Descriptions:
Live from Federation Square in Melbourne, AI Engineer Melbourne 2026 brings the keynote stage to viewers online in partnership with Web Directions.
This is AI Engineer’s first partner event in Australia, featuring keynote-stage sessions from one of the most thoughtfully produced developer events in the region.
Watch live and follow along with AI Engineer and Web Directions as we simulcast the Melbourne keynote program.
Event: AI Engineer Melbourne
Dates: June 3–4, 2026
Venue: Federation Square, Melbourne
Partner: Web Directions
Learn more about the event:
https://webdirections.org/ai-engineer/
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:17:20 – Opening remarks by John Allsopp
00:19:08 – Jeremy Howard (fast ai): human flourishing, “dark flow”, and AI as a tool for augmenting intellect
00:49:36 – Annie Vella (Westpac New Zealand): “supervisory engineering”, declining flow state, and designing for pride in the craft
01:01:37 – Mic Neale (Block): idle consumer compute, sovereignty, and a mesh alternative to hyperscaler AI
01:04:44 – Jishwan Lee (Z ai): Z ai intro and Chinese model lab context before the stream cuts off
