Not every conversation fits the main stage. Some topics demand time, focus, and the right room.
Our Masterclasses create that space; intimate, in-depth sessions where industry professionals gather to tackle specialised subjects that go beyond the core agenda. With three sessions for Data Center World Australia, these are opportunities to dive deep into the topics that matter most to your audience.
Hosted over breakfast, lunch, or afternoon tea, Masterclasses blend learning with connection in a relaxed yet focused environment.
Why Masterclasses Work:
- Explore niche or advanced topics in meaningful detail
- Engage a committed, interested audience
- Foster genuine dialogue and knowledge exchange
- Integrate seamlessly into the event flow
Masterclass 1: Fujitsu | 12:00PM | 8 September
Redefining business in the agentic AI era: From strategy to scalable impact
AI is entering a new phase, from experimentation to enterprise-scale execution. In this practical masterclass, Mahesh Krishnan, CTO at Fujitsu will moderate a fireside conversation Fujitsu’s Head of Data and AI, Ian Christie, and Ashok Govindaraju, Partner at Fujitsu’s consulting arm, Uvance Wayfinders, on how organisations can redesign business processes for the agentic AI era, connect trusted data and AI platforms with scalable infrastructure, and identify where measurable value can be created across cost, productivity, service delivery and sustainability, while ensuring data sovereignty, cyber resilience and trust are built in from the outset. The session will outline a practical pathway for moving from AI ambition to operational impact.
- Understand why AI transformation must start with business process and operating model design, not technology alone.
- Explore how agentic AI, trusted data and edge capability can reshape service delivery and operational performance in secure, resilient environments.
- See how a full-stack approach can help reduce complexity, cost and compute pressure while strengthening data sovereignty and cyber resilience.
- Identify practical next steps to validate, prioritise and scale AI use cases with confidence.
Speakers:
Paul Monks, Director AI, Fujitsu
Mitch Tomazic, Partner, Uvance Wayfinders Consulting by Fujitsu
Moderator: Mahesh Krishnan - Chief Technology Officer, Fujitsu Australia Limited
Masterclass 2: Victorian Government | 3pm | 8 September
Speed, Scale and Certainty in a Sustainable way: How Victoria is positioning itself to be a leading hub for data centre investment
Speed to market, scale and certainty is what data centre operators and organisations adopting AI are looking for when they are making investment decisions — but equally important is that this investment occurs in a sustainable way to ensure that community needs are also being met. In this fireside chat hosted by Invest Victoria, hear how a coordinated approach between government, industry, and community is strengthening Victoria’s position as a leading data centre hub in Asia-Pacific.
Hosted by Invest Victoria
Invest Victoria is the Victorian State Government's investment promotion agency.
This organisation is focused on attracting and facilitating investment that contributes to economic growth across the state.
Invest Victoria is the investment gateway to not only the Australian market but also the dynamic Asia-Pacific region. On behalf of the Victorian Government, Invest Victoria plays a pivotal role in fostering long-term prosperity for Victoria by:
- attracting and supporting new foreign direct investment, domestic investment and re-investment
- enhancing the state’s business investment environment
- developing whole-of-government capabilities and governance in investment attraction
- coordinating the state’s investment pipeline
- leading a whole-of-government investment committee to streamline opportunities.
Masterclass 3: Akamai | 7:30am | 9 September
How to Scale AI Without Breaking the Bank: Escape Cloud Costs and Boost Performance
Centralized clouds are quickly becoming the primary bottleneck for scaling production AI. Routing high-frequency inference back to distant data centers increases latency, restricts architectural flexibility, and exposes enterprise budgets to unpredictable cloud egress costs.
In this executive masterclass, learn how shifting AI workloads to a distributed edge platform delivers ultra-low latency, high token throughput, and absolute cost control. Discover how forward-thinking leaders are building production-grade, multi-cloud AI infrastructure that scales seamlessly without paying the hyperscaler egress tax.
Speakers:
Jay Jenkins, Field CTO, Akamai Cloud Computing
Vineeth Varughese, Principal Product Marketing Manager
Yaoquan Zhu, Senior Product Manager, GoVeda