AI in Action Albury-Wodonga Building a Dynamic and AI Enabled Workforce in the Hume Region
Description
Regional Development Australia, Hume and La Trobe University are hosting conferences in Shepparton and Albury-Wodonga this October.
These free, practical and hands on conferences will explore how AI is changing the way organisations work, and what leaders and managers can do to prepare their workforce. Whether you are an early AI adopter, or are more advanced, there is something for everyone.
Delegates will take part in a live assessment of their AI readiness, learn from local case studies, and work through practical sessions applying AI techniques. Know where you and your organisation sits on the AI adoption curve, and what to do next.
What to bring? A charged laptop or phone, access to a generative artificial intelligence tool, one genuine work challenge and a willingness to have a go.
Who should attend? Business owners, Leaders, Team members, Professionals and Community Organisations. All industries, public and private sector welcome.
No advanced technical knowledge is required.
Agenda
- 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Registration, coffee & networking
- 10:00 am - 10:10 am
Welcome
- 10:10 am - 10:20 am
Acknowledgement of Country
- 10:20 am - 10:40 am
Launch Hume Regional Workforce Strategy 2026–29
- 10:30 am - 10:50 am
Keynote: Patricia Haueiss, La Trobe University AI Institute
- 10:50 am - 11:10 am
Morning Tea
- 11:10 am - 11:30 am
Workshop: Where do you sit? Live AI readiness self-assessment
- 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Panel: Local Voices - AI in the real world
- 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch & networking - Lunchtime showcase
- 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Masterclass: Live the Artificial Intelligence Experience
Live the Artificial Intelligence Experience is a practical, hands-on masterclass designed to help participants move beyond simply using AI to generate answers and start applying it meaningfully to real work. Participants bring a genuine work challenge and learn to work better, think better and grow better—using AI to complete practical tasks, explore challenges, strengthen decision-making, and identify opportunities to redesign work and improve productivity. Participants leave with greater confidence using AI, a useful result connected to their work, a sharper approach to thinking, and a clear next step for applying what they’ve learned. The program includes a customised digital learning deck, a purpose-built ChatGPT workshop companion, and the Learn Your Way Forward experimentation guide.
- 2:30 am - 2:45 am
Closing Statement - Human potential in the age of AI
- 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Closing Acknowledgements
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