Cremorne Connect: Building in the Cognitive Industrial Revolution
Every so often a technology arrives that resets the rules for entire industries. The steam engine did it. Electricity did it. Reichental's argument is that AI is doing it again, faster, and he calls this moment the Cognitive Industrial Revolution.
Dr. Jonathan Reichental has spent his career at the front of these shifts. He was a Silicon Valley CIO, he writes on technology for Forbes, and he has authored bestselling books on data, smart cities and the future of work. He is one of the clearer voices on what AI changes in practice, without the hype and without the doom.
Join us at Cremorne Digital Hub, in partnership with La Trobe University's Eagleworks Innovation Centre and the La Trobe AI Institute, for a keynote by Dr. Jonathan Reichental on the most significant technological transformation of our time and what it means for the next generation of students, founders and innovators. Expect a practical framework for navigating the AI era, identifying where the real opportunities lie, and building businesses that can thrive in a rapidly changing world. A facilitated Q&A with Alan Tsen from Cremorne Digital Hub and networking will follow.
Potential Areas Explored:
Why he frames AI as an industrial revolution, not just another software cycle
How careers and whole job categories shift when cognitive work can be automated
Which industries move first, and what that means for the people inside them
Where the genuine startup opportunities sit, and how to tell them from the noise
A practical framework for building something that lasts through the transition
Who should come Founders and aspiring founders, especially anyone building in or around AI. Students and early-career people trying to work out where to place their bets. Operators and leaders thinking about what AI does to their industry. Investors, university and research people, and anyone who wants a clear-eyed read on where this is all heading. If you are trying to make sense of the AI era rather than just react to it, this is your evening.
Run of show
5:30 Doors, drinks and networking
6:00 Welcome and introduction (Chatham Vidanagamage - La Trobe AI Institute and CDH)
6:05 Keynote and in-conversation with Dr. Jonathan Reichental 6:45 Audience Q&A
7:10 Drinks and networking
8:00 Close
About the speaker
Dr. Jonathan Reichental is a globally recognised technology leader, educator and author. He is a former Silicon Valley CIO, a regular technology contributor to Forbes, and the bestselling author of books on data, smart cities and the future of technology and work. He speaks worldwide on innovation, AI and how organisations and individuals can thrive through technological change. More at reichental.com.