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The Data & AI Summit VIC 2024 is SOLD OUT! We can't wait to return to Melbourne with this cracking line-up of both interactive sessions and speakers to explore the transformative effects of current innovations, fostering cross-industry collaboration, and maximising the strategic potential of data. To see what the day looks like, see here: https://lnkd.in/gZKR_AG4   Looking forward to hearing from: Adina Hamilton, Director, Integrated Data & Analytics, Victorian Department of Health Varun Verma, Chief Data Analytics Officer, L'Oréal Ian Jackman, General Manager Data & Analytics, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Anna Fox, Senior Strategic Account Executive, Tealium  Steven McConchie, Research Data Manager, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Noel Hanssens, MBA, Chief Data Officer, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Nikhil Patinge, Director - WoVG Data Integration (API Capability) Service, Department of Government Services Thomas Janssen, Head of Data Architecture & Governance, Judo Bank Niranjan Varadarajan, Vice President, Centelon Dr. Lisa Dethridge, Technologist, Strategic Innovation, Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University Jarred Pilgrim, Head of Data & Digital Transformation, Golf Australia Randika Dias, Head of Data Science - Product Personalisation, Sportsbet Su Jella (MAICD, MBA), Director Data & Insights, Tennis AU / Women in AI (APAC) Winner Agustinus Nalwan, General Manager of AI, Data Science & Data Platform, Carsales.com.au Catherine Arnold, Chief of Data Services, SEEK Thank you to our event partners: Lenovo, BI3 Technologies, Tealium, Billigence, dbt Labs, Fivetran, ASI Solutions, Centelon Solutions, Tridant Pty Ltd, SnapLogic, ClickHouse, Postman, Novigi, InterWorks/Matillion, OniGroup, Aristotle Metadata, BMC Software, EXL #DataAiSummit24 #dataevent #dataconference #forefrontdatacommunity #aiconference

📰 The Australian Parliament enacted on Monday a cybersecurity legislative package to bolster national cyber defenses and resilience. The package includes the Cyber Security Act 2024, the Intelligence Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Cyber Security) Act 2024, and the Security of Critical Infrastructure and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Response and Prevention) Act 2024. The Cyber Security Act will execute seven initiatives initially introduced under the Cyber Security Strategy. “The Australian government is delivering on its commitment to secure Australia’s cyber environment and protect our critical infrastructure,” Tony Burke, Minister for Cyber Security, said in a statement. “The government has passed into law Australia’s first standalone Cyber Security Act, a key pillar in our mission to protect Australians from cyber threats. This package forms a cohesive legislative toolbox for Australia to move forward with clarity and confidence in the face of an ever-changing cyber landscape.” The legislation mandates security standards for smart devices; mandatory obligations on certain businesses to report ransomware and cyber extortion payments; a ‘limited use’ obligation that restricts how cyber security information voluntarily provided to the National Cyber Security Coordinator can be used and disclosed; and the establishment of a Cyber Incident Review Board to conduct post-incident reviews into significant cyber security incidents. 🗞️ Read more on this below. #dataprotection #data #dataaustralia #cybernews #forefrontdataandAIcommunity

What an incredible day at the Data & AI Summit VIC in Melbourne! The energy was electric as over 200 industry leaders came together and dove into meaningful discussions, sharing insights and tackling the challenges shaping our future. It was inspiring to see so many bright minds come together to explore the possibilities of data and AI. While this wraps up our 2024 series, we can’t wait to continue the conversation and elevate our insights for an even bigger and better summit in 2025! Huge thank you to our speakers: Adina Hamilton, Director, Integrated Data & Analytics, Victorian Department of Health Varun Verma, Chief Data Analytics Officer, L'Oreal Ian Jackman, General Manager Data & Analytics, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Anna Fox, Senior Strategic Account Executive, Tealium  Julian Badell, Head of Solutions ISG, Lenovo Steven McConchie, Research Data Manager, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Noel Hanssens, MBA, Chief Data Officer, Australian Red Cross Nikhil Patinge, Director - WoVG Digital Integration Services, Department of Government Services Thomas Janssen, Head of Data Architecture & Governance, Judo Bank Niranjan Varadarajan, Vice President, Centelon Anshul Lyon, Data & Analytics Manager, Nutrien Ag Solutions Dr. Lisa Dethridge, Technologist, Strategic Innovation, Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University Jarred Pilgrim, Head of Data & Digital Transformation, Golf Australia Kaushik Lakshman, Head of Data Science, Sportsbet Su Jella (MAICD, MBA), Director Data & Insights, Tennis AU / Women in AI (APAC) Winner Agustinus Nalwan, General Manager of AI, Data Science & Data Platform, Carsales.com.au Alex Haloulos, Head of Strategy, BMC Software Lorne Easton, Director - Data & AI, Tridant Catherine Arnold, Chief of Data Services, SEEK Thank you to our event partners: Lenovo, BI3 Technologies, Tealium, Billigence, dbt Labs, Fivetran, ASI Solutions, Centelon Solutions, Tridant Pty Ltd, SnapLogic, ClickHouse, Postman, Novigi, InterWorks/Matillion, OniGroup, Aristotle Metadata, BMC Software #DataAiSummit24 #dataevent #dataconference #forefrontdatacommunity #aiconference

📰 Australian Red Cross has rolled out a series of AI use cases following the completion of its foundational “digital spine”. The not-for-profit organisation has spent the past 18 months consolidating its infrastructure into six core systems, as well as achieving new data maturity and governance models. Off the back of that, Red Cross CIO Brett Wilson said his team had built a new AI-powered transcription and translation system using Azure Cognitive Services. Wilson said the organisation has to transcribe and translate 600 audio files every day. “Within that conversation, you could have several different languages," he said. “Before, it was something we needed to externally send out and it would come back in batches over two weeks. "As a conservative estimate, we’ve saved about 90 days of waiting time just for those files to come back and 150 hours of administrative time. It’s over half a year of time we have saved.” 🗞 Read more on this below.

One month to go until the Data & AI Summit VIC 2024. We are so excited to bring together senior data and AI leaders to explore the transformative effects of current innovations, fostering cross-industry collaboration, and maximising the strategic potential of data. To see what the day looks like, see here: https://lnkd.in/gZKR_AG4   Looking forward to hearing from: Adina Hamilton, Director, Integrated Data & Analytics, Victorian Department of Health Varun Verma, Chief Data Analytics Officer, L'Oréal Ian Jackman, General Manager Data & Analytics, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Anna Fox, Senior Strategic Account Executive, Tealium  Steven McConchie, Research Data Manager, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Noel Hanssens, MBA, Chief Data Officer, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Nikhil Patinge, Director - WoVG Digital Integration Services, Department of Government Services Thomas Janssen, Head of Data Architecture & Governance, Judo Bank Niranjan Varadarajan, Vice President, Centelon Dr. Lisa Dethridge, Technologist, Strategic Innovation, Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University Jarred Pilgrim, Head of Data & Digital Transformation, Golf Australia Randika Dias, Head of Data Science - Product Personalisation, Sportsbet Su Jella (MAICD, MBA), Director Data & Insights, Tennis AU / Women in AI (APAC) Winner Agustinus Nalwan, General Manager of AI, Data Science & Data Platform, Carsales.com.au Catherine Arnold, Chief of Data Services, SEEK Thank you to our event partners: Lenovo, BI3 Technologies, Tealium, Billigence, dbt Labs, Fivetran, ASI Solutions, Centelon Solutions, Tridant Pty Ltd, SnapLogic, ClickHouse, Postman, Novigi, InterWorks/Matillion, OniGroup, Aristotle Metadata, BMC Software, EXL #DataAiSummit24 #dataevent #dataconference #forefrontdatacommunity #aiconference

📰 Commonwealth Bank is exploring the possibility of replacing thousands of local call centre staff with a ChatGPT-style platform in an expanded use of artificial intelligence for customers being considered by the country’s largest financial institution. The bank is conducting trials of the platform, called Hey CommBank, by testing the technology on employees of the bank who are also customers. The trial is part of a wide range of experiments under way at CBA, which has become the first Australian company to use a so-called AI factory – a cluster of Nvidia chips that support AI processing – supplied by technology giant Amazon. Outlining how the bank is considering using Hey Commbank, CBA chief data and analytics officer Andrew McMullan said in the future he expected customers would become “so familiar with using ChatGPT-style services that it becomes the way that they interact with the bank as well, through our digital channels”. 🗞 Read more on this below. #Data #AI #chatbots #aiprocessing #CBA #ForefrontDataAICommunity

📰 The latest research predicts AI to create 200,000 jobs in Australia by 2030 leading to a productivity uplift and injecting billions of dollars into the economy. The report was handed down by the Tech Council of Australia (TCA), backed by Microsoft, LinkedIn and Workday. Building out the AI workforce is predicted to add billions to the Australian economy, with generative AI alone forecasted to bring in $115 billion with around 70 percent stemming from productivity gains. As emerging technology such as generative AI continues to rise throughout all workplaces, demand for skilled workers in this space will naturally increase. However, the findings showed there's a risk of skills falling short without major reforms. 🗞 Read more on this below. #AI #artificialintelligence #Forefrontdataaicommunity #AIaustralia

Last week, we hosted 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 & 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗡𝗭 which saw over 130 senior data and AI leaders exploring the transformative effects of current innovations, fostering cross-industry collaboration, and maximising the strategic potential of data. 📍The final destination for this event this year is Melbourne. If you have a colleague in VIC who you think would find value in this event, they can get all the details here: https://lnkd.in/gva_cKEi Huge thank you to all of our speakers for sharing their valuable insights with each of us. Check out your photos below 📸 Mazen K., Head of Data & Analytics, Foodstuffs New Zealand Rob Hodgson, Chief Data Officer, Earthquake Commission Robert Hutchinson, General Manager Digital & Data, TVNZ Richard Wright, Head of Data Analytics, Lotto NZ Adele Marshall, Head of Data & Insights, Fletcher NZ Distribution Anna Melnikova, Group Manager Data Platform, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Masum Billah, Head of Data Science, Tuwharetoa Health James Lawrence, Head of AI, Fonterra Anshuman Banerjee, Tribe & Chapter Area Lead - AI & Engineering, Spark NZ Mike Mulvaney, Chief Information Officer, Whakarongorau Aotearoa / NZ Telehealth Services Mike Johnson, Sales Director, NICE Xanthe Sulzberger, Head of Data Governance & Strategy, NZ Post Gordon Riddet, Head of Data Governance, Auckland Council Peter Jaksons, Head of Data Intelligence, Orion NZ Nilabh Sahai, Principal Architect - Data, Kiwibank Ben Bridge, Vice President, Data Quality & Governance, DHL Express Adam Courtier, Head of Data & Insights, Mitre 10 Mazen K., Head of Data & Analytics, Foodstuffs Thank you to our event partners: NICE, Theta (NZ), dbt Labs, Domo, API Connects Ltd (NZ), Hewlett Packard Enterprise See you all at the next one 😊 #dataAI #AI #data #dataconference #AIconference #DataSummit24

📰 Many Australian consumers are unaware of the extent of personal data being collected about them on a daily basis, a new report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has revealed. According to the ACCC's latest interim report on the Digital Platform Services Inquiry, it would take the average user nearly 46 hours a month to read every privacy policy they encountered in full. On average, a typical privacy policy contains 6,876 words, taking about 29 minutes to read. 🗞 Read more on this below. #data #dataprivacy #forefrontdatacommunity #databreaches

📰 Firstmac Limited is warning customers that it suffered a data breach a day after the new Embargo cyber-extortion group leaked over 500GB of data allegedly stolen from the firm. Firstmac is a significant player in Australia's financial services industry, focusing primarily on mortgage lending, investment management, and securitization services. Headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland, and employing 460 people, the firm has issued 100,000 home loans and currently manages $15 billion in mortgages. 🗞 Read more below. #data #databreach #forefrontdataAIcommunity #AI #datasecurity