Dr Abtin Ijadi Maghsoodi is Data Science & AI Innovation Lead at KPMG New Zealand, where he leads AI innovation capability and helps organisations move AI from experimentation into safe, scalable production. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Waikato, with a background spanning healthcare, consulting, research, and enterprise AI. With more than 18 years of experience across data science, machine learning, and AI, Abtin brings a rare combination of technical depth, strategic leadership, and applied delivery. His work has focused on turning complex AI and analytics into practical systems, products, and decisions that create measurable value.