Australia’s Place in The Global AI Race
Presented in partnership with ResetData.
Australia sits on the cusp of becoming the Asia-Pacific's AI powerhouse. World-class research, deep sector expertise and fresh investment in on-shore GPU infrastructure give the nation a genuine shot at regional leadership - provided it can scale sovereign solutions, attract and keep top talent, and balance soaring energy demands. This session tackles both the promise and the pressure points, unpacking what it will take for Australia to claim the mantle as global competition intensifies.
Join ResetData co-founder Bass Salah in conversation with Alan Tsen, GM of Cremorne Digital Hub, for a fireside chat on the road ahead for Australia's AI industry. Then switch gears to a rapid "Bullish or Bearish" round, where leading founders Tod Pedler (New Dialogue/Centric Minds) and Elena Tsalanidis (Deeligence) will join Bass on stage to trade views on regulation, sovereign data solutions, talent and more. Expect candid insights, audience interaction and practical takeaways as they go deep on what it'll take to sharpen Australia's competitive edge in the AI age.
🌟 PLUS as a special offer for event attendees!
ResetData is offering 90 days of complimentary access to their AI platform featuring cutting-edge LLMs (including Llama 4 Maverick). Build and test your solutions with full onboarding support, technical assistance, and potential future co-marketing opportunities! Join us at the event to receive your free access (and a huge thank you to ResetData for supporting our local founder ecosystem!).
Places are limited, so register now - we hope you can join us for this special event!
About Our Speakers:
Bass Salah - Co-CEO & Co-Founder, ResetData.
Bass is a subject matter expert on AI and the data centre revolution, an ESET ‘Heroes of Progress’ award winner and Soc3 emissions reporting advocate with a relentless strategic focus. Bass’s career spans senior construction and technology roles across Australian and around the world. He is a University of Western Sydney construction graduate who holds an MBA with the University of Newcastle, and a post-graduate degree with the University of Oxford.
Nicolas Joukhadar- Program Manager, Reset Data
Nicolas is a program manager, startup founder, and technology enthusiast with a PhD in Engineering. At ResetData, he bridges the gap between engineering teams, customers, and developers, with a strong focus on the ISV and startup sector. Passionate about tackling complex, high-impact projects, Nicolas is currently driving efforts to deliver sovereign AI capabilities to Australia, ensuring the nation keeps pace with the global AI race.
Tod Pedler - Founder and Director, New Dialogue
Tod is the Founder & Director of CentricMinds, bringing over 20 years of experience in commercialising homegrown technologies across web, mobile, and AI for customers in Australia, the US, and Europe. As a seasoned design and business professional, he's been instrumental in leading successful digital projects for some of Australia's biggest brands and has co-founded multiple ventures including MobileNation and Zero Agency. Tod specialises in enterprise software commercialisation, particularly in SaaS, collaboration tools, and LLM spaces, while also serving as an occasional early-stage investor helping transform how businesses communicate and innovate.
Elena Tsalanidis - Co-Founder and CEO - Deeligence
Elena is the COO and Co-Founder of Deeligence, an AI-powered platform revolutionising how corporate lawyers handle due diligence and contract review. With nearly 4 years leading the company, she's passionate about equipping legal teams with cutting-edge tools that deliver faster, more accurate results. Through clever automation and AI, Elena is transforming the entire due diligence process—helping legal professionals streamline workflows and provide exceptional client service.
Moderated by: Alan Tsen - GM, Cremorne Digital Hub
Alan is a former fintech founder, Chair of Fintech Australia, and corporate innovation leader. He now brings his deep ecosystem knowledge to Cremorne Digital Hub as our General Manager.
About ResetData
ResetData is Australia's next-generation cloud services provider that offers public sovereign AI capabilities through innovative AI Factories. As a NVIDIA Cloud Partner, they specialise in delivering high-performance AI, Machine Learning, and Large Language Model capabilities through strategically located CBD facilities. Their flagship AI-F1 in Melbourne's CBD represents Australia's first sovereign public AI supercomputing facility, featuring state-of-the-art NVIDIA and advanced Liquid Cooling technologies. This infrastructure enables them to provide enterprise-grade AI capabilities with industry-leading efficiency: 40% lower computing costs, 45% reduced emissions, and zero wastewater production. Through their AI Marketplace, they offer immediate access to NVIDIA-certified AI models and solutions, serving diverse sectors including accounting, legal, retail, technology, and engineering.
About Cremorne Digital Hub
Cremorne Digital Hub is a networked innovation ecosystem that connects startups, universities, corporates, and investors through programs, events, and physical space to drive collaboration, commercialisation, and growth of the Victoria innovation ecosystem. CDH links industry with the Victorian innovation ecosystem through events, workspace, and community, providing a platform for working together, sharing ideas, building strategic relationships, and creating new business opportunities.
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