The Team

Amy is a senior executive and technology leader with 25 years of global experience across Banking, Telecoms, Retail, and Technology, delivering commercial impact through customer-centric innovation. As Co-Founder and CEO of Occubuy, she is accelerating access to homeownership for Australians. Amy is also a Practice Professor at Monash University. She has held senior leadership roles at Tabcorp, CBA, HSBC, and NAB, and co-founded DataSpark, scaling it into a profitable data-monetisation business across five countries. Amy serves in advisory and board roles with Macquarie University, MIT Sloan CISR, Mental Health Innovations, and the Bank of England and FCA AI Public-Private Forum. Recognised as a Top 30 Women Tech Leader in Australia and a Global Top 100 Innovator in Data and Analytics, she holds a PhD in Data Mining, an MSc in AI, an MBA, is a GAICD, and has received an Honorary Doctorate.

Jizhizi holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Sydney, specialising in machine learning, computer vision, multimodal learning, and generative AI. Her work spans diffusion models, image generation and editing, and the integration of LLMs and multi-agent AI to connect perception, reasoning, and creativity. With experience across academic research and industry innovation—including peer-reviewed publications and hands-on roles in leading tech environments—she brings together deep technical expertise and practical application. Known as a fast, adaptive learner, she believes continuous curiosity is essential to advancing the future of AI.

Dickson drives transformation by applying disruptive technologies, with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, to deliver measurable improvements in productivity, decision-making, and business outcomes. He leverages AI to unlock efficiency and insights from unstructured data, enabling teams to accelerate value creation, solve complex problems, and enhance innovation across organisations. His work equips knowledge workers with intelligent tools that amplify impact, streamline processes, and deliver tangible results in real-world operations.

Nighia is a senior AI researcher and hands-on practitioner with 20 years of experience building and scaling enterprise AI systems that deliver measurable business impact. He specialises in Generative AI, LLMs, ML, NLP, semantic technologies, and knowledge graphs, with expertise in data pipelines, model optimisation, vector search, RAG, and full MLOps/DevOps automation. He has led teams to deliver AI solutions with 99.7% uptime, 4–5x productivity gains, and tangible operational and commercial outcomes, translating advanced AI into secure, scalable products while shaping AI roadmaps, modernising platforms, and embedding responsible AI practices.

Dr. Shuai Lu is an Associate Professor at the Shenzhen International Graduate School of Tsinghua University, and an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Sydney. His research focuses on AI for housing and sustainable cities, AI-aided architectural design, and green building design, integrating artificial intelligence with architectural and urban systems to support sustainable built environments.

Sabrina holds a PhD in Statistics, specialising in Bioinformatics, and brings over 15 years of experience in higher education. At Imperial College London, she designs and co-leads an innovative health data and machine learning programme with real-world impact.

Her work spans large-scale health data analytics, statistical machine learning, and data science, informed by experience across retail banking, investment management, and startups. Passionate about AI-driven productivity, Sabrina is known for a curiosity-led, experimental mindset, combining hands-on prototyping with adaptable problem-solving to tackle complex, messy challenges.

Ning is a seasoned data science and AI practitioner with an international career spanning the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand. She brings Silicon Valley experience and a strong foundation in applied statistics, combined with exceptional adaptability and a rigorous, first-principles approach to problem solving. Her work spans diverse industries including healthcare, SaaS, finance, and enterprise technology. Known as a critical thinker who thrives in ambiguous environments, Ning consistently translates complex problems into practical, high-impact outcomes.

Dominic has over 20 years of experience in the investment industry, having worked in London as a senior equity research analyst at UBS and Deutsche Bank, covering transport, business services, and chemicals. He has a strong foundation in financial analysis from a business valuation background, with differentiated expertise in applying Python and data science to company- and industry-level investment research.

Dominic believes in combining the power of AI with traditional investment analysis to better understand the complexity and intricacy of financial datasets.

John is an executive product and technology leader with 25+ years’ global experience in regulated MedTech and deep-tech. He has led safety-critical product platforms, scaled global teams, driven enterprise healthcare innovation, and holds 22 medical device patents. He operates at the intersection of engineering depth, regulation, and executive leadership.