Annual General Meeting 2025

Nominations

Nominations are now called to fill the ADIA Board positions of:

• President
• Vice President
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• and at least two ordinary members to serve on the Board (one position per Member Company).

The Board nomination form is here – ADIA Nomination Form 2025-26

Please complete and return by Thursday 6 November 2025 to:

ADIA Secretariat
Attn: Sarah Campbell
Chief Executive Officer
PO Box 635
Broadway NSW 2007

Or email: sarah@dataandinsights.com.au by 12 November 2025 (preferred).

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How to Participate

• Please RSVP to jennifer@dataandinsights.com.au if you will attend in person (before Monday 10 November).
• This meeting will also be held virtually. To register your online attendance, please register via the button below.

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Proxy vote

If you are unable to attend and wish to exercise your proxy vote (one per member company), please complete the Proxy Form and return it by email to sarah@dataandinsights.com.au by COB Wednesday, 30 October 2024. 

The Proxy form is here – ADIA Proxy Form 2025-26

If there are any items that you wish to raise at this meeting, please don’t hesitate to contact Sarah Campbell at 0460 012 092 or email sarah@dataandinsights.com.au before the meeting.

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Industry Panel Discussion and member networking

Working in the Age of AI – Do We Continue to Hire Graduates?

Time:  4.10 – 4:50pm (AEDT): Industry panel discussion (in person & online) 
4.50– 5.45pm: Networking drinks (all members welcome)

In a rapidly evolving workplace shaped by automation, AI, and emerging technologies, the traditional career pipeline from university to employment is under pressure. As AI tools become embedded in day-to-day operations across industries, employers are re-evaluating the value, skills, and readiness of recent graduates. This panel will explore whether hiring graduates still makes strategic sense in 2025, and how businesses in the data, insights, and research sectors are adapting their talent strategies.

Panellists will discuss whether hiring graduates remains a smart strategy in 2025 and examine how businesses are adapting their talent approaches.

We will consider questions such as:

• Do graduates possess the skills necessary for a workplace where AI is a primary consideration?
• How can we compare potential and current skills when hiring is driven by data?
• How can AI and automation help create early career opportunities in research?
• Are alternative pathways (micro-credentials, bootcamps, on-the-job learning) replacing traditional degrees?
• How can leaders ensure that equity, diversity, and inclusion remain strong as they rethink their talent acquisition strategies?
• What should leaders do to prepare their teams for the future and build a culture where people are ready to step up?

Please join us for networking drinks following the AGM.