IDC & AMD Executive Roundtable Sydney
When Agents Come To The Endpoint
Rethinking Where AI Runs, What It Costs and Whether We Are Ready
In Partnership With
Australian organisations have made AI a priority, but turning ambition into returns remains difficult. 73% of ANZ organisations see AI as a business priority, yet many continue to report poor returns, with 33% citing excessive infrastructure costs as the biggest constraint on evaluating and testing generative AI.
Agentic AI raises the stakes further. While 70% of large Asia/Pacific organisations are researching or prototyping multi-agent architectures, only 18–20% have production-grade implementations. As agents operate continuously and AI workloads grow, organisations must make more deliberate decisions about what runs locally versus in the cloud, balancing cost, performance, security and data control.
At the same time, GenAI-capable machines are forecast to account for 37.2% of Australian commercial PC shipments by 2027. This closed-door, IDC-moderated roundtable, co-hosted with AMD, brings together senior technology leaders to discuss readiness for agentic AI, the evolving role of local and cloud compute, and what the next generation of enterprise PCs needs to deliver.
Key Insights Include:
As AI becomes more autonomous and continuous, technology leaders must rethink AI economics, workload placement and endpoint readiness for the agentic era.
Managing the economics of continuous AI consumption
Running AI locally for performance, security and data sovereignty
Building the right hybrid AI architecture across endpoint, edge and cloud
Rethinking Windows 11 refresh and device lifecycle strategies
Preparing secure, manageable device fleets for the agentic era
Agenda
IDC & AMD Executive Roundtable Sydney
One Day Event
Registration and Morning Networking
Welcome Remarks
From AI Ambition to Agentic Reality: Rethinking the Economics and Architecture of Enterprise AI
Linus Lai
Group Vice President, Research, IDC
The Agentic Endpoint: Preparing the PC Fleet for the Next Era of AI
Steven Lee
Regional Sales Director | Commercial, AMD
Interactive Roundtable Discussion with delegates
Linus Lai
Group Vice President, Research, IDC
Steven Lee
Regional Sales Director | Commercial, AMD
Summary & Close
Networking Lunch
Speakers
Linus Lai
Group Vice President, Research
IDC
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Linus Lai
Linus Lai is a member of the Asia/Pacific Software and Services Research Group. He has more than 20 years of IT experience in the region. Based in Sydney, Australia, he has experience in several cloud, software, and services programs in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ), which covers a wide range of technology and services markets across 13 countries.
In this role, he is responsible for providing insights and analyses in enterprise adoption, integration, and management of these solutions. This includes sourcing strategies, vendor selection, and identifying emerging trends in business and technology solutions across technology buyers in the region. Linus is a founding member of IDC Asia/Pacific’s Emerging Technology Advisory Council and is a recipient of numerous awards for country, regional, and quality research contributions. In his previous role as head of research in Southeast Asia, he developed and grew IDC’s presence in the region.
Linus is frequently quoted in various publications and media outlets and is a regular presenter at industry forums, client events, and strategic workshops. Prior to joining IDC, Linus worked with a large outsourcing service provider that focused on retail banking solutions.
Linus holds a master of science degree from the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 12:05 pm
Interactive Roundtable Discussion with delegates
One Day Event 11:35 am
From AI Ambition to Agentic Reality: Rethinking the Economics and Architecture of Enterprise AI
Steven Lee
Regional Sales Director | Commercial
AMD
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Steven Lee
Senior technology executive with 20+ years of leadership experience across enterprise, public sector, OEM, and channel ecosystems. Demonstrated success in scaling revenue, growing market share, and building high-performance organisations across Australia, New Zealand, and APJ. Adept at aligning strategy, sales execution, and partner ecosystems to accelerate growth in infrastructure, cloud, AI, and emerging technology markets. Respected leader, mentor, and practitioner known for developing talent, cultivating executive relationships, and delivering transformative business outcomes.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 12:05 pm
Interactive Roundtable Discussion with delegates
One Day Event 11:50 am
The Agentic Endpoint: Preparing the PC Fleet for the Next Era of AI
In Partnership With
AMD
AMD is the high performance and adaptive computing leader, powering the products and services that help solve the world’s most important challenges. Our technologies advance the future of the data center, embedded, gaming and PC markets.
Founded in 1969 as a Silicon Valley start-up, the AMD journey began with dozens of employees who were passionate about creating leading-edge semiconductor products. AMD has grown into a global company setting the standard for modern computing, with many important industry firsts and major technological achievements along the way.
Venue
Crown Towers Sydney
Meeting Room: Opal Suite
1 Barangaroo Ave, Barangaroo NSW 2000, Australia
