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A look inside Open Summit · Sydney 2026
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A few of the voices from our 2026 events.
Co-Founder, Natural Velocity
CEO, international keynote speaker, and AI strategist helping organisations turn emerging technologies into real business value. Co-Founder of Natural Velocity, building an ecosystem that enables practical, responsible AI adoption across enterprises, startups, and researchers.
Scientia Professor of AI, UNSW
One of the world’s leading voices on AI, and a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. On where AI is actually heading, and what it means for Australian business.
CEO of Ellipsis Mining
CEO and Founder of Ellipsis Mining. Bridges the gap between capital and operators building with AI. Investor, advisor and operator across technology, venture capital and emerging industries.
Founder, Norg AI
Founder of Norg.ai, the AI visibility platform helping businesses get found by AI search engines. On building the infrastructure for how businesses appear in the age of AI answers, not links.
Founder, In the Blink of AI
Georgie hosts In the Blink of AI and writes Attention Is All I Need. A former engineer, she previously launched and led Google’s AI First Accelerator. Her work explores AI, the future of work and technology culture.
Founder, Turquoise Bay AI & Former Group CEO, BC Technology Group
Hugh led Hong Kong-listed BC Technology Group, now OSL Group, from 2019 to 2024. He co-founded digital asset exchange and brokerage ANX International and previously held financial-market technology roles at HSBC and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Founder & CEO, SCX AI
Founder and CEO of SCX AI, building sovereign AI infrastructure for Australia. He previously led Bigtincan and has worked on AI deployments internationally.
MC / Host · Inspired CEO podcast and CEO of Be Fit Food
Founder & CEO of Be Fit Food and Telstra Victorian Business Award winner. Dietitian-turned-entrepreneur scaling a health business with data and AI.
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