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From Manual to Modern: A Roundtable for Ambitious Brokers
Tue, Aug 25, 8:00 AM**Join Us in Melbourne: How AI is Eliminating the Admin Grind for Australian Mortgage Brokers** **Location:** Melbourne, Australia (Venue details provided upon RSVP confirmation. **Luma registration is mandatory.**) **Register Now:** [From Manual to Modern: A Roundtable for Ambitious Brokers · Luma](https://luma.com/6vtq5z93) **Capacity:** Strictly capped at \~20 senior leaders **About the Event** The pressure on Australian mortgage brokers has never been higher. With record market share comes an overwhelming administrative load, policy research, compliance documentation, Best Interests Duty (BID) checks, and post-RBA client outreach. Join Builure and IRL By Amber for an intimate, off-the-record roundtable featuring leading broker mentors and AI innovators. We are diving straight into how cutting-edge automation is taking the heavy lifting out of day-to-day broking without compromising the strict compliance and privacy standards your clients depend on. This isn't a long-winded slide deck presentation. It’s an interactive, peer-led conversation designed for senior leaders across Melbourne’s finance and tech ecosystem who want to stay ahead of the curve. **What We’ll Cover** * Eliminating the Admin Grind: How top-performing brokerages are using AI to cut down manual paperwork and lender policy research from hours to minutes. * Compliance Without Compromise: Safeguard your client data while maintaining airtight Best Interests Duty (BID) compliance and audit trails. * Proactive Client Engagement: Harnessing automated tools for post-RBA decisions and portfolio reviews to retain clients for life. * Data Sovereignty: Why enterprise-grade Australian data privacy needs to be built in from day one, not bolted on. **Special Guests** Inshu Misra — CEO, Builure (Empowering finance teams to work smarter with AI) **Who Should Attend?** This session is curated specifically for: * Brokerage Principals & Senior Mortgage Brokers * Aggregator Leaders & Broker Mentors * Fintech Founders & Financial Services Innovators Food and drinks are on us! Spaces are strictly limited to 20 seats to ensure genuine, high-value discussion. **Hosted By:** **Builure:** Empowering businesses with intelligent solutions and expert talent. Built specifically with Australian data privacy at its core built in, not bolted on. **IRL By Amber:** One of APAC’s largest startup and tech communities with over 8,000 members and 100+ events hosted alongside global leaders like Anthropic, Notion, Blackbird, and AirTree.  Apply to Attend: Secure your spot at the table now. Registered attendees will receive full location details upon confirmation.

KMLF August 2026 - Alison Bulbeck
Wed, Aug 26, 8:00 AMThis month we have Alison Bulbeck from the UK joining us to talk about expertise capture. Sarah and Stuart got to see this at the Knowledge Summit in Dublin and you really don't want to miss it! Alison is a Business Change leader and CILIP Knowledge Management Fellow with extensive experience delivering transformation and organisational change across the defence, life sciences, pharmaceutical, and financial services sectors. As Deputy Head of Business Change within the National Armaments Director Group (UK Ministry of Defence) she helps shape and deliver complex change programmes in a rapidly evolving environment. A passionate advocate for knowledge management as a strategic enabler, Alison focuses on improving collaboration, decision-making, organisational learning and business performance through effective knowledge practices. She is particularly interested in human centric behavioural aspects of knowledge. Her role puts her at the intersection of knowledge management, business change, organisational culture and emerging technologies, bringing a practical and results-focused perspective to embedding knowledge into everyday business operations. **Session Details:** * **Date & Time:** 6:00pm AEDST, Fourth Wednesday of each month * **Format:** Virtual session on Teams * **Agenda:** * 6-6:30 pm networking * 6:30-7:45pm exploration of the topic * 7:45-8pm wrap up * 8pm dinner for those interested. KMLF has run monthly, almost uninterrupted since 1998, serving the Victorian Knowledge Management community with close ties to Change Mgt, Records Mgt, Information Governance and Academic communities.

Presenting - Interactive fun workshops
Thu, Aug 20, 8:15 AMSmashing! Try something new Thursday Interactive reality workshops- Tonight get involved and have some fun Serious about improving your leadership - **Why mess, come to the best** Why is Smashing different to other speaking clubs? Just two member's thoughts, "The fun/laughs factor is definitely a point of difference. We keep it moving with high standards so it’s a nice balance. Too strict makes it tense and boring, too loose and we can lose the energy/commercial feel. SmashSpeak's vibe's in the sweet spot." "At other clubs I used to listen to long speeches and lectures, here we get so many chances to talk every meeting, that we have to improve" **Free parking** close: O'Connell and Cobden streets **IMPORTANT: Be on time, as doors close when the show starts** “Proudly Australian" – Free-flowing teamwork, greater good focus, sharing the stage, etc Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth St (Opposite Queen Vic Market) Level 1, PURPLE Room (End of corridor) More to come...

Learning / Projects - A Social Roundtable 🧠✨
Sat, Aug 15, 1:00 AMJoin us for a relaxed Saturday hangout to chat about whatever you've been working on recently or any courses you've taken or things you've learnt! No lectures or workshops - just good conversation in a roundtable format where everyone's input is welcome! \#\# What's the Vibe? * Relaxed, conversational roundtable format * Share your wins, fails, or discoveries * Discuss anything you've studied recently or any projects you are working on. * Connect with others exploring this space in Melbourne \#\# Who Should Come: * Anyone who's studying coding formally or casually * Developers building things they want to share * Complete non-coders who want to build things * Tech enthusiasts wanting to connect with like minds \#\# Practical Details: * Location: Melbourne Central Lion Hotel * Time: 11 AM to 2 PM (Saturday) Leave early if you like, no set schedule. * Format: Casual roundtable discussion * Bring: Your stories and questions (laptop optional) The pub was nice last time, let's discuss interesting coding projects or things you've been studying or learning. Join our Discord for location and updates: [https://discord.gg/uBxdn7R8SF](https://discord.gg/uBxdn7R8SF) **No registration needed - just show up and join the conversation!**

Tell better stories, or we are stuck with this…
Thu, Aug 20, 7:30 AM* Topic: Tell better stories, or we are stuck with this… * Date: Thursday 20th August 2026 at 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm * Networking: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm and 6:45 pm - 7:30 pm * Presentation Time: 6:00 pm - 6.45 pm *(includes welcome, presentation 30 mins & community marketplace)* * Location: Thoughtworks HQ Level 35/360 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000 * Ticket: Free of cost, however, registrations and RSVP are required! * Sponsor: Thoughtworks **Precis** In a room at the Canberra Parliament in late 2013, a group of engineers and officials gathered to brief Federal Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the struggling NBN rollout. There was a hard choice to make - fibre to the node, or fibre to the premises. The topic was so complex, the explanations so extensive, the impacts so varied, and the powerpoint slides so detailed, that making a decision proved vexing to the Minister. In the end, he chose the 'hybrid' model, based on data he could fathom the meaning of. This proved famously costly to Australia's economic development. Nigel Dalton will relate this moment to the decisions being made in Boardrooms in 2026, about similar choices on the adoption of AI & ML tech that could be equally momentous. How can data professionals ensure the narratives they are producing provide the maximum clarity to decision-makers, and avoid another NBN? **About The Speaker** Nigel Dalton is a social scientist at Thoughtworks Asia-Pacific. He is well-known for his work in technology and innovation, stemming from his time as CIO of REA Group and GM of Technology at Lonely Planet, as well as a diverse background in government, startups, and private enterprise across multiple countries. Nigel joined Thoughtworks in 2020, and has continued his work speaking at conferences, writing articles, podcasting, advising executives, and mentoring. After witnessing the highs and lows of high-stakes story-telling around technology and business decision-making for 4 decades, he is passionate about improving the quality of tech communications. The AI era is providing plenty of opportunities to improve that.

🍜Asian Background Social: Lounge Asia Melbourne (Easy English) 6pm
Wed, Aug 19, 8:00 AMWhy People Love Lounge Asia 🍜 Asian-focused event 🤝 Many guests come alone 💬 No need for perfect English 🌏 No games or forced introductions — just enjoy the conversation Lounge Asia began within the Asian community, so people from Asia often feel comfortable and at home here. At the same time, everyone is welcome — locals, expats, travellers, students, returnees, digital nomads, and globally minded people. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Join 1️⃣ Tap "RSVP" on this page 2️⃣ Show your Meetup QR code at reception 3️⃣ Collect your name tag and start meeting people ✅ Early RSVP is free ✅ RSVPs made within 24 hours of the event start time are $5 ✅ Limited capacity — please RSVP early Many people attend alone, so don't worry if it's your first time. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Find Us 📍 Venue La Di Da 577 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000 ⏰ Start Time — Melbourne Local Time 6:00 pm ⚠️ Important: This is the local time in Melbourne. Meetup may display Brisbane time or another time zone, so please follow the local time shown above. ━━━━━━━━━━ 🍺 Please Support the Venue This event is free or low-cost because the venue supports our community. Please purchase at least one drink during the event. Your support helps us keep organising events at great venues. ━━━━━━━━━━ 💚 Please Be Respectful Lounge Asia is a friendly social event where everyone should feel comfortable and welcome. 🚫 This is NOT a pickup or dating event. Anyone who makes others uncomfortable may be removed immediately. Not allowed: harassment, unwanted attention, MLM / crypto / religious recruitment, or anything that makes others uncomfortable. Organisers reserve the right to refuse entry or ask anyone to leave. 🪪 A valid government-issued photo ID is strictly required for entry. No photo ID, no entry. Driver's licences must be issued by the government of the country where the event is held. 📸 Photos and short videos may be taken for community and promotional purposes. If you prefer not to appear, please let an organiser know when you arrive. ━━━━━━━━━━ Lounge Asia is already growing in Australia and is now expanding across Asia — Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Our goal is simple: More friendship, more understanding, and more genuine connections across cultures. 📱 Join the Lounge Asia Australia WhatsApp Group Stay connected with the Lounge Asia community after the event. ✅ Hear about upcoming Lounge Asia events ✅ Meet local and international people ✅ Stay connected with people you meet ✅ Receive community news and event updates [👉 Join the WhatsApp group:](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EgS1bseR5Lq4eykvjMsEIS) 📱 Instagram: @_lounge_asia [🎥 Watch Event Video:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNak_cu9CXw) [👉 GET VIP ACCESS:](https://forms.gle/t6GXAjTNFECetVuZ8) ━━━━━━━━━━ 🌏 Come say hi! Hey, come hang out! 来一起玩吧! 一起來聊天吧! 気軽に遊びに来てね! 편하게 놀러 와요! มาเจอกันนะ! Tới chơi nha! Tara, sali ka na! Yuk, gabung! လာပြီး အတူပျော်ကြရအောင်! មកលេងជាមួយគ្នាណា! ມາພົບກັນເດີ້! Хамтдаа цуглацгаая! Komm einfach vorbei! Jom join kita! See you at Lounge Asia!
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