Across the weekend, you’ll dig into your idea, challenge assumptions, explore opportunities, understand your customers and start building or refining something tangible.

You might be working on your first business concept, testing a product or service, refining your business model or figuring out what’s holding your startup back.

Traction is an initiative of Pollinators, Geraldton and the Mid West’s innovation hub, and is supported through the X-TEND WA Program by the Department of Energy and Economic Diversification.

Meet your facilitator: Oliver Bazzani

With more than eight years of experience across Australia’s startup and innovation ecosystem, Oliver Bazzani knows what it takes to turn promising ideas into real-world opportunities. As Director of Perth Biodesign and Biodesign Australia, he works with emerging innovators to develop solutions, test ideas and build new ventures. His experience spans founding businesses, advising and investing in startups, designing entrepreneurship programs and managing WA’s largest angel investor network. He also serves on the WA Government’s Innovation Advisory Board.