ATN Universities to host national symposium on GenAI skills and employability
The Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN) will host its annual symposium on Friday, March 21 – the 2025 National Symposium on GenAI Graduate Skills and Employability, an online event which will be streamed live from 12:30pm – 4:00pm (AEDT). As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) becomes increasingly critical to the modern workplace, the ATN symposium will…
The Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN) will host its annual symposium on Friday, March 21 – the 2025 National Symposium on GenAI Graduate Skills and Employability, an online event which will be streamed live from 12:30pm – 4:00pm (AEDT).
As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) becomes increasingly critical to the modern workplace, the ATN symposium will take a different approach by examining the knowledge and skills expectations that many employers now have for this new and fast-growing technology.
ATN Executive Director (Interim), Frank Coletta, said the program will explore how Australian higher education can help ensure that students are best equipped to meet those expectations upon graduation and excel in work.
“The symposium is not your typical Gen AI forum, as it will provide comprehensive insights from across the GenAI ecosystem, and we are pleased to announce that the program includes facilitation by a team of one current student and one recent graduate from our ATN universities,” he said.
Dr Michelle Perugini, CEO UniSA Ventures, will deliver the keynote address on the day. Dr Perugini is an entrepreneur and AI leader with deep expertise in healthcare. She has a PhD in Medicine, a decade of oncology research experience, and has founded two global AI tech companies—one acquired by EY in 2015.
Panels consisting of experts from across our institutions, industry, and professional and accrediting bodies, will debate how Australian higher education needs to adapt to ensure students are best equipped to meet the elevated expectations they face post-graduation and excel in work-life. Among the sessions will be the following topics:
- GenAI skills for the workplace – what’s needed, now and into the future
- Showcase: Preparing GenAI-engaged professionals; and,
- GenAI’s Impact on Accreditation and Professional Standards.
Our hosts will be Elena Scullen-Howe, Curtin University (Student, Bachelor of Laws, Curtin University) and Guillaume Leroux, UniSA (Graduate, Master of Health Sciences Management, UniSA) and the audience will hear from representatives from across all of our ATN universities: Curtin University, Deakin University, RMIT University, The University of Newcastle, University of South Australia (UniSA), and University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
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