AI FOR THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS: NAVIGATING THE NEW FRONTIER
AI FOR THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS: NAVIGATING THE NEW FRONTIER
AI FOR THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS: NAVIGATING THE NEW FRONTIER
Keynote Session
Speaker: Stephen Scheeler
Date and time: Friday 23 May 2025, 2:30pm - 3:15pm
SESSION OVERVIEW
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Join Stephen Scheeler, renowned for his direct involvement in pioneering AI ventures, as he presents a thought-provoking keynote on the future of business in an AI-driven era. Drawing from his experiences leading Facebook Australia & New Zealand and Omniscient, Stephen offers a unique perspective on how AI is reshaping industries, from consumer products to healthcare.
In this keynote, he explores the new opportunities AI creates for reimagining processes, products, and business models while emphasising the need to understand AI as both an opportunity and a challenge. Set within an accessible framework, Stephen categorizes the possibilities of AI based on their likelihood, enabling the audience to visualise the spectrum of probable and possible outcomes resulting from the AI revolution.
This keynote is essential for business leaders and family businesses aiming to leverage AI for competitive advantage by addressing AI possibilities across all areas of strategic importance.
Prepare to be empowered to navigate an AI-driven future, as Stephen challenges conventional thinking and presents a compelling vision of AI's transformative potential.
SPEAKER
Stephen Scheeler
The Digital CEO, Founder
Stephen Scheeler
The Digital CEO, Founder
Stephen Scheeler is the former Facebook CEO for Australia and New Zealand, where he guided Facebook’s rise from quirky start up to media and technology titan. Working with Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook’s Silicon Valley leaders, his tenure at Facebook saw the ANZ business – including Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp – become one of the most successful Facebook markets in the world.
Today, he is founder of The Digital CEO, Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company, and Executive-in-Residence at the Australian Graduate School of Management. He is also co-founder and CEO of Omniscient – the world leader in using A.I. to decode the human brain. Omniscient is often called “the OpenAI of the brain”.
As a speaker, Stephen has appeared on the highest-profile keynote stages – including TEDx and SxSW Austin. He has spoken to or advised the likes of Google, PwC, EY, Deloitte, Westpac, Macquarie Bank, Citibank, Mastercard, American Express, Toyota, Oracle, Telstra, Seek, Qantas and the Australian Government.
He is a frequent media commentator on data, A.I., technology and the future of business & society, and a member of the Australian Prime Minister’s Knowledge Nation 100, top innovation leaders in Australia.
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