The Schedule

Two days. Three sessions.

Friday — Foundations

Can Machines Think?

11:00 AM -- 1:00 PM Foundations

Teddy: a practical history of AI, from early questions to today's tools
Teddy: crash course on Base44 and what no-code AI builders are good for
Dr. Stephan Chen: energy and AI, and what computation costs in the real world
Dr. Olu: clinical, operational, and human context for using AI responsibly
Teddy: how AI works, without pretending the maths is magic
Q&A and next-step briefing for Saturday's hands-on build

Saturday — Hands-On Build

Hands-On: Build and Host a Website

10:00 AM -- 12:00 PM Intermediate

Raspberry Pi as a tiny real server you can hold in your hand
Terminal basics: folders, files, and what commands actually do
SSH into the Raspberry Pi and understand what remote access means
Crash course on HTML: the smallest useful website
Use AI to create a website, then inspect and adjust the code
Host it manually with WinSCP and PuTTY, using AI as your assistant

Saturday — VIP Masterclass

VIP: Cloud Servers, Agents and Deployment

1:00 PM -- 3:00 PM VIP masterclass

Move from Raspberry Pi to a cloud server without losing the mental model
Use agents to create, edit, and deploy websites faster
Cloud hosting basics: domains, SSL, Nginx, deploy folders, and rollbacks
What an AI agent can safely automate, and where humans still approve
Turn a website build into an offer, support plan, or internal tool
Smaller room, deeper Q&A, and hands-on deployment feedback

Choose Your Path

Three tiers. One mission.

Free Access

Livestream Pass

Unlimited livestream registrations

Friday "Can Machines Think?" livestream
Saturday hands-on build session livestream
Replay links after the event
Workshop slides + starter resource pack
Email reminders with access details

Operator

In-Room Workshop

$49 AUD

9 operator seats inside a 12-seat room cap

Everything in Free +
Physical seat for the Friday foundations session and/or Saturday hands-on build
Printed workbook + implementation checklist
Coffee, water, and room networking
Check-in support and day-of materials
Priority updates on the hub fit-out

MOST VALUE

VIP

Workshop + Masterclass

$249 AUD

3 VIP seats reserved within the room cap

Everything in Operator +
Saturday 1 PM cloud servers + agents masterclass seat
Custom AI-assisted website build (3-5 pages)
Teddy AI assistant for 1 month
30-min strategy call with Teddy
Cloud deployment checklist + agent workflow notes
Founding VIP recognition + faster follow-up

Transparency

How the hub is funded.

Community-first model

Free access stays free

The Friday foundations session and Saturday hands-on build are available as a free livestream because the goal is to get practical AI capability into more hands, not gatekeep the knowledge.

Free registrations cover livestream access, replays, and the starter resources.
Paid tiers fund the in-room experience, the extra prep, and the follow-up work.
We teach this openly on purpose: the premium is execution, support, speed, and access.

Transparent reinvestment

Where paid ticket revenue goes

For this first workshop cycle, paid tickets are there to help cover the real operating overhead of getting the space launch-ready.

Venue access, room setup, signage, and fit-out costs.
Printing, workbooks, pens, refreshments, and check-in materials.
Streaming, hosting, email, payment, and registration infrastructure.
Any surplus goes back into the space, future free education, and community programming.

We are positioning Melbourne AI Hub as community-first and transparently funded. We are not presenting it as a registered nonprofit at this stage.

After You Register

What happens next.

Immediately

Confirmation + access record

You get an instant confirmation email. Your registration is logged for check-in, reminders, and follow-up.

Within 24 hours

Calendar hold + access notes

We send a calendar hold and the right instructions for your tier: livestream details, or venue/check-in notes for in-room attendees.

Reminder cadence

7 days, 24 hours, morning-of

Registered attendees get reminder emails one week out, one day out, and on the morning of their selected sessions.

Livestream pass

For free registrations

Name and email only.
Access notes for the free YouTube livestream sessions.
Replay links and resource pack after the event.

In-room tickets

For Operator and VIP

Phone number and dietary requirements collected for event ops.
Venue arrival instructions and check-in guidance.
Printed or tablet-friendly check-in list on the day.

If you haven't yet, take the 5-minute readiness assessment — we'll tune pacing and follow-up to your level.

Materials

What to bring, and what we provide.

Bring

Keep it practical

Laptop recommended Saturday Phone is enough Friday Bring a charger Notebook optional

Friday is mostly informative, so a phone or notebook is enough.
Saturday is hands-on: bring a laptop if you want to SSH, edit files, and publish alongside us.
Bring a charger because the Saturday sessions use real tools.
Arrive 15 minutes early if you are attending in person.

Provided

On-site materials

Printed workbook Implementation checklist Pens Coffee + water

Printed worksheets and checklists for in-room attendees.
Coffee, water, and simple networking time between sessions.
We are keeping the first release conservative while the room layout is finalized.

The room is being launched carefully. We are starting with a conservative 12-seat in-room cap while layout, sightlines, power, and flow are validated.

Our Stack

We teach and build with these platforms.

Every session draws on real tools from real platforms. We show what each one does best so you can pick the right one for your work.

Claude Code generation, reasoning, and safety-first AI

Gemini Multimodal understanding and Google ecosystem integration

ChatGPT Conversational AI, plugins, and broad general knowledge

Grok Real-time data, creative voice, and long context

Ollama Run open-source models locally on your own hardware

FAQ

Got questions?

Friday and Saturday workshops at 317/480 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD (Oaks on Collins, Level 3), with free livestream access for the core sessions. Friday runs 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (foundations). Saturday includes a two-hour hands-on build session (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM), followed by the VIP cloud servers, agents, and deployment session from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Specific dates announced via the livestream signup and the member portal once the next cohort is confirmed.

The livestream pass is free. Operator ($49) and VIP ($249) are paid in-room tiers with extra materials, check-in support, and Saturday masterclass access for VIP.

No. Friday is built for complete beginners. Saturday gets hands-on with Raspberry Pi, terminal, SSH, HTML, WinSCP, and PuTTY, but it is taught as a guided first build with AI assisting the whole way.

Yes. Select your preference during registration.

We are launching with a conservative 12-seat room cap while the fit-out is still being validated. 9 seats are released as Operator tickets and 3 are reserved for VIP inside that same cap.

For Friday, a phone or notebook is enough. For Saturday, bring a laptop if you want to follow the hands-on build yourself. We will use Raspberry Pi, terminal, SSH, HTML, WinSCP, PuTTY, and AI assistance. Printed worksheets, pens, coffee, and water are provided for in-room attendees.

Yes. Registered livestream attendees get replay links and resource follow-up after the event.

You get an instant confirmation, then reminder emails one week out, 24 hours out, and on the morning of your selected sessions. In-room attendees also receive venue and check-in notes.

The VIP session happens Saturday from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM and moves from local Raspberry Pi hosting into cloud servers, agents, and deployment workflows. Strategy call scheduling starts right after the workshop, with website and Teddy AI follow-up staged over the next 2-4 weeks.

5 minute walk from Southern Cross Station. Street parking and Wilson parking nearby.

Your Life Changes
With Agents.

Two days. Three sessions.

Three tiers. One mission.

Know your track before the workshop