AI and Sustainability: Innovation or Environmental Risk?

NORTH Link, in collaboration with the La Trobe Business School, brings a unique blend of industry engagement and academic insight to explore how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence are shaping the future of sustainability.

Will AI accelerate our path to net-zero, or amplify environmental risks?

Join industry innovators, leading researchers, and policy experts for a lively and thought-provoking discussion on AI’s double-edged impact on sustainability.

We’ll dive into critical topics such as:

The environmental footprint of energy-intensive data centres
The role of AI in managing complex global supply chains
Advancements in climate modelling and predictive analytics
Boosting resource efficiency and system resilience

Walk away with:

Fresh insights from cross-sector experts
Practical case studies on AI in action
A clearer sense of how to harness AI as an ally, and how to guard against its unintended consequences

Panel:

Mahesh Krishnan, CTO, Fujitsu Oceania
Prof. Damminda Alahakoon, Director, Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition (CDAC), La Trobe University
Erika Hughes, Co-Owner and Commercial Director, Integra Systems
Simon Colman – Director, Climate Change & Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young (EY)

Moderator:

A/Prof. Sophia Duan, Associate Dean (Research and Industry Engagement), La Trobe Business School

This event is ideal for professionals working in sustainability, tech, policy, logistics, research, and education or anyone curious about the future intersection of AI and our planet’s wellbeing.

Event Photography: Please be advised that this event may be recorded, and photographs will be taken. This footage may be used after the event on NORTH Link and/or La Trobe University's website or in other marketing materials. Please notify us if you do not consent to us recording or photographing you and using your image and likeness as mentioned.

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