OpenSummitAI
Melbourne's first OpenClaw convention. Nine tracks, hands-on workshops, and the people building AI workforces with OpenClaw.
4:00 PM – 8:30 PM AEST
Thursday 9 April 2026
PICA, Port Melbourne
1 Thackray Rd, VIC 3207
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About the Event
Open Summit AI brings together founders, operators, and builders who are using OpenClaw to run AI workforces — not in theory, but in production today.
Venue
PICA, Port Melbourne
Thursday 9 April 2026
4:00 PM – 8:30 PM AEST. Nine tracks, hands-on workshops, lightning talks, and networking drinks.
The Event in Numbers
Every talk capped at 15 minutes. No filler, no sales pitches — just practitioners sharing what actually works across nine focused tracks.
Tracks
Speakers
Ticket Price
Networking
The Story
$2.47M
Found by a single OpenClaw agent. Overnight. While the owner slept.
A single OpenClaw agent crawled public tender databases overnight and matched opportunities to a small line-marking business in Melbourne. By morning, it had surfaced $2.47 million worth of contracts the owner never knew existed.
No team of analysts. No enterprise software. Just OpenClaw running on a Mac Mini with a set of instructions and the ability to work while humans sleep.
That's not a pitch deck fantasy. It happened. And the people who build systems like this — who deploy OpenClaw AI employees, autonomous coding swarms, and AI-powered sales machines — are gathering in one room to show you exactly how.
The Shift
What OpenClaw makes possible
OpenClaw is the open-source framework turning AI models into autonomous employees. Here's what businesses are doing with it right now.
AI Employees
OpenClaw agents that read email, draft quotes, chase invoices, and run operations 24/7. Not chatbots. Actual digital employees with job descriptions.
AI Search & AEO
ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini now answer buying questions directly. OpenClaw agents monitor and optimise your visibility across AI search engines.
Claude Code & Codex
OpenClaw orchestrates coding agents that write, test, and ship production software. Build entire websites and apps overnight with agent swarms.
OpenClaw at Scale
From solo operators to enterprise teams — OpenClaw deploys AI workforces that handle sales, finance, ops, and growth. 13+ agents running in parallel.
Real Revenue Impact
OpenClaw users are finding $2.47M in tenders, reactivating cold leads, building client workspaces, and generating invoices — all autonomously.
MCP & Tool Use
OpenClaw connects to 134+ tools via MCP. Agents browse the web, call APIs, read databases, send emails, control browsers, and take real action.
“OpenClaw is to agentic AI what GPT was to chatbots.”
— Nvidia, March 2026
Real Results
This isn't theory
Every case study you'll hear at Open Summit AI happened in the last 90 days. Real businesses. Real revenue. Real OpenClaw agents.
$2.47M
in tenders found overnight
One OpenClaw agent crawled public tender databases while the owner slept. By morning: 47 matched contracts across 3 states. Total pipeline value: $2.47 million. Cost to run: $0.80 in API calls.
13
AI employees running 24/7
A Melbourne business replaced manual admin with 13 OpenClaw agents: sales, finance, ops, growth, and an AI receptionist. They quote jobs, chase invoices, reactivate cold leads, and write follow-up emails — all autonomously.
19
page website built in 50 minutes
A swarm of 20 OpenClaw sub-agents built a complete client website — 19 pages, quoting tools, SEO copy, and deployment — in under an hour. The same work would take a freelancer 2-3 weeks.
What You'll Learn
Walk out ready to build
Every talk ends with something you can take home and implement the same week. No fluff. No “AI is the future” waffle.
Build Your First AI Employee
Walk out with a working OpenClaw agent that reads your email, drafts replies, and runs tasks on autopilot. Not a demo — your actual agent, on your machine.
Find Hidden Revenue
Learn the exact process that found $2.47M in government tenders overnight. You'll get the agent config, the prompts, and the workflow to replicate it for your industry.
Deploy an AI Receptionist
See a live phone call answered by AI. Get the complete setup: voice agent, phone number, call routing, and lead capture — ready to plug into your business.
Get Found by AI Search
ChatGPT and Perplexity are replacing Google for buying decisions. Learn how to become the brand AI recommends — not your competitor.
Ship Software Overnight
Watch a live demo of Claude Code building a complete website in minutes. Take home the swarm deployment pattern that builds 20+ pages in parallel.
Automate Your Back Office
Invoicing, quoting, follow-ups, collections — see how OpenClaw agents handle finance ops 24/7. Get the templates and workflows to set it up yourself.
Your Ticket Includes
$65.50. Everything below.
Full session recordings — watch any talk back at your own pace
Every speaker's slides, frameworks, and templates
AI blueprint pack — prompts, agent configs, SOPs, and workflows
Hands-on workshop — build a working OpenClaw agent live
1.5 hours of networking with speakers and builders
Food and drinks provided — just show up
Nine Tracks
Everything OpenClaw can do for your business
AI Search & AEO
How OpenClaw monitors and optimises your visibility across AI search engines
OpenClaw Workflows
End-to-end automation with OpenClaw agents, cron jobs, and multi-agent orchestration
Building AI Employees
Deploying OpenClaw agents with SOULs, memory, tools, and real job descriptions
AI-Powered Growth
OpenClaw agents running marketing, lead gen, cold outreach, and content at scale
AI Business Ops
Finance, invoicing, quoting, and back-office operations run by OpenClaw
AI in Industry
OpenClaw applications in mining, trades, construction, and heavy industry
AI for Services
How service businesses use OpenClaw for client management and revenue growth
Claude Code & Swarms
OpenClaw coding agents that build websites, apps, and entire systems overnight
The OpenClaw Ecosystem
MCP tools, skills, sub-agents, and the open-source community building the future
Speakers
Practitioners only
Every speaker runs AI in production. No theorists. No consultants rehashing whitepapers.
Clayton Cross
KeynoteHost & MC · Magnium Australia
Welcome & The $2.47M Discovery
Mining executive, corporate lawyer, and Director of Magnium Australia. Speaker at Resourcing Tomorrow (London) and IMARC. Decades of boardroom experience across mining, law, and advanced manufacturing.
Jack Bear
KeynoteManaging Director · Yotta AI
AI Visibility & Google Ads
Runs Australia's specialist AI search agency. Helps brands get recommended inside ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity. Built the AEO framework used by enterprise clients.
Henry Lim
KeynoteCo-Founder · number.com.au
AI Phone Calling
Building OpenClaw voice agents that answer phones, book appointments, and qualify leads. Will demo a live AI phone call on stage.
Thomas
Speaker · TBC
AI Search
How AI is transforming the way people find information, make decisions, and discover businesses.
Mike
Speaker · TBC
AI Search
The mechanics of AI search engines and what it means for businesses that want to be found.
TBA
Lightning Talk
Got 15 minutes of hard-won insight? Apply below.
TBA
Lightning Talk
Got 15 minutes of hard-won insight? Apply below.
TBA
Lightning Talk
Got 15 minutes of hard-won insight? Apply below.
Schedule
4.5 hours, zero filler
Doors & Registration
Check in and pick up your free AI blueprint pack
Welcome
Clayton Cross
AI Visibility
Jack Bear — How AI is reshaping search and discovery
AI Search
Thomas & Mike — Practical search strategies for the AI era
AI Phone Calling
Henry Lim — Live demo of OpenClaw voice agents
The $2.47M Discovery
How one OpenClaw agent found $2.47M in hidden contracts overnight
OpenClaw
Charlie Bear (foxx.ai) — Building OpenClaw AI employee teams
Workshop: Build Along
Hands-onHands-on session — build your first OpenClaw agent live
Lightning Talks & Panel
Quick-fire presentations and open Q&A
Networking Drinks
Connect with speakers, sponsors, and attendees
Close
Tickets
$65.50. Everything included.
One ticket gets you every talk, the workshop, all the recordings, and every resource the speakers share. Take it home and DIY at your own pace.
General Admission
Buy up to 50 tickets at checkout
Platinum Sponsor
Headline branding · 15-min keynote · 20 tickets
After the event — it's all yours
Every recording, slide deck, framework and template gets shared with attendees within 48 hours. Miss a talk? Watch it back. Want to implement something? The step-by-step resources are there. Bring your team up to speed without them needing to attend.
3,000 tickets available · All spoken content recorded and shared with ticket holders
Call for Speakers
Apply to Speak
Share your experience with AI in a focused 15-minute talk.
Venue
PICA, Port Melbourne
1 Thackray Rd, Port Melbourne VIC 3207
PICA, Port Melbourne
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How to get there
Light Rail
Port Melbourne line, 2 min walk from stop.
Tram
Route 109 to Port Melbourne.
Parking
Street parking on Thackray Rd and surrounds.
Airport
25 min from Tullamarine via CityLink.
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