Better Boards Conference 2025
Master the Art of the Boardroom
25-26 July • Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center
Presentation
Artificial Intelligence - Has Your Board Done Its Homework?
Vera Visevic
Partner, Mills Oakley
Vera heads up the Sydney Not-For-Profit, Human Rights & Social Impact team at Mills Oakley. Acting for numerous charities, religious and not-for-profit organisations, Vera has 30 years' experience in the legal profession.
In her work, Vera is well recognised for her expertise in assisting clients with governance and fundraising issues, restructuring and mergers and regularly advises on constitutions and ACNC/ATO endorsements. Vera has written several academic works, including a chapter within ‘Charity Law’ (2012, 2016 and 2018) published by Thompson Reuters.
Vera sits on numerous charity boards, associations and committees including the ACNC Professional User Group; the Community and Consumer Consultative Group, Cemeteries and Crematoria NSW; Everyday Justice; and Catholic Care, Diocese of Parramatta.
The theme for the conference is that of doing more with less. AI is a great tool for conducting business in a quicker and cheaper fashion and it is increasing in use and popularity with the NFP sector in Australia.
AI has a transformative nature, having a potentially significant influence on business processes and decision making - it can enhance productivity and efficiency. However, AI presents unique risks and governance challenges which must be addressed before its use becomes widespread in any organisation. Any use of AI must be in the context of a proper AI framework, designed and adopted by the NFP.
This session looks at both the benefits of AI, and the homework an organisation has to do before it formally adopts AI. Such homework would include increasing AI literacy at the management and board levels, creating a proper governance framework and preparing and adopting appropriate policies.
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