April Dinner Event

From AI Hype to AI Hire: How Geelong Businesses Can Put AI Agents to Work – Today

Forget the tech jargon.  This isn’t another presentation about what AI might do someday — it’s a live, practical walkthrough of what AI agents are already doing inside real Australian businesses right now.

Aamir Qutub — Geelong-based CEO, author and AI strategist — takes you inside his own business where AI agents manage his emails, book flights, draft proposals, run SEO, post to LinkedIn, and even fixed his wife’s broken vanity (true story — you’ll hear about Miro, his family AI assistant, and what happened when it started writing a feelings journal).

He’ll break down the four levels of AI agents using plain-English analogies, show real examples of agents that evaluate tenders, automate marketing workflows, and reduce customer calls by 500/day. And he’ll share his prediction: by 2028, there’s a widening gap between AI Leaders and AI Followers. By 2030, it’s a chasm.

Who Should Attend:

• Business owners and CEOs who know AI matters but aren’t sure where to start;
• Operations and team leaders looking to free up time and reduce manual work;
• Anyone managing a team who wants to understand what agent owners means (your future job title); and
• The curious and the sceptical — Aamir was mocked for predicting AI’s rise 6 years ago. He enjoys converting doubters.

No technical background required. If you can send an email, you can follow this talk.

What You’ll Gain From Attending:

• A clear mental model for understanding the entire AI landscape — what to buy, what to use, and what to build;
• Real-world examples of AI agents running sales, marketing, HR, safety and manufacturing processes — not theory, working systems;
• The Future Organisation blueprint — what your business looks like in 3-4 years, including the three human roles that matter most;
• Practical next steps — tools you can try this week; and
• Free access to Dumb Monkey AI Academy resources and slides.

About Aamir

Aamir moved to Australia as an international student, started as a cleaner at Avalon Airport, and built Enterprise Monkey from a Geelong garage into a company with offices in four countries. 40 Under 40 national award winner, author of The CEO Who Mocked AI (Until It Made Him Millions), founder of Dumb Monkey AI Academy, and host of The Dumb Monkey Show podcast. He lives in Geelong with his wife, Sarah and 4-year-old son Omar — and yes, his family AI assistant really did hire a plumber via Airtasker.

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