During this session, attendees will have the opportunity to attend 2 x 30-minute interactive breakout sessions of their choice.

Breakout A: 

Building a Human-Centered, AI-Powered Organisation with AI Agents and Automation

Explore how AI agents, automation, and responsible AI are shaping the future of business. This interactive round table will dive into:

• AI Agents and Automation: Transforming operations by augmenting AI and human capabilities.

• Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC): Best practices for implementing AI safely.

• Responsible AI: Balancing automation with human-centered design to build trust and inclusivity.

• Maximising ROI from AI: Uncovering strategies to measure and optimise the value of AI investments.

Raji Haththotuwegama, Head of Data & AI, Canon Business Services

Breakout B: 

Harnessing Your Data in the AI Era.

According to SOX, in 2024, a staggering 402.89 million TB of data was generated daily, amounting to 147 Zettabytes for the year, with projections reaching 181 Zettabytes by 2025. This exponential growth has largely been fueled by AI’s insatiable appetite for data.

As New Zealand’s CIOs navigate this data deluge, it’s crucial to understand how to leverage this resource effectively. This interactive roundtable will explore:

• Data Essentials in the AI Landscape

• The Gravity of Data

• Infrastructure Under Pressure

• Kiwi Success Stories

Mark Jobbins, CTO, APJ | Pure Storage, Inc.

Breakout C: 

Overcoming Observability Barriers to Enable Operational Scalability and Optimise Performance

• Aligning your observability strategy with desired organisational outcomes

• Optimising your ability to effectively identify and prevent system failures and downtime

• Fostering high performance & reliability across your application and infrastructure ecosystem

Stefan Nantz, Senior Sales Engineer, Datadog

Jason Baynham, Strategic Account Executive, Datadog

 

Breakout D: 

Tips and Tricks - delivering productivity outcomes with AI

Come to this session to ask questions and get answers on how you can ensure AI delivers the outcomes you want for your organisation. Discussion topics will depend on what is most topical for you and your peers and may include:

• Where generative AI is delivering the most value today

• How other organisations are tackling AI risks such as accuracy and bias

• How to get past the POC to scale AI in your organisation

Kieran Hagan, AI Segment Leader, IBM ANZ