Claude Sydney Meetup — AI Builders & Claude Code
Sydney’s meetup for people building real products and workflows with Claude, Claude Code and AI agents.
Whether you’re a software engineer, founder, product builder or simply experimenting seriously with AI, join us for an evening of practical talks, real-world demos and conversations with people who are actually shipping with AI.
No generic AI hype. Expect real workflows, lessons from production and ideas you can use in your own work.
What You’ll Get
🧠 Practical Claude & AI workflows
💻 Real-world engineering and product lessons
🚀 Examples from people shipping AI into production
🤝 Meet Sydney developers, founders and AI builders
🎤 Talks, demos and community conversations
What to Expect
6:00 PM — Doors Open
Settle in, and say hello to fellow builders.
6:30 - 7:30 PM — Talks
Talk 1 AI-Enabled SDLC: From Startup to Global Enterprise by Stephen
One human, one AI agent, nearly 500 production pull requests, and a global enterprise rollout: what really breaks when you give AI autonomy in the SDLC, and which guardrails transfer.
Stephen Mc Gowan is a technical leader and solutions architect with 15+ years taking software and AI from inception into customers' hands, across start-ups, scale-ups and global enterprises. He is the founder of TrolleyRelay, a multi-tenant SaaS he has built solo on a fully AI-driven SDLC, and also works with large enterprises as an AI Solution Architecture Consultant, championing Claude Code and practical AI solutions. He was previously CTO at Realta Logic and My Emergency Doctor. Based in Sydney.
Talk 2 img2proudasianparents by Jono
Jono is not a dev, and doesn’t sell shovels: See how he orchestrated a suite of agents to bank +12,000 pdf excerpts as “short-form” maths study content using local and frontier models 🤖Enjoys long walks on the beach, ate 30 eggs a day for a month straight. Statistical methodologist at the Australian Bureau of statistics 📈
7:30 - 8:30 PM — Community Engagement & Networking
The best part of any meetup — real conversations. Meet collaborators, swap ideas, and find your next project partner.
Want to Share Your Story?
We're looking for speakers and sponsors! Whether it's a 5-minute demo of something you've built, a lesson learned from shipping AI in production, or a wild experiment worth sharing — we want to hear from you.
Apply here: https://forms.gle/CuhvaFTHKip9R1At9
Spots are limited — RSVP to save yours. See you there!
Community Sponsor — Cloud Bridge
Cloud Bridge is an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner supporting startups and businesses with AWS infrastructure, funding and cloud adoption.
Are you eligible for Up to $100K AWS Cloud Credit?
Apply here https://aws.cloud-bridge.au
Venue Sponsor
Haymarket HQ is a go-to-market accelerator that helps founders to access revenue and capital in new growth markets. We’ve supported 1000+ companies into new markets in Australia, across Southeast Asia and beyond.