ENTER THE FUTURE: Technology for Humanity

 

Where is technology really taking us? Biomedical engineer, inventor and documentary presenter Dr Jordan Nguyen has spent the past few decades at the frontier, where AI, robotics, extended reality and human augmentation are converging and the line between science fiction and reality is dissolving. Through breathtaking real footage from his adventures around the world, and joined on stage by Koobo, the companion robot he built inspired by his grandmother, Jordan shows what happens when technology is built to care for life. Audiences leave seeing technology less as a threat to our humanity, and more as one of our most powerful forces to enrich it.

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Key Takeaways

• Journey to the cutting edge of converging technologies: AI, robotics, health and medical, inclusive technology, extended reality, human augmentation and beyond

• See how these breakthroughs are transforming inclusion, health, disability and aged care, and what innovation that cares about life looks like in practice

• Understand the ethical questions that decide whether emerging technology helps or harms

• Leave with a hopeful, human-first lens on the future and a new perspective on how you’ll help shape it for the better

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Best for: Conference openers and closers, and all-audience events seeking frontier-of-technology inspiration. A natural fit for health, disability and aged care, inclusive tech, education and purpose-driven events.

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THE AI-TRUST PARADOX: Human Focus in the Age of Acceleration

 

Many of us are hearing similar stories around AI: Adopt it or fall behind. But adopt it too heavily or in the wrong places, and you erode the most important thing that may the backbone of your business: Trust. Drawing on more than 20 years building AI and human-centred technology, Dr Jordan Nguyen reveals the invisible line between harnessing AI to strengthens relationships and levels of use that can knock them down, and shows why purpose, ethics and human judgment are rising in value as automation accelerates. Audiences leave with a practical framework for finding the trust line in their own organisation and how to innovate at pace without ending up on the wrong side.

 

Key Takeaways

• Understand the AI-Trust Paradox reshaping every industry and why racing to adopt AI without it can inadvertently cost you the clients and people core to what you do

• Identify where AI strengthens customer and employee relationships, and where it can erode them

• Recognise which decisions belong to technology and which must stay with people, and why purpose, ethics and human judgment are rising in value as automation accelerates

• Leave with a clear understanding for implementing AI in ways that build confidence and loyalty, amplifying your organisation's human strengths… all while helping build a more trustworthy future that we all want to live in.

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Best for: Executive forums, leadership summits and industry conferences shaping AI strategy, especially in trust-dependent sectors like finance, health and medical, professional services and government.

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COURAGE TO EXPLORE: Inside the World-First Innovation Mindset

 

Technology is evolving at the fastest rate we’ve ever seen, but it may be the slowest we’ll ever see again. So what separates organisations that thrive from those that stagnate in the face of change? The key is a braver mindset. Drawing on a career of world-first inventions and global adventure to witness many others around the world, Dr Jordan Nguyen reveals how breakthroughs actually happen, what sparks the greatest ideas, and what it takes for leaders to bring their whole team into the unknown with them. Interactive, funny and packed with stunning real-life footage from his documentaries, this keynote leaves audiences energised, resilient and ready to explore what's possible.

 

Key Takeaways

• Understand the mindset behind breakthrough innovation: curiosity, courage, and the willingness to leave your comfort zone

• Build teams and cultures that adapt and explore over resisting change

• Discover how world-first ideas move from wild (sometimes seemingly nonsensical) idea to real-world impact

• Leave energised and equipped to lead your people through the storms of change with optimism and resilience

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Best for: Organisations undertaking transformation: team days, kickoffs, innovation summits and leadership offsites building cultures that want explore instead of resisting change.

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WHEN AI GETS A BODY: The Human Side of Physical and Embodied AI

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AI is stepping out from behind the screen, and robots are entering our workplaces, hospitals and homes. But what does this new future look like and how might we all live alongside them?  Dr Jordan Nguyen delves into this as someone who travels and analyses what's happening in the world of robotics, but also as someone who builds them: from Koobo, the companion robot inspired by his grandmother, to Tio, the human-sized robot taking shape in his lab, to his social business Psykinetic's life-changing assistive technology. With stunning real footage and unique creator insights, Jordan reveals the remarkable good these machines can do when built for positive impact, and how we advance them in the right direction, together.

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Key Takeaways

• See where physical AI and humanoid robotics really stand

• Discover the extraordinary positive potential of robots built for people: care, inclusion, independence and safety, through Jordan's own builds and Psykinetic's life-changing work

• Navigate the ethics of living alongside embodied AI: trust, memories, privacy, and what we should and shouldn't hand to machines

• Leave with an optimistic, practical sense of how you and your organisation can help shape these powerful technologies in the right direction

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Best for: Conferences and leadership events preparing for a world of physical and embodied AI. Health and aged care, manufacturing, logistics, mining, retail and workforce summits, and any event wanting this moment's rapidly evolving technology explored through a deeply human lens.

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CUSTOM KEYNOTES

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All talks are customised to the event and audience based on briefings, but Jordan can also create a completely unique keynote, drawing on his extensive experience bringing magical creativity to the stage, working with digital and event creatives, and making the most of the staging available. Popular tailored themes include the future of health and care, the future of work, and inspiring the next generation.

 

Unlike any speaker you’ve seen, Dr Jordan Nguyen brings a wealth of knowledge, first-hand stories as both an inventor and innovator from biomedical and AI engineering, and mind-bending adventures through presenting numerous documentaries across ABC and Discovery Channel. Tailoring his talks to your audience, Jordan brings vast, beautiful, real footage (no generated content here!) and creative personality, allowing these presentations to blend being entertaining, funny and interactive, intellectual yet inclusive, and emotionally human… all whilst exploring our ever-evolving intersections between technology and humanity.

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