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Dayle Stevens
Telstra, AI Executive
Speaker Bio
Dayle has a 30+ year career in technology, finding her purpose in the potential that exists between humans and technology on the very first day of her career and remaining driven by it ever since.
Dayle is the Executive for AI at Telstra. Dayle has played a pivotal role in transforming Data & AI from a conceptual ambition into a practical, trusted, and enterprise-wide capability. She established strong foundations in governance, responsible AI, and scalable platforms, driving adoption across the business and embedding AI into core operations. Through her leadership, Telstra has built the momentum, credibility, and capability required to operate at scale and position itself as a recognised leader in Data & AI.
Dayle has previously been the Chief Data & AI Officer at AGL Energy, Divisional CIO and other technology roles at National Australia Bank, and an IT consultant with PWC working all over the world helping businesses transform through the adoption of new technologies. Dayle has been a guest lecturer at Cambridge University UK, and served on advisory committees to the Australian Federal Government related to data standards. Dayle is also a non-executive director at Beyond Blue, Australia’s most well-known and trusted mental health organisation.
Dayle’s work in technology has been recognised with multiple industry and professional awards, including being named in the Top 50 Asia Women Tech Leaders, awarded the Global Woman Changing the World of the Year, awarded the Women in Digital Australia Executive of the Year, named in the CIO50 list of the best CIOs in Australia, named in the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence, and being awarded an Order of Australia Medal for her services to information technology and to women.
