National and international conferences
Recent conferences:
invited speaker to the Economic Society of Australia, for the conference "Invisible Mind: the Economics of AI", on the topic Productivity, jobs and the changing nature of work, 17 June 2026, Sydney, Australia.
3rd International Conference on Advancing Sustainable Futures (ICASF 2025) on Shaping the Future: Synergies Between Nature, Technology, and Society at Abu Dhabi University, December 2025, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The International Conference on Sustainability, Environment, and Social Transition in Economics and Finance, December 2025, Podgorica, Montenegro.
invited panel speaker to the Economic Research Forum, for the conference on “The potential of the fourth industrial revolution on the economic transformation of GCC countries”, 15-16 October 2024, Dubai (UAE), panelist for “Skills and Impacts on the Labor Market”.
invited speaker to the Melbourne Economic Forum, October 2024, Melbourne, Australia.
I presented my work “Generative AI, O-ring Risks and Work”, at the Conference on AI and the Future of Work, University of Pennsylvania and AI at Wharton, USA, 2024. Video of the presentation below:
My research was presented at more than 100 presentations at leading international peer-reviewed academic conferences, including:
AOM (Academy of Management) annual meeting
INSAR conference (International Society for Autism Research),
WCES (World Congress of Econometric Society)
IZA/SOLE Transatlantic Meeting of Labour Economists
ACE (Australian Conference of Economists)
CEAFE (Euro-African Conference in Finance and Economics)
GAOC (Global Accounting and Organisational Change Conference)
ESPE conference (European Society of Population Economics)
EEA conference (European Economic Association)
Latin American Meeting of Econometric Society
Annual Conference EALE (European Association of Labour Economics)
Annual Conference of AFSE (Association Francaise de Science Economique)
CAED conference (Comparative Analysis of Entreprise Data)
JMA (Journees de Microeconomie Appliquee)
ZEW Conference on the Economics of ICTs.
Select engagement with governmental bodies and international institutions
Expert testimony and policy advisory
Expert witness before the Australian Parliament (2024): Sole RMIT academic invited to testify before the House of Representatives, Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training (2024).
Regularly consulted by key governmental bodies (Treasury, eSafety Commissioner) and international institutions (OECD, IMF) on AI accessibility, technology-driven inclusion and safe AI deployment.
Authored 5 major policy notes and reports for the Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Labour (France) and the European Commission, demonstrating a sustained impact on policymaking in digital transformation and work.
Recent inquiry contributions
Individual submissions to major inquiries on work, digital transformation and AI : Jobs and Skills Consultation (2022), Treasury Inquiry on JobKeeper (2023), Select Committee Inquiry on Adopting AI (2024), Inquiry into Digital Transformation of Workplaces (2024). Participated further, reinforcing my role in shaping policy discussions on AI’s societal impacts.
Collective submission for the AI Action Summit in Paris and Productivity Inquiry (2023)
Recent media engagement on AI and technology adoption
Media outlets such as 9News, Information Age, Cyberdaily, the NewDaily, the Age, WAtoday.com, Brisbane Times, MSN Australia, Ground News and RMIT University channels, discussing topics like AI’s impact on work and the future of digital economies.
Video Content: produced short expert videos (e.g., ADM+S “Ask Me Anything” series, FLOW-GenAI initiative on YouTube) that break down complex AI topics for broad audiences.
Radio & Print: Participated in interviews on radio (ABC, 2MS Sydney, 2CC Canberra, Radio 2GB) and print features (The Morning Sydney Herald), focusing on issues such as generative AI, AI risks, and the societal implications of digital transformation.