Connecting the Data: A Year in Motion – Data Insights 2026

Join the UWA Data Institute as they bring together industry, researchers and the wider UWA Data Institute community to wrap up the year, celebrate our shared achievements and look ahead to the opportunities to come.

A focus for the UWA Data Institute this year has been turning conversations with industry into opportunities for collaboration and impact.

The Industry Innovation Challenges grew from exactly that. Following a showcase of UWA research across a range of disciplines, WA Chief Scientist Professor Sharath Sriram challenged the Institute to think about “what now, what’s next?” That conversation helped spark the Industry Innovation Challenges, which they launched to industry at the beginning of the year.

At Data Insights 2026, they’ll come back to that story, hear from Prof. Sharath Sriram in our keynote, share some of what has emerged through the year and look ahead to where these connections could take us next.

Come along for an afternoon of ideas, conversation and connection.