Built from delivery experience
Run by the Xelleron team that ships data, automation, and AI systems for Australian businesses.
90-minute private workshop - Australia & New Zealand
Safely catch up with competitors using Copilot and generative AI
A private briefing for managing directors, leadership teams, and public sector managers, run by engineers who design and build practical AI-driven solutions for Australian organisations.
$840 per group of up to 7
Virtual AU & NZ
In-person South East Queensland
QLD Government ICTSS.2403 panel supplier
No prerequisites
Why this workshop, why now
Your staff are already experimenting. Your board is already asking.
Generative AI now shows up in competitor pitches, proposals, tender responses, and day-to-day work. The issue is no longer whether people are interested. It is whether the firm has a shared, governed position.
Many teams are already pasting work into ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot-style tools. Sometimes that includes sensitive client data. Sometimes staff spend a lot of time manually redacting prompts and shared files without understanding what can still be inferred from the remaining context.
Doing nothing is no longer neutral. Moving fast without a plan is no longer safe.
What the session produces
A shared leadership view of where your firm actually is, where it wants to be in the next six months, and which AI moves fit your risk appetite.
Who runs it
Trained by data engineers, not generic training specialists
Xelleron builds custom AI software for Australian organisations. The workshop is grounded in production systems, real data, governance, and users rather than generic AI demonstrations.
Private and compact
No public class, no full-day commitment, no prerequisites. It is designed for the MD and leadership team only.
You leave with a map
Your team leaves with a shared AI maturity view and a practical six-month direction.
What changes in 90 minutes
You leave with a map you did not have when you arrived
Most AI conversations stall because leaders in the same room have different mental models of what is possible, what is risky, and where the firm sits today.
Before the workshop
- You cannot articulate the firm's AI position to your board in a specific way.
- Staff are using consumer AI tools on real work without enough visibility.
- You have been pitched AI solutions and cannot tell which claims are credible.
- Your leadership team does not share a vocabulary for AI decisions.
After the workshop
- Your leadership team shares a map of AI maturity across seven dimensions.
- You can see where the team agrees, disagrees, and wants to move in six months.
- The biggest gaps become direct input into AI policy and next investments.
- Each participant leaves with one written 30-day commitment they own.
| # | Dimension | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Platform access & adoption | Which tools staff have, how they are licensed, and how widely they are used. |
| 2 | Playbooks & use cases | Whether the firm has repeatable AI use cases or only experimentation. |
| 3 | Context & memory | How AI tools access the firm's knowledge, documents, and prior work. |
| 4 | Verification & quality | How AI output is checked before it reaches a client, regulator, or board paper. |
| 5 | Tools, actions & integration | Whether AI is a chat window or connected to real systems and processes. |
| 6 | Governance & risk | Policy, data handling, supplier review, and alignment to Australian AI safety expectations. |
| 7 | Culture, experimentation & leadership alignment | Whether people can try, share what they learn, and align around a shared direction. |
The 90 minutes
Structured for executive time. Designed to produce shared decisions.
Opportunities
20 min
20 min
Opportunities ice breaker
We start with tangible AI use cases that have delivered value for firms similar to yours.
Risk
20 min
20 min
What goes wrong in production
Data leakage, hallucination, regulatory exposure, vendor lock-in, and what Australian AI safety expectations mean for your business.
AI tools
15 min
15 min
The four building blocks behind Copilot and modern AI tools
Enough conceptual depth to read vendor claims and tell what is real.
Triggers
Knowledge
Instructions
Actions
Assessment
25 min
25 min
Where your firm is and where you want to be
Each participant marks the firm's current and target state across the seven maturity dimensions. We surface agreement, disagreement, and the biggest gaps.
Next steps
10 min
10 min
Concrete moves agreed in the room
Each participant leaves with one written commitment for the next 30 days. We also name the highest-priority topic for a follow-on session if one makes sense.
The right fit
Built for managing directors, leadership teams, and public sector managers
The workshop is designed for leadership teams of Australian and New Zealand firms with roughly 40 to 200 staff, and for public sector managers who need a practical, governed AI position for their team or program.
It works across industries including civil engineering, professional services, financial services, construction, local government, and public sector delivery environments.
This is for you if
- You are the managing director, CEO, or general manager of a medium-sized firm.
- You are a public sector manager, agency director, program lead, or delivery manager responsible for practical AI adoption.
- You want your direct reports in the room, typically 5 to 7 people.
- You need a shared leadership view, not general staff training.
- You want to interrogate AI vendors and proposals on substance.
- You want a practical starting point for your AI policy.
Governance & risk
We cover what your board, insurer, customers, and regulator will eventually ask about
Generative AI risk is no longer abstract. A tightening posture across data, privacy, consumer law, and AI safety means "we will figure it out as we go" is no longer a defensible position.
Microsoft Copilot - what is actually safe
The data boundaries, governance choices, and licensing decisions that affect what Copilot can and cannot see.
Your AI policy starting point
A shared view of the biggest risks and what policy needs to address first. Not a finished policy - a defensible priority list.
Alignment to Australian standards
The maturity gaps map cleanly to the questions your board, insurer, B2B customers, and auditor will ask.
Queensland Government Pre-Qualified ICT Supplier
ICT Professional Services Panel (ICTSS.2403) SOA for ICT Professional Services
Pre-qualified to deliver professional ICT and software development services to Queensland Government agencies.
The details
$840
Flat fee per group, up to 7 participants, virtual or in-person South East Queensland.
A deliberately compact session at an accessible price
The workshop is priced so a managing director, executive, or public sector manager can approve it without a major procurement exercise. It gives medium-sized firms and public sector teams a practical way to start the AI conversation properly.
Duration90 minutes
Group sizeUp to 7 people
VirtualAustralia and New Zealand
In personSouth East Queensland
Pre-workAbout 15 minutes per participant
TakeawayMaturity map, gap list, commitments
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Who is this AI workshop for?
Managing directors, leadership teams, and public sector managers in Australia and New Zealand. It suits medium-sized businesses and public sector teams that need practical AI governance, vendor assessment, and adoption decisions.
How long is the workshop and how many people can attend?
The workshop runs for 90 minutes and is designed for a private group of up to seven participants.
Does it cover Microsoft Copilot specifically?
Yes. We cover Copilot's safety features, governance choices, data boundaries, and how to decide whether Copilot is the right fit for parts of your business.
Is this a Microsoft training course?
No. It is a strategic executive briefing, not a tool training course or product demonstration. Xelleron builds custom AI software and runs this workshop to help leaders make better AI decisions.
What do we walk away with?
A shared AI maturity map, prioritised gap list, written commitments from each participant, and a candidate topic for a follow-on session if one makes sense.
Next step
Pick a date. Brief your leadership team. Move from interest to a shared plan.
90 minutes. Up to 7 people. $840 per group. Run by the engineers who build AI for Australian organisations, including public sector teams.
Tell us about your group
- Your name and work email
- Company or firm name
- Number of participants
- Virtual or in-person delivery preference
- Two or three preferred dates and times
We respond within one business day. Brisbane business hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00am-5:30pm AEST.