Business Matters - Building business success from AI and digital innovation

Join us for our Business Matters event - Building business success from AI and digital innovation on Thursday, 1 August 2024 in partnership with Australian Retirement Trust. 

Hear from our expert panel on the opportunities for Queensland businesses to go beyond implementation to gain significant competitive advantages from AI and advanced digital transformation. 

Join the discussion to explore key business enabling technologies and get tips on how your business can improve productivity, security and data management.

Event details:

Date: Thursday, 1 August, 2024
Time: 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Venue: Ballroom, The Westin Brisbane
Address: 111 Mary St, Brisbane

Tickets
General admission: $190 per person excl. GST
Table of 10: $1850 excl. GST

General admission - Business Chamber Queensland member: $170 per person excl. GST
Table of 10 - Business Chamber Queensland member: $1650 excl. GST
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Our panel:

Professor Shazia Sadiq FTSE, The University of Queensland
Shazia Sadiq FTSE is a Professor of Computer Science at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Queensland. Her research focusses on responsible data management and aims to reduce the socio-technical barriers to data driven transformation, by assisting organisations to create, protect and sustain agile data pipelines. Shazia is currently leading The University of Queensland’s flagship Artificial Intelligence Collaboratory, that brings together cross-disciplinary researchers across a number of sectors including business, health, agriculture, energy, and education. She is the Centre Director for the ARC Industry Transformation Training Centre on Information Resilience 2020-2025, Chair of the National Committee on Information and Communication Sciences at the Australian Academy of Science 2019-2022, and member of The Australian Research Council College of Experts 2018-2021.

Brett Lightfoot – Queensland State Director, Microsoft
As State Director Brett is responsible for the overall Microsoft business in Queensland and Northern Territory. This includes meeting the needs of Microsoft’s enterprise customers across both commercial and public sector, as well as supporting a diverse range of business partners who develop , deploy and manage a wide range of innovative business solutions built on the Microsoft platform. Brett has nearly 25 years of experience in the ICT industry and is passionate about creative and innovative solutions that can change people’s lives and foster economic development. 

Jamie Wilson – Founder & Executive Chairman, Cryptoloc Group
Jamie Wilson, founder of Cryptoloc Technology, is dedicated to protecting and championing small businesses with a strong focus on privacy. Through innovative, user-centric solutions, he has transformed data security to ensure data remains secure and private. Jamie's commitment to small businesses is evident in his strategic partnership with Microsoft, which integrates Cryptoloc's advanced encryption with Microsoft 365, providing robust security for millions of users. His passion for privacy and data protection has driven significant advancements in cybersecurity, making him a respected advocate for the digital security of small enterprises.