Melbourne
Empowering the Australian AI Community
MLAI Aus is a non-profit org dedicated to making Australia an awesome home for AI builders. Join us for one of our next meetups and hackathons!
Our events have been sponsored and supported by over 50 awesome organisations across Australia. Become a sponsor
We are MLAI Aus
Our vision is to make Australia an amazing home for AI and machine learning entrepreneurs and to increase the economic complexity of Australia. Let's get on it. Love letters: hi@mlai.au
- Meetups
Monthly IRL tech talks, a few drinks, and new mates—always free.
- Hackathons
Weekend build sprints with 100+ hackers—perfect co-founder hunting ground. (See #aihackmelb23)
- Codecamp
Hands-on AI sessions with Melbourne Hackerspace—learn by doing.
Event Highlights
Can't wait to see you for the next one!
Sydney
MLAI Green Battery Hack 2024 (Sydney)
Melbourne
ML and AI Meetups
NAB Arena, Melbourne
AI Hack Melb 23
"Honestly, meeting cool people was the best part of it all"
We are proud to have worked with amazing people
"As excitement about AI builds and the impacts spread into all our daily lives, a strong and diverse community of participants is vital to support positive outcomes for all. It's great to see the MLAI Aus crew working hard to build this community across Australia. Get off the couch and get involved!"
Kendra Vant
Director - Europalabs
"It was an absolute pleasure to work with the MLAI team on the Ecosystem Drinks: Talent meets Startups. It was amazing to see so many engaging members of the MLAI community join in for the startup speed dating. "
Eike Zeller
Ecosystems Director - Stone & Chalk
"MLAI has been a fantastic community for connecting with like-minded, talented people. Everyone has been warm, welcoming, and eager to talk nitty-gritty tech details."
Xavier Andueza
Founding AI Engineer - Userdoc
Monthly updates from MLAI Aus
Australia is going sideways when the rest of the world goes forwards
8/10/2025
Your weekly dose of AI & Startup news on our path to 1000 Aussie Startups
Insane. My cat was actually The Bachelor!?
2/10/2025
Your weekly dose of AI & Startup news on our path to 1000 Aussie Startups
That's us looking all professional.
Xavier Andueza
President
Michael Reitzenstein
Vice President
Pegah Khaleghi
Treasurer
Lukas Wesemann
Secretary
Dr Sam Donegan
Head of Marketing
Callum Holt
Head of Partnerships
Tom McKenzie
Head of Technology
Jasmine Raj
Co-Head of Community
Ethan Lee
Co-Head of Community
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