Event: Tech Futures 25
Tech Policy vibes were high at Parliament on 10 February.
TPDi was thrilled to host our third annual #TechFutures event in partnership with auDA – Australia’s domain name administrator – as the gala event of the Parliamentary Friends of Tech Policy.
TechFutures25 brought together politicians, officials, civil society advocates, industry, innovators, and scholars in Parliament House to debate the tech policy issues that will shape Australia’s next election.
🚀 As 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲, it was great to see both friendly and fresh faces come together for a fun, fast-paced night full of substance.
Attendees:
🗳️ voted on their top tech policy election issue
🤖 learned how to train AI with the Gradient Institute
🍫 tasted the future of chocolate with Nourish Ingredients
🖨️ explored the possibilities of 3D printing
🧭 discovered their Tech Policy hashtagPhilosophies
🗺️ found themselves on the Map of Aus Tech Policy Stakeholders
🦪 all while enjoying our famous hashtagoyster shucker (because sometimes, low-tech is best!)
Scroll the photo gallery to enjoy the energy palpable in the room.
Photo Gallery
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟯-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀:
- Dr Andrew Charlton MP, Special Envoy for Cyber Security and Digital Resilience
- The Hon Paul Fletcher MP
- Lizzie O’Shea of Digital Rights Watch
- Bruce Tonkin CEO of auDA and co-host of the event
- Allegra Spender MP
- Senator David Pocock
- Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman – Grant,
- Ms Kate Chaney MP
- Damian Kassabgi CEO of the Tech Council of Australia
- Lindsay Adler Commercial Director of Nourish Ingredients
- Senator David Shoebridge,
- Master Enno (3D printer extraordinaire)
- Australia’s Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind
- Justin Bassi Executive Director of Australian Strategic Policy Institute,
- Aaron Violi MP
- TPDi Board Member Kate Pounder (MC)
Highlights Reel
“As always, a thought provoking gathering of timely and important conversations. An absolute pleasure seeing the Tech Policy Design Institute straight into the thick of it.”
“What a great evening and a fantastic line-up of thought-provoking micro-speeches Tech Policy Design Institute! I love the creativity, innovation and verve you bring to all you do…”
“This was, as always, a fantastic event. Great to have so many diverging approaches from the speakers – plenty of food for thought!”
– comments on Social Media from attendees at #TechFutures25
Video credit: By George Studio
#TechFutures25 in the News
InnovationAus.com: Tech and AI: ‘The politics of this is not straightforward’
ABC News: ‘Unelected bureaucrat’: e-Safety commissioner unleashes on Elon Musk