Show Notes
In this episode of Humanising Data, Erin Evans sits down with Su-Ann Porter, Head of Advanced Analytics at GrainCorp, for a conversation that challenges one of the biggest assumptions in the AI conversation today.
As technology accelerates, many organisations are focused on tools, automation, and efficiency. But Su-Ann argues the real differentiator will not be the technology itself. It will be the people who know how to adapt, lead through change, and connect innovation to meaningful business outcomes.
Drawing on more than 20 years of experience across retail, property, logistics, beverages, and agriculture, Su Ann shares what she has learned leading transformation in complex environments where success depends just as much on trust, culture, and communication as it does on data and AI capability.
Together, they explore how GrainCorp is operationalising AI across the business, why most transformation challenges are ultimately human challenges, and what leaders need to do to create clarity in an environment where technology is evolving faster than ever before.
The conversation also dives into the future workforce, the growing importance of judgement and adaptability, and why the organisations that thrive in the next decade will be the ones that empower people alongside technology, not behind it.
A thoughtful discussion on leadership, change, and why the future of competitive advantage may be far more human than we expect.
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