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Pre-conference AI Workshop

Thursday 15 October, 8 am - 12 pm | Pullman Reef Casino, 35-41 Wharf St, Cairns City 

Julian Moore

Keynote Speaker – Julian Moore

Join us on the morning before FOCUS26 for a practical pre-conference AI workshop featuring keynote speaker Julian Moore. This session will explore what AI can do today, the ethical and professional considerations for physiotherapy, and where the profession is heading next. Attendees will then take part in one of two hands-on workshop streams focused either on everyday AI for practice or building with AI.

Places are limited in each stream.

Register for AI workshop only

* This is workshop-only registration. If you are attending the full FOCUS26 conference, please add the AI workshop when completing your registration.

Time Session Name
7.30 am Welcome coffee / tea
8.00 am - 8.15 am Introduction
Introduction and position statement
8.15 am - 9.00 am Keynote session
What can AI do today? – Julian Moore
9.00 am – 9.25 am Ethics session
Power, pitfalls, and professional responsibility
9.25 am - 10.10 am Panel discussion
AI in physiotherapy - where are we heading and what do we need to do now?
10.10 am – 10.30 am Morning tea
10.30 am –12.00 pm
AI essentials for practice: For the curious
Breakout 1*

Prompting fundamentals: learn how to instruct tools like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and NotebookLM to draft, review, and refine professional text

Everyday productivity wins: develop proficiency in Microsoft 365 AI to accelerate writing, summarising, and slide design

Create content beyond text: produce polished AI outputs and visuals using responsible workflows. 		Building with AI: For the innovators
Breakout 2*

From idea to market: learn startup-ready fundamentals; identifying a real market need, clarifying the problem, and defining a simple value proposition for an AI-enabled solution

Prototype fast with generative AI: build a basic app concept and/or a simple website using AI-assisted workflows

Troubleshoot common build challenges: practical problem-solving for typical barriers to move from prototype to proof-of-concept.

* Places are limited in each breakout. Once full, the alternate breakout will be offered. Notes to both breakouts will be available to all attendees.

Conference location

Pullman Cairns International
17 Abbott Street
Cairns 4870
P: +61 7 4032 1300
W: pullmancairnsinternational.com.au 

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