Deep Dive into Indigenous Innovation 2025

Welcome to #TIF2025

The Deep Dive into Indigenous Innovation returns for 2025, offering a transformative day dedicated to celebrating, advancing, and amplifying Indigenous innovation and entrepreneurship. This year's program has been specially curated based on feedback from our 2024 participants and the TNQ Indigenous Innovation & Entrepreneurship roundtables sessions, ensuring the content remains relevant, impactful, and community-driven.

This immersive day-long event brings together established and emerging Indigenous innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders to share knowledge, forge meaningful connections, and collaborate on strategies for operational resilience and growth. We'll explore the current Indigenous business landscape, highlight success stories, and collectively identify pathways to further progress and opportunity.

Whether you're an Indigenous entrepreneur looking to scale your enterprise, or a non-Indigenous professional keen to learn from and collaborate with First Nations innovators, this event offers invaluable insights, networking opportunities, and practical knowledge from those at the forefront of First Nations innovation.

What to Expect

Inspiring Keynotes: Hear from trailblazing Indigenous leaders sharing their journeys, challenges, and triumphs
Panel Discussions: Engage with expert perspectives on critical topics including intellectual property, digital inclusion, and cultural business scaling
Fireside Chats: Intimate conversations with successful Indigenous entrepreneurs and innovators
Pitching Opportunities: Showcase your own innovations in our popular 3-minute pitch sessions
Collaborative Roundtables: Participate in facilitated discussions to address key challenges and opportunities
Networking: Connect with like-minded professionals, potential collaborators, and industry supporters
Cultural Experiences: Engage with Indigenous art, culture, and knowledge throughout the day

Who Should Attend

This event welcomes:

Indigenous entrepreneurs and business owners at all stages
Innovation specialists and ecosystem leaders
Industry professionals interested in collaboration with First Nations communities and/or people.
Government and organisational representatives supporting First Nations communities and people.
Anyone passionate about advancing First Nations entrepreneurship and innovation

Program Details

The full-day program includes:

Morning and afternoon tea
Networking lunch
Exhibition access
Optional evening networking function

The event is proudly brought to you by Deadly Innovations, Harbrow Mentoring, KJR and Launch Y(E)P,

Accessibility

The full day program is priced to be inclusive. Participants of the 2025 FNQ Indigenous Innovation roundtables are fully subsidised thanks to our sponsors. This event is included as a bonus for Platinum pass holders for the Tropical Innovation Festival, but separate registration is required.

If you would like to attend but find the cost restrictive, please contact us - we're committed to making this event accessible to all who wish to participate and contribute.

Join us as we dive deep into Indigenous innovation and collaboratively shape the future of First Nations entrepreneurship.

Pitch Your First Nations Innovation – Do you have an innovative solution with First Nations founders or built in collaboration with First Nations communities? Apply to pitch your innovation in our dedicated pitch session where you'll connect with potential investors, partners and customers. You can apply to pitch here. https://forms.office.com/r/MXqvcVNbuN

Partner or Exhibit your product/service – If you would like to partner with TIFx Deep Dive into Indigenous Innovation, please reach out for more information. https://forms.office.com/r/yDm7rcJL1N

Part of the 2025 Tropical Innovation Festival. Explore more events at tropicalinnovationfestival.com.au