About 25 hours AI
Practical AI starts with people who understand the work.
We started this company because we were tired of watching good organisations get stuck talking about AI instead
of using it.
The team behind the work
We’re a mix of trainers, product people, strategists, policy specialists and engineers deliberately, because putting AI to work properly takes more than one skill set.
Practical AI trainers
The people in the room translating “AI” into “here’s how you use this in your actual job.” They’ve upskilled universities, councils, aged care providers and SMEs across Australia, live demos, real data, jargon banned.
AI strategy experts and policy experts
They handle the harder conversations: governance, ethics, risk and how AI adoption should scale without leaving leadership guessing. Dr Daryl Carlton, one of Australia’s leading voices on AI governance and author of four books on AI governance and cybersecurity, works with us on exactly this, helping organisations build policy and risk frameworks that support safe action instead of freezing progress.
AI agent build engineers
The engineers who turn a mapped workflow into a working agent, scoped tightly, tested with real users, and built with clear ownership and review baked in from day one.
This image was generated with AI (ChatGPT)Meet our CEO | Founder
“Start with the work.
Design around the human. Then use AI where it earns its place.”
Monch Mercader
Monch has spent 20+ years turning complex digital ideas into things people can actually use, including early, practical AI work alongside Google Australia and other global technology leaders.
One of his early AI projects now sits in
the Coke Museum in Atlanta.
As CEO of 25 Hours AI, he brings that same instinct to every engagement: strip away the hype, show the work, and make sure the technology earns its place.