Dr Pat Norman
Manager, Research and Development
Sydney Executive Plus
Dr Pat Norman is Manager, Research and Development at Sydney Executive Plus, a strategic initiative of the University of Sydney Business School. He leads the design of leadership development programs that address emerging challenges in technology, culture, and business. A co-author of The Skills Horizon report, Pat has worked closely with business leaders to develop their AI fluency and has upskilled large sales teams in the use of Generative AI.
SESSIONS
Day 1
4:20
Panel: Building workforce capability to remain competitive
Addressing AI anxiety and bridging generational divides to drive adoption
Leveraging learning platforms and AI tools to gather feedback, measure ROI, and link training to performance, engagement and retention outcomes
Driving organisation-wide reskilling, upskilling, and cross-skilling to build an adaptive and agile workforce
Jan Roden, Head of Organisational Development and Learning, Endeavour Energy
Samantha Fernando, Learning & Leadership Development APAC Leader, Aurecon
Kate Booth, Head of Learning and Development, MinterEllison
Dr Pat Norman, Manager, Research and Development, Sydney Executive Plus
Day 2
10:00
Planning and playing with Generative AI upskilling
How to transform scattered individual experimentation into shared organisational capability through AI fluency upskilling
Why Generative AI training should go beyond individual efficiency to consider work at the team and system level
Practical approaches to building learning infrastructure that turns hesitation into productive play
How to help leaders integrate AI tools without fragmenting meaningful work or eroding expertise
Dr Pat Norman, Manager, Research and Development, Sydney Executive Plus