Jane Livesey

They're looking at how they unlock the value from their data really to deliver better service to their customers and better products.

And it's when you really embed AI into your business and actually rethink the way that you operate where you start to see really strong outcomes.

Absolutely.

And that's one of the biggest shifts that we've seen, particularly over the last six months, is really moving away from pilots and prototypes to really taking AI blueprints and embedding it into your organization.

Look, I think one of the biggest opportunities for business is really to how to unlock that change with their people.

And a lot of that comes from thinking about reskilling their workforce and giving their people a seat at the table in terms of how should we be adopting AI within our organization and how do we get the most benefit.

We've also seen we've just done a really incredible agreement with the trade unions looking at how do we assess the impact of jobs and how do we reskill people?

And I think that that is one of the biggest benefits and opportunities is organizations that are actually thinking about how to unlock that.

really are able to move a lot faster and drive a lot more value.

The ones that are getting stuck are the ones that are really missing that opportunity and really thinking that they just need to layer some tools across their existing business processes.

I think we've got exceptional leaders in this country that are really showcasing ownership right from very senior levels and boards.

We'll hear from Vicky Brady.

Telstra CEO.

She's doing an incredible job at embedding AI and really putting it in practice in Telstra.

And they have created a blueprint and they're really creating incredible shift in terms of the culture of the organization and the way that they really have an AI platform to base their business off.

And, you know, again, that's incredible leadership and not really just expecting middle management to drive a change.

You know, responsibility for me is something, you know, I grew up in New Zealand, and it was really, in New Zealand, it was about community and it was about culture.

And I think for Australia, how do we really think about, you know, Australia, you know, and AI being an economic opportunity, really to drive the future of Australian business, to enable Australian jobs, and really to provide that opportunity across Australia.

And responsibility really for me is thinking about the ethics and the values that guide us in those decisions.

But this needs to be about shared prosperity.