— Workshops

AI Workshops and Masterclasses

Hands-on, small-group sessions — day two of humAIn 2026

14 October 2026 · The Collider and Stone & Chalk, 477 Pitt Street, Sydney

Day 02 14 October 2026 Masterclasses and Workshops
09:00–12:30
Tara Iwamoto, founder, Vibe Coding Lab

AI gives marketers and creatives a new kind of agency: the ability to turn ideas into working products, apps and websites at speed.

  • Tara IwamotoCo-founder, Vibe Coding Lab
AI & Creative Work SESSION DETAIL →
09:00–12:30
Jason Ross

How to design, test and contain an AI agent before it touches your brand, your customers or your budget.

  • Jason RossFounder and digital innovation leader, Time Under Tension
11:00
Emma Barbato

How do you turn a film, character, brand or idea into an experience people can take part in?

  • Emma BarbatoCreative Director, Hyperfiction Magazine
12:30–13:30
Lunch and networking
13:30
Ashlea Vallance, Founder, Screen Swap by The Screenery

touch grass. make something.

  • Ashlea VallanceFounder, Screen Swap by The Screenery
AI & Creative Work SESSION DETAIL →
13:30
Julia Vargiu, Director Australia, SI Global

AI can improve margins, accelerate delivery and create new products. It can also commoditise capabilities, flatten differentiation and make a business easier to replicate or price down.

  • Julia VargiuDirector, Australia, SI Global
The Taste GapBrand Discovery in the AI Age SESSION DETAIL →
15:30
Matt Plant, Head of Behavioural Science and Ai, Thinkerbell

Learn how human-AI cognition is changing consumer behaviour, and how to redesign the path to purchase.

  • Matt PlantHead of Behavioural Science and Ai, Thinkerbell
Brand Discovery in the AI Age SESSION DETAIL →
15:30
Annie Liao, Build Club

Most marketing teams now use AI tools, but few have redesigned their workflows around them.

  • Annie LiaoFounder & CEO, Build Club / Solaris