Dell Technologies AI Innovation Day 2025

Level up your AI game with the brightest minds in tech.

Join Dell Technologies at the inaugural AI Innovation Day 2025 for an unmissable half-day agenda bringing together global leaders from one of the world’s leading AI pioneers, along with Australian founders and investors building our future in AI.

Why attend

• Hear from global AI leaders from Dell Technologies

• Learn from the founders of Aussie tech companies who have scaled globally

• Get exclusive insight into the AI roadmap from experts from Dell, Intel, and their partners

• Connect and collaborate with other rapidly-scaling companies, investors, and community builders across the AI Innovation sector 

Who You’ll Hear From

Keynote: Activating Enterprise AI for Startups

Dell’ Technologies' Satish Iyer and CBA’s Dan Jermyn open AI Innovation Day 2025 with a candid look at how enterprises adopt AI - what drives them, what worries them and where the real ROI lies. From data and security to the rise of agentic AI, they’ll unpack the trends reshaping enterprise strategy and reveal where startups can plug in to accelerate growth.

Includes: Satish Iyer, Vice President for Innovation and Ecosystem at Dell Technologies and Dan Jermyn, Chief Decision Scientist at CBA.

Session 2: From Startup to Global Player: Expanding with AI

Join visionary leaders Matt Pearson and Jack Withinshaw alongside Intel’s Andrew Ridley, as they share how AI powers international scaling—from space-enabled exploration, to electrified mobility and enterprise expansion.

Includes: Eric Morton, Director, Corporate Strategy Office at Dell Technologies, Matt Pearson, Co-founder at Fleet Space Technologies, Jack Withinshaw, Co-founder at Airspeeder and Andrew Ridley, Enterprise and Government Director at Intel.

Session 3: Sovereign AI: Powering the Next Wave of Australian Startup Innovation

Data sovereignty is fast becoming a defining issue for startups. Daniel Apps, Head of Solutions at ResetData, unpacks how sovereign AI infrastructure can protect sensitive data, ensure compliance, and give founders an edge in building trusted, future-ready businesses.

Session 4: See AI’s power in action. From lab breakthroughs to global health solutions.

AJ Missaghi, Dr David Stevens and Suneeta Mall reveal how AI is redefining medtech innovation, research, commercialisation and scalable patient impact across borders.

Includes: David Challenor, Australia Small Business General Manager at Dell Technologies, AJ Missaghi, CTO at Dell Global Alliances APJC, Dr David Stevens, Head of Medical and Research at Neuroflex and Suneeta Mall, Head of AI Engineering at Harrison.AI.

Session 5: Building Your AI Workforce: Redefining How Startups Scale

AI is no longer just a tool- it’s becoming a workforce that can automate tasks, make decisions and drive growth. This session explores how startups can design and deploy "AI workforces” to accelerate scale, unlock efficiency and free up teams to focus on innovation.

Includes: Claire Bull, Head of Growth and Investment at ACS and Jacky Koh, Founder at Relevance AI.

Session 6: Scaling Your Business Through Capital and M&A: When and How to Make Your Move

Get straight to the growth essentials: funding, M&A and strategic expansion. Simon Thomsen leads the conversation to uncover frameworks to help you evaluate the right path to scale your business with confidence.

Includes: Simon Thomsen, Editor at Startup Daily, Carolyn Breeze, CEO at Scalare Partners and Emma Seymour, Chief Financial Officer at Deputy.

Event details

• 3 September 2025, 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

• The Galleries, Alpha Dining (283 Castlereagh St, Sydney CBD)

• Morning tea and lunch provided
  

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