FOR PEOPLE WHO BUILD

If you are building, breaking or automating things with AI, you are in the right place.

01 Practical case studies from people doing the work.
02 Live demos and short project show-and-tells.
03 Product, design and engineering workflows.
04 Agents, automation and AI products in the real world.
05 A rolling existential crisis about your job.

Bring something you tried, shipped or broke. Leave with one new idea to try tomorrow.

AI Ops — Melbourne Meetup

Meet Melbourne’s AI builders for half practical talks and half chatting time. It happens on the first Wednesday of every month.

Hosted by Adam Brock and Ch'an Armstrong.

Pitch a practical AI talk Show the work, failures and takeaways

The most optimistic --dangerously-skip-permissions AI meetup in Melbourne.

When

First Wednesday, every month. Exact times are listed for each event. We usually run from 6:00pm to about 8:00pm.

Where

Close to the CBD. We prioritise venues with easy train or tram access.

What

Half practical talks. Half chatting time. See real workflows, then meet the people building them.

Tickets

Get tickets on Luma. Subscribe to the AI Ops Luma calendar. Agenda, venue and applications go live 1–2 weeks ahead.

Next event: Wednesday, November 4th 2026

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Reviews

Max

5/5

A lot of good conversation, and generally knowledgeable people

Guest

5/5

Rocked! Thanks for hosting gents and thank you for the invite. See you at the next one! 💪

Mickey

5/5

Nothing to add, great event thanks

Scott

5/5

More rapping next time

Kim

5/5

Great diverse set of presos! Yummy food! Was fun seeing old faces + meeting new ones.

Guest

5/5

Best talks I have heard in a while.

Guest

5/5

Awesome event 🎉

Richie

5/5

Yeah, it was quality!

Glenn

5/5

Really enjoyed the presentation elements and seeing how Adam works with AI. Gave me some ideas to help my own workflow and to get AI to focus more on the bits I don't enjoy rather than putting them off. I'll come again for sure.

Dhruv

5/5

Felt the AGI from top to bottom. More importantly different aspects and side views Adam and Tom has shared. Cheers

Robert

5/5

It was great, I like that the talk section wasn’t too long and there was plenty of time to network and get to know people. It’s really great hearing what people are doing from all professions with AI. The talks themselves were enlightening too.

Zoe

5/5

Excellent talks. I have so many questions and ideas flowing on from tonight. Thank you for organising :)

FAQ

What are we going to do at the meetup?

Feel the AGI on the first Wednesday of every month.
Watch practical talks, live demos and short show-and-tells from people using AI in real work.
Compare notes on product, design, engineering, agents and automation.
Share what worked, what broke and what you want to try next.
Spend roughly half the night on talks and demos, then half on food, drinks and meeting new people.
Speed-run our collective existential crisis.

You SHOULD apply if:

You are a designer, developer, product person, founder, researcher or operator building with AI.
You are actively building, creating, automating or vibe-coding things (like this site) with AI.
You are using AI coding agents, design tools, automations or whatever strange new thing shipped last Tuesday.
You would rather see the real work than sit through another polished product pitch.
You do not need an AI job title or a finished project. Curiosity and a willingness to share are enough.

How do I get into the next one?

Subscribe to the AI Ops Luma calendar to be notified first when each event opens.
The event listing shows whether applications are open, waitlisted or closed.
If the event is full, join the waitlist so you can be offered the next available place.