Strategic stewards and operational leaders drawn from the apex of Australian business, public policy, finance and AI research.
Co-Chair of the AI Global Observatory & Knowledge Exchange
Managing Partner, Asia Group and Chair, Hypersonic. Former Ambassador of Australia to the United States and Cabinet Secretary. Nine years as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister John Howard. Senior roles at Goldman Sachs JBWere and National Australia Bank.
“The scarce asset is not access to tools. It is the institutional capability to use them safely, productively and at scale.”
Chairman of Infrastructure SA. Director Virgin Airlines Australia, Chair and Entertainment Quarter pioneer of major private infrastructure including the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, EastLink and WestConnex. Former President of the Business Council of Australia.
“Having contributed to Australia's critical infrastructures for decades, now is the time to focus on AI Human Capital Infrastructure as a critical success factor for our nation.”
Chairman, Ord Minnett; Chairman and Advisory Board Member, Australian Capital Equity; Chair, Business Council's Global Engagement Committee. Former Federal Minister and one of Australia's most respected business leaders. Former Executive Director of Macquarie Bank, Managing Director of ANZ and Chairman of ANZ China.
“AI is a central driver of economic competitiveness and national resilience.”
Former Chairman of IOOF and former CFO of Insurance Australia Group. Deep governance and financial-leadership experience across ASX-listed insurance, wealth management and financial services.
Executive Director, Business Sydney. Twenty-five years in senior management and stakeholder engagement. Named in The Power 100 list of Australia's most influential business figures.
World-leading AI researcher and Distinguished University Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Internationally recognised in machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Insurance Executive Australia, CHUBB. Known for her collaborative, people-centred leadership, Kathleen has joined AIAA's Governing Council to help accelerate practical, responsible AI adoption and ensure Australia is not left behind.
“Responsible AI adoption is essential to ensuring Australia is not left behind.”
Former Vice-Chair of Global Investment Banking at Barclays and CEO of amicaa. Significant capital-markets and international business leadership across Australasia and global institutions. Brings deep institutional governance and capital-markets discipline, the same rigour now required to evaluate and govern AI investment at board level across ASX-listed organisations.
Chairman of the Australia–Indonesia Business Council and one of Australia's leading public-affairs advisers. Counsels boards of global brands and top ASX-listed companies with deep networks across government and media. Provides AIAA with the government, media and stakeholder-engagement capability critical for a professional body that must influence AI policy and regulation at the national level.
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Davis, where he directs VIDI Labs and the UC Davis Center for Visualization. An ACM and IEEE Fellow, his research spans data visualisation, visual analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, human-computer interaction and high-performance computing.
A key founder of AIAA and one of Australia's most experienced business-transformation leaders. Three decades helping organisations implement AI, including at PwC World Firm (USA), building AI prototype systems with IBM, NASA, Microsoft and PwC. Project Leader of major international industry collaboration and standardisation initiatives, and Inaugural Chairman of IAOP Australia.
30+ years in space and TMT. Co-Founder and Deputy Chairman of Hypersonix Launch Systems and Founder of Fortifyedge, applying edge AI to space and defence. Former C-suite roles at PCCW, Cable & Wireless, Telkom and Telstra; Fellow of Engineers Australia.
A trusted adviser to senior leaders across financial services including ANZ, Macquarie Bank and KPMG. Recognised for building influential relationships, navigating complexity and turning strategy into action.
Decades of strategic and operational experience across Australia and internationally. Senior executive career at DuPont; clients include BHP, Rio Tinto, BP Australia, Chevron and FMG.
As President of AIAA New South Wales, Erin leads the Association's strategic development, member engagement and industry collaboration across the state. Erin is the Founder and CEO of Intelligen, Australia's leading data & AI consultancy, and is recognised as one of Australia's top voices in Data & AI.
Associate Professor at UTS leading the Data Visualisation Research Lab. University Medal with First Class Honours; Capital Markets CRC Honours Scholarship and APA. Leads AIAA's standards of practice, accreditation criteria and assurance frameworks.
Usman leads AIAA's applied AI research, technology innovation and solutions agenda. He is the CEO of Catalyst Perspective and the founder of OutsourcedIn, leading AIAA's research and testing of agentic AI solutions that enable retiring Australians to contribute their expertise in new, flexible and high-value ways.
Chartered Accountant and finance executive with expertise in governance, financial management, risk oversight and organisational development. Key role in AIAA's governance and constitutional framework.
Advisory consultant to mining companies worldwide. 50+ years assessing 150+ mining projects; Fellow of AusIMM; former Executive Director of an ASX-listed company. Leading AIAA's agentic-AI mining pilot.
Senior Director, Fitzpatrick and Co, Government relations, public affairs, media & strategic counsel. Karl is actively engaged in technology policy liaison and input work with government for a broad range of clients and also directly putting forward policy briefings on behalf of Fitzpatrick & Co.
Senior Lecturer in Business Analytics specialising in AI Agents & Human-AI collaboration. With 22 years in higher education, he has created and coordinated numerous courses and received 6 prestigious Teaching & Innovation Awards from top-tier universities. He is a Harvard Data Science-certified programmer and specialises in using AI agents in randomised controlled trials.
Develops and manages AIAA's business partnerships, alliances and market development across Australasia, translating strategic relationships into scalable value for members and industry.
1,000 founding positions across all tiers. Founding pricing, influence and recognition close when the cohort fills.
1,000 members across all tiers · Closes at launch · No equivalent offer after launch