Future Jobs in a World of Artificial Intelligence

New technologies, automation and especially Artificial Intelligence, is leading to widescale job replacement. Many businesses are looking to employ new technologies to maintain competitive advantage, but few are considering the scale and social impact of job losses.
This event will explore employment options (and opportunities) in a world of automation and AI and the expert panel will discuss how business, governments and society should reframe their thinking around the future of jobs.
Speakers
Jan Owen AM
Jan is a highly regarded social entrepreneur, innovator, influencer and author who has spent the past 25 years growing Australia's youth, social enterprise and innovation sectors.
Dr John Flackett
John is the Technical Director/Co-Founder of koolth - web specialists empowering clients with next generation online tools, custom web design and development, specialist web integrations, Artificial Intelligence & Smart ...
Anne Lawrence
Currently Head of Industry Development within the Economic Development Branch at Sunshine Coast Council, Anne’s role is to help foster and grow Sunshine Coast’s high-value industry sectors, in partnership with the business c...
Beth Worrall
Challenging, eclectic and enjoyable is how Beth Worrall describes her career to date – having held senior roles spanning technology, banking, health, resources, engineering, government and social entrepreneurship. An aspirin...
Kirk Drage
Kirk Drage is the CEO of LeapSheep, a pioneering "Hyper-growth incubation-as-a-service" company that he co-founded upon his return from working for fortune 500 companies in Silicon Valley. Kirk's career has been driven by 3 ...