MAV Technology’s Annual National Conference, Case Study

MAV Tech Didn’t Want Predictions. They Wanted Permission to Lead.

Morris joined the Artificial Intelligence panel at MAV Technology’s Annual National Conference a flagship event for government technology leaders across Australia. The theme was transformation, but the deeper conversation was trust: How do councils build, adopt, and lead with AI without losing their communities or their teams?

Morris cut through the hype. He reframed generative AI not as a golden wand, but a co-pilot—a tool to scale human thinking, not replace it. He challenged councils to move beyond efficiency theatre and start designing tech ecosystems that enable higher-order human work. He spoke about digital twins, predictive systems, consent models, and what happens when we embed ethics and intent into infrastructure.

The panel drew rave reviews and became a springboard for councils ready to turn small pilots into systemic shifts.

Shift: From AI as a cost-saving trend to AI as a civic transformation tool with human leadership at the centre.

The result?: Council leaders left the session with frameworks, language, and confidence to embed AI into real-world services guided by Morris’s foresight and deeply grounded provocations