UWA Data Institute 2026 Conference

📊 Can we trust the data shaping our decisions? Our friends at the UWA Data Institute are tackling that question head-on at the UWA Data Institute 2026 Conference.

Data Matters: Virtuous & the Vicious is a full-day event exploring the tension between data as a force for innovation and the growing risks of algorithmic bias, synthetic content and eroding trust.

Opened by Hon Stephen Dawson MLC, WA Minister for Science & Innovation, with a position statement from Prof Anna Nowak, UWA Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research.

Keynotes from Prof Toby Walsh (UNSW’s Chief Scientist and one of Australia’s leading voices on AI), Prof Fiona Wood AO and Prof EJ Holden — plus a fireside chat on translating research into real-world impact, postgrad research pitches, and the inaugural UWA Data Institute Research Awards.

Whether you work in health, mining, astronomy, policy or tech — if you care about quality data and evidence-based decision-making, this one’s worth your Friday.

📅 Friday 12 June 2026
🕔 8:45am – 5:00pm
📍 The University Club, The University of Western Australia

🎟️ Early Bird tickets available until 17 April: https://events.humanitix.com/uwa-data-institute-2026-conference-or-data-matters-virtuous-and-the-vicious

🔗 Full program & speakers: https://uwadatainstitute.org.au/data-matters-virtuous-the-vicious/