ACIS 2026 Industry Day: Academic & Industry AI Solutions
Description
The Industry Day combines an industry keynote, hands-on workshops and networking in a highly interactiveVIP program designed to create meaningful exchange between academia and industry.
Participants will work together on challenges proposed by four AI industry players to experiment with emerging approaches, develop practical solutions, and explore the opportunities and complexities of AI adoption in organisations.
The four workshops, taking place concurrently, offer complementary perspectives on AI in practice, from enterprise AI adoption and rapid prototyping to collaborative human-AI problem-solving and the role of human judgement, trust and connection.
Keynote
Alex Jenkins
Alex Jenkins is the Director of the WA Data Science Innovation Hub (WADSIH), Chair of the Curtin AI in Research (CAIR) Group, inaugural Member of the WA State Government’s AI Advisory Board; member of WA Dept of Health – AI Oversight Committee; and member of the WA Education Dept – AI Advisory Group. With an extensive background in digital technologies, Alex is dedicated to advancing the use of AI across Australian business, academia, and the public sector. His work emphasises leveraging AI to enhance education and improve lives, driving innovation and practical applications in diverse sectors. Alex is committed to ensuring that Australia remains at the forefront of AI adoption, elevating WADSIH to a national thought-leader in AI and fostering collaboration to promote AI’s transformative potential for societal benefit. He is also known for his impactful TEDx talk, ‘An AI Tutor for Every Child’, highlighting the potential of AI in revolutionising Australia’s education system.
Program
- 2:00 pm
Registration and Welcome
- 2:20 pm - 3:00 pm
Industry Keynote
Alex Jenkins, Director of the WA Data Science Innovation Hub (WADISH)
- 3:00 pm - 3:10 pm
Industry Case Study Presentation – Australian Computer Society
- 3:10 pm - 3:20 pm
Industry Case Study Presentation – University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- 3:20 pm - 6:00 pm
Workshops
Mentor it Forward, Twenty2 Collective, Visagio, WADSIH
- 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Networking
Workshops
AI Adoption: The Good, the Bad and the Unknown
What happens when enterprise AI moves beyond the pilot? Explore the realities of cost, scaling, governance, risk and failure.
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