Join peers (online or in person in Auckland) to hear how AI, computer vision and wearable tech are advancing accessibility, spaceflight medicine, and human performance - and what that means for analytics leaders and practitioners.
When & where
- Date: Tue 7 October 2025
- Mode: Online or in person (Auckland).
- Time: In-person sign-in for ticket holders from 3:30pm; talks 4:00 to 5:00pm; optional in-person networking until 5:30pm.
- Host/Venue: Salesforce New Zealand, Level 12, 45 Queen Street Auckland CBD, 1010
- Parking: Downtown Carpark.
- In-Person Capacity: 50 tickets(so don't delay getting your Eventbrite In-Person ticket).
- Online Attendance: To attend online, please get an Eventbrite Online ticket & we will email a meeting link to you closer to the event date.
- Refreshments: Drinks & nibbles provided.
Thanks to Salesforce New Zealand for sponsoring this event.
Speakers & topics
- Claudiu Vasile — Principal Innovation Developer, AKQA: “Action Audio: Computer‑Vision‑Powered Sports Accessibility” Claudiu will explore how tennis was made accessible to blind and low vision fans at the Australian Open using existing ball-tracking infrastructure.
- Dr Brian K. Russell — Research Associate, AUT: “AI‑Assisted Medical Assessments for Spaceflight” How AI is being used with good data to streamline astronaut medical assessments, supporting scalable certification for commercial spaceflight.
- Assoc. Prof. Boris Bačić — AUT: “AI & Data Science in Biomechanics for Society” How advancements in AI, wearable technologies and computer vision are reshaping human modelling and analysis to enhance active living, rehabilitation, sports performance and wellbeing.
The New Zealand Data Science and Analytics Forum events are free to attend (with an Eventbrite ticket) and open to anyone that has an interest in Data Science and Analytics. Please note that we have an in-person event capacity cap of 50 tickets so those getting tickets early will get priority access. The event will be streamed online; please get an online ticket, and we will email you the meeting link closer to the event date.
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