The Western Australian Chinese Scientists Association (WACSA), sponsored by the Federation of Chinese Scholars in Australia (FOCSA), UWA Business School and Australian Natural Biotechnology, invites you to a one-day symposium on artificial intelligence across research, industry and society.

The program features ten keynote talks from academic and industry leaders, an AI expert panel, and dedicated time for networking. Early and mid-career researchers and higher degree by research students are especially welcome.

Opening addresses
Professor Xiwang Zhang FTSE, President of FOCSA, The University of Queensland
Professor Guohua Jia, President of WACSA, Curtin University

Keynote talks

• Professor Andrew Williams, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), The University of Western Australia
  “The Impact of AI in Australian Higher Education”
• Professor Guanjin Wang, Computer Science, Murdoch University
  “Beyond the Blackbox: Advances and Challenges in Explainable AI”
• Professor Kam Chan, Director of Research, UWA Business School
  “AI Frontier in Finance and Accounting Research”
• Professor Lingjun Mou, Consultant Surgeon, The University of Western Australia and St John of God
  “AI in Health: Are We There Yet?”
• Xuance Wang, Founder and CEO, LynAI Mines
  “AI Innovation in the Mining Sector”
• Andrew Findley, Former Chief Officer, RDA Carin
  “Impact of AI on the Australian Not-for-Profit Sector”
• Professor Wei Xu, Agricultural Science, Murdoch University
  “AI in Entomology and Biosecurity”
• Professor Honglei Xu, Industrial Optimisation, Curtin University
  “Industrial AI and Automation”
• Dr Vineet Prasad, Engineering, Murdoch University
  “AI in Precision Farming”
• William Chi, Co-Founder and Managing Director, BUI Journey
  “AI Adoption and Challenges in Tourism”

Date: Friday 6 November 2026
Time: 8:30am to 5:00pm
Venue: The University Club of Western Australia, Hackett Drive, Crawley WA 6009