Johanna Weaver
A reformed commercial litigator, a recovering diplomat, and a reluctant public intellectual, Johanna is Co-founder and Executive Director of the Tech Policy Design Institute (TPDi) Australia's newest independent, non-partisan think tank dedicated to technology policy.
Sunrise Sessions
Australia has a choice: do we let innovators run wild and correct mistakes later, or do we apply the brakes before things get out of hand? Some argue that permissionless innovation fuels progress—WiFi, Atlassian, and Canva wouldn’t exist if we’d slowed things down. Others warn that unchecked tech leads to disaster, from AI chaos to biotech risks. Should Australia be the Wild West of innovation or a carefully curated garden? Join Jeremy Dicker, Helen Zhang, and a panel of sharp minds as we wrestle with who should decide what’s too risky and whether regulation is a necessary seatbelt or a roadblock to the future.