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Find a Cofounder, Help or Join a Tech Startup

Find a Cofounder, Help or Join a Tech Startup

Wed, May 6, 7:30 AM
From Melbourne Startup Founders & Tech Professionals
3.8

**Welcome to Startup Oasis!** If you are a startup founder, investor, developer, marketer, or anyone else in the tech ecosystem looking to start, join, or help a tech startup, this event is for you! Entrepreneurs pitch their startups to the attendees; then, you can join a breakout room/area (that we curate) to talk to the founders, join their team, ask questions, and/or give feedback. People have been able to start a business as a result of this process. You are welcome to just watch as well. After the last pitch, the audience will be able to vote on a winner who will become eligible to pitch during the championship round at the end of the year to win the grand prize! The official registration page is [here](https://luma.com/wmcdrbnq). **Schedule:** ​5:30 PM - Doors open for networking. 6:00 PM - Sign up at the check-in table if you want to pitch your startup 6:15 PM - Startup Oasis Begins, founders pitch 6:45 PM onward - Founders break off into break-out rooms/areas, and attendees can move around and help one another for the remainder of the time, similar to a hackathon **Startup Oasis was created to pierce the illusion of accessibility of startups and tech by creating a grassroots forum for early-stage founders to pitch to those in the tech ecosystem to get real-time feedback for their idea or business.** Use this [link](https://www.startupoasis.org/contact-10 "https://www.startupoasis.org/contact-10") to: * Follow us on LinkedIn * Join our community * Donate to our cause * Visit our website * Sign up for our newsletter **Nearby Transit:** * Tram: Waterfront City Station (Trams 35, 70, 86) * Car Parking: parking garage nearby

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A panel on PMs shipping with AI

A panel on PMs shipping with AI

Thu, Apr 23, 8:00 AM
From Product Anonymous Meetup - Melbourne
4.7

Join us this month for a panel with PMs who have experience shipping and working daily with Ai. Bring your stories and questions as there will be plenty of time for Q&A. **Our Panel** * [Daragh Kan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/daraghkan/) \- Head of Product at Cuttable * [Dave Slutzkin ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveslutzkin/)\- Co\-founder and CEO at Cadence * [Melissa Cupples](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcupples/) \- Head of Product \(AI & Automation\) Doors 6pm Start 630pm Thanks to our fabulous hosts for our location **InvestorHub.** [InvestorHub](https://www.linkedin.com/company/invhub/) is a Melbourne-based scale-up with the mission to make being listed a superpower. Our software allows listed companies in Australia and the UK to manage their end-to-end investor relationships, from their investor-facing website, a detailed investor CRM, analytics, and more. We're [hiring](https://investorhub.pinpointhq.com/) for Product Managers, Product Designers, Engineers and more right now! If you're interested in co-sponsorship please let us know. Some beverages will be provided but right now it's BYO food.

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190 attendees
MEL MLOps Community #17 | Robots in Aged Care and AI in Software Delivery

MEL MLOps Community #17 | Robots in Aged Care and AI in Software Delivery

Wed, May 6, 7:30 AM
From Melbourne MLOps Community
4.7

We’re excited to announce our next **Melbourne MLOps Community Meetup** of the year! This one is right out of a sci-fi blockbuster. We are going to explore the AI landscape from **humanoid robotics** in Aged Care, something the team at Andromeda is actively trying to achieve, to the rise of agentic AI **as a teammate** in Software Delivery. DO NOT miss this chance to see how the world is changing right before your eyes. **🎤 Speakers** We’re thrilled to introduce: **\- Jason Chan**, Head of Machine Learning *at* Andromeda. Jason is a jack of all trades in the ML/Software engineering domain. He’s a rare talent who seamlessly pivots from leading elite defense autonomy teams at BAE Systems to architecting **enterprise MLOps** and teaching Deep Generative Models for **Stanford Online**. In his talk, *Making a Machine Feel Like a Character, and Other Hard Problems at Andromeda Robotics* Jason will explain how they are building a companion robot for aged care. A character that a resident is happy to see. **\- Farzad Khodadadi**, Principal Engineer *at* Catapult Sports. Farzad is a seasoned engineer with over 15 years of experience delivering enterprise-scale, cloud-native technology solutions. Specialising in the design and architecture of enterprise IoT platforms, he leads high-performing engineering teams while shaping long-term technical strategy. He will share his wisdom on utilising **Agentic AI** in Software Delivery in his talk: *From Tool to Teammate: Agentic AI in Software Delivery*. **Networking** The Melbourne MLOps Community is committed to fostering a space where AI/ML engineers and practitioners can connect, exchange ideas, and build meaningful relationships. Come ready to discuss: * The tools you’re experimenting with * Trends you’re seeing in ML and MLOps * Challenges you’re tackling * Ways to find peer support We’ll have food, drinks, and the perfect space for great conversations — so feel free to bring along anyone interested in ML, MLOps, or AI more broadly. **Agenda** 🍕 **5:30pm** – Networking, drinks & food 🙋 **6:00pm** – Welcome 🎤 **6:10pm** – Presentation by Jason ❓ **6:30pm** – Questions for Jason 🎤 **6:40pm** – Presentation by Farzad ❓ **7:00pm** – Questions for Farzad 🍻 **7:10pm onwards** – Networking, drinks & food We’re looking forward to seeing you there! **P.S.** If you can’t make it in person, we’ll be streaming the event via Google Meet. Google Meet link: [https://meet.google.com/fxh-hpsg-ryt](https://meet.google.com/fxh-hpsg-ryt)

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27 attendees
Spanish English Intercambio/Language Exchange - My Language My Story

Spanish English Intercambio/Language Exchange - My Language My Story

Fri, Apr 24, 8:00 AM
From Spanish English Intercambio Group
4.8

Join us for 30 minutes Spanish conversation then 30 minutes in English Conversaremos 30 minutos en español y luego 30 minutos en inglés. Stay on afterwards for more conversation if you wish. Quédate después para conversar más si lo deseas. We'd love to catch up with you and hear your news in Spanish and English. Looking forward to meeting you there. Nos encantaría pasar el tiempo y escuchar tus historias en español e inglés. Esperamos verte allí. NB: This event includes free salsa and bachata lessons for those interested! 💃🏼🕺💃🏼🕺 ***Please note:*** *For attendance outdoors see disclaimer below:* *By participation in this Spanish English Intercambio Meetup today I agree to do so at my own risk. I know that my attendance and this agreement operates to exclude any liability in negligence for harm that I may suffer. I have been warned that this recreational activity may cause physical harm to me or to someone under my control or accompanying me, and I confirm that I do not have a condition, medical or physical, that could prevent me from, or be aggravated by, participating in this activity. Examples of the risks I have been warned about include: tripping; Tripping, slipping and falling • Collision with someone or something • Something giving way unexpectedly • Back injury, strains • Spillage and burns • Trip hazardBites and stings • Sun • Injury from falling branches*

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24 attendees
Engineering AI Agentic Systems: Decisions, Tradeoffs, and Production Reality

Engineering AI Agentic Systems: Decisions, Tradeoffs, and Production Reality

Tue, Apr 21, 8:00 AM
From Being Agile Melbourne
4.7

**Topic: Engineering AI Agentic Systems: Decisions, Tradeoffs, and Production Reality** Agenda: 6:00 PM – Networking and refreshments 6:30 PM – Presentation commences 7:15 PM – Q&A 7:30 PM – Networking and refreshments 8:00 PM – Event concludes **Abstract:** Everyone can get an agent working in a weekend. Shipping one to production is a different problem. This talk is a systems engineering lens on agentic AI, starting from the moment a single LLM call becomes a decision loop through the architectural tradeoffs that determine whether it survives contact with reality. We'll cover the control spectrum between deterministic workflows and autonomous agent loops, multi-agent coordination, state management, and what a real control plane looks like beyond rate limiting and logging.We'll also cover the failure modes that don't appear in demos: runaway costs, missing stopping conditions, and observability gaps. You'll leave with a framework that treats human-in-the-loop design, model selection, and control plane engineering as first-class architectural decisions, because agentic systems are not prompt engineering problems. They are systems engineering problems.

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147 attendees
Welcome to the next 2026 AWS Melbourne Well-Architected User Group Meetup!

Welcome to the next 2026 AWS Melbourne Well-Architected User Group Meetup!

Wed, May 13, 7:30 AM
From AWS Melbourne Well Architected User Group
4.6

Hi Architects, Welcome to our next AWS Melbourne Well-Architected User Group Meetup for 2026, including more exceptional speakers and topics! :-D At each meetup we covered off various pillars in detail, best-practices and insights from industry leaders that specialise in the Well-Architected Framework. And giving away drones, of course. Lots of drones. **Please also note that AWS Security now requests a company name and company email where it is available. If you are a student, please list your institution and your student email address at that institution 👍** We’ll be updating throughout the month with more speakers and our speakers so far this month include: * **Zé Mané, Cybersecurity Specialist** **Well-Architecting and Scaling my Life: How AI Helped Me Optimise and Thrive as a Digital Nomad in Oceania** A talk about balancing a demanding tech career, building a startup fully hosted on Amazon Web Services, and living as a digital nomad across New Zealand and Australia. * **Mystery Speaker** **Well-Architected Agents** In this talk we will go into the detail of not only the launch of the first Well-Architected agents from both AWS and other AWS partners (and what they can and can't do) but will also go through best-practice agentic architecture as verified by AWS senior architects. This month's menu will include: * Pizzas * Beer: Nastro Azzurro * Wine: Big and red 🤤 NB: Please check in up the stairs from the ground floor to the Mezzanine Level. So come join us at 5:30 for a 6pm **SHARP** start, followed by beer, wine, pizza and friendly networking after our talks :-)

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Frequently asked questions

In Melbourne, Meetup connects you with local groups and events related to biotech. Whether you're a professional or enthusiast, you can find communities sharing your passion. Joining these groups allows active participation in networking events and discussions on the latest biotech innovations.

Finding biotech events nearby is simple on Meetup. Just search by your location and filter by the biotech interest to discover relevant events in Melbourne. The platform provides a list of upcoming gatherings focusing on different aspects of biotechnology.

Yes, you can connect with biotech professionals in Melbourne through Meetup. Attend networking sessions, panel discussions, and conferences organized locally to meet and interact with individuals working in the biotechnology sector.

Absolutely, Melbourne offers numerous networking opportunities through Meetup. Engaging in biotech groups can lead to new connections with peers and experts in the field, opening doors for professional development and collaboration.

To join a biotech group on Meetup, search for your interest and city, then browse available groups. Once you find one that matches your interests, click 'Join.' Participate actively by attending events and contributing to discussions.

Yes, you can host your own biotech Meetup event if you are passionate and wish to share with the community. First, join a relevant group, then propose your event idea, aligning with the group's interests. Hosting allows you to bring fresh perspectives to the local biotech scene.

Meetup often provides free access to browse groups and events. However, some biotech events hosted on the platform might have charges. Always check the event details for any associated costs before RSVPing.

Expect a variety of biotech events such as seminars, workshops, panel discussions, and networking gatherings. These events cover an array of topics from molecular genetics to biotech entrepreneurship, facilitating both personal growth and professional development.

Meetup availability in biotechnology depends on the activity of local organizers in Melbourne. While many events might be available, the specific focus of each group may vary. It's advisable to keep checking for the latest happenings.

Meetup provides a platform to meet like-minded people, but successfully forming connections depends on your active engagement. By participating in discussions and events, you'll increase your chances of meeting individuals who share similar interests.

While Meetup features many in-person events, some hosts offer online biotech gatherings. These virtual meetings enable wider participation for those unable to attend face-to-face, expanding professional networks across geographical barriers.

Biotech events in Melbourne cover a wide range of topics, but they're curated by individual organizers. While some may focus on technical aspects, others could highlight trends or innovations. Exploring different groups ensures exposure to diverse topics.

Meetup acts as a platform to facilitate event discovery and coordination but does not organize events directly. Local hosts or groups coordinate activities, offering specialized insights and focusing on industry trends within the biotech sector.

Meetup cannot guarantee the quality of all biotech events as it's dependent on local organizers. Experiences can vary, so it's wise to read reviews of past events and attend groups with good reputations to ensure engaging and informative gatherings.

The frequency of biotech Meetups in Melbourne can vary based on organizer activity and group participation. Checking the Meetup platform regularly will provide you with the latest updates on what's currently happening in your city.