THE ARGONAUTS TECH SERIES Launch Event

THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY IN THE TECH INDUSTRY...

WHAT IS THE PATH TO A BETTER WORLD WITH AI & TECH?

Tech promised to set us free. Instead, in 2026, it's cutting budgets, cutting salaries, and cutting people — even as it promises a smarter, AI-powered future just around the corner. The Tech Series doesn't pretend this contradiction away. It puts it on the table, in the room, under Chatham House rules, and asks the people actually living it to tell the truth about where this is really heading. Join us on the journey to find a better path with AI & Tech — and without it, because some things will always stay human.

As always, our Speakers and First Senators will be shaping the journey with us, forming an Open Boardroom together with you, modern-day Argonauts.

The Voyage Into The Unknown…

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Adrian Turner

Adrian Turner is a strategic advisor, founder and non-executive director working at the intersection of deep technology, national resilience and industrial transformation. He is Managing Partner at TimeBridge Partners, co-founder of ExoFlare (building global biosecurity infrastructure), an Industrial Advisor to EQT on AI-centric value creation, and previously led CSIRO's Data61, Australia's national data science agency, as CEO.

Melinda Stuart

Melinda Stuart is Principal, Enterprise Marketing, Emerging Technology at Optus, where she leads go-to-market strategy for complex, high-value enterprise sales. A specialist in marketing into highly regulated industries — government, healthcare, finance and telecommunications — her career spans InterSystems, Macquarie Technology Group and Cornerstone Digital across the APAC, EMEA and US markets. She builds marketing systems designed to outlast her own involvement, and has grown client communities from near zero to thousands of engaged members.

Marcus Tesoriero

Marcus Tesoriero is Co-Founder and Head of Creative at AiCandy, Australia's first fully AI-powered creative and film production company. An award-winning creative leader, his career spans Ogilvy, DDB, McCann and Dentsu Creative, where he served as Chief Creative Officer for Australia & New Zealand. His work has been recognised at every major global creative and effectiveness award show, including Cannes Lions, D&AD and the Effies. Marcus is also a SXSW speaker and Creative Partner with Magnific and Leonardo.Ai.

Curated by Olivier Vojetta

Entrepreneur, Writer & Co-Founder, The Argonauts Series.

Bringing two decades of front-line experience navigating business strategy and storytelling at PwC, Macquarie and other leading organisations.