About
Stela Solar is the inaugural Director of Australia’s National AI Centre, with the mission to accelerate positive AI adoption and innovation that benefits business and community. Currently, Stela also serves as Co-chair of the Commonwealth AI Consortium.
She has previously held roles at Microsoft including Global Director of AI Solution Sales, as well as roles across IT distributors and technology startups. Over the past 15 years, Stela has led business model transformations which enable organisations to capture new revenue opportunities and build competitive advantage with emerging technologies such as Cloud, IoT and AI.
With a background in sustainability and creative industries, Stela thrives in ambiguity, change and purpose-led organisations. Outside of the technology arena, Stela enjoys the challenge of competitive sailing and tries to find time to play cello and piano.
Sample presentation topics:
Amidst an accelerating and shifting global AI landscape, Australia holds an opportunity to build on its strengths, find new advantage, and accelerate economic impact through AI adoption and innovation. In this session we will share AI trends from Australia’s industry, the imperative for Safe and Responsible AI, and reveal a growing AI industry that’s solving Australia’s greatest challenges.
- AI: Our co-pilot in a complex world
We live in a world of high complexity. From the data jungle and growing population, to process complexities and some of the most existential challenges facing our society. In this context of grand challenges, we need a grand tool to help us navigate the complexity. AI is one such tool. AI can be our co-pilot in this complex world, helping us lead our lives in accordance with our human values.
- Our AI Opportunity / Australia’s AI Momentum
We live in a world of high complexity. From the data jungle and ageing population, to process complexities and some of the most existential challenges facing our society. In this context of grand challenges, Australia holds unique advantages and opportunities that could bring economic and social benefit to Australians and the world. We will discuss AI as our co-pilot through complexity and Australia’s unique advantages during this accelerating AI wave.
- cAI Business Transformation
- AI is only as good as we lead it / Responsible AI
We live in a world of high complexity. From the data jungle and growing population, to process complexities and some of the most existential challenges facing our society. In this context of grand challenges, we need a grand tool to help us navigate the complexity. AI is one such tool. AI can be our co-pilot in this complex world, our opportunity is helping us lead our lives in accordance with our human values.
