WiTWA Breakfast Networking Series | July Edition

🥐☕ WiTWA Breakfast Networking Series | July Edition

Start your morning with meaningful connections, fresh perspectives, and practical insights from one of Western Australia's most respected leaders in innovation and venture capital.

Join us for the July edition of WiTWA's Monthly Breakfast Networking Series — a welcoming, community-driven space where women (and allies of all genders) come together to build genuine connections, exchange ideas, and learn from leaders shaping the future of technology and entrepreneurship.

✨ Featured Spark Session

Moats, Not Pitfalls: How Founders Turn Data into Equity

with Pia Turcinov AM

Data is often a startup's hidden superpower—but without the right strategy, it can quickly become a compliance liability rather than a competitive advantage.

In this practical breakfast session, Pia Turcinov AM, General Partner at Fund WA, shares an investor's perspective on what makes data truly investable. Rather than a technical deep dive, Pia explores the difference between building a strong data moat that protects your market position and falling into common early pitfalls that can quietly erode business value.

Whether you're building a startup, leading innovation within an organisation, working with data, or simply curious about how investors think, you'll leave with practical insights into protecting your ideas, strengthening your business, and creating long-term value.

🌟 Meet the Speaker

Pia Turcinov AM is a respected technology leader, investor, lawyer, and one of Western Australia's strongest advocates for innovation and women in STEM.

A former Chair and current Ambassador of WiTWA, Pia brings more than 30 years of legal, commercial, and corporate leadership experience. Today, as General Partner and Director at Fund WA, she works closely with early-stage companies with global ambitions, helping founders navigate growth, investment, and commercial success.

She also serves on the WA Science and Technology Council and numerous boards across the technology, health, education, and energy sectors. Widely recognised for her contribution to innovation and entrepreneurship, Pia has become one of the state's most influential voices in the startup ecosystem.

This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from someone who has helped shape Western Australia's innovation landscape—and to ask your own questions during networking afterwards.

🗓 Event Details

Date: Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Time: 7:30am – 8:30am

Venue: Curtin Graduate Business School
78 Murray Street Mall, Perth WA 6000

☕ What to Expect

7:30am – Arrive, enjoy breakfast, coffee and networking

7:45am – 20-minute Spark Session with Pia Turcinov AM

8:05am onwards – Open networking and conversation

Our Breakfast Networking Series is intentionally designed to maximise networking opportunities, giving attendees the chance to connect directly with the speaker and other professionals in a relaxed and supportive environment.

🎁 What's Included

☕ Light breakfast refreshments, tea and coffee

🤝 Quality networking with professionals from across Western Australia's technology and innovation community

🎟 Entry into our Breakfast Series Prize Draw to win a ticket to the 2026 WiTWA Conference

💡 Why Attend?

Whether you're a founder, aspiring entrepreneur, technology professional, investor, student, or simply curious about the future of innovation, this session offers valuable insights into one of today's most important business assets—your data.

You'll leave with:

• A better understanding of how investors assess data-driven businesses

• Practical ways to think about protecting your competitive advantage

• Fresh perspectives from one of WA's most experienced innovation leaders

• New connections within the WiTWA community

Proudly hosted by Curtin Graduate Business School, whose support helps create an inclusive space for connection, learning, and professional growth.

Bring a colleague, expand your network, and start your day inspired. ✨