In-Person 1/2 Day Workshop for C-Suite Executives
Solving the Hardest Enterprise Problems with AI
A half-day live workshop for Australian C-Suite executives. Spend four hours with the team building AI into Australian enterprises right now, walking through the four expensive business problems AI has just made affordable to solve, with real case studies, real dollar figures, and an open Q&A.
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Melbourne
Wednesday 16 September 2026 · 9:00am – 1:00pm
SSW Melbourne Office Level 1, 370 Little Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Brisbane
Friday 18 September 2026 · 9:00am – 1:00pm
SSW Brisbane Office Level 1, 471 Adelaide Street Brisbane QLD 4000
Newcastle
Tuesday 29 September 2026 · 9:00am – 1:00pm
SSW Newcastle Office 432 Hunter Street Newcastle NSW 2300
Sydney
Thursday 1 October 2026 · 9:00am – 1:00pm
SSW Sydney Office Level 1, 81-91 Military Road Neutral Bay NSW 2089
Designed for decision-makers at Australian enterprises
CEOs & Managing Directors
Looking for a clear applicable view of where AI can save money and improve efficiency across the business.
CTOs, CIOs & Heads of Technology
Wanting to see real examples of AI shipped into production by an Australian engineering team, and what's possible in their own systems.
CFOs & Heads of Strategy
Building the business case for AI investment and looking for real dollar figures, case studies and outcomes from Australian enterprises.
Why attend
What you'll get in just 4 hours
If you're part of the C-Suite at an Australian business, you're being pitched on AI every week. Most of it is theory, AI 101, or a vendor selling their product. Almost none of it shows you the actual economics of an AI build in a business like yours, with real numbers.
That's what this is. Four hours in a room with the engineers who design and ship AI into Australian banks, accountancies, insurers and government departments. No theory. No vendor pitch. No AI 101.
Straight to the economics
No AI 101, no hype — we start from what an AI build actually costs and returns in a business like yours.
No vendor pitch
We're not selling a platform. Just what's working across our live engagements, what isn't, and why.
Engineers in the room
Four hours with the people designing and shipping AI into Australian banks, insurers and government right now — not a sales team.
Built for Australian enterprise
Grounded in the compliance, data and legacy realities you actually operate in, with real local examples.
The Opportunity
Your business problems didn't change. The cost of solving them just did.
For years, the upgrade was too expensive. The custom build was too expensive. The data project was too expensive. The legacy replacement was too expensive. So you parked them.
AI has just rewritten the maths on every one of those decisions. The roadmap your business shelved three years ago is now realistic. The system your executive team has been asking for can be built in weeks, not quarters. The legacy system breaking every Monday morning can finally be replaced.
The agenda
Here's exactly what we'll cover
Key learnings
3 things everyone in C-Suite needs to know about AI in their business this year
Which expensive problems AI just made affordable
The four business problems that were too costly to solve 12 months ago and are realistic now, the custom build you parked, the data your executives can't see, retrofitting AI into existing software, and replacing the legacy system that's blocking new features.
Real case studies with real dollar figures
The Australian fintech firm that reduced their per-transaction cost by 90%, using AI in a business application. The dashboards built in days instead of months. The Dynamics 365 / Salesforce / SAP customisation with numbers from three live engagements. No theory, no sales pitch.
A one-page action list for your business
You leave with a checklist of things to do on Monday morning, written during the session, specific to your company. Plus an open Q&A where you bring your business's actual problem and we answer it in the room.
The Australian businesses we've engineered for
Why this is different
Real cases. Real numbers. Real engineers in the room.
You're spending half a day with the team that actually builds AI into Australian enterprises; with the case studies, the dollar figures, and the freedom to ask anything you want about your own business.
Our presenters consult to real companies, building systems that solve these problems in Australian businesses today. Come talk to the people who have the technical know-how to make it happen.
Limited seats per room. Sessions don't run twice.
Your host
Mike Smedley
SSW · AI Engagement Lead · Melbourne
Mike leads AI engagement at SSW, working alongside Australian banks, accountancies, insurers and government departments to design and build the AI systems those organisations are running in production today - including the work that took one client's per-transaction cost from $120 to $5.
He's the person SSW sends into the room when a CIO or CEO needs a straight answer on what AI will actually do for their business. On the day, you get four hours with him, the case studies, and his direct answers to your business's situation.
Your Host
Ulysses Maclaren
SSW · COO · Sydney
Ulysses is SSW's COO and 2IC to Chief Architect Adam Cogan, and has run the operational side of the business since 2006. He leads the practical AI work behind SSW's own workflow automation, process re-engineering, data-driven decision-making and customer engagement, while personally managing the relationships behind SSW's largest client accounts as Principal Account Manager.
He's the person who can talk AI from both sides of the table - what it takes to run it inside a real business, and what it takes to keep a client happy with the result. On the day, you get four hours with Ulysses, the case studies, and his direct answers to your business's situation.
Your Host
Calum Simpson
SSW · VP of AI · Sydney
Calum is SSW's VP of AI, with a decade-plus of enterprise Microsoft consulting behind him - work that's ranged from small two-person startups to some of Australia's largest organisations. He's since turned that same rigour toward applied AI and LLM engineering: building YakShaver, SSW's open-source agent-orchestration framework, and the retrieval, benchmarking and guardrail work behind the production AI assistants SSW ships into regulated industries like finance and health.
He's the one who can tell you whether an AI plan is real or just a demo - backed by systems he's built and shipped himself, not just advised on. On the day, you get four hours with Calum, the case studies, and his direct answers to your business's situation.
Frequently asked questions
Pick your city
Pick your city below and confirm your $99 seat in a few clicks. Secure checkout opens right here on the page.
Melbourne
Wednesday 16 September 2026 · 9:00am – 1:00pm
SSW Melbourne Office Level 1, 370 Little Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Brisbane
Friday 18 September 2026 · 9:00am – 1:00pm
SSW Brisbane Office Level 1, 471 Adelaide Street Brisbane QLD 4000
Newcastle
Tuesday 29 September 2026 · 9:00am – 1:00pm
SSW Newcastle Office 432 Hunter Street Newcastle NSW 2300
Sydney
Thursday 1 October 2026 · 9:00am – 1:00pm
SSW Sydney Office Level 1, 81-91 Military Road Neutral Bay NSW 2089