§ Sessions

Every session, and what happened.

The photos, the questions that were on the Wharf that week, and who came. They used to live on three different pages.

7
Sessions
120people
Have signed up
53
Member cards
36
Questions

«Have signed up» is not attendance. How many actually turned up to a session is in the line under that session. Turnout comes from checking in on the day, which started on 10 Sep 2026; for earlier sessions, see the line under each one.

  1. Session seven

    Thu, 17 Sept
    A minimal line illustration of Session seven, drawn from that morning’s own photographs: lime linework on near-black picking out the café on the water at Darling Harbour, the long tables and the people around them, everyone seen from behind.

    17 turned up

    First one since the move to Chatswood: a glass room, vines overhead, the street outside. 20 signed up, 15 checked in, plus two who talked for the whole morning and forgot to. Three talks and then a Q&A. A team doing GEO on what changes when AI search leaves only three to five recommendation slots and the long tail disappears; an AI startup founder on FDE, and on earning a client's trust one small project at a time, a few hundred to a few thousand dollars each; a researcher on how a company is supposed to manage a few hundred agents, which nobody has an answer to yet. The Q&A's three questions: how someone without a technical background gets into AI; why a boss who already uses AI would pay someone else to build with it; and where a bricks-and-mortar business that has not even gone digital should start.

    The long table in the glass room, vines overhead, laptops, menus and coffee on the tableFrom the far end of the long table, a row of people along the wooden bench, the street outsideSomeone standing at the table talking, the rest seated and listening, the building across the road through the glass
    3 more photos from that morning
    A row of people on the bench against the glass wall, agaves outsideOne person on her feet talking, the whole table turned towards herA small table in the corner, four people around one laptop
  2. Session six

    Thu, 10 Sept
    A minimal line illustration of Session six, drawn from that morning’s own photographs: lime linework on near-black picking out the café on the water at Darling Harbour, the long tables and the people around them, everyone seen from behind.

    19 signed up; counting from the photographs, a little over twenty came. The structure changed this time. Two demos to open — a map-based app for real-estate agents, and one person's experience of cutting social video with AI — then a Q&A the whole room answered together. That morning's question: in the AI era, should an ordinary person go deeper on one skill or broader across several? The last half hour was left for meeting people.

    The long table by the windows, every seat taken, Darling Harbour outsideFrom the far end of the long table, a whole row of people along the glassThe long table from close up, the bar's bottle shelves at the far end
    7 more photos from that morning
    Another angle on the long table, columns and floor-to-ceiling glass, someone talkingA few people standing at the bar, talkingA small table by the windows, a few people around it, water outsidePeople standing by the bar in conversation, the bottle shelves overheadAfter it ended, a group walking outside, a glass-fronted building behind themThe same group on the way to lunchThree people at a small table, one of them mid-gesture
    There that morning (of the people with a card)

    Luna WenburtonKevin CheungLexi ChenMatthewMichael ZhuangLouisEthanLincolnPerryEltonStephanieRob

    Only counts people who have claimed a card, so it is lower than the number in the room.

  3. Session five

    Thu, 3 Sept
    A minimal line illustration of Session five, drawn from that morning’s own photographs: lime linework on near-black picking out the café on the water at Darling Harbour, the long tables and the people around them, everyone seen from behind.

    22 signed up. The opening talk was on building an audience — how to make content that keeps bringing people in. After that each table carried on by itself until noon.

    Quarter past ten, the early arrivals already seated at the small tables by the windows, Darling Harbour outsidePast the curtain, two tables with a few people at each, water through the glassAround half past ten, the tables by the windows full, someone standing at the glass talking
    5 more photos from that morning
    Another angle on the same room, tables running the length of the windowsLooking past the column, every small table takenThe row of small tables by the windows, coffee cups and glasses on themSomeone standing at a table talking, the rest sitting around listeningEleven o'clock, each table deep in its own conversation, Darling Harbour outside
    There that morning (of the people with a card)

    Luna WenburtonDavid HLincolnEltonStephanieRobLindaACGraham江江EvaJackieMiRickRoc

    Only counts people who have claimed a card, so it is lower than the number in the room.

  4. Session four

    Thu, 27 Aug
    A minimal line illustration of Session four, drawn from that morning’s own photographs: lime linework on near-black picking out the café on the water at Darling Harbour, the long tables and the people around them, everyone seen from behind.

    20 signed up, 18 turned up. Three people opened by showing what they are building — one with a few shipped apps and a growth problem, one who has replaced most of his agency with agents. Four tables after that, and fifteen of us went to lunch together.

    Around half past ten, people arriving, tables not yet full behind themThe long table along the windows over Darling Harbour, a conversation already going in the cornerAnother angle on the same room, the row by the windows filling up
    2 more photos from that morning
    The corner booth, a few people gathered around one laptopA group standing and talking before the start, two laptops open on the table beside them
    There that morning (of the people with a card)

    burtonDavid HLexi ChenRobMiRickChris XuEkinAndyfredCarinaJamesShawn

    Only counts people who have claimed a card, so it is lower than the number in the room.

  5. Session three

    Thu, 20 Aug
    A minimal line illustration of Session three, drawn from that morning’s own photographs: lime linework on near-black picking out the café on the water at Darling Harbour, the long tables and the people around them, everyone seen from behind.

    21 signed up, a little over 20 turned up. Four tables this time — growth and business, B2B, B2C, and hands-on AI. You picked one on the way in, and took another if the one you wanted was full.

    A fruit platter, bread and a white rose on the table, people talking behind itSession three, the long table full on both sides, someone standing at the far endAnother angle on the table, Darling Harbour through the windows
    3 more photos from that morning
    Looking down the table from the other end, a row of people along the windowsThe far end of the table, two people talking by the barAround the end of the session, some still seated, some standing by the bar
    There that morning (of the people with a card)

    burtonDavid HEltonMiShawngareth wangMomoJustinBillKimmyJason TJoannajasonJack XKevin ZhouTraceyAva

    Only counts people who have claimed a card, so it is lower than the number in the room.

  6. Session two

    Thu, 13 Aug
    A minimal line illustration of Session two, drawn from that morning’s own photographs: lime linework on near-black picking out the café on the water at Darling Harbour, the long tables and the people around them, everyone seen from behind.

    35 signed up, around 30 turned up. People carried on downstairs for another hour after we wrapped, and the ones who stayed for lunch kept going into the afternoon.

    The venue before anyone arrived, a long table along the windows over Darling HarbourSession two, around thirty people along the table by the windowsA fruit platter on the table, a row of people down the length of it
    1 more photos from that morning
    Coffee, a croissant and a single white rose on the table
    There that morning (of the people with a card)

    David HKevin CheungRobMiRickRocChris XuEkinJamesShawnMomoJack XKevin ZhouTraceyChrisBowenJack LiuJames

    Only counts people who have claimed a card, so it is lower than the number in the room.

  7. Session one

    Thu, 6 Aug
    A minimal line illustration of Session one, drawn from that morning’s own photographs: lime linework on near-black picking out the café on the water at Darling Harbour, the long tables and the people around them, everyone seen from behind.

    26 signed up, 18 to 20 turned up, from indie developers to lawyers, accountants and business owners.

    The first session, a long table full of peopleThe Darling Harbour side, someone talking about what they are buildingAnother angle on the room
    1 more photos from that morning
    The venue before anyone arrived
    There that morning (of the people with a card)

    Chris侃侃Kevin CheungRobRickShawnJack XRoc

    Only counts people who have claimed a card, so it is lower than the number in the room.

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