Data Protection and Secure AI Roundtable
An afternoon with a small group of Melbourne business leaders on what has to be true about your data before AI is safe to use in your business.
Free event. Grounded, plain-spoken executive discussion with no product pitch.
Designed for 12–15 leaders to speak openly over afternoon tea.
Why This Session
Your team is already using AI
Most businesses find that out after the fact rather than before. Staff leverage ChatGPT, Copilot, or Gemini to work faster, often feeding internal documents without governance.
AI reads whatever your staff can read
The tools themselves aren't the hard part. In most businesses, nobody can say exactly what files staff can access. Permissions were set years ago, roles changed, people left, and nothing got tidied up.
AI doesn't create gaps — it finds them
This is an hour with a small group of Melbourne owners and operators working through the same question, led by people who do this for a living. No product demonstration, no pitch.
Twenty minutes of substance, then the room talks.
Most of what people take away comes from the room rather than the slides. Share practical insights with Melbourne peers of 20 to 100+ staff.
Backup used to be the whole answer. It isn't anymore.
Protecting your data now means three jobs at once. Keeping it secure. Keeping the business trading on the day something breaks. Knowing who can reach what, and who decided that. AI is what's brought all three to a head at the same time.
What We'll Cover in Detail
- Data Mapping & Access: Where your business data actually sits, and who can currently reach it.
- Day-1 AI Visibility: What AI can see on day one given it reads everything your staff can read.
- True System Recovery: What recovery looks like if a system goes down, and whether backups have been tested by restoring.
- Policy & Ownership: Who owns the rules on what staff can and can't put into AI tools.
- Privacy Act Updates: What recent changes to the Privacy Act mean for a business of 20 to 100 people.
- Prioritised Gap Resolution: Where businesses typically have gaps, and which single area to fix first.
Afternoon Agenda
Designed around your schedule. 2:30pm start avoids morning run-in and finishes before evening traffic.
Who's Presenting
Michael Brooke
Michael works directly with Australian mid-market businesses on data protection, governance, and safe AI adoption. He delivers the main keynote and facilitates the room discussion.
Matthew Howard
Matthew opens the session outlining what has genuinely changed in cloud data security over the last two years and what it means for enterprise-level competitiveness.
Getting to QT Melbourne
133 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000
By Train
Parliament Station: 5 to 6 minute walk.
Melbourne Central: 11 minute walk down Russell Street.
By Tram
Routes 11, 48 and 70: Stop along Bourke and Collins Streets, just steps away from QT.
Parking Options
QT Valet Parking: $70 per car.
Wilson Parking: Located at 180 Russell Street (1 min walk) for lower rates.
Save Your Seat
Register below. We'll confirm your seat by email with a calendar invitation and location details.