AI & Society (BNE): Brisbane 2035 — A Future-Focused Scenario Workshop

**AI & Society (BNE): Brisbane 2035 — A Future-Focused Scenario Workshop** A curated, collaborative session. We're building a living document together on one question: what would an ideal AI-powered innovation precinct in Brisbane look like in 2035? Nothing stays the same for long, so we're using the anticipated changes to Brisbane's Innovation Ecosystem as a prompt to look forward rather than back. Every table starts from the same question, then goes deep on one specific lens — governance & support, place & design, ecosystem & talent, navigation & access, or culture & events — so we come out of the night with five sharp answers instead of fifteen vague ones. No keynote this month. Instead: a short scene-setting from Sophia — including a look at how the World Economic Forum uses this same scenario-planning method to think about AI and jobs globally — then table groups build out their lens, and reps share back to the room. Come with your industry hat on or just your curiosity — no prep or expertise required, technical or not. What happens to your ideas: contributions are curated into a community guidance paper, published on LinkedIn and emailed to the AI & Society community, attributed by team/contributor name unless you'd rather opt out on the night. Anything you personally create stays yours. Open to anyone — technical or not, optimist or skeptic. **Event details** **Time**: 5:30pm arrival · 6:00pm start · 7:30pm close **Location**: Dimbin Mill, Seminar Room, Lvl 1, The Precinct — accessed via stairs (no lift). Message us in advance for alternative arrangements. **Photography & recording notice** Photos and video may be captured for AI & Society's LinkedIn and community comms. We'll also record the share-back segment (not table conversations) to help with write-up. If you'd prefer not to be included in either, just let us know on arrival. **About** AI & Society AI & Society is a national community bringing people from all backgrounds together to talk through the human and civic side of AI. Through events and facilitated workshops across Australian cities, we build practical AI literacy and connect technical insight with everyday judgement. **Update**: we've refined this month's format. Same date, same venue — but it's now a curated scenario-planning workshop building toward a real community guidance paper. AI in Creative Industries is still coming later this year with the panel it deserves. Hope you can make it.