Kate Conroy

General Manager, AI Safety Institute

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Dr Kate Conroy is General Manager of the Australian AI Safety Institute in the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) and member of the Australian AI Review Committee lead by the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA).

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Speaking at AI Safety Forum 2026

Australia's AI Safety Institute

7 July 2026 · 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm · Refectorykeynote

Australia's AI Safety Institute was established under the National AI Plan to monitor, test and analyse advanced AI capabilities, risks and harms. Its mandate has three parts: technical analysis of frontier systems, support for regulators and agencies responding to real-world harms, and engagement with the international network of AI safety institutes shaping global norms. Dr Conroy introduces the AISI and discusses how it's approaching that mandate.

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