Experiences at AI:NEXT
AI:NEXT is not a room of slides. The programme is built from formats designed to make people work, argue and build in public.
The formats
AI Live
Builds and demonstrations run live, with the failures visible.
AI Tea
A seated table, one question, roughly ten people, sixty minutes.
World sessions
Focused sessions inside one of the nine programme worlds.
The Next 10
Ten early Australian AI companies on the main stage.
Human × AI challenges
Side-by-side tasks that show the actual delta.
The Second Brain
World 09 live demonstration — AI reads movement and decision-making in the open.
Structured introductions
Curated meetings rather than badge-scanning.
Why formats matter more than line-ups
A conference is mostly a scheduling decision. If the format is passive, even excellent speakers produce a passive day.
Each AI:NEXT format exists to force a specific kind of output: a decision, a demonstration, a written signal, or an introduction that continues after the convening.