OpenSummitAI
Melbourne's first agentic AI convention. Nine tracks, hands-on workshops, and the people building the future of business automation.
4:00 PM – 8:30 PM AEST · PICA, 1 Thackray Rd, Port Melbourne VIC 3207
About the Event
Open Summit AI brings together founders, operators, and builders who are using agentic AI to transform how businesses run — not in theory, but in production today.
Venue
PICA, Port Melbourne
Thursday 9 April 2026
4:00 PM – 8:30 PM AEST. Nine tracks, hands-on workshops, lightning talks, and networking drinks.
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The Event in Numbers
Every talk capped at 15 minutes. No filler, no sales pitches — just practitioners sharing what actually works across nine focused tracks.
Tracks
Speakers
Ticket Price
Networking
The Story
$2,470,000
A single AI agent, running overnight, crawled public tender databases and matched opportunities to a small line-marking business in Melbourne. By morning, it had surfaced $2.47 million worth of contracts the owner never knew existed.
No team of analysts. No expensive SaaS subscriptions. Just an autonomous agent doing in hours what would have taken weeks of manual research — and doing it better.
That discovery is the premise behind OpenSummit.AI. The people who build, deploy, and profit from agentic AI are gathering in one room to share exactly how they do it.
Nine Tracks
Everything AI is doing to business
AI Search
Search visibility in the age of AI-generated answers
Workflow Automation
End-to-end process automation with intelligent agents
Agentic AI & OpenClaw
Building and deploying autonomous AI agent systems
AI Marketing
Campaigns, content, and customer acquisition at scale
AI Business Ops
Operations, logistics, and back-office intelligence
AI Mining & Resources
AI applications in mining, energy, and heavy industry
AI Financial Services
Risk, compliance, lending, and portfolio automation
AI Software Teams
AI-augmented development, testing, and deployment
The Big Picture
Industry trends, regulation, and what comes next
Speakers
The people building it
Every speaker runs AI in production. No theorists, no consultants rehashing whitepapers. Practitioners only.
Clayton Cross
Host & MC · Magnium Australia
Welcome & The $2.47M Discovery
Mining executive, corporate lawyer, and Director of Magnium Australia — a critical minerals company developing patented carbothermic processing technology. Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws. Speaker at Resourcing Tomorrow (London) and IMARC. Brings decades of boardroom experience across mining, law, and advanced manufacturing.
Charlie Bear
Founder, Norg AI · OpenClaw
Agentic AI & OpenClaw
Built a 13-agent AI workforce that runs two businesses 24/7 — from quoting jobs to chasing invoices to finding $2.47M in fraud. Deploys AI agent swarms of 20+ sub-agents in parallel for overnight builds. Runs Line Marking Pro and Norg AI from Melbourne. Will live-demo his full OpenClaw setup and lead the build-along workshop.
Jack Bear
Managing Director · Yotta AI
AI Visibility & Google Ads
Runs Yotta AI, Australia's specialist AI search agency. Helps brands get recommended inside ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity. Built the AEO (AI Engine Optimisation) framework used by enterprise clients. Performance marketing for the AI search era.
Henry Lim
Co-Founder · number.com.au
AI Phone Calling
Co-founder of number.com.au, building AI voice agents that answer phones, book appointments, and qualify leads for Australian businesses. Will demo a live AI phone call on stage using VAPI. Specialises in voice AI, telephony infrastructure, and AI receptionist deployments.
Thomas
Speaker · TBC
AI Search
How AI is transforming the way people find information, make decisions, and discover businesses. Full bio coming soon.
Mike
Speaker · TBC
AI Search
The mechanics of AI search engines and what it means for businesses that want to be found. Full bio coming soon.
TBA
Lightning Talk
Speaker applications are open. Got something worth 15 minutes of stage time? Apply below.
TBA
Lightning Talk
Speaker applications are open. Got something worth 15 minutes of stage time? Apply below.
Schedule
4.5 hours, zero filler
Doors & Registration
Check in and pick up your free AI blueprint pack
Welcome
Clayton Cross
AI Visibility
Jack Bear — How AI is reshaping search and discovery
AI Search
Thomas & Mike — Practical search strategies for the AI era
AI Phone Calling
Henry Lim — Live demo of autonomous phone agents
The $2.47M Discovery
How one AI agent found $2.47M in hidden contracts overnight
OpenClaw
Charlie Bear — Building autonomous agent teams
Workshop: Build Along
Hands-onHands-on session — build your first AI agent live
Lightning Talks & Panel
Quick-fire presentations and open Q&A
Networking Drinks
Connect with speakers, sponsors, and attendees
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Tickets
Simple pricing, no tiers
General Admission
- All talks & panels
- Hands-on workshop
- Networking drinks
- AI blueprint pack
- Session recordings
Sponsor
- Logo on stage & website
- 10 general admission tickets
- 5-minute speaking slot
- Booth space
- Attendee contact list
- Social media features
Call for Speakers
Apply to Speak
Share your experience with AI in a focused 15-minute talk.
Location
Getting there
PICA, Port Melbourne
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How to get there
Light Rail
Port Melbourne line, 2 min walk from stop.
Tram
Route 109 to Port Melbourne.
Parking
Street parking on Thackray Rd and surrounds.
Airport
25 min from Tullamarine via CityLink.
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