Executive Forum at AWS Summit Sydney
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Accelerating Change: From innovation to implementation
Join us for Executive Forum at AWS Summit Sydney, designed specifically for senior leaders and offering a unique opportunity to explore groundbreaking innovations, forge meaningful connections, and transform bold ideas into actionable strategies.
Your registration includes full access to AWS Summit Sydney 2026 on May 13-14, 2026, featuring a dedicated executive networking space at International Convention Centre Sydney. This serene setting provides an unparalleled opportunity to connect with industry peers and AWS executives.
Event highlights
Your registration includes
- Breakfast and private executive lounge for peer to peer networking, focused discussions, and reflection.
- Secure premium seating at AWS' keynote on AI and enterprise transformation strategies driving change across the region.
- Curated executive-level content, including thought leadership sessions and strategic insights.
- Engage directly with AWS leadership and visionary peer executives who are driving transformation change across industries.
- A complimentary all-access pass to AWS Summit Sydney on 13 and 14 May, unlocking the complete conference experience.
Speakers
Stephen Brozovich
AWS Executive in Residence, former Principal Evangelist, People Experience Team AWS
Panel Speakers
Agenda
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8:00
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Executive Forum opens. Breakfast available |
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08:40 - 09:00
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Make way to AWS Summit Sydney Keynote |
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9:00 – 10:30
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AWS Summit Sydney Keynote |
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11:15 – 11:25
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Executive Forum Welcome & Opening Remarks |
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11:25 – 11:55
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A Leader’s Guide to Data Strategy in the Era of Agentic AI
In Formula 1, victories depend on turning millions of data points into winning decisions. Organizations can apply this same precision to unlock value from underutilized data assets. Drawing from F1's model, we present a three-part framework for data excellence: customer-focused decisions, dynamic people- powered strategies, and market-reive structures. Learn practical approaches to evolve your data strategy into a business advantage in the AI era. |
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11:55 – 12:20
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Reimagining the Economics of Migration: How Tally Group Uses AI to Compress Years into Days
Energy retailers worldwide are racing to replace decades-old billing platforms, but traditional migrations stretch 12 to 24 months — held back by dirty data, unique schemas, and live revenue at risk. Tally Group CTO Eric Yilmaz shares how they went all in on AI, building purpose-built agentic tooling that maps and validates hundreds of thousands of records in hours instead of months. This is a story about transforming how teams work alongside AI and turning migration speed into a category-defining competitive advantage. |
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12:20 – 13:10
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Networking Lunch |
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13:10 – 14:05
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Are You in the Business of Winning? How to Lead and Show Up Every Day in Your A-Game
Emma Murray is a high-performance mind coach trusted by elite athletes, teams, and leaders — from AFL premiership dynasties to Formula One and Olympic champions, through to top global executives and financial traders. Her work doesn’t replace traditional psychologists — it takes mental performance to the next level. Elite performers bring Emma in to work alongside existing teams, combining remote and in-person sessions timed to the key performance moments in their schedules. Using visualisation, meditation, theta-state subconscious patterning, and mindfulness, Emma helps individuals reprogram the subconscious mind — removing fear, doubt, and hidden blocks — to access composure, confidence, and presence under pressure. She’s known for helping those who “just can’t quite get the job done” — the ones who falter at finals, gold medal matches, or critical moments — and helping them break through to win consistently. |
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14:05 – 14:35
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A Leader’s Guide to Advanced Team Structures in an Agentic World
As AI agents transform the workplace, organizations must adapt their structures and methodologies to harness new opportunities. The probabilistic nature of AI requires continuous iteration and intelligent oversight, creating new ways of working across business functions. To thrive, organizations must combine clear capability assessment with agile planning while leveraging their unique domain expertise and data assets. This keynote explores how leadership is evolving to meet these needs, covering new organizational models and roles that coordinate human-AI hybrid teams. Leaders will learn strategies for balancing rapid decision-making with strategic oversight, finding the optimal mix of centralized guidance and decentralized innovation. |
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14:35 – 15:00
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Networking Break |
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15:00 – 15:15
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From Dashboards to Discovery: How New Zealand Rugby Built a Proactive and Provoking Data Platform
New Zealand Rugby oversees 150 teams across men's, women's, sevens, and fifteens — but for years, critical player data was siloed at every level. CITO Jonathan Southee shares how they built an athlete-centric data platform on AWS, democratized insights from provincial sides to international squads, and deployed AI-powered workflows with Amazon Bedrock that compressed post-match intelligence from hours to minutes. This is a story about building a culture of high performance — not just at the top, but across an entire system. |
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15:15 –16:15
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From Day One: Lessons from Cloud Pioneers and How They're Shaping the AI Future Panel speakers:
To mark AWS's 20th anniversary, this fireside panel brings together some of Australia and New Zealand's most iconic technology pioneers, from Atlassian, Canva, NAB, and Xero, for a conversation about the bold bets that shaped their companies, the moments cloud infrastructure changed what was possible, and what comes next in an AI-first world. Moderated by Rianne van Veldhuizen, VP & MD, AWS Australia and New Zealand. |
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16:15 – 17:00
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Networking Reception |