Masterclasses

Not every conversation fits the main stage. Some topics demand time, focus, and the right room.

Our Masterclasses create that space; intimate, in-depth sessions where industry professionals gather to tackle specialised subjects that go beyond the core agenda. With three sessions for The AI Summit Australia, these are opportunities to dive deep into the topics that matter most to your audience.

Hosted over breakfast, lunch, or afternoon tea, Masterclasses blend learning with connection in a relaxed yet focused environment.

Why Masterclasses Work:

Explore niche or advanced topics in meaningful detail
Engage a committed, interested audience
Foster genuine dialogue and knowledge exchange
Integrate seamlessly into the event flow

Masterclass 1: Fujitsu | 12:00PM | 8 September

Redefining business in the agentic AI era: From strategy to scalable impact

Understand why AI transformation must start with business process and operating model design, not technology alone.
Explore how agentic AI, trusted data and edge capability can reshape service delivery and operational performance in secure, resilient environments.
See how a full-stack approach can help reduce complexity, cost and compute pressure while strengthening data sovereignty and cyber resilience.
Identify practical next steps to validate, prioritise and scale AI use cases with confidence.

Speakers:

Paul Monks, Director AI, Fujitsu
Mitch Tomazic, Partner, Uvance Wayfinders Consulting by Fujitsu
Moderator: Mahesh Krishnan - Chief Technology Officer, Fujitsu Australia Limited

Masterclass 2: Victorian Government | 3pm | 8 September

Speed, Scale and Certainty in a Sustainable way: How Victoria is positioning itself to be a leading hubfor data centre investment

Speed to market, scale and certainty is what data centre operators and organisations adopting AI are looking for when they are making investment decisions – but equally important is that this investment occurs in a sustainable way to ensure that community needs are also being met.

In this fireside chat hosted by Invest Victoria, hear how a coordinated approach between government, industry, and community is strengthening Victoria’s position as a leading data centre hub in Asia-Pacific.

Masterclass 3: Akamai | 7:30am | 9 September

How to Scale AI Without Breaking the Bank: Escape Cloud Costs and Boost Performance

Centralized clouds are quickly becoming the primary bottleneck for scaling production AI. Routing high-frequency inference back to distant data centers increases latency, restricts architectural flexibility, and exposes enterprise budgets to unpredictable cloud egress costs.

In this executive masterclass, learn how shifting AI workloads to a distributed edge platform delivers ultra-low latency, high token throughput, and absolute cost control. Discover how forward-thinking leaders are building production-grade, multi-cloud AI infrastructure that scales seamlessly without paying the hyperscaler egress tax.