Kate Carruthers

Head of Data and AI


Main focus: artificial intelligence

Websites/Blogs/Social Media Accounts: https://katecarruthers.com/
https://datarevolution.tech/
https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/ms-kate-carruthers

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Languages: English

City: Sydney Australia

Country: Australia

Topics: technology and culture, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, business, data culture

Services: Talk, Moderation, Workshop management, Consulting, Coaching, Interview

  Willing to travel for an event.

  Available for nonprofit events.

Personal note:

Over the years Kate Carruthers has been invited to speak to audiences around the world. Each talk is crafted with care to meet the specific needs of the client and their audience.

Kate is about delivering ideas that provoke and inspire. She understands the real world of business and how to balance opportunity with risk in the digital landscape.

Her experience in delivering secure digital and data solutions means that she connects the real world with academic theory and emerging disruptions.

Biography:

Kate Carruthers is a leader in data, analytics, AI, and cyber security, with a career spanning higher education, large enterprises, startups, and boardrooms. At UNSW Sydney, she built pioneering data governance, AI, and business intelligence capabilities that strengthened decision-making and innovation. Earlier in her career, she played a key role in launching the Westfield Australia gift card business, now a household name.

Kate is currently Head of Data, Analytics & AI at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and serves as a board director, focusing on how data and technology can support sound governance and organisational performance.