AI & Global Impact: Innovation, Risk, Transparency & Accountability

Artificial intelligence is reshaping global systems, from how decisions are made to how societies are structured. The question is no longer simply what AI can do, but how its influence is understood, governed and applied across disciplines.

Join ANU alumni community online for a thought-provoking conversation exploring the global impact of AI through technology, neuroscience, innovation and human systems.

Led and moderated by ANU Global Alumni Volunteer Emmylia Darmadi Lee, this alumni-led webinar brings together a compelling panel of speakers whose work spans enterprise AI, mobility, neuroscience, sport, health and global innovation.

Speakers

• Emil Davityan
  Technology entrepreneur, political economist and investor working at the intersection of technology, environment and culture. Emil is CEO of Decenter and was previously President of Rezolve AI and co-founder of mobility technology company Bluedot. He has also served as a senior adviser to Australian Prime Ministers on foreign and economic policy. Emil holds two Master’s degrees from ANU.
• Professor Adrienne Fairhall
  Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Washington, with adjunct appointments in Physics and Applied Mathematics. Professor Fairhall co-directs the University’s Computational Neuroscience program and researches mathematical approaches to understanding how neural systems process information. She completed her Honours degree in theoretical physics at ANU before undertaking her PhD in statistical physics at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
• Dr Todd Harple
  Anthropologist, innovation strategist and founder of Red Table Solutions. Todd completed his PhD in Anthropology at ANU and has since applied that perspective across technology, sport, health and innovation. Over more than two decades, his work has included innovation strategy across four Olympic Games, five patents and the development of AI-enabled platforms operating at global scale.

About the discussion

The webinar will explore how “intelligence” is being defined in 2026 and the developments shaping the field. It will also consider some of the less visible dimensions of AI, including environmental, societal and ethical implications that deserve greater attention.

The conversation will then turn to action, asking what could meaningfully influence the future direction and accountability of AI.

The moderated discussion will be followed by an opportunity for audience questions.

Wherever you are joining from, this is an opportunity to hear different perspectives, challenge assumptions and connect with the wider ANU alumni community through a timely conversation about AI and its global impact.