media
Welcome remarks
1:05pm: Australian Smart Communities Association President
ASCA Welcome
1:10pm Keynote Speaker - Ian Opperman, Chief Data Scientist, NSW Government
Smart places – getting smarter through data (with privacy, consent and security)
1:40pm Sue Keay, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland AI Hub
Using AI to support communities
2:15pm: PANEL - AI and Machine Learning in practice
Russell Riding, Automation Team Leader, Melbourne Water
Ben Sinnott, Acting Manager Smart City Office, Wyndham City Council
Simon Kaplan, CEO, The Urban Institute
Moderator - Laura Harvey, Managing Editor, Monkey Media
3:00pm: Niels Wouters, Head of Research and Emerging Practice, Research Fellow, Science Gallery Melbourne
The good, the bad and the data: ethical and appropriate data gathering and usage
3:30pm: James Peet, Chief Digital Officer, Moreton Bay Regional Council, and Jackie Frost, Manager Asset Management, Moreton Bay Regional Council
Hunting for pot holes in Moreton Bay
4:00pm: Close of conference
Dr Ian Oppermann - Chief Data Scientist, NSW Government
Speaker at Week 1 : AI and machine learning in the community
Dr Ian Oppermann is the NSW Government’s Chief Data Scientist working within the Department of Customer Service. He is also an Industry Professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). From 2015 to 2019, Ian was also the CEO of the NSW Data Analytics Center (DAC). Ian has nearly 30 years’ experience in the ICT sector and has led organisations with more than 300 people, delivering products and outcomes that have impacted hundreds of millions of people globally. He has held senior management roles in Europe and Australia as Director for Radio Access Performance at Nokia, Global Head of Sales Partnering (network software) at Nokia Siemens Networks, and then Divisional Chief and Flagship Director at CSIRO.
Sue Keay - Chief Executive Officer, Queensland AI Hub
Speaker at Week 1 : AI and machine learning in the community
Sue is the CEO of Queensland AI Hub, following her role as Research Director for Cyber-Physical Systems at CSIRO’s Data61. Among many achievements, she is responsible for bringing the Grace Hopper Celebration to Australia and led the development of Australia’s first Robotics roadmap, outlining how robotics and automation will impact every sector of the Australian economy.
Sue was formerly the Chief Operating Officer for the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision and has an MBA from The University of Queensland Business School. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and chairs the Board of Robotics Australia Group, and serves on the Boards of the CRC for Optimising Resource Extraction and Women in Robotics (international). Sue completed her PhD in Earth Sciences at The Australian National University in 1998 and is recognised as a Superstar of STEM and one of Queensland’s most influential people.
Niels Wouter - Head of Research and Emerging Practice, Science Gallery Melbourne, and Research Fellow, Interaction Design Lab
Speaker at Week 1 : AI and machine learning in the community
Niels Wouters is Head of Research and Emerging Practice for Science Gallery Melbourne, and Research Fellow in the Interaction Design Lab at the University of Melbourne. In his roles, he promotes collisions between arts and science as a mechanism to expose the breadth of STEM. His own research practice in Human-Computer Interaction revolves around the democratisation of technology in order to achieve tangible benefits for society. Niels; work is regularly featured in national and international media, highlighting the impact of new technology on urban life. Niels acquired a PhD in Architectural Engineering and holds degrees in Architectural Design, Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction.
Simon Kaplan - Chief Executive Officer, The Urban Institute
Speaker at Week 1 : AI and machine learning in the community
Simon is a highly experienced technology leader with significant experience in smart city technologies and strategies. Simon has over 30 years experience in the public sector and industry, and has served at the senior executive level at the Queensland University of Technology and in his own startups. Simon has worked in the USA, Europe and South Africa as well as over 20 years in Australia.
James Peet - Chief Digital Officer, Moreton Bay Regional Council
Speaker at Week 1 : AI and machine learning in the community
James Peet holds a Masters degree in Business and Technology from the University of New South Wales. He has a wealth of experience across public and private sector organisations bringing substantial knowledge and capability in leadership and management of digital systems.
As Chief Digital Officer for Moreton Bay Regional Council, James’s mandate is to focus on the opportunities that digital disruption is bringing to benefit both the Council organisation and the Moreton Bay Region as a whole. James works collaboratively across the Council to help teams become digitally aware and imagine & implement new ways of delivering community assets and services.
James is passionate about building effective team culture and working relationships, communicating effectively, taking a measured approach to risk, applying simple logic to uncover straightforward solutions, with the conviction that it is people, not technology, that hold the key to unlocking the potential of Smart Cities.
Jackie Frost - Manager Asset Management, Moreton Bay Regional Council
Speaker at Week 1 : AI and machine learning in the community
Jackie Frost is the Manager Asset Management at Moreton Bay Regional Council. She has 17 years experience with asset management planning, financial management and modelling, corporate systems implementations, business intelligence and business process re-engineering. Jackie holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of Business (Accounting). Jackie is currently studying a Masters of Data Science and PhD in Artificial Intelligence. Jackie also leads the Innovation Team at Moreton Bay Regional Council. She is passionate about providing useful and timely data to stakeholders in a user friendly way to drive better business decision making. Jackie is married with a three year old girl. In her spare time, she likes to play tennis, go surfing and spend time with family and friends.
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