Monday, 2 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Practice Management and Business Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair
John Harris, Founding Partner, O’Connor Harris & Co
Practice Management and Business Skills
The March of AI: Are You Prepared?
- Benefits of AI: how AI is being used
- Need AI to remain globally competitive
- Consideration of AI is also a risk consideration: guidelines for litigants
- Privacy issues
- Automated decision making
- Potential for lack of transparency, accountability, fairness and safety
- Some government guidance and AI ethics principles
Presented by Alexandra Wedutenko, Partner, Sparke Helmore Lawyers; leading Government and ICT lawyer, Best Lawyers Australia
Presenters
Alexandra Wedutenko, Partner, Sparke Helmore LawyersA leading Government and ICT lawyer as voted by Best Lawyers Australia and Chambers Asia-Pacific, Alexandra Wedutenko has an enviable reputation for her success in strategic procurement data protection and governance. Specialising in complex services agreements in a regulated environment, ICT, select sourcing and business process sourcing, Alexandra has acted for a range of private sector and government clients. She acts for and understands the requirements of clients in industries where security and availability of supply are critical. In this regard Alexandra regularly advises on risk identification and management, data protection and cyber security issues.
John Harris, Founding Partner, O’Connor Harris & Co
John Harris is a founding director of O’Connor Harris and Co Solicitors and has been a practicing solicitor for over 40 years in Canberra. John studied at the Australian National University, graduating in 1976. The majority of his time is spent working in Commercial law, Property law, Family law and Building and Construction law, however he is not limited to these areas. He enjoys the wide variety of work that O’Connor Harris allows him to undertake, and the constant challenges. John actively participates in a wide range of hobbies and interests, including rowing, skiing, fishing, reading, cooking and spending time with his thirteen grand-children, as well as being a father to six children. He is also a keen motorist with a particular interest in British sports cars. He is a member of the ACT Rowing Association, the Triumph Motor Club and the Master Builders Association. When John has spare time, he enjoys weekends in the mountains tending to his gardens and woodworks.
