How I AI: Show & Tell

Curious about how others are using AI in their learning and design work and to build performance in their roles & companies?
Come along for an evening of practical examples, shared experiments and conversation.

Four fantastic speakers will show how they’re using AI, sharing ideas and insights you can take back to your own practice. You'll see practical examples, and have time for Q&A after each speaker.
Whether you’re already experimenting or wondering where to start, join fellow L&D professionals to explore what’s possible, ask questions and swap experiences.

Meet the speakers

• Samantha Ferguson — A passionate learning leader (who's a designer at heart) with experience across a wide range of roles and industries in learning. sharing insights on how AI is being used to design quality learning for a range of clients.
• Shawna Murray — A forward-thinking Learning & Leadership leader, sharing how she's putting AI into practice meaningfully, to build organisational capability.
• Travers Owers — A leader in what's possible in learning technology, data & reporting sharing how AI can completely change and improve the way you work.
• Stanley Yip —Is the Manager Learning Innovation & Workforce Programs at the Independent Schools NSW, a not-for-profit member organisation. His current role includes designing and delivering teacher professional learning, innovations such as AI, and teacher workforce strategy. His background is in teaching, learning design, and multimedia. He is currently part-way through a PhD on metacognition, the brain, and AI showing how has AI changed our role as learning designers? Stanley will be sharing how AI is used in his team of learning designers and their toolset, skillset, and mindset.

There’ll also be time to catch up with familiar faces and meet others in the learning community before & after the talk.
We'll also likely head to a local pub to continue the conversation post 7pm.

Agenda
5pm - 530pm: Register, mingle, have a snack
530pm - 630pm: Hear from our speakers
630pm - 7pm: Mingle, share ideas
7pm onwards: Wander to a nearby pub to keep the ideas flowing.

When and where
Wednesday 14 October 2026
5:00pm–7:00pm

Kindly hosted by our friends at Hays
Level 14, Chifley Tower
2 Chifley Square, Sydney CBD

Tickets and RSVP
Tickets are $10 per person, so we can have some light refreshments (and ensure we're not hangry!)

We look forward to seeing you there!