APS Data Professional Stream Video library
In Conversation with Dr Gruen video series
In this series, Australian Statistician and Head of the APS Data Professional Stream, Dr David Gruen meets with a range of distinguished guests to talk about the important role that data has played in their careers.
Join us as they discuss a range of topics including their thoughts on the future of data in the public and private sectors, and advice they have for APS data professionals aspiring to make their mark as data innovators and leaders of the future.
In Conversation with Dr Gruen and Anthony Goldbloom
For our first guest, we take you (virtually) to Silicon Valley where Dr Gruen chats with Anthony Goldbloom, CEO of Kaggle (now a Google company). During this conversation they discuss Anthony's early roles in the APS and his move to establish his own start-up company; growing opportunity for public and private sector collaboration on data projects; and the future of data.
In Conversation with Dr Gruen and Alan Kohler
Alan is a renowned Australian financial journalist and business commentator. He has been the editor of The Age and columnist for a range of publications over his career, including the Australian Financial Review, the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. Alan has also worked on the ABC for over 20 years, in roles such as business editor of the 7:30 Report, host of Inside Business and finance presenter on ABC News.
In the interview we hear about the role data has played in Alan’s career to date and look at why simplicity is important when it is comes to communicating about data with large scale audiences.
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In Conversation with Dr Gruen and Professor Genevieve Bell
Professor Genevieve Bell is best known as a cultural anthropologist, technologist, and futurist. She is the Director of the School of Cybernetics, Director of the 3a Institute (3Ai) and Florence Violet McKenzie Chair at the Australian National University (ANU) as well as a Vice President and Senior Fellow at the Intel Corporation.
During this conversation we hear how Genevieve’s career journey has evolved and the benefits of taking on varied roles, the importance of having a multidisciplinary approach to data, realising the opportunities offered in data by knowing how to ask the right questions, and what’s next for data and the notion of serendipitous discovery.
In Conversation with Dr Gruen and Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith
Dr Gruen talks with Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith, an astrophysics researcher, author, broadcaster and the first Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador. Lisa discusses her study and career pathway to date, issues around gender balance in STEM and shares her advice to people considering a career in data, whether they are looking to up-skill or re-skill.
Data Professional Technical Forum Workshop
The APS Data Professional Technical Forum provides an opportunity for Australian Public Service (APS) agencies to share experiences and emerging techniques across the data landscape. Co-hosted by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) this inaugural seminar focusses on data governance and takes a deep dive through sharing experiences and lessons learned in the ATO, the ABS and the Department of Industry Science Energy and Resources (DISER).