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Hands-on AI events for Australian SMEs.

Name: NVIDIA AI Partnership
Start: 2023-08-30
Location: Sydney

Workshops, panels, and mixers where Australian SME founders share what's actually working with AI.

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Brisbane AI Meetup at The Precinct — ROI from AI Agents

August 2025Brisbane

Brisbane AI Meetup: ROI from AI on AI Agents

SMEC AI's first Brisbane meetup at The Precinct, walking through real-life AI agent use cases and ROI. A strong turnout and one of the most engaged crowds we've met — building momentum for SME AI innovation in Queensland. Co-hosted with Sean O'Reilly and the Andrew Lai team.

AI for SMEs workshop — collaborative session at Cremorne Digital Hub

August 2025Melbourne

AI for SMEs: A Collaborative Workshop for SME Business Owners

A hands-on workshop at Cremorne Digital Hub co-hosted with Mayfly Ventures. SME leaders, technology consultants and industry reps came together to tackle real-world AI challenges and develop tailored adoption roadmaps — practical tools and strategies, no heavy theory.

The AI-Powered Health Revolution at Melbourne Connect

July 2025Melbourne

The AI-Powered Health Revolution: The Future of Care for Healthcare SMEs

An evening at Melbourne Connect for healthcare SME leaders, professionals and researchers. Featured Dr Jarrel Seah, A/Prof Daniel Capurro, Dr Vlada Rozova and Dr Gihan de Mel discussing scaling AI in clinical practice, designing for impact, ethical AI and trust, and human-centric AI that augments rather than replaces clinicians.

Sydney roadshow: AI Agents at Stone & Chalk

June 2025Sydney

AI Agents Disrupting Corporations and SMEs

Sydney roadshow at Stone & Chalk with Jacky Koh, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Relevance AI, fresh off a $37M Series B. Explored how no-code autonomous AI agents are reshaping sales, support and operations for corporations and SMEs.

From Hospitals to Hospitality at Ballers Clubhouse

May 2025Melbourne

From Hospitals to Hospitality: How AI is Changing Australian Business

An evening at Ballers Clubhouse in collaboration with Mayfly Ventures. Featuring Ben Condon (Heidi Health) and Stephen J Wools (Ballers Clubhouse) on human-centred AI, augmentation vs automation, and navigating adoption across healthcare and hospitality. Moderated by Geo George.

May 2025Melbourne

AI in Action: Practical Tools and Technology Partners in Healthcare

An AI familiarisation workshop for clinicians and healthcare leaders at Cremorne Digital Hub. Featured No Moss Co (Chopout), PatientVoice and Ligantic, hosted by Charlene Fernandez and the SMEC AI team.

TNG Technology Consulting GenAI lunch & learn

March 2025Melbourne

Technical Insights: Automating Complex Tasks with the Newest GenAI

Co-hosted with TNG Technology Consulting. Daniel Klingmann travelled from Germany to share TNG's practical implementation of generative AI that achieved 70% savings in expensive legal processes.

February 2025Melbourne

Future of AI: GenAI for Workforce, SMEs, Enterprises & Innovation

A roadshow event with Cremorne Digital Hub, CADS AI and RMIT University on bridging the AI skills gap. Featuring Sharala Axryd, Melissa Wheeler and Peter Osborne.

November 2024Perth

SMEC AI Perth Launch

The Perth launch of SMEC AI — Australia's AI hub for SMEs — at Edith Cowan University's City Campus. Introduced the AI Adoption Centre and AI Studio to the WA community alongside local industry, university and government partners.

SMEC AI at SXSW Sydney — National AI Centre booth

October 2024Sydney

SXSW Sydney with the National AI Centre

Exhibiting SMEC AI's Adoption Centre and AI Studio at SXSW Sydney alongside the National AI Centre and the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. Officially launched to Australia by Ed Husic MP, with over 300,000 attendees across the conference.

October 2024Adelaide

SMEC AI Adelaide Roadshow

Launching SMEC AI to the Adelaide community alongside Artesian's South Australia Venture Capital Fund. Featured a talk by Luigi Barone on how Daitum is helping local SMEs with AI optimisation.

October 2024Melbourne

SMEC AI Melbourne Launch — Cremorne Digital Hub

The official launch of the Small to Medium Enterprise Centre of AI in Melbourne, hosted at Cremorne Digital Hub. Brought together partners including Artesian, University of Melbourne, RMIT, La Trobe, TNG, the Victorian Medtech Skills and Devices Hub, and Rockwell Automation, with funding from the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources via the AI Adopt program.

2024Sydney

Women in AI & Business

A dedicated forum celebrating and empowering women leading AI adoption in Australian SMEs. Conversations on breaking barriers, building inclusive tech culture, and practical strategies for women-led businesses.

2023Sydney

NVIDIA AI Partnership

A hands-on showcase with NVIDIA exploring how GPU-accelerated AI can power real-world applications for Australian SMEs — from computer vision to predictive analytics and beyond.

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