AI will Change Our Education Foundations. Are you ready?

Artificial Intelligence is here now. How will it affect our education systems. With expected reduction in jobs and careeers - what are we training our young for?
Join two leading voices who have spent decades studying, writing about, and working with AI as they share real-world insights and practical experience.
A grounded intelligent conversation about what AI means for our education sectors. Our children, our grandchildren — and the future of work and enterprise.
Don’t sit on the sidelines while the future is being written. Join the conversation.

Artificial Intelligence isn’t coming — it’s already here.
But how widespread is it really? And how will it reshape our work, our businesses, our communities, and Australia’s place in the world? We heard in May about the future and disruption here now. 

A question we all hear is "What will it do to our education systems"? 

Speakers have 10 minutes each. Questions - 20 minutes for each. Bring your questions.

• Frederique Dennison is the founder of CirceanWorks and creator of Quendi, an AI study companion built on the science of learning. She believes AI will either amplify human potential or quietly erode it, and the difference comes down to whether we develop critical thinking before we hand people the tool. She also believes the direction AI takes shouldn't be decided by a handful of technology companies but can be shaped by the people and communities who will live with it, starting with how we educate the next generation. Her conviction: in the era of AI, the schools and regions that thrive will be the ones that develop human potential, not the ones that adopt the most technology. After two decades in global corporations, Frederique chose to apply that experience to education and has spent two years inside schools with teachers and students, testing what that actually looks like in a classroom. She sits on the board of Montessori International College. Her argument on the night: the real question for this generation isn't whether they use AI, it's whether they've built the judgement and capability to use it well, and that only comes from developing the human, not just the tool.  (LinkedIn profile). Her background was commercial and technology leadership across Microsoft, Accenture and NTT.
• Dr Karen Sutherland. Researcher, Certified AI consultant. Karen has 25 years’ experience in marketing and strategic communication and brings a wealth of knowledge from her time researching at the University of the Sunshine Coast and Monash University together with hands-on industry practice working in a wide range of industry sectors. As a Certified AI Consultant, multi-award-winning educator, author, and Co-Founder of Dharana Digital marketing agency, she is uniquely positioned to guide us through our ever-evolving digital landscape. (LinkedIn)
• Dr Hugh Butler. Scientist, Entrepreneur, Author of books on innovation. Hugh has spent his career in science, innovation and societal changes. He was a driver in the computer and internet changes. One scenario is that by 2045, every job could be done by a machine.
  - What economics are driving this change?
  - What are the repercussions on employment?
  - What education prepares  our children and grandchildren for an era like this?(Linkedin Profile)

The panel will be convened by Linda Taylor.

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Read more of Karen's work at Uni SC

Frederique profile is here. She spent 12 years at Microsoft, is on the Montessori Board of Directors. 

Hugh Butler - Author of Optimistic Storm AI: Food to feed all, the end of drudgery.

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