Welcome to Melbourne Tech Showcase November, presented by A Lot To Say (an ALTS Project)

This event occurs monthly and we showcase super exciting technology focussed companies, platforms, projects and people, based right here in Melbourne!

We have an emphasis on design and experience creation, and our speakers/ companies participating traverse the creative, cultural, research and startup realm.

At the Melbourne Tech Showcase, we aim to inspire and enlighten citizens and visitors, by telling multiple stories of what makes this great city tick.

A key component of this? Companies will be bringing their (sometimes mysterious) technology products and services out into the open and showcasing directly to the attending audience; companies both locally born and globally located.

Why is this showcase event different you ask?

- No pitching, no panel discussions- only entertaining presentations designed to get people taking note of what is happening in the ecosystem and the undeniable innovative output in Melbourne.
- We're not afraid to venture into the sub-culture realm, and we will.

Presenting: Tim Devine, AKQA

Tim is known for his depth of knowledge and creativity with technology. He works to inspire teams and organisations to experiment, play and solve problems with existing and emerging technology. He has worked in several media labs throughout Europe where he gained access and experience with pioneers in his field.

His purpose is to drive the development of work that meaningfully influences culture and adds to what life could be, challenging what it is, and providing alternatives that loosen the ties reality has on our ability to dream.
Tim Devine Twitter: @timothydevine

AKQA: The imaginative application of art and science to create a better future with you. AKQA is home to 2,100 professionals in 23 studios across the US, Europe, Asia, and Australasia.

AKQA Twitter: @AKQA

https://www.akqa.com/

Presenting: Dr. Leah Heiss

Dr Leah Heiss is a designer and RMIT researcher working at the nexus of design, health, and technology. She is the co-leader of the RMIT Wearables and Sensing Network that brings together 50 experts from across 9 University Schools to collaborate and connect.

Her collaborative wearable health technologies include a device to monitor cardio vascular disease symptoms; jewellery to administer insulin for diabetes; biosignal sensing emergency jewellery; a wearable to monitor loneliness; and swallowable devices to detect disease.

Facett, the world’s first modular hearing aid that Leah designed for Blamey Saunders hears won many awards including the 2018 Good Design Award, the CSIRO Design Innovation Award and a Premier’s Design Award.

Leah’s work is part of Museums Victoria heritage collection and she has exhibited at galleries locally and globally. She teaches through RMIT’s Master of Design Futures and her teaching practice focuses on health sector innovation and design leadership.

http://www.leahheiss.com/

Twitter: @leah_heiss

Presenting: nura

nura are the creators of the world's first headphones to automatically learn and adapt to your unique hearing.

nura's team was founded in April 2015 in Melbourne. They are connected by music more than anything. That’s why they combined their expertise in engineering, acoustics, biology, and hearing science - to create the nuraphone. Now all music listeners can find their perfect sound, automatically.

nuraphones have turned heads at FACT, THUMP, Acclaim, Cool Hunting, The Huffington Post, endgadget, Mashable, c|net, The Verge, Forbes + +

https://www.nuraphone.com/

Twitter: @nurasound

Our Flow:

6:00pm - Attendee Arrival, drinks available

6:25pm - Introduction and Presentations

7:45pm - End of Presentation and further connection

8:30pm - End of Evening

Venue Sponsor: LaunchVIC

LaunchVic is Victoria's startup agency. Their role is to grow Victoria's startup ecosystem by investing in organisations & projects that support startups to scale innovative companies, & deliver benefits to the Victorian economy. LaunchVIC is based at the VIC Innovation Hub, where the Melbourne Tech Showcase is being held.

https://launchvic.org/

Your host: Garry Williams

Twitter: @gwilliamsALTS

Garry (Gaz) runs ALTS - a content/ engagement hybrid focussed on 'unconventional career paths and the projects that consume us.'

Projects that fall under the ALTS family include events such as Melbourne Tech programming, FuckUp Nights Melbourne and Sydney, as well as the freshly created AGENT (Melbourne) and Snap Crackle Pop Culture. He is an advocate for side projects and experimentation in the creative, tech and sub-culture realm.

Presented by: ALTS Projects

Social Media: @altsprojects

ALTS is focussed on ‘Unconventional Career Paths & The Projects That Consume Us.’ We deliver events, content and projects spanning the tech, creative and cultural spectrum, with a fixation on invention and experimentation as we champion makers and creators.
We currently deliver Melbourne Tech, FuckUp Nights Melbourne & Sydney, AGENT & Snap Crackle Pop Culture.

Our location: Vic Innovation Hub, Goods Shed North

The Victorian Innovation Hub is helping strengthen Victoria’s economy by connecting startups and entrepreneurs with mentors and investors and provides a world-class co-working facility that fosters collaboration and innovation. Home to LaunchVic and Stone & Chalk Melbourne (amongst others)

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*This event is photographed, with crowd photography published on social media. Should you wish for photography featuring yourself not to be featured, please contact us at hello@alts.today or advise us in-person at the event.

*Booking fees for this event support Education Programs for Girls via the Humanitix ticketing platform. Humanitix is the not-for-profit ticketing platform that gives events impact.