2026 Festival

Speaker Profile

Toby Walsh

Toby Walsh is one of the world’s leading researchers in Artificial Intelligence. He is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of New South Wales and leads a research group at Data61, Australia’s Centre of Excellence for ICT Research. He has been elected a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of AI for his contributions to AI research and has won the prestigious Humboldt research award. He has previously held research positions in England, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland and Sweden. 

AI and Us: A noxious, invasive weed or trusted friend?

Friday April 24
Portsea Surf Life Saving Club
12.00pm / 60 mins

Richard King and Toby Walsh with Seth Robinson

Anxiety And The Modern Workplace: How IT, AI, WFH and DEI are impacting life in the office

Saturday April 25
Ellen Grant Hall
1.00pm / 60 mins

Sean Scalmer, Sarah Wilson and Toby Walsh with Stephen Lunn

International Land Grabs: When is enough, enough?

Sunday April 26
The Ballroom, The Continental
10.30am / 60 mins

Elizabeth Buchanan, Bob Carr and Toby Walsh with Steve Bracks