Events
Upcoming events
Past events
Australian AI Safety Forum 2024
Sydney Knowledge Hub, The University of Sydney
The inaugural Australian AI Safety Forum will be a two-day interdisciplinary event to catalyse the Australian AI safety community and discuss perspectives on technical AI safety and governance, particularly in the Australian context.
Workshop at Australia's AI Leadership Summit
La Trobe University, City Campus, Melbourne
Gradient Institute CEO Bill Simpson-Young and Director of AI Practice Ali Akbari will lead a workshop titled "From AI Anxiety to Action: Practical Strategies for Safe and Responsible GenAI Adoption" at Australia's AI Leadership Summit.
Socially Responsible AI for Australian NFPs and social enterprises
online
Gradient Institute is offering a free online training session on Socially Responsible AI for Australian not-for-profits and social enterprises on September 12th.
The FAIR - The Festival of AI + Robotics
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Gradient Institute’s Bill Simpson-Young will speaking and will sit on a panel, FAIR Discussions and Insights with Audience Q&A at The FAIR - The Festival of AI + Robotics on Day 1 - 18th March, 2024 - Moderated by Anthony Caruana (Co-CEO Media-Wize) .
2024 Human Technology Institute Symposium
Sydney
Gradient Institute’s Bill Simpson-Young will present a workshop on the 31st January, 2024 and speak on a panel the following day, on the 1st February, 2024 at the Human Technology Institute Symposium.
The Generative AI for Government Summit 2023
Novotel Canberra, Australia
Bill Simpson-Young, CEO of Gradient Institute, will present on the topic "Ensuring your department or agency's use of generative AI is explainable and transparent" at The Generative AI for Government Summit 2023 event on the 5th December, 2023 at 4pm.
Responsible AI in the Public Sector
Virtual
Bill Simpson-Young, CEO of Gradient Institute, will present on the topic "Managing Risk While Harnessing Generative AI" at the 2023 Responsible AI in the Public Sector event by The Hatchery on the 23rd November, 2023 at 11am.
2023 Pearcey NSW Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
ASX Exchange Square, Sydney
Bill Simpson-Young, CEO of Gradient Institute, will speak on the panel "AI: An Entrepreneurs' Boon or Bane?" at the 2023 Pearcey NSW Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
American Chamber of Commerce's Great AI Debate
K&L Gates, Level 31, 1 O'Connel Street, Sydney
Gradient Institute’s Bill Simpson-Young will be partaking in AmCham's Great AI Debate: Mankind vs Machine Learning on 28th September, 2023 in Sydney. Moderated by journalist and Head of Content at Ausbiz, Nadine Blayney will lead this fast paced and interactive debate where industry leading thought leaders go toe-to-toe to outline everything you need to know about the pros and cons of an AI...
2023 Advancing AI Sydney
Sofitel Hotel, Sydney
Gradient Institute’s Bill Simpson-Young will speak on the panel "Responsible, ethical AI- How can we program ethical principles into AI" chaired by Dr Ian Opperman, Chief Data Scientist, NSW Department of Customer Service and Industry Professor, UTS.
Gradient Institute presents webinar to National AI Centre's Responsible AI Network
Online
Gradient Institute is presenting the webinar "Connecting Principles and Practice: Implementing Responsible AI in Business" to the National AI Centre's Responsible AI Network (RAIN) at 11am on 31 August, 2023.
Generative AI Summit 2023
Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney
Gradient Institute’s Bill Simpson-Young will be presenting at the Generative AI Summit 2023, 25-27 July. The presentation will be held on on 27th July at 1.20pm. Bill Simpson-Young and Omid Karr, Chief Executive Officer at Ambiata, discuss the game-changing role AI will play in tailoring your customer's journey, from boosting engagement and driving loyalty to reducing churn and increasing sales...
NSW AI Summit Panel
UTS, Sydney
Gradient Institute’s Bill Simpson-Young will be on a Panel at the NSW Government's AI Summit: "Advice for NSW Government on data protection, cyber security, responsible use with Samantha Gavel & Sam McKay. The panel is on the 20th July at UTS between 8.30am - 12.30pm.
2023 ADM+S Symposium
USYD Law School, Sydney
Gradient Institute’s Bill Simpson-Young will speak on the plenary panel "Automation: A New Regulatory Agenda?" chaired by Gradient Institute fellow Professor Kim Weatherall.
Tech Council Australia Webinar
Online
Gradient Institute's Bill Simpson-Young and Dr Lachlan McCalman will present to Tech Council Australia around the opportunities and risks of large language models.
National AI Centre's RAIN Webinar
Online
Gradient Institute is presenting the webinar "Responsible operation of generative AI in organisations" to the National AI Centre's Responsible AI Network. A full recording of the RAIN LLM webinar can be found here.
Powerhouse Late: AI
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
Bill Simpson-Young, the CEO of the Gradient Institute, will participate in a panel discussion of Artificial Intelligence and the arts.
Women in AI Awards 2023 Asia-Pacific
The Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
The Women in AI Awards is on 16th June, 2023 in Sydney. Gradient Institute is a proud Community Partner and will be awarding a prize to a finalist in the Responsible AI category. WAI Awards 2023 will honour the top Women in AI in the Asia-Pacific. Committed to supporting and rewarding excellence to Women in AI, the WAI Awards 2023 will be prestigious in their recognition and vital in building...
Morgan Stanley 4th Annual Summit
Sydney, Australia
The Morgan Stanley 4th Annual Summit will be held on the 7th June, 2023 in Sydney. Gradient Institute, CEO Bill Simpson-Young will be on a panel talking about responsible AI best practices and what should investors consider in the accelerating AI Wave.
Risk Management Association (RMA) Australia
Sydney
Schellie-Jayne Price from Stirling & Rose and Simon O'Callaghan from Gradient Institute are looking forward to presenting at this closed event for the Risk Management Association (RMA) Australia on May 3 about the "novel risks posed by AI and the emergence of generative models" in Sydney. The talk will examine:
AI Leadership Summit
Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf, Sydney
The National AI Centre will be hosting their inaugural AI Leadership Summit in Sydney. This invite-only event will bring together 100 leaders from across industry, academia, government and community. 57 members of the three National AI Centre Think Tanks (Responsible AI, Diversity and Inclusion in AI, AI at Scale), will participate in a full day of workshops and discussions to pivot the output...
Digital.NSW 2022 Showcase
Royal Randwick, Sydney
The NSW Government Digital.NSW 2022 Showcase will be taking place in Sydney on 30 November, 2022. The event aims to present some of the government's current activities and future plans relating to their use of digitial technology. CEO of Gradient Institute Bill Simpson-Young will be sitting on the "Web3 and its Impact on the Public Sector" panel alongside Victor Dominello MP, Sandie Matthews &...
The 2022 French Dialogues
Perth, WA
The University of Western Australia Law School and the UWA Minderoo Tech & Policy Lab invite you to attend the 2022 French Dialogues. The French Dialogues is a facilitated discussion between members of a panel consisting of experts from a variety of disciplines who discuss a contemporary and far-reaching issue. The French Dialogues are to honour the Hon. Robert French AC, a distinguished...
Festival of Dangerous Ideas
Sydney, NSW
We're excited for this important event run by our long-time collaborators The Ethics Centre!
AIES Conference
Oxford, UK
The fifth AAAI/ACM conference on Artificial intelligence, Ethics, and Society will be taking place at Oxford on the 1-3 August, 2022.
ACM FAccT Conference 2022
Seoul, South Korea
The fifth annual ACM FAccT conference brings together researchers and practitioners interested in fairness, accountability, and transparency in socio-technical systems. ACM FAccT 2022 builds on the success of the 2021 conference, which was held online. The 2022 conference will be held both in-person and online. The in-person conference will take place in the COEX exhibition centre in Seoul,...
Future.NSW
Sydney, Australia
This thought-leadership event will support the building of a smarter, customer centric and fully digital NSW. We will work together with NSW residents, the private sector, industry and business leaders to harness the power of technology to deliver smarter, faster and easier services.
50 Years of Computing at ANU
Canberra, Australia
Fifty years ago, 260 students enrolled in an introductory course called ‘Computer Science B01’. Nowadays, ANU has over 1200 full time students. In between, they grew from a sub-department of the Department of Statistics to their own department (1976), and now, a School – the School of Computing at ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science. Just as they did five decades ago, their alumni...
Women in AI Awards 2022 Australia – New Zealand
Sydney, Australia
The fifth AAAI/ACM conference on Artificial intelligence, Ethics, and Society will be taking place at Oxford on the 1-3 August, 2022.