Centres Centre for Business Analytics Melbourne Business Analytics Conference

Melbourne Business Analytics Conference

Thursday 15 August 2024 | The Grand Hyatt Melbourne Redefining the Future of Business with AI

Melbourne Business School and Centre for Business Analytics

Redefining the Future of Business with AI

Join us at the 2024 Melbourne Business Analytics Conference to hear from esteemed CEOs, industry leaders, academics, and practitioners from across the globe about how AI is evolving from a toolset to a critical component of business infrastructure.

This one-day event will offer valuable insights into effectively incorporating AI technologies into your organisation to enhance decision-making, efficiency, and innovation, while also addressing the ethical considerations at play.

Through practical presentations, real-world case studies, and industry networking, attendees will leave the conference to succeed with an AI-integrated organisation.

We warmly invite you to join us at the Grand Hyatt on August 15, 2024, for an immersive experience dedicated to sharing knowledge and exploring AI-centric business strategies.

Centre for Business Analytics Conference | Harleen Thethy
Centre for Business Analytics Conference | Dr Leo Lopes
Centre for Business Analytics Conference | Elisa Koch
Centre for Business Analytics Conference | Rowena Westphalen

Speakers

Owen Wilson | Melbourne Business Analytics Conference

Chief Executive Officer

REA Group

Leah Weckert | Melbourne Business Analytics Conference

CEO and Managing Director

Coles Group

Professor Gad Allon | Melbourne Business Analytics Conference

Professor of Operations Information and Decisions Director of the Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology

Wharton Business School 

University of Pennsylvania

Professor Maxime Cohen | Melbourne Business Analytics Conference

Professor of Retail and Operations Management

Scale AI Chair in Data Science for Retail

Director of Research

Bensadoun School of Retail Management 

McGill University 

Stela Solar | Centre for Business Analytics

Director, National Artificial Intelligence

National AI Centre, Department of Science, Industries and Resources

Professor Jenny George | Melbourne Business Analytics Conference

Dean, Melbourne Business School Co-Dean of the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Business and Economics

Melbourne Business School

Stephen Brobst | Melbourne Business School

Chief Technology Officer

Ab Initio Software

Robyn Hill | Melbourne Business Analytics Conference

Head of Retail APAC

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Melissa Hopkins | Centre for Business Analytics

Former Chief Marketing and Audience Officer

Seven West Media

Cressida Wall | Centre for Business Analytics

Commissioner for Economic Growth and Better Regulation

Economic Growth and Better Regulation Victoria

Ian Jardin | Centre for Business Analytics

APAC Regional Director

Gurobi Optimization

Yalcin Akcay | Melbourne Business Analytics Conference

Director Centre for Business Analytics and Professor of Operations Management

Melbourne Business School

Will Harvey | Centre for Business Analytics

Director, Social Purpose Centre

Melbourne Business School

Jane Eastgate

Head of Analytics Delivery 

Bunnings

Karen Vespoor Profile - Centre for Business Analytics

Dean, School of Computing Technologies

RMIT University 

Phil Noble | Centre for Business Analytics

Founder and Managing Director

SPP

Janice Carey | Centre for Business Analytics

Head of Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

Coles Group

Dr Evan Shellshear - Ubidy

Managing Director and Group CEO

Ubidy

Dr Mel Mistica - University of Melbourne

Research Data Specialist

The University of Melbourne

Jamie Marie Patterson | Centre for Business Analytics

Director, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics

Professor, Melbourne Law School

The University of Melbourne

Joddie Waddingham | Centre for Business Analytics

General Manager, Digital Emerging Business

PEXA

Dr Helen Frazer | Centre for Business Analytics

Clinical Director St Vincent’s BreastScreen and BreastScreen Victoria

St Vincents Hospital

Christelle Young | Centre for Business Analytics

Managing Director 

T2 Tea Online

Dr Robyn Gillies | Centre for Business Analytics

Chief Medical Information Officer, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Cosima Marriner | Centre for Business Analytics

Managing Editor

Financial Review

Lisa Marchant | Centre for Business Analytics

Head of Customer Decisioning

NAB

Shilpi Sharma | Centre for Business Analytics

Former Chief Strategy Officer

Yum! Brands

Tony Savides | Centre for Business Analytics

Managing Director

Business Science Corporation

Cindy Saw | Centre for Business Analytics

Head of Data and Analytics

BDO Unibank, Inc.

Dr Rhys Whitley | Centre for Business Analytics

Scientific Specialist, Pricing & Analytics

Suncorp Group

Michelle Zhao | Centre for Business Analytics

Director, Data and AI team

EY

Anita Arbogast | Centre for Business Analytics

Executive Director Centre for Business Analytics

Melbourne Business School

Dr Greg Hill | Melbourne Business School

Head of Data Strategy, Analytics and Insights

AustralianSuper

Carissa Cater | Melbourne Business School

Director, Marketing Science

Forethought

David Ming | Centre for Business Analytics

Senior Manager

Deloitte

Steven Edwards | Centre for Business Analytics

APAC Team Lead Technical Account Management

Gurobi Optimization

Dr Alex Duong | Centre for Business Analytics

Interim Program Director & Chief Medical Information Officer
Emergency Physician

Dandenong Hospital
Monash Health

Jaimee-Lee Lincoln | Centre for Business Analytics

Senior Data Scientist

Forethought

Tava Olsen | Centre for Business Analytics

Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Deputy Dean

Melbourne Business School

Wendy Stops Profile

Non-executive Director, Coles Group
Chair and Non-executive Director, Fitted for Work
Deputy Chancellor & Council Member

The University of Melbourne

Jan Blakeman | Centre for Business Analytics

Analytics Enablement Lead, Data Strategy, Analytics & Insights

AustralianSuper

Katherine Mai | Centre for Business Analytics

Consultant

Forethought

Simon Peter Johnston | Centre for Business Analytics

Head of GTM Data & AI Australia & New Zealand

Amazon Web Services Australia

Indika Dissanagaka | Centre for Business Analytics

Data Scientist

Coles Group

Dr Jithin George | Centre for Business Analytics

Data Scientist

Coles Group

Kriti Chhabra | Centre for Business Analytics

Data Scientist

Coles Group

Dr Sachintha Karunarante | Centre for Business Analytics

Senior Data Science Lead

Coles Group

Melbourne Business School and Centre for Business Analytics

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Venue

Grand Hyatt Melbourne

Grand Hyatt Melbourne

123 Collins Street, Melbourne

The Melbourne Business Analytics Conference is held at the iconic Grand Hyatt Melbourne, situated in the heart of the city amidst high fashion and fine dining, hallmarks of the Paris end of Collins Street.

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2024 Conference Agenda

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Past Speakers

Rodrigo | Centre for Business Analytics

CEO

L'Oreal Australia & New Zealand

David Koczkar, Melbourne Business School, Business Analytics Conference speaker

David Koczkar

Chief Executive Officer
Medibank

Sarah Hunter Profile - Centre for Business Analytics

CEO & Managing Director

Officeworks 

Professor Oded Netzer, Melbourne Business School, Business Analytics Conference speaker

Professor Oded Netzer

Professor of Marketing 
Columbia Business School

Anil Sabharwal, Melbourne Business School, Business Analytics Conference speaker

Anil Sabharwal

Vice President, Product Management 
Google 

Harikesh Nair, Melbourne Business School, Business Analytics Conference speaker

Professor Harikesh Nair

Professor of Marketing 
Stanford University  

Stela Solar | Centre for Business Analytics

Director

National AI Centre 

CSIRO 

David Baker | Melbourne Business School

Technology Strategist

Microsoft

Melina Cruickshank | Centre for Business Analytics

Chief Product & Audience Officer

REA Group

Ben Hassing | Melbourne Business School

Chief Digital Officer 

Coles

Rob Pickering
General Manager Technology

AFL

Jessica Richmond

General Manager, Marketing, Data & Insights 

Officeworks 

Naomi Shepherd Profile | Centre for Business Analytics

Group Industry Director

Meta

Jordan Sweetnam, Melbourne Business School, Business Analytics Conference speaker 2021

Jordan Sweetnam

Senior Vice President and General Manager Americas 
eBay 

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