Australia’s Digital Sovereignty Futures

Unlocking Australia’s Digital Futures Opportunities

With Industry experts on Ai, cyber and emerging technologies, this will be an experiential leadership development do-it lab morning! In this leadership lesson and rapid design sprint, we will learn what responsible Ai means in our digital sovereignty strategy, what is Ai sovereignty and how do our companies and government agencies need to think about our digital futures.

This is a strategic think-tank + Do-It Lab morning for leaders driving the next economic wave. Australia stands at a defining moment. With Ai, data, and digital infrastructure reshaping global economies, our ability to lead—or lag—depends on one thing: Sovereign Digital capability.

By 2030, artificial intelligence alone could contribute over $600 billion to our GDP. With coordinated acceleration—through smarter infrastructure, bold policy, and industry collaboration—that number could climb to $1 trillion. But it won’t happen by default. It requires intentional design. Let us shape up some industry projects to lead Australia's digital futures!

In short: If Ai is the engine of the future, digital sovereignty is who’s got the keys.

Why this event matters:

Join a curated group of industry CEOs, digital executives, emerging leaders, policymakers, startup founders, researchers, and investors to:

• Co-design Australia’s digital sovereignty strategy—from Ai, quantum and cloud to data and cyber.

• Shape a roadmap that balances economic ambition, national resilience, and ethical innovation.
  

This isn’t another talk-fest. It’s a Do-it lab: high-agency, outcome-driven, and built for next steps. An inspiring panel will provoke thought on the enormous opportunities for Australia's Digital Sovereignty and Ai Futures. 

To spark our big thinking, we have an exponential panel including:

Jannat Maqbool, of Artificial Intelligence Researchers Association (AIRA), and ARM (advance robotics manufacturing) Hub;

Finbar O'Hanlon, global innovation leader and human-centred Ai provocateur, Mastercard, Global Innovation Institute;

Dr. Ariella Heffernan-Marks, Founder of Ovum Ai.

What’s at Stake?

• Australia’s digital economy could double (should triple) in size by 2030.

• Without sovereign digital infrastructure and capability, value creation leaks offshore.

• Global peers are moving faster. We can lead in Ai, quantum, cyber, and digital assets —if we act now.

What You’ll Leave With

• A shared framework for sovereign digital growth

• Strategic insights on Ai, capital, and data ecosystems

• Real alliances—and projects—ready to move

This is not a conference. We don't do a talk fest. It’s a cross-sector sprint to shape the future of Australia’s economy.

Are you ready to be in the room where it happens? Register now!

Who are Misfits Institute?

Misfits is the brainchild of three innovators driven by a passion for Australia's economy to be bold, spark our creativity to reimagine and co-design our future. Christina Gerakiteys catalyses transformation, she empowers leaders to combine technology with humanity for maximum impact; Steve Brodie is a creative intrapreneur who applies innovation first principles to systemic problems to create solutions and get sh!t done; and Waz Peel is an ESG/climate entrepreneur and systems thinker passionate about Australia's economic opportunity to lead the future. 

Together, we're co-creating Australia's future with all of the misfits and you too! 

And yes, it does cost — but think of it as $65 to help re-architect the future of Australia over coffee and eggs. Not bad for a national mission disguised as breakfast.