Regional Innovation Summit 2024

Explore the latest tech and innovation for sustainability at the Regional Innovation Summit

Gain insights from keynote speakers from across Australia about future industries holding immense promise for the South West region including Future Food, Productive Oceans and Sustainable Seafood, and Technology for Net Zero. 

Connect with dynamic trailblazers with fresh viewpoints and ingenious solutions including entrepreneurs, researchers, government representatives, corporates, and investors.

Engage in panel discussions featuring innovators sharing their remarkable success stories through the power of sustainability and creativity.

Hear compelling pitches and see new innovations from emerging startups in partnership with investor network, South West Angels. 

Enhance your day and choose from two optional bespoke tour experiences of Shelter Brewery and Busselton Jetty's Marine Discovery Centre. Limited spots available—add the tour at checkout to secure your place:

• 1.30pm, 45-minute tour- Experience Shelter Brewery starting with an in-depth exploration of their brewing process, from grain selection to the final pour. Engage in discussions on how their innovative technology shapes the brewing industry, ensuring their beers excel in taste, quality, and sustainability.
  

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• 1.45pm, 30-minute tour  - Explore the Marine Discovery Centre to encounter sharks up close, listen to whale songs, and control underwater submarines through interactive exhibits. Hear from specialist Marine Biologist Sally Bolt as she delves into the comprehensive environmental initiatives undertaken by Busselton Jetty.

Event details:

• Friday 13th September
• 8am to 4pm, followed by networking
• Hilton Garden Inn, Busselton Foreshore
• Provided: Light breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, networking drinks and canapes
• Dress code: Smart casual 

Tickets: $115 + GST

Speakers: 

Josh Whiteland, Wadandi custodian and Koomal Dreaming founder, Welcome to Country, and sharing his cultural knowledge for sustainable production. 

Kylie Hansen, Founding Director of Impact Seed, Western Australia's peak capacity builder for impact investment and social enterprise development, and co-founder of Impact Investment Alliance of WA, Western Australia's key reference group for market development and stewardship of impact investment in WA.

Susie O’Neill, Head of Industry Engagement and Megan Redmond, Head of Government Relations and Policy for Food Frontier, the independent think tank on alternative proteins in Australia and New Zealand committed to growing the region’s protein supply with new, sustainable and nutritious options that create value for businesses, farmers and consumers.

Thomas Nann, CEO and Co-founder Allegro Energy, powering the future with efficient, sustainable and safe energy storage with unique, proprietary, water-based electrolyte technology, bringing us one step closer to a zero carbon economy.

Michael Wear, Founder and Managing Director of Tidal Moon, a collaborative project with three Aboriginal communities, Mulgana (Shark Bay), Bayungu (Coral Bay / Exmouth) and Thalanyji (Onslow), aiming to develop a viable commercial sea cucumber business while maintaining cultural heritage and environmental stewardship.

Chandni Jaga, Ventures and Sustainability, Plug and Play, a platform to make innovation open to anyone, anywhere, by connecting entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors worldwide. Over the past 15 years, they have brought together 35,000+ startups, 500+ world-leading corporations, and hundreds of venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies across 20+ industries in 50+ locations globally. 

Amy Carter-James, Co-founder and CEO of Raaise, accelerating climate startups by making capital raising easier. 

Andrew Outhwaite, Managing Director of For Blue, centre for blue economy innovation for the Indian Ocean.

Scott Bell, Co-founder of Aquafarms, a solar powered facility including state of the art hatchery supplying over 90 farmers across Western Australia to produce over 60 tonnes of ultra premium marron to food businesses domestically and internationally.

Dr Julia Reisser and Michael Kingsbury, co-founders and co-CEOs of Uluu, a West Australian start-up that has developed the world’s first truly compelling alternative to plastic.

Rob Hulme, CEO of The Boralis Group, an agribusiness consulting firm that helps enterprise design, build and operate sustainable food production and processing systems, enabling enterprise to be financially viable, environmentally friendly and socially responsible.

Boaz Kogon - General Manager Sustainability at Milne AgriGroup, a private agribusiness comprising Milne Feeds, Mt Barker Chicken and Plantagenet Pork. They are a leading producer of pelleted feed and has been servicing livestock producers in WA for over 110 years.

Danielle Griffiths, Commercialisation Manager, Future Batteries Industries Cooperative Research Centre which is enabling the growth of battery industries to power Australia’s future. They bring together industry, researchers, governments and the community to ensure Australia plays a leading role in the global battery revolution.

Kali Norman, Social Impact Specialist at Atlassian Foundation, a company that tackles disadvantage on a global scale and in their own backyard. They contribute 1% of their equity, profit, employee time and products to the Foundation, believing that education and business have the power to change the world.

Event MC Myles Pollard has twenty years experience as an actor, writer, director and producer at the coal face of film and television production. He has  appeared  in  many  Australian  television  series including All  Saints, Macleod’s Daughters,  Packed  to  the  Rafters  and  Underbelly and his feature  film  credits  include  Wolverine,  Drift  (which  he  also  produced),  The  Turning,  Looking  For  Grace,  Jasper  Jones  and  The  Gateway. Myles was the Director of the Creative Arts Initiative (CAI) and has been a CinefestOz Patron for the last 10 years helping regionally based CinefestOz grow into a renowned international film festival.

This event is presented by Innovation Cluster and supported by the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation through the New Industries Fund – X-Tend WA Program, West Tech Fest, City of Busselton, South West Angels, South West Development Commission, and Creative Tech Village.