Opening General Session

Carly Kind, Privacy Commissioner, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Learn about the Commissioner’s role in regulating the handling of personal information and advancing privacy protections for Australians.

Dan Te Whenua Walker, Founder, Chief Executive, Te Whare o Toitū AI

Walker will share his experience building technology on Indigenous terms and how it informs designing AI grounded in trust and long-term benefit rather than extraction. He is founder and chief executive of Te Whare o Toitū AI, a kaupapa Māori AI company. Prior to that, he spent seven years at Microsoft before leaving to build technology grounded in Māori values and data sovereignty.