Leadership and Competitive Advantage in the Age of AI

Peter Tonagh, Chair of Nine Entertainment and Chair of Quantium, will share his perspectives on how Australian businesses can move from experimentation with AI to meaningful enterprise-wide adoption and value creation, and where AI has the potential to genuinely transform established businesses and business models.

Peter will also explore how boards and CEOs should approach the opportunities and risks presented by AI; the leadership and cultural changes required to realise its potential; and the enduring importance of human judgement, relationships and trust as AI becomes increasingly embedded in organisations and decision-making.

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Peter Tonagh has a background as a senior executive in large Australian media companies and as a Partner of The Boston Consulting Group. More recently, he has a portfolio of roles including board positions and advisory/mentoring roles with start-up organisations, many of which he was an early investor in.

Peter is currently the Deputy Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as the Chairman of The Quantium Group Holdings Pty Limited, GTN Limited and ACT Media Ventures. He is also the Chairman of Bus Stop Films – a not-for-profit organisation supporting inclusion in the film and television industry.

Peter previously worked for News Corporation entities for nearly fourteen years in senior executive roles across each of the key Australian businesses, including as Chief Executive Officer of each of Foxtel, REA and News Corp Australia. More recently he led the “rescue” of AAP, Australia’s newswire service, transforming it to be a sustainable, not-for-profit organisation.

Before joining the News Corp group, Peter spent fifteen years with The Boston Consulting Group, working across Australia and New Zealand and throughout Asia.

Peter holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD, Europe’s leading business school, where he graduated on the Dean’s Merit List. He recently completed the Harvard Business Analytics Programme.