Clutch Summit Wrap-Up: The Shift to AI Factories in Melbourne
23 Feb 2026
We are back from the Melbourne Enterprise AI and Automation Summit, and if one thing is clear from the conversations at Collins Square, it’s this: the Australian market is ready to scale.
For the XENON team, yesterday wasn’t just about showing up. It was about validating a shift we’ve been seeing for months. The questions from the floor weren’t about “why” anymore. They were about “how.”
The Takeaway: Infrastructure is the Strategy
During our keynote, Joao Almeida and NVIDIA’s Michael Lang unpacked the concept of the “AI Factory.” The consensus in the room was palpable—you cannot build tomorrow’s business engine on yesterday’s IT stack.
Whether it was during the keynote or the closed-door roundtable, the focus remained tight on the economics of compute:
- Why fabric utilisation matters more than raw spec sheets.
- How to predict costs as you scale from pilot to production.
- The reality of deploying high-density NVIDIA platforms in local data centres.
A Note of Thanks
Events like this don’t happen by accident. We want to extend a sincere thank you to Clutch Events for curating such a high-calibre group of delegates. The quality of the discussion is a testament to the quality of the room.
We also want to thank our partners at NVIDIA. Standing on stage with Michael Lang to present a unified vision for AI infrastructure is always a highlight.
Missed the Summit?
If you couldn’t make it to Melbourne, or if you didn’t get a chance to grab Joao or the team during the breaks, the conversation doesn’t have to end here.
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