Engineering the Future

Transport, healthcare, education, and defence: where to next with AI?

Speakers:

• Stela Stolar, Director of the National Artificial Intelligence Centre hosted by CSIRO's Data61.
• Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist at UNSW.AI, and Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at UNSW Sydney.

If it’s not grown, it’s mined. 

Speakers:

• Ismet Canbulat, Head of School and Chair of Rock Mechanics at the UNSW School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering.
• Rae O'Brien, Executive General Manager of Mining Excellence at Centennial.

Let's talk about nuclear. 

Speakers:

• Jasmin Diab, Combat Engineer Officer in the Australian Army, and President of Women in Nuclear Australia.
• Edward Obbard, Nuclear Engineering Program Lead at UNSW Sydney.

Energy decathlon: the long race to redesign the industry.

Speakers:

• Dani Alexander, CEO of the UNSW Energy Institute.
• John Fletcher, Professor at UNSW School of Electrical Engineering, and Director of UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute.

Smarter, sustainable, and more resilient use of cities and space.

Speakers:

• Asal Bidarmaghz, Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at UNSW School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
• Taha Rashidi, Associate Professor in Transport Engineering at UNSW School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Generative AI has the potential to revolutionise a wide range of industries and fields. What ethical concerns and potential risks does it have for the future of society, industry, and beyond? 

Speakers: Wilson da Silva, Rita Arrigo, Aurélie Jacquet, Sebastian Sequoiah-Grayson, and Toby Walsh.

Biomedical technology advancements have created opportunities for us to connect and be part of a more inclusive living environment. With the desire for a longer, healthier life, what role does technology play in shaping this future?

Speakers: Julie Robotham, Beena Ahmed, Sze-Yuan Ooi, Eugene Salole, and Jackie Leach Scully.

There is no denying the nuclear conversation is already happening and has progressed around the world. With Australia well placed to become a world leader, what opportunities and issues does this disruptive technology pose?

Speakers: Lyria Bennett Moses, Edward Obbard, Ben Heard, and Matthew Kearnes.

Our world is ever changing. As we continue to grapple with both natural and man-made events that impact the homes and lives of people, what role does the humanitarian engineer play? 

Speakers: Andrew Dansie, Justine Nolan, Amit Singh, Sanmugi Sivakumar, Elizabeth Taylor AO.

With the advancement of digitisation and AI in the civil engineering industry, how do we ethically build a model that works at all levels and inspires trust, and learn to become greater ethical engineers ourselves?

Speakers: Matt Press, Michael Dakhoul, Agi Sterling, and Travis Waller.

Climate change is arguably one of the most important global issues we face, so what are governments and industry doing to combat this issue?

Speakers: Justine Jarvinen, Grant King, and Dave Sharma.