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Artificial Intelligence often feels like a futuristic "monster" or a sudden wave of confusing technology, but the truth is it has been quietly assisting us for over 40 years. In this interactive session, Nick Pape will demystify AI, moving beyond the media hype to demonstrate exactly how it works and why it is nothing to fear.

The presentation will move from theory to practice, featuring a live, real-time demonstration where we will plan a complex travel itinerary in seconds. Nick will also demonstrate how he applies this technology in practice, using drones to assess property damage without anyone climbing a ladder. Attendees will leave with a simple printed guide (the SOTAC method) to help them start using these tools immediately to save time in their daily lives.

This session aims to answer these questions

·       Is AI a new phenomenon, or have I already been using it for decades?

·       How can I use a simple computer program to plan a two-week fly/drive holiday to Italy... in seconds?

·       What does AI look like in the physical world?

·       How can I interact with these tools safely to make my life easier?

Nick Pape was formerly Head of E-commerce for Glasshouse Fragrances, and working in Performance Marketing for R.M. Williams. Nick Pape is pivoting from 15 years of digital marketing to the frontier of AI and robotics. He now combines his data expertise with drone technology to launch a new venture dedicated to solving practical problems through intelligent automation.

Joseph Kupceric

Assistant Director - Counter Foreign Interference Partnerships | NSW

Counter Foreign Interference Coordination Centre (CFICC)

Law Enforcement and Domestic Security (LEDS), Department of Home Affairs

Joseph is a member of the foreign interference partnership team at the Department of Home Affairs. This team aims to protect Australia from foreign interference threats. Joseph is a regular speaker who will present an interesting and important topic on how foreign interference is impacting our every day lives.

Joseph Kupceric

Assistant Director - Counter Foreign Interference Partnerships | NSW

Counter Foreign Interference Coordination Centre (CFICC)

Law Enforcement and Domestic Security (LEDS), Department of Home Affairs

Joseph is a member of the foreign interference partnership team at the Department of Home Affairs. This team aims to protect Australia from foreign interference threats. Joseph is a regular speaker who will present an interesting and important topic on how foreign interference is impacting our every day lives.

Bestselling Australian author Catherine DeVrye has visited more than 150 countries and kept a daily journal for over fifty years, never imagining some words would be translated into over a dozen languages. She started life in a Canadian orphanage, and following the death of her parents the year after she graduated in the USA, arrived in Australia with a backpack, $200 and one-way ticket. After a global career with IBM, she's delivered presentations in over thirty countries and been named Australian Executive Woman of the Year and Keynote Speaker of the Year. A cancer survivor, Catherine has carried the Olympic torch, volunteered with street kids in Vietnam, swum with sharks in Madagascar, cycled the Andes, trekked beyond Everest Base Camp - and voyaged to Timbuktu. Her previous books include Hope Happens!, Hot Lemon & Honey, Who Says I Can't, Hope as My Compass and Japan: An A-Z Guide.