Closing Panel

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.

Greg Sadler

CEO, Good Ancestors

Greg Sadler is CEO of Good Ancestors Policy, an Australian charity working to reduce catastrophic and existential risks, including from advanced AI. Greg has 15 years' experience in the Australian Public Service, including in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Attorney-General's Department, and the Department of Home Affairs. He also served as a senior national security adviser to the Home Affairs Minister. He holds a BA/LLB(Hons) from the Australian National University, majoring in philosophy.

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.

Peter Lewis

Host and provocateur, Burning Platforms

Peter is the host of Burning Platforms, a weekly podcast that examines the politics of technology. He is a partner at Essential, a progressive campaigns consultancy, a regular columnist for Guardian Australia and a board member of Per Capita, an independent think tank. He is the author of five books including 'Webtopia the worldwide wreck of tech and how to make the net work'

Johanna Weaver

Executive Director and Co-Founder, Tech Policy Design Institute

Johanna Weaver is Co-Founder and Executive Director of TPDi. She is a reformed commercial litigator, a recovering diplomat, and an escaped professor. Johanna concluded her term as Australia’s independent expert and chief cyber negotiator at the United Nations in 2021. In 2022, she was appointed Professor in the Practice of Cyber and Tech Policy at ANU. She has served to numerous boards, including the ICRC Global Advisory Board on Protecting Civilians from Digital Threats, the Minister for Government Services’ Independent Advisory Board, and the Data Standards Advisory Committee.