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AI for GenAI and Agentic AI and Entrepreneurship
Zoe Banning — IBM Consulting Associate Director - Enterprise Transformation with AI
Katherine Tobias — Founder & CEO, InsightWise
Nella Luan — Head of Data Science - National Australia Bank

AI for Social Good
Dr Mihoko Otake-Matsuura — Team Director, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, Director, Fonobono Research Institute
Dr. Nurzada Amangeldi — Researcher, Institute of Artificial Intelligence, ENU

AI in Agribusiness/Smart Farm and Rural Development
Su-Ann Porter — Head of Advanced Analytics - Data, Insights and AI

AI in Climate & Environment
Dr Mandana Ghanavati — Senior Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney
Anjitha Sreekumar — Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Australian Institute for Machine Learning

AI in Cyber Security (Risk Management)
Christina Wiremu-Brook — Founder & CEO, Kuria AI
Annie Stevenson — Lead Platform Engineer, Mantel

AI in Data (including Data Mining and Predictive Analytics)
Dr. Teresa Weiqing Wang — Senior Lecturer, Monash University
Assoc. Prof. Dr Sharifah Sakinah Syed Ahmad — Associate Professor, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)

AI in Defense and Intelligence (includes aerospace, geospatial data)
Dr Phyo Phyo San — Lead Research Scientist (AI/ML), Defence Science and Technology Group
Dwi Ratnasari — Project Manager & AI Operations Professional — Independent

AI in Education
Anam Javed — Manager, Teacher Pathways - Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership
Dr Sidra Alam — Postdoctoral Research Fellow

AI in Finance/FinTech (includes banking, insurance, superannuation, investment and FinOps)
Alexandra (Allie) Thornton — AI Experience Lead - Westpac

AI in Health/Biotech/MedTech (includes aged care and disability services)
Dr Mahtab Mirmomeni — Founder and CEO, ExerWatch
Chantal Velasque — Head of Data & Analytics, Uniting NSW.ACT

AI in Infrastructure (includes transportation, and telecommunications)
Jessica De Sousa — Associate Director, AI Product, Optus
Louise Anderson — Senior Director AI Product, Optus

AI in Innovation
Dr Alexandra Bratanova — Senior Research Scientist, Technology, CSIRO
Dr. Ruey Yuan (Maria) Lee — President, Hylove Business Inc.

AI in Law (includes the application of AI in the legal sector,and responsible AI)
Professor Mimi Zou — Professor, UNSW & Barrister, Tenth Floor Chambers
Emma Hann — Family Law Product Lead, Mary Technology

AI in Manufacturing (includes smart factories, robotics and automation)
Dr Zijue Chen — CERC Research Fellow, CSIRO
Cheryl Jones — Manager APAC Partnerships - Mirakl

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AI in Marketing / Martech and Creative Industries
Tori Starkey — Director, Kudosity

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AI in Mining (Industry Mining)
Dr. Limin Xu — Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Aayushma Pant — Data Engineer, Earth AI

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AI in Space and Quantum (including Robotics)
Dr Amena Khatun — Research Scientist, Quantum Systems, CSIRO
Dr Farina Riaz — Program Coordinator (MIT), AIIHE / CSIRO Visiting Scientist

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Communicating in AI (Recognizes individuals who have played a key role in building AI communities, and advancing public understanding of AI)
Dr Eunice Sari — Director, Western Australian AI Hub
Rita Arrigo — Founder, AI Native Futures

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Foundational AI (Recognising breakthroughs in the core research and engineering that power next-generation AI)
Dr Indu Bala — Lecturer, School of Computer Science and Information Technology, Adelaide University
Grace Chung — Engineering Director, Head of Google Research APAC

Prop-Tech (Property Tech - This award recognizes innovative solutions enhancing efficiency,and value across property transactions, management)
Magdalena Kortas — Co-founder, PropVista AI
Bobbie MacDougall — Lead Product Manager, Lendi Group

Emerging Leadership in AI
Shannon Harty — AI Product Manager, Lendi Group