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Thursday, 4th June
7:45am - 11:00am
Ivy Sunroom, 330 George St, Sydney NSW 2000



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The session will cover Australia’s rapid shift to public cloud as a foundation for scalable AI, alongside the evolving challenges facing Australian technology leaders as they work to unify, govern, and prepare data for advanced analytics and machine learning.
We'll examine how to modernise architectures to support AI workloads, reduce risk across data platforms, and implement secure, cloud-native approaches to managing sensitive data. The discussion will also explore the growing role of edge in delivering real-time insights and powering next-generation AI use cases.




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| 7:45am | Arrival, networking & breakfast |
| 8:30am | Welcome address, iTnews |
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8:35am |
Dicker Data welcome and industry trends analysis: Organisations today must find ways to operate efficiently and respond rapidly to changing demands, often with limited resources. Dean Corcoran, Chief Technology Officer for Partners at Microsoft, will address the importance of moving data to cloud environments as a foundation for AI transformation. Learn how Microsoft customers are modernising their core infrastructure to improve resilience and agility, implementing unified data governance to accelerate analytical insights, and adopting AI in ways that enhance innovation, protect organisational reputation, and deliver measurable improvements in business performance |
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9:00am |
Panel 1 |
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9:10am |
Audience discussion |
| 9:20am |
Panel 2 |
| 9:40am | Audience discussion |
| 10:00am | Audience discussion |
| 10:10am | Closing remarks and networking |
| 11:00am | Event concludes |
| 7:45am | Arrival, networking and breakfast |
| 8:30am | Welcome address by Digital Nation Australia editor – Athina Mallis & commercial editor – Velvet-Belle Templeman |
| 8:45am | Panel 1 – Impact of digital on Marketing/CX + audience Q&A |
| 9:15am | Panel 2 – Impact of digital on HR/EX + audience Q&A |
| 9:45am | Panel 3 – Impact of digital on Finance + audience Q&A |
| 10:15am | Closing remarks & networking |
| 10:30am | Finish |