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The future of AI in Aotearoa is in the spotlight this September, and we will be right in the thick of it

This article was published on Aug 15, 2024, 4:03 PM

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Callaghan Innovation is a gold sponsor of this year’s Aotearoa AI Summit – Atamai Tuatahi, Intelligence First. The 6th annual summit will bring together industry thought leaders for informed panel discussions, topical roundtables and workshops to ignite interest and boost AI adoption in New Zealand.

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    This year we’ll be hosting two round table discussions on Deep Tech and Beyond IP as they relate to AI. Our Māori Innovation Product Advisor, Shae Parsons, will also be on a panel of experts discussing collaboration opportunities to maximise AI's future in Aotearoa New Zealand. 
     
    The summit is packed with insightful sessions, including an international keynote on AI safety and its impact on productivity, and panel discussions on New Zealand’s AI blueprint, the latest trends in generative AI, and AI's role in game development. You’ll also be able explore AI applications through case studies and attend roundtable discussions on ethics, policy, and industry use cases.  
     
     The national winners of the AI for the Environment Hackathon Festival will be announced at the summit, following live presentations by all regional winners. (Sarah Sun, our Head of Digital & AI Whare, served as the Wellington judge.) 
      
    Regardless of whether you're a small or large business, from academia or the public sector, this is an unmissable opportunity to network and help enhance our country’s AI ecosystem Callaghan Innovation is committed to the Summit’s pae tawhiti (long-term goal) of harnessing the positive power of AI to enable a prosperous, inclusive and equitable future for Aotearoa New Zealand. 
     
    The 2024 Aotearoa AI Summit will be held on 11 September at Auckland’s Aotea Centre. Register here, and use the discount code 2024AI10 for 10% off your tickets (not valid for the 2 for 1 tickets). You can also read an article by our AI Lead, KL Chan (pictured above) on whether the Generative AI revolution is affecting productivity growth in 2024
     
    See you at the Summit! 

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