2026 High Flyers Growth Summit - Sydney Edition

2026 High Flyers Growth Summit - Sydney Edition

Wednesday 9 September 2026
Macquarie Headquarters | Sydney, Australia | In-person only

Sponsored by Macquarie Capital, Allens and Harvey.

Hosted by Vidit Agarwal and The High Flyers Podcast, the Annual High Flyers Growth Summit returns to Sydney, building on the success of last year's sold-out event, which brought together more than 165 founders, CEOs, investors and operators.

This Sydney Summit will once again bring together 150+ of Australia's leading founders, CEOs, investors and AI leaders, followed by our San Francisco edition later this year.

Hear directly from the Country Leaders of Anthropic, OpenAI, Harvey and ElevenLabs; CEOs of Culture Amp and SafetyCulture; Founders of Lorikeet, Zeller and Neara; and Investment Partners from Blackbird and Airtree amongst others, as they share the bold decisions, hard-earned lessons and emerging trends shaping where the world is heading and the next generation of global companies.

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Sessions

The AI Platform Shift

How AI is reshaping companies, industries and competitive advantage.

Speakers

Satya Tammareddy, Head of GTM ANZ, OpenAI

Ashleigh Whittaker, Country Manager ANZ, Harvey

Damian Naughton, General Manager ANZ, ElevenLabs

Moderator

Vidit Agarwal, Host, The High Flyers Podcast

The Founder Playbook

Lessons in leadership, growth and company building.

Speakers

Steve Hind, CEO & Co-Founder, Lorikeet

Ben Pfisterer, CEO & Co-Founder, Zeller

Jack Curtis, Chief Commercial Officer & Co-Founder, Neara

Moderator

Vidit Agarwal, Host, The High Flyers Podcast

Seeing Around Corners

Finding Signal in a World of Noise.

Speakers

Niki Scevak, Partner, Blackbird

John Henderson, Partner, Airtree

Kim Jackson, Founder & CIO, Skip Capital (Atlassian Founder's Family Office)

Moderator

To be announced

Still Growing

Leading SafetyCulture and Culture Amp in the AI Age.

Speakers

Luke Anear, Founder & CEO, SafetyCulture

Caroline Rawlinson, CEO, Culture Amp

Moderator

Vidit Agarwal, Host, The High Flyers Podcast

(The first public conversation with Caroline Rawlinson since becoming CEO of Culture Amp, alongside Luke Anear's first public appearance since returning as CEO of SafetyCulture)

Capital, Deals & Decisions

How leaders are navigating capital, acquisitions and growth in today's market.

Speakers

Senior leader from Macquarie Capital

Senior leader from Allens

The Next Frontier

Where AI goes from here.

Speakers

Theo Hourmouzis, General Manager ANZ, Anthropic

Additional speaker to be announced

Moderator

Vidit Agarwal, Host, The High Flyers Podcast

Beyond the stage, attendees will have the opportunity to connect with a highly curated audience of founders, CEOs, investors and operators building the next generation of global companies.

Breakfast, lunch and networking are included.

Hosted by Vidit Agarwal and The High Flyers Podcast, in partnership with Macquarie Capital, Allens and Harvey.