Meshpoints announces their inaugural Congress, designed for those leading the development of WA's innovation ecosystem

This inaugural event will build connections amongst collaborators, define the focus for the ecosystem, and inform overall strategy for the Innovative Society Initiative. As the peak event for leaders, funders and providers across WA’s innovation ecosystem. Attendees will enjoy content that is a mix of education, strategising, connecting and development, and includes:

Overview of the state, trends and drivers in the state, national and international ecosystems.
Facilitated discussions and connections with collaborators, experts, funders, policy-makers.
Influence the priorities of funders, incubators, NFPs, investors and the whole ecosystem.
Progress Meshpoints development through selection of stewards, policies and priorities.

Presenters and facilitators include:

Chad Renando, Managing Director of GEN Australia and Global Entrepreneurship Congress
Nicole Lockwood, Director of WA Plus, Chair of Malka Foundation and MIT REAP representative
Charlie Gunningham, Director, Innovation at Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Danelle Cross, Director of Entrepreneurship at Curtin University
Nate Sturcke, Product and Pipeline Lead at Spacecubed, Managing Director at Skills of the Modern Age
Gina Price, Director The Sociocracy Consulting Group
Andrew Outhwaite, Facilitator at Meshpoints, Managing Director at For Blue

Participating organisations include Social Enterprises, Non-Government Organisations, Advocacy Groups, Incubators & Accelerators, Educators, Funders, Investors and more.

All participants have the opportunity to lead discussions or co-facilitate sessions at the Congress.

It is a requirement to have expressed interest in being a Meshpoints Partner to attend this event. Submit an EOI to become a Partner organisation here, speak to andrew@meshpoints.com to learn more. Read more on our last quarterly meeting here.

This event is made possible by the support of Lotterywest, Spacecubed, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation and MIT REAP.

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Meshpoints, supported by Spacecubed and Lotterywest, is part of the Innovative Society Initiative, designed to build a community of high-impact innovators in Western Australia.