Join us for an enlightening forum that delves into the transformative world of Generative AI and its profound implications for your organisation. As we embrace digital transformation, understanding the Risks, Rewards, and Reality of Generative AI is more crucial than ever.
This Forum will be held in person in the Rural City of Murray Bridge and via Zoom on Wednesday 7 August 2024 from 9:30 AM - 12:50 PM followed by a networking lunch (pay your own way) at the nearby rowing club.
Generative AI - Discover the Potential
Tim Chopping, Founder, Able AI
Tim Chopping is a dynamic leader with two decades of success in the tech industry, specialising in government and enterprise innovation.
As the founder of "Able AI," Australia’s first pure-play Generative AI advisory firm, he offers AI strategy, guideline and policy development, roadmap planning, and implementation consulting to ensure organisations can leverage the benefits of Generative AI while navigating risks, ethics, privacy, and security.
Tim will delve into the power of Generative AI, covering:
- An introduction to Generative AI: Demystifying the technology and its capabilities.
- Enhancing service delivery and operational efficiency: How Generative AI can transform council services and foster innovation.
- Practical AI strategy and roadmap creation: Advice on developing a comprehensive AI strategy and roadmap to safely integrate AI into services and initiatives.
- Risks and missed opportunities: Highlighting the dangers and lost potential for councils and subsidiaries that fail to adopt Generative AI.
Generative AI – Explore the reality
Ania Karzek, Manager Strategy and Governance, City of Holdfast Bay
As a curious strategist, Ania will share City of Holdfast Bay’s AI policy and how generative AI is already being used by Councils across the state. She will explore the efficiencies achieved through real life application as well as some lessons learned during the development and implementation stages of their policies. Importantly, Ania will also address the cruciality of ethical implementation and strategies for navigating the complex intersection of technology and governance.
Generative AI – Implementing AI
Tim Vonderwall, General Manager Corporate Services, Rural City of Murray Bridge
As the General Manager Corporate Services for the Rural City of Murray Bridge, Tim is leading the process for the development of a recently developed policy and set of guidelines to support the rollout and implementation of generative AI at Council. Tim will share the journey undertaken, next steps and the importance of sharing this information across the sector, supporting each other to harness the power of AI.
Generative AI – Navigate the risks
Kane Robson, Senior Associate, Norman Waterhouse
Generative AI presents new and innovative opportunities for Local Government. However, due to its rapid evolution and uptake, the risks involved in their use need to be considered and assessed. As Senior Associate at Norman Waterhouse Lawyers, Kane supports the South Australian local government sector to grow local economies and communities through the provision of legal, commercial and strategic advice regarding major commercial, infrastructure and development projects.
Kane will explore the do’s and don’ts for practical implementation of generative AI tools, including accountability, transparency and explainability, privacy protection and security, intellectual property considerations, fairness and bias issues.
Hot topics
Join your peers for an interactive session to identify and share emerging issues across the sector
Registrations for this forum are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests.
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