Office Hours
8 July 2026 · 2:30 pm–2:55 pm · Sutherland
There isn't time for everyone to meet every speaker one-on-one, so several have set aside time to sit a table and take questions. Pull up a chair, ask what you've been wanting to ask, or just listen in as others do — the format is informal and the conversation goes where the room takes it. A good chance to follow a thread from a talk, test an idea, or get a direct answer on something the schedule didn't cover. Come and go as you like.
Speakers
Karl Berzins
Co-founder & President, FAR.AI
Building FAR.AI, a ~45 person technical AI research non-profit working to facilitate breakthrough research, foster a coordinated global response, and advance understanding of AI risks and solutions. We do foundational research, pre and post-deployment testing with frontier labs, and partner with government agencies including the EU AI Office, UK AISI, Singapore CSA/AISI, and US NIST. We also run a global series of events.
Kimberlee Weatherall
Professor of Law, The University of Sydney
Law Prof working on AI regulation and governance. Currently working on public sector AI adoption and governance; liability for AI harms; digital duty of care; LLM agents for policy simulation and multi-agent risks.
Tiberio Caetano
Chief Scientist, Gradient Institute
AI scientist. 25+ years in AI: doing research, founding companies, mentoring students, data scientists and researchers, advising institutions. 10+ years in AI ethics/safety/governance.
Devon Whittle
Australia Director, Global Shield Australia
As the Australia Director of Global Shield Australia, I lead policy advocacy with the Australian government on all-hazards global catastrophic risk, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence policy. Prior to Global Shield, I worked in the Commonwealth Government, including with the Attorney-General's Department and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with a focus on international disputes, treaty negotiations, and trade law and policy.
Sean Peters
Founder & Researcher, Lyptus Research
Alexander Saeri
Director, AI Risk Initiative, MIT FutureTech
I conduct and communicate research to help govern highly capable general-purpose AI. I direct the MIT AI Risk Initiative at MIT FutureTech, and hold positions at MIT FutureTech and The University of Queensland. I'm based in Melbourne. My methods background is in social psychology, applied behaviour science, implementation science, evidence synthesis, systems thinking, and survey research.
Audience Q&A
Ask a question or upvote others.
Loading questions…