CerebralAU
CerebralAU connects Australians outside Silicon Valley to world-class AI-native people and events.
This week in Sydney and Melbourne, plus frontier remote worth your time.
Tue, 28 July · 10:00 am AEST
A 4-hour in-person workshop in Sydney on building and launching an AI application.
Why attend: You'll learn the practical steps to take an AI app from concept to launch. The workshop covers the core decisions and processes founders use when building AI startups.
Who: This is most useful for people planning to start an AI company or those actively building their first AI product.
A workshop on how to apply artificial intelligence to improve business operations and efficiency.
Why attend: You'll learn practical ways to implement AI across different business functions and industries. The event covers concrete applications rather than theoretical concepts.
Who: Business managers, operations leaders, and anyone responsible for improving efficiency or reducing costs in their organization.
Tue, 28 July · 5:30 pm AEST
A fireside chat in Sydney where VCs discuss their investment criteria and decision-making process for early-stage AI startups.
Why attend: You'll learn what investors actually look for beyond the pitch deck—their red flags, how they evaluate technical feasibility, and what metrics matter at seed stage. Direct access to investor perspectives can help you refine your own strategy, whether you're fundraising or evaluating the landscape.
Who: Founders and technical leads building AI startups, plus early-stage operators considering their next move. Anyone evaluating whether and how to pursue VC funding will find this useful.
AI SYD is a meetup or conference for AI practitioners and enthusiasts in Sydney.
Why attend: You'll connect with other people working on AI projects in your region and learn about what's happening in the local AI community. It's a chance to share work, get feedback, and find collaborators or job opportunities.
Who: Engineers, researchers, product managers, and founders building or interested in AI applications. This is for people already working in or seriously exploring AI, not introductory level.
Wed, 29 July · 10:00 am AEST
A workshop teaching how to use generative AI tools to create business opportunities and improve operations.
Why attend: You'll learn practical ways to apply AI to your specific business challenges and revenue streams. You'll work through real examples of how generative AI can streamline workflows and create new products.
Who: Best for entrepreneurs, business leaders, and anyone looking to integrate AI into their current work or startup.
Wed, 29 July · 2:00 pm AEST
A discussion on how multiple AI agents coordinate and solve problems together, exploring techniques beyond the Model Context Protocol.
Why attend: You'll learn practical patterns for building multi-agent systems that actually work—including communication strategies, task delegation, and failure handling. If you're building or deploying agents in production, you'll get concrete approaches that go beyond theoretical frameworks.
Who: Engineers building multi-agent systems, AI practitioners implementing agent orchestration, and anyone working on production AI applications that need agents to collaborate effectively.
Wed, 29 July · 5:00 pm AEST
An invite-only panel where Sydsol's CEO discusses building solar technology into building windows as a climate solution.
Why attend: You'll hear directly from a founder working on window-integrated solar about the technical and commercial challenges of scaling this technology. The event brings together investors and operators actively funding climate tech, so you can make concrete connections in the space.
Who: Investors in climate tech, founders building in renewable energy, and operators looking to deploy distributed solar solutions.
Thu, 30 July · 1:00 am AEST
Weekly workshop on using AI tools to speed up real estate agent work, from marketing to client follow-up.
Why attend: You'll learn which AI tasks actually save time in agent workflows and see practical examples of faster marketing creation and smarter follow-up systems. You'll meet other agents experimenting with the same tools and share what's working.
Who: Real estate agents looking to reduce time on repetitive tasks and stay competitive with AI-enabled practices.
Thu, 30 July · 6:00 am AEST
A hands-on workshop on safely executing code from language model agents using Docker sandboxes.
Why attend: You'll learn practical techniques for isolating and controlling LLM-generated code execution to prevent security issues and system failures. This is Part 2 of a series, so you'll get deeper technical implementation details beyond conceptual introduction.
Who: Software engineers and ML practitioners building LLM applications who need to safely run agent-generated code in production or development environments.
A workshop in Melbourne exploring how generative AI can be applied to improve productivity and innovation in workplaces and society.
Why attend: You'll learn practical applications of generative AI tools and how to implement them in professional settings. The workshop covers hands-on techniques for using AI to enhance your current work and business processes.
Who: Best suited for professionals and managers looking to understand and adopt generative AI tools in their roles.
A workshop on how generative AI is being used in workplaces and society, covering practical applications for productivity and innovation.
Why attend: You'll learn how to apply generative AI tools to real workplace problems and understand the broader impact on your industry. The workshop uses hands-on modules to give you concrete skills you can use immediately.
Who: This is for professionals across industries looking to understand and implement generative AI in their work.
Tue, 4 Aug · 3:00 pm AEST
A Visa-hosted discussion in Sydney examining the regulatory landscape around stablecoins, their adoption by traditional banks, and implications for global financial systems.
Why attend: If you work in crypto, fintech, or banking, you'll get insights into how regulators are approaching stablecoins and what major financial institutions are actually planning. You'll hear from industry participants navigating this shift firsthand.
Who: This is for fintech professionals, blockchain developers, banking sector workers, and anyone building products or policy in the stablecoin or payments space who want to understand institutional adoption trends.
Wed, 5 Aug · 11:00 am AEST
A remote meetup focused on engineering design challenges specific to building AI agents, hosted by Product Management with AI.
Why attend: You'll learn practical approaches to architecting and deploying AI agents from product and engineering perspectives. It's a chance to understand common pitfalls and design trade-offs directly from practitioners building these systems in production.
Who: Software engineers, product managers, and technical leads working on or planning to build AI agent systems. This is relevant for anyone involved in the hands-on implementation of agent-based products.
A Melbourne meetup for people seriously engaged with AI development and tooling, hosted by AI Ops.
Why attend: You'll meet other practitioners who are actively building with AI tools like Claude. It's a chance to discuss real implementation challenges with people who know what they're talking about.
Who: Engineers, developers, and builders actively working with AI in production.
Thu, 6 Aug · 6:00 am AEST
A technical talk on building LLM memory systems that organize and improve knowledge over time, beyond simple retrieval.
Why attend: You'll learn how LLM Wikis work as an alternative to standard RAG and memory approaches, with practical insights on structuring agent knowledge. You'll connect with other practitioners working on AI agent systems and memory architectures.
Who: Most useful for engineers and researchers building AI agents, or anyone working on knowledge management systems for LLMs.
Fri, 7 Aug · 11:00 am AEST
A remote dinner discussion with Andrew Yeung focused on building products, go-to-market strategy, and unit economics for founders.
Why attend: You'll hear directly from experienced founders about practical approaches to product-market fit, launching, and scaling unit economics. This is a chance to get tactical feedback on common founder challenges from someone embedded in the Vercel ecosystem.
Who: Early-stage founders and technical co-founders who are actively building products and thinking through go-to-market strategy. Best suited for those already past the idea stage and working on launch or early growth.
Fri, 7 Aug · 11:00 am AEST
A remote workshop on using mocks effectively in unit testing to improve test quality and reliability.
Why attend: You'll learn practical techniques for writing stronger unit tests through proper mock implementation, moving beyond common mocking pitfalls. The session covers when and how to use mocks effectively so your tests actually catch bugs instead of creating false confidence.
Who: Software engineers and QA practitioners who write unit tests and want to improve their testing practices. Developers at any level will benefit from clarifying when mocks are the right tool versus other testing approaches.
A workshop on using AI tools to automate marketing tasks, personalize campaigns, and analyze performance data.
Why attend: You'll learn practical applications of AI for marketing automation and analytics rather than theory. The session covers concrete tools and strategies you can apply to your campaigns immediately.
Who: Marketing professionals and business owners looking to integrate AI into their current marketing operations.
Tue, 11 Aug · 10:00 am AEST
A full-day training course on integrating AI into leadership decision-making and workplace strategy.
Why attend: You'll learn how to apply AI tools to improve business decisions and team management. The course covers practical AI applications alongside strategies for keeping human judgment central to leadership.
Who: Managers, directors, and executives looking to understand how AI fits into their current roles and organisations.
A one-day workshop in Sydney teaching managers how to use AI tools to improve decision-making and team productivity.
Why attend: You'll learn practical AI applications relevant to management work, such as automating routine tasks and analyzing data faster. The course covers hands-on use cases you can apply to your role immediately.
Who: This is most useful for managers and team leaders who want to understand AI capabilities without needing technical expertise.
A workshop on applying AI tools to marketing automation, personalization, and data analysis.
Why attend: You'll learn practical techniques for using AI to automate marketing tasks and personalize customer experiences. The session covers real analytics tools that marketing teams can implement immediately.
Who: Marketing professionals and business owners looking to adopt AI tools in their current campaigns.
A one-day classroom course teaching practical AI tools for workplace tasks like writing, reporting, planning, and analysis.
Why attend: You'll learn specific AI techniques to cut hours from your weekly work across communication, reporting, and decision-making. The course covers hands-on application rather than theory, so you leave with methods you can use immediately.
Who: Most useful for office workers and managers who handle routine communication, reporting, or planning tasks.
Tue, 11 Aug · 5:00 pm AEST
A virtual session where VCs share how they evaluate early-stage AI startups, based on interviews with over 150 top investors.
Why attend: You'll learn what criteria venture capitalists actually use when screening AI founders and startups. You'll get direct insights into how to structure your fundraising story and what VCs look for in early-stage AI teams.
Who: AI founders and startup leaders preparing to pitch investors, or early-stage AI entrepreneurs wanting to understand VC evaluation processes.
A one-day in-person course teaching practical AI tools for everyday workplace tasks like writing, reports, planning and analysis.
Why attend: You'll learn specific AI techniques to cut hours from weekly communication, reporting and decision-making work. The course covers real applications you can use Monday morning in your role.
Who: Best suited for professionals and team leads looking to integrate AI into their current workflows without technical background required.
Wed, 12 Aug · 10:30 am AEST
Learn how to build a document processing agent using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure Foundry.
Why attend: You'll get hands-on guidance on integrating Copilot Studio with Azure services to automate document workflows. This is practical training for anyone looking to implement AI agents in real projects, plus you'll connect with other Power Platform practitioners in the Portland community.
Who: This is for Power Platform developers, business analysts, and IT professionals who want to understand how to build intelligent document processing solutions without starting from scratch.
A local meetup for people interested in Cursor, the AI-powered code editor.
Why attend: Connect with other developers using Cursor in Sydney and share practical experiences with the tool. You'll hear how others are integrating it into their workflows and pick up tips for getting more out of it.
Who: Software engineers, developers, and technical practitioners based in Sydney who use or want to learn about Cursor for their development work.
An evening summit in Sydney for marketers and community builders to learn how to stay relevant as AI changes search and discovery.
Why attend: You'll hear from women leaders about adapting marketing strategies to AI-driven search while building loyal communities that can't be replaced by algorithms. You'll also network with other marketers and community builders working through the same shifts.
Who: Marketing professionals and community managers who want practical strategies for keeping their work valuable in an AI-driven landscape.
A birthday party celebration taking place in Sydney.
Why attend: This is a social gathering rather than a professional development event. Attendees can connect with others in a casual setting and network outside of formal conference environments.
Who: Anyone invited by the host or their social network in Sydney. Without additional context about the host or theme, the attendee profile cannot be determined.
Fri, 14 Aug · 2:00 am AEST
Learn how to build AI agents that can process visual data, use tools, and integrate with your existing systems.
Why attend: You'll get hands-on guidance on making production-ready agents that automate tasks and reason over image data. You'll connect with 176 practitioners across 52 groups working on similar problems.
Who: Software engineers and data scientists building AI systems or looking to add agent capabilities to their applications.
Fri, 14 Aug · 8:00 am AEST
The first meetup for people building and marketing AI applications, hosted online for the Sydney community.
Why attend: You'll meet other builders, founders, engineers, and product teams working on AI projects. This is the launch event to connect with people solving similar problems in your area.
Who: Builders, founders, engineers, and product managers actively working on or planning AI applications.
A half-day summit in Sydney focused on how Australian businesses can actually implement AI, not just understand it.
Why attend: You'll hear from practitioners about which AI tools work for real business problems and where to start if your organisation is behind. You'll connect with other businesses working through the same implementation challenges.
Who: Business leaders, operations managers, and decision-makers trying to figure out how AI adoption fits their company's strategy.
A hands-on AI build day in Melbourne bringing together MLAI, OpenAI, and Sequoia & Co to work on practical AI applications.
Why attend: You'll get direct access to people building with current AI tools and APIs, plus learn from practitioners at MLAI and OpenAI about real implementation challenges. It's a working session, not a talk track, so you'll actually build something and get feedback.
Who: Software engineers, ML practitioners, and founders who want to move past tutorials and ship something with AI. Best if you have some coding experience and want to understand what's practical right now versus what's still experimental.
Stripe Startups Build Day is a hands-on workshop in Sydney where startup founders and developers learn to integrate Stripe's payment infrastructure into their products.
Why attend: You'll get practical guidance on implementing payments, connect with other founders building in the startup ecosystem, and access Stripe's team for technical questions. If you're launching a product that needs payment processing, this is a direct way to accelerate that integration.
Who: This is for early-stage founders and technical builders actively working on startups. Engineers implementing payments and product leads evaluating payment solutions will find the most value.
A one-day workshop on using AI for leadership decisions and workplace strategy in Sydney on August 18.
Why attend: You'll learn how to apply AI tools to real management decisions and team operations. The session covers practical frameworks for integrating AI into your leadership approach rather than theoretical concepts.
Who: Managers, directors, and executives looking to understand how AI affects their role and decision-making.
Tue, 18 Aug · 10:00 am AEST
A workshop covering what AI agents are, how they deliver business value, and where to apply them in your organisation.
Why attend: You'll learn practical definitions of AI agents and how they automate decisions across business operations. You'll walk away with a framework for identifying which parts of your business could benefit from agent deployment.
Who: Business professionals and managers looking to understand AI agents beyond the hype and evaluate real applications for their teams.
Tue, 18 Aug · 10:00 am AEST
A one-day training course teaching managers how to apply AI tools to improve decision-making and team productivity.
Why attend: You'll learn practical ways to use AI in your role, from automating routine tasks to analysing data faster. You'll work through real scenarios relevant to management, not abstract theory.
Who: Managers and team leads who want to understand what AI can do in their department without needing technical expertise.
A workshop on practical AI applications for HR teams covering recruitment, employee insights, and administrative efficiency.
Why attend: You'll see concrete examples of how AI is being used in hiring, workforce analytics, and task automation from teams already doing it. You'll work through real use cases to understand where AI actually saves time versus where it creates extra work.
Who: HR professionals, recruitment teams, and people ops managers looking to implement AI tools in their current workflows.
Tue, 18 Aug · 10:00 am AEST
A workshop teaching business professionals what AI agents are, how they deliver value, and where to apply them in your organisation.
Why attend: You'll learn to identify concrete AI agent use cases within your operations and understand the practical business impact. The session covers real applications rather than theory, so you can assess opportunities relevant to your role.
Who: Business leaders, operations managers, and decision-makers evaluating automation and efficiency gains in their teams.
A practical workshop showing HR teams how to apply AI to hiring, employee insights, and administrative tasks.
Why attend: You'll learn where AI actually saves time in recruitment and HR workflows, and where it doesn't deliver value. You'll work through real examples of how other HR teams are using these tools.
Who: HR professionals, recruitment managers, and people operations leaders looking to implement AI in their hiring and admin processes.
A one-day workshop teaching finance teams how to build and implement AI tools to automate manual reporting and analysis.
Why attend: You'll learn hands-on techniques to cut month-end close time by automating routine tasks, and leave with a working AI assistant you can deploy in your finance function. You'll work through real enterprise use cases with practitioners who've already implemented these systems.
Who: Finance managers, controllers, and CFOs looking to reduce manual work and free up their team for strategic tasks.
A local meetup for the Codex community to connect and discuss developments in the space.
Why attend: You'll meet other practitioners working with similar tools and technologies in Sydney. It's an opportunity to share experiences, learn what others are building, and stay informed on community updates.
Who: Software engineers, developers, and builders interested in AI tools and the Codex ecosystem. Anyone actively working with or exploring these technologies in the Sydney area.
Tue, 25 Aug · 5:00 pm AEST
A virtual session exploring how AI agents are being integrated into venture capital workflows and decision-making processes.
Why attend: You'll learn about practical applications of AI in early-stage investing, from deal sourcing to portfolio management. The session is hosted by techtrust.ai, a platform focused on investment readiness and trust verification for founders.
Who: Most useful for early-stage founders, venture investors, and those building tools for the investment process.
Thu, 27 Aug · 5:00 pm AEST
A remote workshop covering practical patterns for building AI agents, including Model Context Protocol (MCP) implementation and AI-native application design.
Why attend: You'll learn concrete approaches for structuring agent-based systems and how MCP enables better tool integration and context handling. This covers both current production patterns and emerging design practices that are moving beyond traditional app architecture.
Who: This is for engineers and architects building AI applications, particularly those working with agent frameworks or planning to integrate external tools and data sources into LLM-based systems.
Fri, 28 Aug · 8:30 am AEST
A debate and networking event for AI engineers to discuss hard negatives in RAG systems and related technical challenges, hosted by Y Combinator.
Why attend: You'll hear direct perspectives from engineers working on production RAG systems and get insight into common failure modes and solutions. It's a chance to connect with peers tackling similar problems and learn from their practical experience.
Who: AI engineers and builders actively working on RAG, retrieval systems, or production AI applications. Best for people looking to solve specific technical problems or benchmark their approach against others.
Wed, 16 Sept · 10:00 am AEST
A half-day workshop in Melbourne where C-suite leaders learn how AI can address their organisation's most costly business problems.
Why attend: You'll work through practical applications of AI to your specific business challenges rather than sit through theory. You'll spend time with SSW's engineering team who can explain what's actually possible and what isn't.
Who: Best for senior leaders and executives responsible for business strategy and investment decisions.
Mon, 5 Oct · 7:00 pm AEDT
A three-day conference covering current AI and machine learning developments, held remotely in October 2026.
Why attend: You'll hear from active researchers and practitioners about their work in AI and ML. The program includes technical talks and demonstrations of tools currently being used in the field.
Who: Software engineers, data scientists, machine learning practitioners, and anyone working with or evaluating AI systems in their organisation.
A remote conference focused on practical applications of large language models and applied AI techniques.
Why attend: You'll learn how to implement LLMs and AI systems in real-world contexts from practitioners building deployed solutions. The event covers frontier AI topics relevant to current production work, not theoretical research.
Who: This is for engineers, product teams, and technical leaders actively working with or deploying AI systems. It's suited for people looking to understand current capabilities and limitations of LLMs in practice.