ACIS 2026 Industry Day: Academic & Industry AI Solutions
Tuesday, 1 December 2026 | ECU City Campus, Perth
Join us for an afternoon bringing together researchers and practitioners to explore how to move AI from ideas into practice. The Industry Day combines an industry keynote, hands-on workshops and networking in a highly interactive VIP program designed to create meaningful exchange between academia and industry.
Participants will work together on challenges proposed by four AI industry players to experiment with emerging approaches, develop practical solutions, and explore the opportunities and complexities of AI adoption in organisations.
The four workshops, taking place concurrently, offer complementary perspectives on AI in practice, from enterprise AI adoption and rapid prototyping to collaborative human-AI problem-solving and the role of human judgement, trust and connection.
Program
- 2:00 pm Registration and welcome.
- 2:20 pm Industry Keynote.
- Alex Jenkins, Director of the WA Data Science Innovation Hub (WADSIH).
- 3:00 pm Workshops.
- 6:00 pm Networking.
Registration
Separate to the conference registration. An additional $50 fee applies.
Places are limited. Each workshop has a defined capacity balancing academic and practitioner participation. We encourage early registration to secure your place in your preferred workshop.
Registration Link will be available soon.
Industry Keynote
Alex Jenkins is the Director of the WA Data Science Innovation Hub (WADSIH), Chair & Founder of the Curtin AI in Research Group, and recently appointed as Member of the WA State Government’s AI Advisory Board. Alex is dedicated to advancing the use of AI across Australian business, academia, and the public sector. His work emphasises leveraging AI to enhance education and improve lives, driving innovation and practical applications in diverse sectors.
In this session, Alex will explore how AI is transforming our work. He will discuss the evolution of AI, emphasising practical tools and real-world applications already creating value to society.
Industry Day Workshops
Choose one of the following concurrent workshops (limited seats).
- AI Adoption: The Good, the Bad and the Unknown by Visagio
- What happens when enterprise AI moves beyond the pilot? Explore the realities of cost, scaling, governance, risk and failure.
- Only 12 academic and 24 practitioner places available.
- AI Prototyping by WADSIH
- How to turn an industry-framed challenge into a working AI prototype? Explore the journey from research idea to deployable solution.
- Only 18 academic and 18 practitioner places available.
- The Co-AI Lab by Twenty2 Collective
- How is it like to have AI as an active member of your team? Frame real organisational problems and develop credible first solution sketches.
- Only 18 academic and 18 practitioner places available.
- The Human Algorithm by Mentor it Forward
- Where sits the boundary between human and AI? Explore hands-on human-led and AI-amplified essential experiences.
- Only 12 academic and 12 practitioner places available.