Talk

You and AI: An evolving relationship | Sandra Peter & Kai Riemer

Sandra Peter

TEDxSydney Salon – You & AI · 12 November 2024

We all have a relationship with Artificial Intelligence. It touches every aspect of our personal and professional lives, from how we communicate to how we create. In this talk, academics Kai Riemer and Sandra Peter detail how AI was born, the current state of play, and how your relationship with it will change in the future. Dr Sandra Peter leads executive and leadership development in cutting-edge areas of business, technology, and society.
As an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney Business School and Co-Director of Sydney Executive Plus (SE+), Sandra spends her time thinking about the future, researching the future, consulting on the future, and speaking about the future. Alongside Dr Kai Riemer, she heads Sydney Executive Plus (SE+), which focuses on preparing leaders for what comes next. So far, SE+ has helped upskill executives and leaders across 20+ industries in areas ranging from AI Fluency to Geopolitics and Business to Net Zero.
Her research focuses on engaging with the future in productive ways and the impact of emerging technologies (including AI) on business and society. Most recently, she co-authored The 2025 Skills Horizon, a new, annual, global initiative that brings these focuses together. It explores what leaders need to know next and features insights from conversations with dozens of executives and leaders—from heads of government to head chefs—about our changing world.
Previously, she has led strategic initiatives and worked on executive programs with business, research organisations, Government and Defence. Sandra has published in leading business journals and worked on an array of educational research initiatives and programs, including with UNESCO and the Department of Education. On the media front, she regularly contributes commentary, interviews, and research to national and international media.
She has spoken around the world and been told that she should do stand-up. Be warned: some of her presentations may contain AI-generated cats.

Dr Kai Riemer works with boards and executives to bring foresight expertise and deep understanding of emerging technologies into strategy and leadership. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx