What's it all about?
China, Canada, India, UK and the USA have made bold moves to establish leading market positions in the AI and data arenas. While we can’t expect to compete at the same scale, New Zealand can carve its own position globally. The panel will discuss how New Zealand can build its unique brand in the global AI market so that we can cultivate a thriving local AI ecosystem and diverse workforce.
This
Techweek TV session is aimed at AI Business how we can use this in New
Zealand.
You can drop into this event at any time.
This event does not require registration.
Thursday 30 Jul
10:00am - 10:30am
Speakers
Emma is the Executive Director of the AI Forum; a not-for-profit member driven organisation working to nurture the New Zealand AI ecosystem. Emma is a member of the OECD ONE.AI network of experts and an expert member of the Global Partnership on AI, Innovation and Commercialisation working group. As a computer scientist, Emma firmly believes in the potential of AI to benefit all of society, while recognising the challenges that must be navigated. She is a strong advocate of New Zealand’s economic opportunity to produce world leading AI, and works to champion mindful, collaborative and ethical AI. Emma has a 22-year entrepreneurial career spanning tech and AI including one of the first commercial drone companies in the UK and multiple AI start-ups in New Zealand.
Hayley leads New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s Global Tech Sector as part of
the Sector & Coalitions team. She joined NZTE in 2015 as a Customer
Manager, before taking up a secondment as Trade and Commercial Adviser based
in Dubai. Most recently, Hayley was New Zealand’s Trade Commissioner to
Singapore, where she spent time growing the tech sector.
Prior to joining NZTE, Hayley held senior sales, product development and
marketing roles in Ireland, UK and New Zealand, including leading Z Energy’s
first corporation start up Fuelwise.
Hayley has held a number of directorships in both private and not for profit
sectors. She has a strong background in executive coaching and was Managing
Director of Good to Great Business and Executive Coaching and Peoplepower
Strategic Sales Training Academy.
Eduard is passionate about exploring and finding real-world applications for
emerging technologies. Having lived and worked in Vienna, Wellington,
Frankfurt, London, Gibraltar, and now Christchurch, he brings international
thinking and experience to all his endeavours.
As AI, Machine Learning and Data become increasingly important to
organisations, Eduard enjoys making the use of these technologies more
approachable and interesting to the wider public.
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