The AI Summit Australia 2027

The AI Summit Australia 2027 runs 6-8 September 2027 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the second Australian edition of Informa Connect's AI Summit series. It is co-located with Data Center World Australia, which is the point of the event: it puts AI programme owners and the people who build the compute underneath them in the same hall. The inaugural 2026 edition drew more than 1,100 attendees, 130-plus speakers and over 75 sponsors and exhibitors, with a Conference Plenary, a main conference stream, a Showcase Theatre and a Startup & Innovation Showcase run with XENON and NVIDIA. Speakers came from CBRE, the Australian Department of Defence, the ATO, Australia Post, Fujitsu Australia, Intrepid Travel and Mercedes-Benz. The 2027 agenda and pass prices were not published when this listing was written.

Date

September 6–8, 2027

Location

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Conference

Status

Upcoming

Expected Attendance

1,100+

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

Informa Connect (The AI Summit Series)

Added

Sep 1, 2026

Updated

Sep 1, 2026

• ✓CTO
• ✓CIO
• ✓Head of AI
• ✓Chief Data Officer
• ✓Head of Product
• ✓Head of Strategy
• ✓Data Centre and Infrastructure Leader

For an Australian or Asia-Pacific technology leader this is the one event where the AI strategy question and the infrastructure question are in the same building: co-location with Data Center World Australia means you can size a workload and price the compute for it in the same afternoon. The audience is deliberately senior and local — heads of AI, data, product and strategy from Australian enterprises and agencies — so the case studies come with local regulatory, sovereignty and data-residency constraints already applied, which the imported US programmes never address.

• ✓Conference Plenary with cross-industry keynotes
• ✓The AI Summit main conference stream
• ✓Showcase Theatre for solution and vendor sessions
• ✓Startup & Innovation Showcase run with XENON and NVIDIA
• ✓Co-located Data Center World Australia exhibition and programme
• ✓Masterclasses, workshops and facilitated roundtables
• ✓Keynote themes including sovereign AI capability and compute for AI workloads

• ★Co-located with Data Center World Australia, so the AI roadmap conversation and the compute, power and facilities conversation happen at the same venue on the same days
• ★Built specifically for Australian and Asia-Pacific enterprises rather than being a US programme flown in, with local regulators, government agencies and operators on the platform
• ★Strong public-sector and defence representation — the Department of Defence, ATO and Australia Post all spoke at the inaugural edition, which is unusual for a commercial AI conference
• ★Small enough at roughly 1,100 attendees that senior speakers are actually reachable, unlike the 7,500-plus US edition of the same series
• ★Backed by the Victorian Government as a visitor-economy event, which has kept the programme anchored in Melbourne rather than rotating between cities

Pass prices for the 2027 edition are not published. Informa Connect sells delegate passes for the series through the event's own Passes & Pricing page, which had not been opened for 2027 when this listing was written; the 2026 Melbourne edition sold delegate passes with separate exhibition and showcase access.

When is The AI Summit Australia 2027?

The AI Summit Australia 2027 takes place September 6–8, 2027 in Melbourne, Australia.

Where is The AI Summit Australia 2027 held?

The AI Summit Australia 2027 is held in Melbourne, Australia. The event format is in-person.

How much does The AI Summit Australia 2027 cost?

The AI Summit Australia 2027 is paid. Pass prices for the 2027 edition are not published. Informa Connect sells delegate passes for the series through the event's own Passes & Pricing page, which had not been opened for 2027 when this listing was written; the 2026 Melbourne edition sold delegate passes with separate exhibition and showcase access.

Who should attend The AI Summit Australia 2027?

The AI Summit Australia 2027 is aimed at CTO, CIO, Head of AI, Chief Data Officer, Head of Product, Head of Strategy, Data Centre and Infrastructure Leader.

What topics does The AI Summit Australia 2027 cover?

The AI Summit Australia 2027 covers Enterprise AI, AI Infrastructure, Agentic AI, AI Governance, Data Centres and Compute, Sovereign AI, AI ROI and Cost, Public Sector AI.

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