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Keeping people safe, how AI, Autonomous systems and the intelligent edge are transforming the workplace

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Interactive Forum
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Interactive Forum

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In this session, Microsoft will showcase the work and research currently underway to bring the scale and power of cloud computing to intelligent and autonomous devices enabling people to minimise exposure to risky and unsafe working environments whilst also creating new tools and solutions to improve the use of data and intelligent systems in every industry. This session will explore the growth of AI, the development of new and exciting hardware that can be used in harsh working environments and how Mixed Reality is being used to keep humans out of harm.


Speaker

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Lee Hickin
National Technology Officer
Microsoft Australia

Keeping people safe, how AI, Autonomous systems and the intelligent edge are transforming the workplace

Biography

Lee has over 27 years’ experience in the IT industry working across a variety of roles and technologies. Lee has worked in Asia, the UK and Australia with a passion for innovation and leading-edge technologies such as AI. He has been a CISSP certified security architect with RSA Security and Tivoli, leading the IOT business development team across APAC with Amazon Web Services and most recently the CTO for Microsoft Australia. As the CTO, Lee helps customers on their journey of digital transformation through cloud technologies; focusing on the adoption of intelligent cloud services such as AI, IOT, Machine learning and cognitive services underpinned by core cloud infrastructure technology strategy, Security and ethical AI principles. Lee is passionate about the positive potential for Artificial intelligence to build an inclusive and bright future and is a regular speaker on Cloud technology, innovation and driving digital transformation.
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