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From Manual to Modern: A Roundtable for Ambitious Brokers

From Manual to Modern: A Roundtable for Ambitious Brokers

Tue, Aug 25, 8:00 AM
From builureAI Community

**Join Us in Melbourne: How AI is Eliminating the Admin Grind for Australian Mortgage Brokers** **Location:** Melbourne, Australia (Venue details provided upon RSVP confirmation. **Luma registration is mandatory.**) **Register Now:** [From Manual to Modern: A Roundtable for Ambitious Brokers · Luma](https://luma.com/6vtq5z93) **Capacity:** Strictly capped at \~20 senior leaders **About the Event** The pressure on Australian mortgage brokers has never been higher. With record market share comes an overwhelming administrative load, policy research, compliance documentation, Best Interests Duty (BID) checks, and post-RBA client outreach. Join Builure and IRL By Amber for an intimate, off-the-record roundtable featuring leading broker mentors and AI innovators. We are diving straight into how cutting-edge automation is taking the heavy lifting out of day-to-day broking without compromising the strict compliance and privacy standards your clients depend on. This isn't a long-winded slide deck presentation. It’s an interactive, peer-led conversation designed for senior leaders across Melbourne’s finance and tech ecosystem who want to stay ahead of the curve. **What We’ll Cover** * Eliminating the Admin Grind: How top-performing brokerages are using AI to cut down manual paperwork and lender policy research from hours to minutes. * Compliance Without Compromise: Safeguard your client data while maintaining airtight Best Interests Duty (BID) compliance and audit trails. * Proactive Client Engagement: Harnessing automated tools for post-RBA decisions and portfolio reviews to retain clients for life. * Data Sovereignty: Why enterprise-grade Australian data privacy needs to be built in from day one, not bolted on. **Special Guests** Inshu Misra — CEO, Builure (Empowering finance teams to work smarter with AI) **Who Should Attend?** This session is curated specifically for: * Brokerage Principals & Senior Mortgage Brokers * Aggregator Leaders & Broker Mentors * Fintech Founders & Financial Services Innovators Food and drinks are on us! Spaces are strictly limited to 20 seats to ensure genuine, high-value discussion. **Hosted By:** **Builure:** Empowering businesses with intelligent solutions and expert talent. Built specifically with Australian data privacy at its core built in, not bolted on. **IRL By Amber:** One of APAC’s largest startup and tech communities with over 8,000 members and 100+ events hosted alongside global leaders like Anthropic, Notion, Blackbird, and AirTree. ![👉](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t51/1/16/1f449.png) Apply to Attend: Secure your spot at the table now. Registered attendees will receive full location details upon confirmation.

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A11y Allies Roundtable: Recruitment without Barriers

A11y Allies Roundtable: Recruitment without Barriers

Tue, Sep 8, 8:00 AM
From A11y Allies (Melbourne)

**Accessibility Allies monthly roundtable** **2nd Tuesday of each month** **Proudly supported by** [Builure](https://www.linkedin.com/company/builure/posts/) **Topic for September: Recruitment without Barriers** **Learn how to access talented staff with strengths and abilities workplaces need but often overlook.** **Join us for a discussion about how people with disability can provide skills and abilities your workplace needs.** **Learn about alternative recruitment programs that help people with disability to become valuable staff.** **Meet accessibility professionals and advocates.** * **No presentations** * **Open discussion** * **Exchange ideas** * **Genuine connections** **Tuesday 8 September 2026** **6 pm - 8 pm** **Free** **Light refreshments provided (incl vegetarian and GF)** **Location: WeWork** **120 Spencer Street, Melbourne** * **Quiet exclusive space** * **Wheelchair access** * **Accessible toilet** **This is a secure building so** **[registration via Humanitix](https://events.humanitix.com/a11y-allies-2026-09) is essential** **Building Entry** **Enter via the entrance on Spencer Street.** **Meet near the green couches in the lobby. Meet other attendees. You will be escorted to level 22 to sign in.** **Running late?** **Post a message to let us know you'll be late with an ETA. We will come get you when you arrive.** **Accessibility** **Please contact us if you have any accessibility needs or questions not covered in the FAQs on the event registration page. We will do what we can to help you feel comfortable attending.** **Please contact us if you have any accessibility needs or questions about this event.**

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KMLF: Capturing expertise - Alison Bulbeck

KMLF: Capturing expertise - Alison Bulbeck

Wed, Aug 26, 8:00 AM
From Melbourne KMLF
4.6

In-person: **Energy Safe Victoria** (across the river from Flinders St Station) Online: Via **Teams**. Link will be sent via email to people who RSVP. It will also be posted in the event chat at the start of the event. ### The mindset of expertise: celebrating what we know Many people hesitate to share their knowledge because they do not see themselves as experts. In this session, Alison Bulbeck explores the mindsets that influence how expertise is recognised, valued and shared. Drawing on her Knowledge Summit Dublin presentation, she will examine barriers such as impostor syndrome and discuss practical ways to make expertise more visible and useful within organisations. ### About Alison Bulbeck Alison Bulbeck is Deputy Head of Business Change within the UK Ministry of Defence's National Armaments Director Group and a CILIP Knowledge Management Fellow. She has extensive experience leading transformation and organisational change across defence, life sciences, pharmaceuticals and financial services. Alison is particularly interested in the human and behavioural aspects of knowledge management and how organisations can better capture, share and apply expertise. **Agenda** * 6 - 6:30 pm networking * 6:30 - 7:45pm exploration of the topic * 7:45 - 8pm wrap up * 8pm onwards - dinner at a nearby venue for those interested. **Building access** * RSVP to the event * Go to Level 22 * Sign in as a guest using the touchscreen at reception * Someone will meet you and take you to the meeting room * Post in the event chat if you have any issues. **Accessibility** * Private meeting room so we can hear each other * Live captions * Wheelchair-accessible building entrance * Accessible toilet

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Does your organisation decision-making feel like a cage fight?

Does your organisation decision-making feel like a cage fight?

Thu, Sep 3, 7:30 AM
From Melbourne Business Agility Meetup
4.7

📌 **How to Manage Conflict Respectfully** What if constant compromise is actually the real problem? By always trying to meet in the middle, organisations usually end up with a lukewarm solution that satisfies absolutely no one. If your "evaporating conflict clouds" look more like corporate smog and are disappearing faster than an AI consultant's empty promises... it’s time for a rethink! Join the ebullient (but brilliant) **[Ross MacIntyre](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossxmacintyre/)** and his demonic sidekick, [Martin the Cheeseburger](https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinchesbrough/), in a live illustration of **the OST process for Rationalising Conflict.** 💡 **Why This Matters Today** Managing conflict is a vital skill in the modern toolkit for surviving in an organisation. 🛠️ **What You’ll Learn (No Prior Knowledge Needed!)** * **Rationalising Conflict:** A practical conflict management technique developed by Fred Emery as part of his innovative strategic planning workshops. * **The Art of Productive Disagreement:** How teams can disagree passionately, respect each others values, and move on together—without harboring lifelong grudges. Ross and Martin will teach by doing. You’ll walk away with actionable strategies to stop dodging friction and start turning it into operational momentum. Thanks to TeamForm, our event sponsor for providing a great place to meet and refreshments. Look at [teamform](https://teamform.co) for visualising your delivery teaming structures whether they be persistent or project based, and for desigining and operating the workforce behind them - given the work, aligning the right roles today and into the future. https://teamform.co/

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AI & Robotics Innovation Expo

AI & Robotics Innovation Expo

Fri, Sep 11, 1:00 AM
From AI Development Group
4.0

**AI & Robotics Innovation Expo 2026** The AI & Robotics Innovation Expo 2026 brings together more than 30 emerging startups, scaleups and research organisations from across Australia’s innovation ecosystem. Visitors can experience live demonstrations, discover commercially deployable technologies and meet the founders, researchers, investors and technology leaders shaping the future of AI and robotics. The program spans enterprise AI, autonomous agents, robotics, digital twins, intelligent automation and emerging applications across business, industry and everyday life. **Register Here**: https://www.melbconnect.com.au/events/ai-robotics-innovation-expo **Event details** * Date: Friday, 11 September 2026 * Time: 11:00 AM–3:00 PM * Venue: The Launchpad and The Lab, Melbourne Connect * Host: AIBUILD * Partners: InnovateConnect Alliance, Global Elite School, StarPlan AI and AI Development Group **Speakers** * **Dr Daisy Liu** — Founder and CEO, StarPlan AI * **Dr Johan Barthélemy** — Senior AI Scientist, NVIDIA AI Technology Centre * **Yifei Wang** — Founder and CEO, AIBUILD * **Wendy Jiang** — Co-Founder and Managing Director, StrataXcel * **Sicheng “Joe” Zhou** — Co-Founder and Director, AskRomi * **Liam Kelly** — Head of Technology Practice, Method Recruitment * **Joseph Lee** — Associate Director, Data, AI and Delivery, Method Recruitment * **Professor Jenny Waycott** — Professor of Human–Computer Interaction, University of Melbourne * **Carey Hassall** — NVIDIA Business Manager, Multimedia Technology * **Dickson Li** — Co-Founder and Director, Roboly * **Kathy Coultas** — Strategic Adviser, AIBUILD * **Amber Main** — Founder and Ecosystem Builder * **Professor Lihai Zhang** — Professor of Engineering Management, University of Melbourne **Expo agenda** * 10:00 AM–11:00 AM: Exhibitor setup * 11:00 AM–11:15 AM: Official opening * 11:15 AM–12:00 PM: Industrial demonstrations and startup pitches * 12:00 PM–1:00 PM: Expo showcase and networking * 1:00 PM–1:30 PM: Expo Pitch Stage presentations * 1:30 PM–2:00 PM: University of Melbourne research presentations * 2:00 PM–3:00 PM: Expo showcase, live demonstrations and networking * 3:00 PM–4:00 PM: Exhibitor pack-down Be an Exhibitor: please contact team@aidg.au

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Melbourne Founder Table: Bring One Bottleneck, Leave With Answers

Melbourne Founder Table: Bring One Bottleneck, Leave With Answers

Fri, Sep 11, 8:00 AM
From Startup Networking & Founder Ecosystem | Melbourne

Join founders, investors and tech talent at this curated **startup networking event in Melbourne.** Meet ambitious builders, exchange ideas and discover new opportunities in a dynamic community environment. **RSVP: [Use this link](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/melbourne-founder-table-bring-one-bottleneck-leave-with-answers-tickets-1997946740484?aff=oddtdtcreator)** **Please note that RSVP is managed via Eventbrite to control attendee lists — don’t ignore it to avoid issues with on-site payment.** Founder networking in Melbourne usually means a room full of business cards. This one asks what's stuck. Pricing that isn't converting. A first sales hire you keep postponing. A churn number you can't explain. You send it in before the evening, it goes on the board, the room votes — and the problems people care about get a table and twenty-five minutes of five smart people working on them. 🔍 **HOW A PROBLEM ACTUALLY GETS WORKED ON** Two minutes to explain it. Three minutes of questions - no solutions yet, and this is the part that usually reframes the whole thing. Then eight minutes while the table works on it out loud and you turn your chair around and take notes. You don't defend, you don't explain, you write. Two minutes at the end for what you're taking away. Then a new vote, a new table, and you spend the second half being useful to someone else. What makes it work: we share experience, not advice — nobody is allowed to tell you what to do, only what happened to them. And Chatham House Rule means people bring their real problems instead of the polished ones. 🎯 **NOBODY LEAVES WITH NOTHING** Before we scatter, the host asks one question out loud: who still doesn't have an answer? Every hand gets the room's attention — and someone in it has the contact you need. That's the last twenty minutes of the evening, and it's often where the useful thing happens. 🤝 **AND THE SIDE EFFECT WORTH MENTIONING** Two hours of solving problems next to people is how co-founders, advisors and first hires actually find each other. You mark who you'd work with again — and we connect you only when both sides say yes, within 48 hours. No cold intros, no lists. 📋 **ONE THING IS REQUIRED BEFORE YOU COME** After you book, you'll get a short form in our [Mini App:](https://ascentvalley.com/community "https://ascentvalley.com/community") your problem in one line, a bit of context, and how long it's been unresolved. Three minutes. It goes on the board and the room votes — if your problem isn't submitted, it isn't on the board. You'll still be in the room and in the closing round, just working on someone else's problem. 👥 **WHO'S IN THE ROOM** · Founders pre-seed to Series A · Technical builders and operators · People who came to solve, not to be sold to. Hosted by **Andrey Krylow.** He greets every guest at the door, seats you at the right table, and makes the introductions - nobody stands alone at this event. WHAT'S GUARANTEED: a curated room of 30–45 people, two working sessions, mutual matches within 48 hours. WHAT WE DON'T PROMISE: a room full of investors. Some evenings have angels and scouts in the room, some don't - we'd rather you know that before you buy. Three rules, said out loud in sixty seconds: what's said here stays here · we share experience, not advice · moving to another table mid-session is normal, not rude. Registration required — the room caps at 45. Check-in through the Ascent Valley Mini App inside Telegram: everyone you meet stays saved, matched and reachable after tonight. Ascent Valley — a founder and investor ecosystem across 21 cities. [IDEA → PROCESS → RESULT.](https://ascentvalley.com "https://ascentvalley.com")

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A CEO Roundtable is a gathering where business leaders come together to discuss strategies, share experiences, and exchange ideas. Participants gain valuable insights and deepen their knowledge through collaborative conversations in a supportive environment.

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Availability varies by city and organizer activity. If particular events aren't available in Melbourne, keep an eye on Meetup for new opportunities, as communities continually evolve and grow.