Shaping AI-Ready Futures: Shape future talent. Benchmark AI practice (This is an inperson event)

Industry participants will have the opportunity to share how AI is currently being used in professional practice, discuss emerging opportunities and risks, and hear how other organisations are approaching AI adoption, professional judgement, workforce preparation, and responsible use. Following the symposium, participants will receive a concise synthesis of key insights, including current and emerging workplace AI uses, capability needs, areas of concern, and implications for graduate readiness. This synthesis will enable organisations to compare their own AI practices, future plans, and capability expectations with those of the broader participant group, providing a useful reference point for internal discussions about responsible AI use, graduate onboarding, placement supervision, recruitment, and workforce development.

For the university, the symposium will provide direct insight into the capabilities future graduates will need in an AI-enabled workplace and the areas where AI should be embedded, limited, or critically examined in learning, assessment, placement, and professional preparation. In…