Cam Stevens

Cam Stevens is a chartered health and safety professional and technologist specialising in the intersection of health, safety and technology. As the founder of Pocketknife Group, a safety innovation and work design consultancy, Cam advises high-risk industries across mining, energy, infrastructure and construction on how to responsibly integrate emerging technologies including AI, computer vision and wearable tech into safety-critical systems. Cam combines deep field insight with a human-centered, innovation-first approach to improve the design and experience of work. In addition to his speaking and consulting work, Cam is the Safety Lead at the Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct where he puts theory to practice, supporting pioneering organisations to test and deploy the cutting-edge automation, robotics and new energy technologies.  

Keynote Presentation Title
Rage Against the Machine Learning: Exploring the role of AI and automation and it’s impact on WHS in high-risk industry.

Keynote Presentation Synopsis
As AI and automation continue to transform the mining sector, it's easy to get swept up in the excitement or stalled by uncertainty. This presentation will offer a practical overview of how AI is evolving health and safety in mining, highlighting both the successes and the pitfalls, and outlining how to innovate responsibly. Drawing on real-world examples from Australia and abroad we’ll explore how high-risk organisations are leveraging AI for critical risk detection, human-machine collaboration and augmented safety assurance. We’ll also address the challenges of data quality, change fatigue and maintaining trust as technology redefines the future of work.

Attendees will walk away with:

• A working understanding of AI’s current role in mining safety
• Insights into effective, responsible innovation practices
• Considerations for ethical and inclusive AI deployment
• Strategic ideas for shaping culture, leadership and safety in an AI-enabled future