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Dr Scarlett Raine

Research Fellow in AI Marine Robotics, QUT

Dr Scarlett Raine is a Research Fellow, QUT Centre for Robotics, pioneering the use of Artificial Intelligence to analyse underwater images and help monitor marine ecosystems more efficiently.  With the increasing use of robotic underwater and surface vehicles to study coral reefs and seagrass meadows, vast amounts of imagery are generated.

Traditionally, analysing this data has been challenging, time-consuming, and expensive, as it heavily relied on marine experts. Dr Raine's innovative artificial intelligence methods automatically identify marine species in these images, streamlining the process. This technology can monitor coral reef health, estimate blue carbon in seagrass meadows, and identify the best seafloor areas for coral restoration.

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Ross Barclay

PWN Member

With over a decade of experience spanning financial services, aged care, private equity, and customer experience strategy, Ross is a seasoned business advisor and strategist. Currently serving as a Board Advisor at Conpago and as an Investment Committee Member for a private family office, he brings deep expertise in governance, digital transformation, and strategic investment to executive teams and boards.

Previously, Ross led customer strategy and experience initiatives at Bolton Clarke—Australia’s largest not-for-profit aged care provider—implementing enterprise-wide Voice of Customer programs and driving culture change.

Ross holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Queensland University of Technology and is currently studying a Masters of Business Psychology, The University of Queensland.

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Professor Clinton Fookes

Associate Dean of Research, QUT

No bio provided

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Alok Kulkarni

PWN Member, Chairman & Co-Founder, Cyara

Alok is, Chairman and Co-Founder of Cyara, the global leader in Customer Experience (CX) Assurance, where he served as CEO for 17 years. Under his leadership, Cyara became the trusted platform for some of the world's most recognisable brands.

With a career spanning over two decades in technology and leadership, he has held senior roles at Genesys, National Australia Bank, and NEC.

He is active in innovation ecosystem, serving as a mentor at the Creative Destruction Lab @ Monash Business School, Chairman, Advisory Board at Monash Innovation Labs, and Board Member, TiE Melbourne.

A seasoned entrepreneur and advisor, he is passionate about scaling startups, empowering founders, and driving technology-led transformation.

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Professor Olivier Salvado

Professor of AI, QUT

Professor Olivier Salvado joined QUT in 2024 as Professor of AI to establish the AI for Health Research Network, a joint initiative between the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Health. Prof Salvado worked previously at the CSIRO where he held several leadership roles including Team Leader, Group leader of Biomedical Informatics, Head of Computer Vision and Imaging for Data61, and more recently Chief Research Scientist leading the AI for Missions initiative, a $25M+ program to develop next generation AI technologies to support large Missions across the CSIRO in collaboration with external partners.

Professor Salvado holds an executive MBA, University of New South Wales and graduated from, Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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