A practical monthly forum for Bayside SMB owners and leaders. Real case studies, live demos, and a resource or tool kit you can put to work straight away.
Breakfast events · 90 minutes · 20–30 local business leaders · Melbourne's Bayside region
The AI Forum Bayside is a Melbourne-based business community designed to help small and medium-sized businesses make sense of Artificial Intelligence: practically, commercially, and without the jargon.
Through monthly breakfast events, guest speakers, live tool demonstrations, and real-world case studies, the forum helps business leaders understand where AI can create value, how to adopt it responsibly, and how to apply it in ways that make sense for their organisation.
This is not a technical group. It is a practical, business-first platform for leaders who want clear, relevant guidance and a community of local peers navigating the same questions.
Join the community"To help Bayside businesses confidently navigate AI adoption through practical education, real business examples, and local community."
AI is already changing how businesses communicate, sell, market, manage information, and support customers. For most SMBs, the challenge is no longer whether AI matters. It's knowing where to start and how to use it well.
Businesses need a practical, up-to-date way to understand what's relevant, what's useful, and what's just noise.
Many staff are using AI informally. Businesses that don't get ahead of this risk inconsistency, errors, and security gaps.
AI can reduce manual work, improve productivity, support customer communication, and create competitive advantage. The opportunity is real for businesses of any size.
Leaders need clarity before committing time, money, or staff to new tools. The forum gives you the context to make smarter decisions.
Every AI Forum Bayside event comes with a tailored resource, tool or opportunity kit, designed around the session topic and curated for business leaders, not developers.
It's not a generic handout. It's a practical set of starting points built to help you take action in your own business, straight away.
This forum is for business owners and leaders who want to understand AI from a business perspective, practically and commercially, without needing a technical background.
Whether you're just starting to explore AI or already using tools inside your business, the forum is designed to move you from curiosity to clarity and from clarity to action.
Understand AI in plain business language, without jargon or unnecessary complexity.
Hear from SMB owners using AI to save time, improve operations, and grow.
Learn from speakers with real implementation experience, not just theory.
Connect with other Bayside professionals navigating the same challenges.
Watch one tool solve one real problem. Every session, every time.
Understand privacy, governance, team adoption, and risk before they become problems.
Leave every event with a personalised resource and action kit, not just notes.
Make better decisions about AI, with the context, community, and clarity to back them up.
Be first to hear about launch events, speakers, topics, and resources. No spam. Just relevant updates from the Bayside AI community.
Monthly, 90-minute breakfast sessions. Guest speaker, live demos, guided activity, and your resource kit. Done and dusted by 9:30am.
Leave with specific tools, prompts, and a realistic plan you can use in your own business. Starting this week.
Monthly breakfast events for Bayside business leaders. Each session runs for 90 minutes with guest speakers, live demos, and guided action planning.
A practical morning for business owners and leaders who want to understand what AI can do for their organisations today — and then put some of it into practice.
Artificial Intelligence is moving quickly. But for many small and medium-sized businesses, the challenge is no longer understanding that AI matters. It is knowing where to start, what is genuinely useful, and how to turn AI into better ways of working.
Join us for the first AI Forum Bayside Breakfast — a practical session for business leaders ready to move from curiosity to clarity and from clarity to action.
Presentation 1 — Ester Gomez Moreno
AI for SMEs: Where We Are Now
A high-level look at the current AI landscape and what it means specifically for small and medium-sized businesses — from ChatGPT to Microsoft Copilot and beyond.
Presentation 2 — Toby Webster, Axela
From AI Tools to AI Systems
What happens when a business is ready to move beyond standalone AI tools — and how organisations can introduce customised AI systems into their operations.
Optional — 30 min hands-on session
Vibe Coding Lab
Use AI to build a simple working app during the session. No coding experience required. Bring a laptop if you'd like to participate.
Frankston Social Enterprise & Innovation Hub
Chisholm Institute, Room 127, Building B
Fletcher Rd, Frankston VIC 3199
8:00am – 9:30am · Places are limited
David Cordover from UpScale Solutions will share how SMBs are moving from using AI to increase productivity to truly innovate processes and increase ROI.
A dedicated event for women in business exploring AI, featuring real stories from female founders and leaders using AI to grow, lead, and innovate in the Bayside community.
Be first to hear about launch events, upcoming speakers, practical AI insights, and exclusive opportunities to be part of the founding AI Forum Bayside community.
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