Over the next decade, the Australian manufacturing industry will need to change its practices to continue making things for the rest of the world. Dubbed the Fourth Industrial Revolution, AI and smart technologies have the potential to make the sector more productive and less wasteful, but the implementation needs to be done right. How will AI change our manufacturing sector, and what skills will we need to stay competitive?

Professor Giselle Rampersad, Professor of Innovation at Flinders University, leads a digital upskilling program for BAE Systems, SMEs and STEM teachers. It won the Training and Mentorship Program for 2020 in the Australian Defence Industry Awards. She also leads industry 4.0 research with Naval Group Pacific, on exoskeletons and machining robots.

Martin Guenzl is a senior executive with Boral, focussing on digital transformation and disruption in industrial settings. He has founded, developed and successfully led digital solutions businesses over the last twenty years, including AI-centric solutions. He holds an Electronics Engineering degree from University of WA and an MBA from London Business School.

They join our host, Dr Deborah Devis of The Royal Institution of Australia to discuss this key issue.

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