Conference

ACS Queensland State Tech Summit - Emerging ICT Professionals

The ACS Queensland State Tech Summit has been developed to explore tech profession challenges and opportunities post-COVID, in addition to highly-relevant technical, leadership, business and soft-skill content.

The Moon Room, Cloudland, 641 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4006
Fri 25 Mar 2022 08:00 AM AEST
Duration: 9.5 hours
Register by Thu 24 Mar 2022 12:00 PM AEST
In Person
CPD Hours: 5
Skills Level: -

About this event

The ACS Queensland State Tech Summit has been developed to explore tech profession challenges and opportunities post-COVID, in addition to highly-relevant technical, leadership, business and soft-skill content. Designed with dedicated concurrent streams for ICT professionals/leaders; and emerging professionals/students, the program features an outstanding cast of industry speakers.

Proudly sponsored by Defence Force Recruiting, Emerging Professionals Stream Sponsors.

Morning tea and lunch provided.

ALL SESSIONS MUST BE ATTENDED TO RECEIVE 5 CPD HOURS.

8-9AM Registration and Networking
 

9-9:45AM Opening plenary 

Welcome Remarks
Chair: Beau Tydd, Chair, ACS QLD BEC

Vision for Innovation in Queensland
Presenter: Lea Diffey, A/Deputy Director-General at Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport

Taking Queensland to the world - acquisition of Dialog by NCS
Presenter: Bob Tisdall, Director, Dialog Information Technology

ACS Reflections and Directions
Presenter: Nick Tate, President, ACS

9.50-11AM Tech career winners and challenges in the COVID new normal
Have you been wondering what ICT roles have been in demand following COVID, where to best position yourself as an emerging professional, and what to upskill or reskill in? Join our panel of industry experts to discuss what tech roles have been in strong demand in the post COVID climate, and which industry sectors are opening their doors to ICT professionals.

Panelists:
Nicola Steel, Founder, JJP Talent Solutions
Rachael Goodenough, Talent Acquisition Manager, Octopus Deploy
Cassidy Kruger, Data and Analytics Manager, HBF Health Ltd
CPL Belinda Barrett, Telecommunications Technician, Defence Force Recruiting

MC: Dulitha Piyasena, Lead Data Management Analyst, BOQ, Advisor, ACS QLD Emerging Professionals Committee
 

11-11.20AM - Morning Tea and networking

11:20AM-12PM Understanding the Skills Framework for the Information Age and how it can benefit your career
The Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) is the internationally-recognized professional benchmark and standard for the ICT profession. Learn about what the SFIA is, why it is important for your career planning, and how you can use the online MySFIA tool available.

Speaker:
Lisa Syrke, Learning and Development Consultant, ACS

MC: Dulitha PiyasenaLead Data Management Analyst, BOQ, Advisor, ACS QLD Emerging Professionals Committee

12-1PM Career vignettes: Software developer, Data analyst and Tech entrepreneur focus
This session explores careers in demand. Hear from three tech professionals who will step through what a typical day in the life of a software developer, data analyst and tech entrepreneur looks like.

Panelists:
Ankita Sareen, Product Owner, Tabcorp
Brayan Song, Founder, EZOZ (Australia No.1 International Student Online Platform) 

MC: Dulitha Piyasena, Lead Data Management Analyst, BOQ, Advisor, ACS QLD Emerging Professionals Committee

1-2PM Lunch

2-3PM What tech jobs look like in 10 years - perspectives from: 

Generation Z (Born 1995-2012)
Scott Millar, CEO, BOP Industries
Generation Y (Born 1977-1994)
Scott Hansen, Co-Founder and Director, Corematic
Generation X (Born 1966-1976)
Professor Alistair Barros, Professor and Acting Head of School, Information Systems, QUT
Nicola Steel, Founder, JJP Talent Solutions
Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1965)
Sharon Singh, Head of eLearning and Innovation, St John's Anglican College, ACS QLD BEC Member, ACS ICT EC Member 
Bob Tisdall, Director, Dialog Information Technology 

MC - Matthew Jorgensen, Project Manager, GISP for ICT

3.10-4PM  Smart Cities Roundtable
Inviting active participation from our Summit attendees, this interactive round table discussion will canvass:

  • Smart place maturity and benchmarking
  • Standardisation and interoperability of smart technologies between jurisdictions,
  • Data sharing, AI and Data Governance,
  • IoT for Smart Places
  • Cyber security concerns
  • Access to key resources such as how to guides, maturity models, frameworks, case studies.

Following the discussion, a report will be prepared on high level discussion outcomes. This report will then provide the basis for the development of the next iteration of a Smart Australia feasibility study.

Panelists: 
Matthew Schultz, Director at Gravelroad Group; Member - ACS IOT Committee; Smart City & IoT Expert
Ian Oppermann, ACS Immediate Past President, NSW Government Chief Data Scientist and Industry Professor at UTS
Harman Singh, Digital's Smart Cities and Places Lead, GHD Digital
Genene Kleppe, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Digital Twinning Australia
Rupert Grayston, CEO, ACS
Mitch Miller, CIO, Bundaberg Regional Council 

MC - Beau Tydd, Chair, ACS Queensland Branch Executive Committee

4-4.30PM Boston Dynamics Spot demonstration by Corematic Engineering 

Corematic Engineering has been chosen as the Official Accredited Boston Dynamics Partner for Australia. Corematic Engineering and Boston Dynamics have decided to bring together their worldwide-known expertise in robotics and cutting-edge technology to provide Australian businesses with the latest, most mobile, and versatile robot that can operate in a wide variety of environments where no human can safely go. 

Hi I’m Spot,
your new teammate who has landed fresh in Australia thanks to Corematic Engineering. 
Getting eyes on potentially hazardous areas is not easy, especially when taking on undesirable and unsafe environments. Many organisations continue to rely on manual inspections and data collection despite it being error prone, expensive, slow, and impractical in remote or hazardous environments. I am here to help. 
Considered as the best candidate for high-risk and more complex use cases, I can provide operational intelligence that results in efficiency gains and reduced maintenance costs for your business. 
Link :https://corematic.com.au/spot-robot

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Closing remarks

Presenter: 
Beau Tydd, Chair, ACS Queensland Branch Executive Committee

4.30PM Summit networking drinks
Attendees are invite to join the ACS Queensland Branch Executive Committee for post-event networking drinks. One complimentary drink ticket will be provided as part of registration.

Major Event Sponsor 

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Speakers

Speaker
Lisa Syrek
Speaker
Nicholas John Alexander Tate
Panellist
CPL Belinda Barrett
Panellist
Alistair Barros
Panellist
Scott Millar
Panellist
Mitch Miller
Panellist
Genene Kleppe
Speaker
Lea Diffey
Speaker
Ian Oppermann
Speaker
Rupert Grayston
Panellist
Nicola Steel
Panellist
Cassidy Kruger
MC
Dulitha Piyasena
Panellist
Ankita Sareen
Panellist
Brayan Song
Panellist
Scott Hansen
Panellist
Sharon K Singh
Panellist
Robert Tisdall
MC
Matthew Jorgensen
Panellist
Matthew Schultz
Panellist
Rachael Goodenough
Panellist
Harman Singh
MC
Beau Tydd
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Event Location

The Moon Room, Cloudland, 641 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4006
The Moon Room, Cloudland, 641 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4006
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