2026 Speakers
2026 Distinguished Speakers
Amy Stanley
Chief People Officer
HBF Health Limited
Amy Stanley is Chief People Officer at HBF, where she leads the People, Culture and Corporate Affairs agenda at a pivotal moment of technological transformation. She leads HBF's AI strategy in partnership with the CTO — a deliberate signal of HBF's commitment to ensuring AI adoption is human-centred, ethical and capability-led. Amy brings deep experience across talent strategy, workforce planning, leadership development and organisational change, with a sharp focus on how AI is reshaping skills, work design and the nature of opportunity. She is a passionate advocate for viewing talent as essential infrastructure — arguing that sustained investment in skills, inclusion and human capability is the most consequential lever organisations have to unlock long-term value for individuals, businesses and the broader economy. Amy is a member of the WA CEDA State Advisory Council and is actively engaged with Chief Executive Women (CEW), contributing to national conversations on leadership, economic transformation and the future of work.
Speaking at
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11:55am–12:35pmWed 25 MarSummit StageWinthrop HallOpen
Talent of Tomorrow
Talent as Critical Infrastructure - Rebuilding Work, Skills & Opportunity in the Age of AI
Summit StageWinthrop HallOpen
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Amy StanleyChief People OfficerHBF Health Limited
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Prof. David Lee Kuo ChuenChairmanGlobal Fintech Institute
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Dr. Diane Smith-Gander AOChancellorUniversity of Western Australia
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Prof. Lam Khin YongVice President (Industry)Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Paula RogersPrincipal Program Adviser, International Partnerships and EngagementPerth USAsia CentreModerator
About this session
Talent and research are crucial engines of digital economies. This session tackles the systemic challenge of tech-driven disruption, examining how to build robust talent pipelines and bridge the gap between lab and market. Experts will discuss how academic research translates into deployable innovations, how industry-university partnerships can be fostered to deliver real-world applications, and how reskilling can be scaled to meet market demand. Attendees will gain outcome-driven insights with illustrative examples from Western Australia's experience as a live testbed for scalable models of collaboration.
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