Australia's First Innovators Breakfast: Exploring the past, present and future of First Nation's Innovation & Investment
Event description
Australia's First Innovators Breakfast
Exploring the past, present and future of First Nation's Innovation & InvestmentÂ
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are the First Innovators and Entrepreneurs of this country. Our connection to country and kin can be traced back beyond 65,000 years. We have traded between our Nations and Internationally for generations and this continues to this day.
We invite you to come and hear from Advance Queensland and how they will continue to support, invest, and grow our modern-day Innovators and Entrepreneurs.  Come and hear from our Amazing panelists as they detail their journey to grow their businesses.
Hon. Minister Leeane Linard MP - Minister for Environment, Science and Innovation along with Duncan Kerslake from Deadly Innovations will share the Queensland Government Support for First Nations Innovation specifically around investment in entrepreneurs, companies, and communities. Projects such as the digital investment in First Nations communities such as Yarrabah will be shared.Â
In conjunction with the Tropical Innovation Festival team, the event will be expertly MC'ed by Media Personality Shelley Ware and hosted by the FNQ Indigenous Innovation Facilitator, Marc Harbrow.Â
Speakers include, Clinton and Lozen Schultz - Sobah Beverages, Darryl Lyons - RainStick, Brian Wyborn - First Australians Capital, Andrew Niven |Â QIC
As well as:Â
Vernon Ah Kee, Vernon Ak Kee Art, Johnny Morrision, Jarramali and Leesa Watego, Iscariot Media as they discuss the future of Art, Tourism and Cultural story telling in the new Digital World and opening International Markets.
Time |
Topic |
Speakers |
8:00am |
Networking, Coffee and Brunched served. |
Leesa Watego | Iscariot Media |
9:00am   |
Acknowledgement, introduction and overview. Â Â |
Tara Diversi | Launch Y(E)P Shelley Ware | Shelley Ware MC Marc Harbrow | Harbrow Mentoring CR Trevor Tim | Local Acknowledgement |
Ministerial address and announcement |
Hon. Minister Leeane Linard | Minister for Environment, Science and Innovation Introduced by Hon. Speaker Curtis Pitt |Â Queensland Parliament Speaker and Member for Mulgrave |
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Fireside chat about Deadly, First Nations Investment for the Future |
Duncan Kerslake | Deadly Innovations Clinton and Lozen Schultz | Sobah Darryl Lyons | Rainstick Brian Wyborn | First Australians Capital Andrew Niven | QIC |
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Transition economies and Deadly Innovation Strategy 2.0 |
Duncan Kerslake | Deadly Innovations |
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Fireside chat about Deadly First Nations Art for the Future |
Veron Ah Khee | Vernon Ah Khee Johnny Murison | Jarramalli Leesa Watago | Iscariot Media |
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10:55am |
Thank you and close |
Shelley Ware | Shelley Ware MC Marc Harbrow | Harbrow Mentoring |
11am |
Small group tours through Vernon Ah Khee exhibition |
In Partnership with Advance Queensland Deadly InnovationÂ
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