Future of AI in Australia | Control & Resilience Summit 2026

Overview

AI is no longer experimental. It is embedded inside core banking platforms, digital commerce ecosystems, fraud and payments engines, manufacturing optimisation systems, logistics networks and enterprise automation layers.

Yet most organisations have scaled AI faster than they have redesigned operational ownership, resilience architecture and executive accountability around it.

Factor’s latest CIO research shows that only 6 percent of organisations believe their infrastructure and operating model are architected for AI at enterprise scale, while more than 70 percent still operate across fragmented cloud, SaaS and on-prem environments during major incidents.

As AI systems introduce non-deterministic behaviour, model drift, autonomous workflows and cross-domain dependencies, failures no longer remain isolated. They cascade across engineering, infrastructure, security and risk domains.

In 2026, digital resilience is no longer defined by uptime alone. It is defined by decision integrity, traceability, governance enforcement and the ability to evidence control when AI systems behave unpredictably.

This executive virtual summit brings together senior technology, engineering and security leaders to examine how operating models, infrastructure architecture and cross-functional accountability must evolve to safely scale AI in complex, regulated and distributed enterprise environments.

What to expect

• Attendees 200+
• Accountability AI
• Control Operational
• At Scale Resilience

What we will cover

• The AI Accountability Gap As AI systems scale into production, ownership of failure is increasingly unclear. This session examines how organisations must redefine operational liability across engineering, infrastructure, security and risk before incidents escalate to the board level.
• From Uptime to Decision Integrity AI systems can fail even when infrastructure is stable. This discussion explores why resilience in 2026 must focus on decision traceability, model control and governance, not just availability.
• Fragmented Visibility in Hybrid Environments Disconnected cloud, SaaS and on-prem monitoring creates blind spots that AI systems amplify. We examine why unified operational visibility is now a strategic requirement.
• Redesigning the Operating Model for AI at Scale Safe AI adoption requires structural change, not incremental tooling. This session explores how leading organisations are aligning engineering, security and risk under a shared resilience framework.

Agenda

• 0:00 pm When AI Breaks, Who Sees It First? The New Rules of Digital Resilience in 2026(Executive Readiness Summit - Live 2026) AI is rapidly moving from experimentation into the core of enterprise operations, yet most organisations are scaling it on top of environments they cannot fully see or control. Factor’s latest CIO research shows that only 6 percent of organisations believe their infrastructure is fully prepared for expanded AI , while more than 70 percent still operate across fragmented or partially unified environments when incidents occur . As AI increases system complexity, small blind spots become outages, security exposure and customer impact. This executive webinar examines why observability has become a board-level capability in 2026 and how security and IT leaders must rethink digital resilience before AI failures become business failures. Key discussion topics Why AI is accelerating operational risk faster than most organisations are prepared for The hidden cost of fragmented visibility across cloud, SaaS and on-prem environments How security and IT teams must work from a shared operational view in the AI era What digital resilience really requires to safely scale AI in complex enterprises

Speakers

• Faheem Shah · Chief Information Officer (CIO), ABB Australia
• Zeljko Ivkovic · Chief : Information Officer Asia Pacific, ISS A Zeljko hails from Germany but holds a Croatian passport. His educational journey took him through a major in Computer Science, followed by an MBA from Fudan University in Shanghai. Over the years, he has held various executive positions, gaining diverse experience. He has had the privilege of residing in different parts of the world, spending 6.5 years in Japan, followed by 12 years in China, and now, Singapore. Throughout his journey, he has been actively engaged in the Tech, Automotive & Transport industry, contributing expertise to renowned companies like BOSCH, DB Schenker, and ISS AS. Zeljko's true passion lies in digitalization, innovation, and staying at the forefront of future tech trends. His personal motto is straightforward but effective: "Get the job done." He thrives in collaborative team environments, where he works tirelessly to achieve business goals and drive transformative change.

Partners

• Splunk Splunk, a Cisco company, helps make organizations more digitally resilient. Leading organizations use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. Organizations trust Splunk to prevent infrastructure, application and security incidents from becoming major issues, remediate threats and disruptions faster, and adapt quickly to new opportunities. Splunk helps SecOps, ITOps and engineering teams deliver these outcomes with comprehensive visibility, rapid detection and investigation, and optimized response, all accelerated by AI and at the scale necessary for the world's largest organizations.

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