July 2025: Responsible AI

There is so much hype, so much promise, but are we getting AI right? Responsible AI is often overlooked when rushing to build and deploy new features.

This month the AWS Canberra User Group will be discussing Responsible AI. We have assembled a panel of experts to share their knowledge and experience in the field with you.

This will be a broad discussion that covers both governance and implementation.

Our panelists include:

• Cain Hopwood, Senior Solutions Architect - AI/ML Specialist, AWS, Canberra
• Dhivya Kanagasingam, Data Ethics Specialist, Mantel Group, Sydney
• Dr Yue Liu, Research Fellow, Australian National University, Canberra
• Host to be announced soon

Agenda
5:30 Doors Open
6:00 Welcome / Latest from AWS
6:15 Panel
7:00 Food, Drinks and Networking

Catering this month will be supplied by SoLita Pizzeria & Pasta Bar.

Speakers

Cain Hopwood
Cain is a Solutions Architect specialising in software engineering, machine learning and generative AI. He works for Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the public sector team assisting federal agencies to adopt cloud services.

Dhivya Kanagasingam
Dhivya is a specialist in Responsible AI and AI Governance, with a background in helping enterprise and public sector organisations navigate the risks and opportunities of emerging AI technologies. She brings practical experience implementing AI governance frameworks & translating ethical principles and regulatory guidance into real-world delivery.

Dr Yue Liu
Yue is currently a Research Fellow at Australian National University, before that he was a Research Engineer at CSIRO’s Data61. He received his PhD from University of New South Wales in 2024.