Matthew Clements

Matthew Clements is the Founder and CEO of Clements AI, an Australian AI consultancy specialising in voice AI, automation and custom applications for healthcare. He is also the founder of EldrAIr, an early-stage cognitive health detection platform that uses voice biomarker analysis. Matthew serves as a Board Director at ASAIMH.

Voice AI and automation in mental health: cutting admin load without cutting corners on compliance, security or cost.

Voice AI, intelligent agents, and automation can lift the administrative burden on mental health and healthcare teams. Booking, reminders, intake and triage, note drafting, referrals and follow-up. These tools return real hours to clinicians. But speed isn't the whole story. Patient data demands strong security and clear consent; AHPRA and privacy obligations don't pause for new technology, and getting it wrong can cost more than it saves. I'll show where voice AI delivers genuine value today, where it doesn't, and how to adopt it safely.

David Lopis

David Lopis is a registered psychologist, board-approved supervisor, and thought leader on the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence. He has delivered webinars, workshops, and training for major clinical organisations across Australia and internationally, including the Australian Psychological Society (APS), the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc. (AAPi), and the Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA).

Jessica Francis

As an early pioneer in the use of AI in allied health, Jessica has worked with professionals and organisations to bridge the gap between innovation and everyday practice. Over 2,600 clinicians and 55+ organisations have already utilized her training, consulting and resources to simplify workflows, create safer policies and deliver better client outcomes, supporting more than 79,000 clients worldwide (adapted from Jess's biography on LinkedIn ).

Sally-Anne McCormack

Sally-Anne McCormack is the founder of ANTSA, a mental health digital platform incorporating AI for practitioners to engage, support, and monitor their clients.

Dr Matthew Davidson PhD

Dr Matthew Davidson is a DECRA researcher and lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney. He will be presenting on his research on clinician attitudes towards the use of AI in clinical practice.

Marika Conomos

Marika Conomos is a psychologist, clinic owner, and Founder & CEO of Ecko Health — the world’s first AI Clinical Double™ built specifically for therapists.The platform is already working alongside government initiatives and progressing through regulatory pathways, positioning it at the forefront of ethical AI in mental health.

Dr Oren Griffiths

Dr. Griffiths is a genuine scientist practitioner, with significant experience in both the practice of clinical psychology and cognitive neuroscience. A registered Clinical Psychologist and board-approved supervisor, he trains the next generation of clinical psychologists as Deputy Director of the University of Newcastle’s training clinic. He helps people across the lifespan with a wide range of presentations, and routinely calls upon several therapeutic modalities. As a researcher, he has published more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific articles, attracted significant competitive research funding and has supervised more than a dozen Honours, Masters and PhD theses.

Professor Jill Newby

Professor Jill Newby is a NHMRC Emerging Leader, Clinical Psychologist, and Co-Director of the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Depression Treatment Precision at the Black Dog Institute and UNSW. Jill leads a program of research focused on developing and evaluating digital mental health interventions and AI based technologies to improve the treatment of depression and anxiety in adults.

Dr Anthony Joffe

Dr Anthony Joffe is a clinical psychologist and a post-doctoral research fellow at the Black Dog Institute. His research examines psychologists' use of artificial intelligence at work, with a focus on factors needed to safeguard psychologists and clients when utilising or implementing artificial intelligence in practice.

Steven Bernardi

As artificial intelligence reshapes mental healthcare, the industry's focus remains heavily fixed on what AI can do for the patient. But who is looking after the brain of the clinician? In this keynote, Associate Professor Steven Bernardi reframes the AI conversation through the lens of neuro-ergonomics—the science of designing technology workflows that align with the natural cognitive and neurological limits of human healthcare workers.

By exploring how chronic administrative load and decision fatigue physically alter the prefrontal cortex, this session introduces AI not as a mere efficiency tool, but as a biological shield against burnout. Moving from the micro-biology of the individual to macro-level health systems, Steven will map out how enterprise leaders can leverage neuro-ergonomic AI architectures to build resilient, scalable, and human-centric healthcare networks.

Dr Tuki Attuquayefio

Psych Ready is the "flight simulator" for aspiring psychologists and counsellors in Australia. By providing a risk-free, immersive digital environment, it enables students to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and clinical practice. The platform facilitates the mastery of core interpersonal and therapeutic skills through high-fidelity simulations, ensuring learners are "work-ready" before entering real-world placements. Built to align with the 2025 APAC Accreditation Standards, Psych Ready offers higher education providers and private clinics a scalable, ethical, and evidence-based solution to meet training needs, enhance practitioner competency and safeguard future public wellbeing.

Lisa Irving

"The Future Psychologist Is Now: Playing with AI to Amplify Human Insight and Client Recovery" Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering psychological practice, from therapy chatbots and research assistants to clinical documentation and report writing. In this engaging presentation, clinical psychologist Lisa Irving explores how psychologists can creatively “play” with AI tools to reduce cognitive load, enhance clinical thinking, and amplify their ability to support client recovery. The session invites clinicians to embrace curiosity and experimentation while keeping professional judgement, ethics, and human connection at the centre of practice.
Lisa Irving is a Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of experience. Throughout her clinical career she has written a large volume of psychological reports across healthcare, workplace, and compensation systems, giving her a deep understanding of the cognitive load and time demands associated with clinical documentation. Lisa is the founder of Virtuosa AI, an Australian-built report-writing application designed specifically for psychologists. Virtuosa was developed to reduce the cognitive load and time burden of report writing while supporting high-quality clinical documentation and preserving professional judgement, ethics, and confidentiality.