🎟 Live Show at UNSW – May 29

Catch Georgie and Andrew McCarthy (Head of APAC at Notion) live in Sydney 👉https://bit.ly/BAI-LiveEvent

Katherine Boiciuc, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at EY Oceania, delivers a powerful wake-up call on why Australia is at risk of becoming a global AI laggard. With a unique perspective at the intersection of technology, innovation, and policy, Katherine breaks down how Australia, despite inventing WiFi, is sitting on the sidelines of the AI revolution, missing a $115 billion economic opportunity. She shares how EY has up-skilled over 85% of its 400,000-strong workforce in AI, built the world’s largest private AI platform, and implemented AI agents at scale, while most organisations are still debating their first AI hires.

This episode dives deep into what Australia needs to do now to avoid falling irreversibly behind, from setting a bold national AI strategy to investing in mass up-skilling programs and embracing AI across industries like healthcare, financial services, retail, and energy. Katherine also offers inspiring and practical advice for women looking to pivot into AI, shares her favourite tools and productivity hacks (including the AI prompt that gives her “permission to log off” for the day), and calls on every listener to claim their seat at the AI table, before it’s too late.

03:03 – What Is EY’s AI Story & Their Internal AI Training Playbook

06:28 – EY’s Private AI Platform: How EYQ Empowers 120,000+ Employees

13:48 – Australia’s Missed Economic Opportunity: $115B at Stake

16:51 – Why EY Built the AI Sentiment Index, And What It Revealed

23:32 – The Three Fixes Needed to Course-Correct Australia’s AI Future

30:40 – The Five Industries Australians Want AI To Transform

35:18 – KB’s Advice for Women Reentering the Workforce in the AI Age

39:39 – Rapid Fire: Why Voice-Activated AI Is the Next Big Frontier

🙋‍♀️ Katherine Boiciuc on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherineboiciuc/

📚 EY Skills Passport for Free AI Training - https://www.ey.com/en_gl/ai-skills-passport

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🎟 Live Show at UNSW – May 29

Catch Georgie and Andrew McCarthy (Head of APAC at Notion) live in Sydney 👉https://bit.ly/BAI-LiveEvent

Jacky Koh, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Relevance AI, has been building AI agents long before they became the hottest trend of 2025. Fresh off their Series B raise, Relevance AI is on a mission to democratise access to AI agents, making them easy to build for everyone, not just engineers.

In this conversation, Jacky unpacks why most “AI agents” today are just glorified workflows, how real multi-agent systems will power the future of business automation, and why Australia needs to think bigger if it wants to compete globally. Plus, he shares the origin story of Relevance AI’s iconic pixel-art agents, how he leads calmly under pressure, and his spicy predictions for AI’s next black swan event.

00:00 – Introduction: Who is Jacky Koh & What is Relevance AI?

03:26 – Why AI Agents Aren’t Just for Developers Anymore

05:42 – Should You Still Study Software Engineering in the Age of AI?

12:24 – The Origin Story of Relevance AI and Their Pivot to Agents

14:16 – What People Get Wrong About AI Agents (Single vs. Multi-Agent Systems)

17:43 – Are Most AI Agents Just Glorified Workflows?

19:25 – Why Relevance AI Uses Pixel Characters (Hint: Pokémon Fans Will Love This)

23:41 – How Jacky Manages Stress and Crisis Moments as a Founder

28:37 – Building a Global Business: The Difference Between Aussie & U.S. Investors

34:47 – How Founders Should Pick AI Models and Avoid Lock-In

40:51 – Jacky’s Hot Take: The One Black Swan AI Event We Might See This Year

47:02 – How to Keep AI Agents Ethical

50:51 – Rapid Fire: Silicon Valley Myths, Scary AI Headlines & Favourite Pokémon

👨🏻‍💻 Jacky Koh’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackykoh/

🤖 Relevance AI – https://relevanceai.com/

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🎟 Live Show at UNSW – May 29

Catch Georgie and Andrew McCarthy (Head of APAC at Notion) live in Sydney 👉https://bit.ly/BAI-LiveEvent

Millie Marconi is the founder and CEO of Yesterday, and the creator of Test Feed, a breakout AI tool that lets users preview how their content will land with a synthetic audience before posting it online. In this episode, Millie shares the story behind building Test Feed after a viral LinkedIn post backfired and sparked a personal reckoning around reputational risk.

We explore how synthetic audiences are making elite-level brand testing accessible to everyday founders, why building in public is both terrifying and empowering, and what non-technical founders can bring to the AI table. Millie also opens up about her nomadic lifestyle, her favorite AI tools (Claude and Gemini, anyone?), and the unexpected upside of being “canceled.”

02:25 – What Millie’s Building: Yesterday & Test Feed

04:52 – Why Synthetic Audiences Are a Game-Changer

06:14 – The Demo That Went Viral: Over 800 Signups

07:58 – How a Personal Misstep Sparked the Idea for Test Feed

10:43 – Who Test Feed Is For: Founders, Content Creators, and Social Media Managers

13:11 – Building in Public vs. Stealth Mode

16:48 – Female Founders, Visibility & Vulnerability

19:52 – What Non-Technical Founders Bring to the AI Era

22:45 – Integrating AI into Test Feed as a Non-Technical Founder

26:20 – AI Tools Millie Loves: Claude, Cursor, Gemini, and More

33:43 – Just Play: How to Get Started with AI Without the Overwhelm

36:06 – Digital Nomad Life: Lessons From 2.5 Years on the Move

42:17 – Rapid Fire: Guess That Cringe Tweet (Trump vs Elon Edition)

🙋‍♀️ Follow Millie on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/millie-marconi/

💼 Yesterday Testfeed - https://yesterday.work/

🧵 Millie’s LinkedIn Post on “Masculine Energy” - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/millie-marconi_after-interviewing-100-hr-leaders-about-activity-7284745207923781632-QU-X?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACb9cQIBMRvkSzVlzjznYUqzAEsWp-Q5zBo

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