Australia has a strong hand. Are we playing it well?
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CEDA'S AI LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN 2025 WAS ITS BIGGEST YET
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How is AI shaping Australia's productivity and prosperity gains?
The Productivity Commission estimates AI could improve Australia's multifactor productivity by 2.3% over the next decade, equivalent to an additional $116 billion in GDP; see its impacts on the NSW economy in this graph, for example.
Offering both immense opportunity and disruption, therefore, Australia requires a considered approach to regulation.
700+ leaders from across Australia. 50+ expert speakers.
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Approved: How AI and data can transform Australia’s environmental approvals
As governments across Australia show increasing appetite to revisit and reform our environmental and planning regimes, there is a rare opportunity to seize this moment of change and leverage new technologies to accelerate progress even further.
AI is reshaping our social compact and ways of working and thinking.
How has CEDA shaped that conversation?
CEDA directly shaped Australia's national AI guidance
At our 2025 AI Leadership Summit, the National AI Centre launched Australia's new guidance framework for AI adoption, replacing the Voluntary AI Safety Standard with a simplified, value-first set of six essential practices for Australian organisations. CEDA's convening power put that announcement in front of the nation's most influential business and policy leaders on day one.
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Be in the room with Australia’s decision-makers and investors as they shape the next decade of technological transformation.
What's next for Australia?
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