Forget the AI hype; Owen Smith draws on a decade of experience delivering real-world solutions to show you what actually works for business.
Use practical AI tools for your everyday work
This session is designed to build your confidence, moving you from “AI curious” to “AI capable” through jargon-free, practical tools that solve everyday problems.
You’ll get hands-on with Owen’s personal toolset, setting up your digital workspace for maximum impact. You’ll leave with the Practitioner’s Toolkit, a curated list of the most reliable, high-value AI tools for local businesses.
Practical AI for the Everyday: AI Foundations Track – High-intensity, hands-on sessions designed to build a professional-grade baseline for any skill level or stage of exposure.
Workshop Presenter – Local AI Practitioner, Owen Smith
Owen is a well-established AI & Data technologist with over a decade of experience across the field. He has architected, built and deployed voicebots for large corporates, rebuilt enterprise search capabilities, resolved major Data Warehouse performance issues for a large bank, and even built an “impossible” financial reporting system.
Owen’s experience has equipped him as a flexible and trusted consultant – a technical director apt at working across disciplines with an eye for business innovation. He has taught at IBM’s Watson summit, spruiked real-time call center analytics, shared ML techniques for mining conversation insights, and guest lectured for the UNE’s Grad Cert in AI Innovation.
