Program

A braver new world: anchoring human dignity in the design and governance of frontier technologies

New technology should give us what we want and need, not what we fear. Focusing on facial recognition technology, Edward will explore the role of good design and governance to achieve this aim.

• Edward Santow – Industry Professor – Responsible Technology, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Strengthening Australia’s approach to frontier technologies: addressing the risks, sharing the benefits

• Christy Ditchburn – Sustainability Principal, Telstra
• Ellen Broad – 3AI , ANU
• Scott Farrell – Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
• Lizzie O’Shea – Lawyer, writer & digital rights advocate
• Julian Thomas – Director, ADM+S Centre
• Moderator: Lorenn Ruster – Responsible Tech Collaborator, Centre for Public Impact and PhD Candidate at School of Cybernetics, Australian National University

What’s trust got to do with it? Designing technological tools and systems with trust at the core

• Kelsie Nabben – Researcher, RMIT University
• John Phillips – Co-founder, Sezoo
• Moderator: Rahul Soans – Manager, Trust Alliance

Re-imagining tech design: shifting norms and expanding methods in service of humanity

• Bridgette Engeler – Senior Lecturer, Swinburne School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship
• Andy Nolan – Director, Emerging Technologies, Thoughtworks
• Sarah Pink – Professor of Design and Emerging Technologies, Monash University
• Chris Vanstone – Chief Innovation Officer, The Australian Centre for Social Innovation
• Moderator: Amal Varghese – Advocacy & Research Manager, Humanitech

From ancient knowledges to frontiers of technology: Indigenous approaches to design

• Megan Kelleher – Vice Chancellor’s Indigenous Pre-Doctoral Fellow, RMIT University
• Tyson Yunkaporta – Senior Research Fellow, Deakin Research
• Moderator: Julian Thomas – Director, ADM+S Centre

From the ground up: community-led innovation

• Josh Hallwright – Humanitarian Lead & Blockchain Advisor, Oxfam Australia
• Pete Horsley – Founder, Remarkable
• Emma Koster – Founder, Good Hood
• Chrisanta Muli – CEO, One Girl
• Moderator: Ben Shaw – Head of Community Impact, Infoxchange

What it takes (and what’s at stake): scaling up tech for social impact

• Katrina Donaghy – CEO and Co-Founder, Civic Ledger
• Julian Elliott – Co-Founder & CEO, Covidence
• Joe Glesta – Co-Founder & CEO, Climasens
• Bruce Grady – Business Development & Partnerships Manager, FloodMapp
• Moderator: Erica Smith – Technologist-in-Residence, Humanitech

CLOSING KEYNOTE

Rising to the challenges, chasing the possibilities

• Natalie Kyriacou OAM – CEO, My Green World