GTC is one of the best windows into where AI is actually heading. Not just the next product cycle, but the next decade. Every year, Jensen Huang takes the stage and lays out a vision that shapes how industries think, invest, and build. For founders and builders in Melbourne, that matters. The pressure to stay ahead of AI isn't abstract. It's daily. And knowing what's coming is only half the challenge. Having the tools, the training, and the right people around you to act on it is the other half.
That's exactly why we wanted to bring a piece of it to Melbourne. The Best of NVIDIA GTC 2026 was our way of taking the most important conversations from this year's event and making them relevant for Australian founders and builders. A half-day of hands-on learning and honest discussion about what GTC 2026 really means for the local industry.
Building Deeper: Hands-On Learning with NVIDIA and MMT
Knowing AI is moving fast is one thing. Knowing where to get the skills and how to use the tools is another. That's the gap these two sessions were built to close.
Luke Boyce from NVIDIA walked through NVIDIA's Deep Learning Institute (DLI), one of the world's most comprehensive AI learning platforms. It's a practical resource for developers, engineers, and technical founders who want structured, hands-on training to build and deploy AI with confidence.
Carey Hassall from MMT followed with a deep dive into robotics, unpacking NVIDIA's robotics stack and giving attendees a clear picture of how NVIDIA is shaping the next generation of intelligent machines.
For anyone in the room still figuring out where to start with AI, both sessions gave them somewhere concrete to go.
Unpacking Jensen Huang's Keynote
GTC's keynote is always more than a product announcement. It's a signal. Jensen Huang has a track record of laying out ideas that feel ambitious in the moment and obvious in hindsight, and this year was no different.
We cut the keynote into clips, pulling out the moments we thought would resonate most with an Australian audience. The shifts in how AI is being built, bought, and deployed. Those clips anchored a panel discussion with leaders from across Australia's AI sector, turning a global stage into a local conversation.
Here are some of the key insights they shared:
Tokenomics will define AI strategy
It's really important to understand those tokenomics as we move forward. And for Australians, if we're not educated buyers of AI, we're gonna be buying and spending the wrong money in the wrong place.— Bass Salah
Orchestration is where we are headed
When I think about the future of my engineers, I think that it's orchestration. That is the future, which is the ability to orchestrate multiple things and bring together an outcome. — Christopher Bartlett
Proprietary data and distribution are the new moats
Proprietary data and distribution are the biggest things they're looking for right now. — Leila Oliveira
Human-first approach in robotics builds trust
We wanna make sure that people will accept the human load. We're gonna be human first. We wanna make sure that people will accept the human load and then we add capability when that's been finalized.— Yan Chen
The clips gave us a shared starting point. What followed was a genuinely useful conversation about what AI means for Australian businesses right now.
Our Special Giveaways
To top off an incredible day, we ran a special giveaway made possible by our friends at NVIDIA and MMT — featuring an NVIDIA DGX Spark, a Jetson Orin Nano, and NVIDIA Brev Credits for the builders ready to hit the ground running. A huge congratulations to our winners — may these tools take your AI journey further than you ever imagined.
Our lucky winners from the day
What This Means for Australian Builders
The gap between global AI innovation and local application is closing. Australian developers no longer have to watch the AI revolution from the sidelines. They have access to world-class tools, expert guidance, and a community that's moving fast.
At CDH, that's exactly the kind of environment we're building. A place where founders, innovators, and investors can come together, share what they know, and build what's next. Events like this one are a big part of how we get there.
