
Digital Innovation for Sustainable Future
Workshop in conjunction with the 25th IEEE International Conference on Enterprise Computing EDOC 2021
Gold Coast, Australia
and Live Stream
25 October 2021



The Workshop
A day of inspiring keynotes, demos, discussions, and networking
25 October 2021
08:30 am - 03:00 pm
Digital Innovation for Sustainable Future Workshop provides a platform for sharing and discussing about cutting-edge results and latest developments, as well as the opportunity for networking, engaging, and formulating new projects in emerging topics. The aim is to bring together inter-disciplinary change leaders from academia, industry, and government to showcase the use of digital technologies to address current and emerging global challenges on “how do tech-based innovations help achieve the United Nation’s sustainable development goals?”
The interactive workshop will start in the morning with an Industry Panel to present case studies from the industry leaders that have successfully used digital technologies to grow and expand social enterprises and drive social change. The morning session will be concluded with a set of Demos of real-life applications that are already implemented and making impacts in society.
After lunch, the workshop will continue to discuss current and emerging social challenges with a focus on implementing the ideas into practice, thereby facilitating translational outcomes.

About Griffith Business Strategy and Innovation
Business Strategy and Innovation (BSI)
Griffith University has a proud tradition of ground-breaking interdisciplinary research. Our 'Creating a future for all – Strategic Plan 2020-25' details our commitment to excellence, ethics and engagement, and the values that underpin everything we do. We have a sustained track record of harnessing these capabilities to develop solutions for grand challenges, including sustainable transition. Griffith Business School hosts several of the University's interdisciplinary collaborative platforms.
Business Strategy and Innovation department is committed to advancing and supporting organisational capability to develop and deliver sustainable strategy for innovation. Our research is interdisciplinary and transformative - combining expertise in strategic management, digital innovation, supply chain management, international business and globalisation, sustainable business, and entrepreneurship - to provide research solutions that will have positive societal impacts while advancing disciplinary frontiers and professional practice.
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Program
Proud to bring inspirational speakers
8:30 -- Check-in and Coffee on Arrival
8:45 - 9:00 -- Opening Remark by Linda O'Brien (Executive in Residence, Griffith Business School)
9:00 - 10:30 -- Keynotes Panel:
Chaired by Rosemary Stockdale, Dean Engagement, Griffith Business School
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Damian Green - Deputy Director General & Chief Information Officer, Queensland eHealth
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Craig O’Kane - Chief Operation Officer, Everledger
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David Spriggs - Chief Executive Officer, Infoxchange
10:30- 11:00 --Morning Tea
11:00 -12:00 -- Panel discussion:
Chaired by Beau Tydd, Chairperson - ACS QLD State Executive
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Chris Hockings, Chief Technology Officer, IBM Security A/NZ
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Gillian Gardiner, Executive Director, Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport
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Fiona Gaske, Director/Chair, Regional Development Australia DDSW
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Mike Nayler, Secretariat Director, QATSIF (Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Foundation)
12:00 - 1:00 -- Invited Speakers and Demos
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Jun Zhou, Associate Professor, School of ICT, Griffith University
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Tom Verhelst, Director, Relational Insights Data Lab, Griffith University
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Nehemia Sugianto, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, BSI, Griffith University
1:00 -- 1:45 -- Networking Lunch (for onsite attendees)
1:45 -- 3:00 -- Afternoon Workshop Streams
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Stream 1: Circular and Collaborative Economy (Yong Wu, Carla Riverola)
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Stream 2: Leadership for Transforming Organisations (Tapan Sarker, Rob Hales)
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Stream 3: Managing wellbeing during crisis (Dian Tjondronegoro, Luke Houghton)
3:00 -- 3:30 -- Summary and Closing
We encourage both conceptual papers or empirical papers contributing to an enhanced understanding of the role of emerging technologies in business and healthcare transformation.
The topics of interest include, but not limited to:
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Case studies of impacts from tech-for-good, such as in healthcare transformation, crisis management, and circular economy.
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New business models and entrepreneurial opportunities from digital transformation.
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Governance, leadership and management of sustainable digital innovation.
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Strategy for secured cyber-physical systems to empower international businesses.
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Ethical use of data and Artificial Intelligence (AI), enabling business analytics, personalised services, and augmented decision supports.
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Responsible computing framework for sustainability, including privacy, security, and transparent intelligent systems.
Full papers should follow the IEEE Proceedings Formatting Guidelines (8-10 pages) and be submitted in PDF format.
All papers will be refereed by at least 2 members of the Program Committee. The Proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press and be available through IEEE Xplore and the IEEE Digital Library.
Each paper must have one of its authors registered to EDOC’21 before the camera-ready deadline.
Paper submission deadline: 30 August 2021
Notification of acceptance: 13 September 2021
Camera ready paper: 27 September 2021
Conference registration: 27 September 2021
Workshop session: 25 October 2021
Program Committee
Vinh Bui, Southern Cross University, Australia
Martin Gerdes, University of Agder, Norway
Antonio Liotta, Free University of Bolzano, Italy
Tapan Sarker, Griffith University, Australia
Wei Song, Shanghai Ocean University, China
Rosemary Stockdale, Griffith University, Australia
Yong Wu, Griffith University, Australia
The lists above are in alphabetic order and are being updated as committees are finalised
Organization Committee
Dian Tjondronegoro, Griffith University, Australia
Rob Hales, Griffith University, Australia
Luke Houghton, Griffith University, Australia
Carla Riverola, Griffith University, Australia
The lists above are in alphabetic order and are being updated as committees are finalised
