The WAVES grant program will provide $900,000 to attract investment in WA-owned and run early stage ventures. The competitive co-investment grant program will provide up to 3 selected venture funds with a maximum of $100,000 each, every year for 3 years. WAVES is designed to support: venture funds established in WA for the first time,… Continue reading DEADLINE: Western Australian Venture Support (WAVES) 2022-2025 pilot program

The past 12 months has seen a significant increase in investment in ocean solutions and the rapid expansion in new mechanisms to facilitate this investment. Following the success of last year’s event, the 2022 Blue Growth Investment Forum will again connect entrepreneurs, investors, project proponents and brokers from marine and related industries to share insights and explore… Continue reading Blue Growth Investment Forum 2022

Powered by the City of Joondalup, The Cybotics AI Day will showcase the best Australia has to offer in emerging technology across cybersecurity, robotics, data science and artificial intelligence. About the event This full day conference will demonstrate the opportunities available for all industries to adopt these new technologies in their business or workplace. Through… Continue reading Cybotics AI Day

Dr Patricia Kailis AM OBE Women of Achievement Lunch with Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM.    

Business Luncheon with The Hon Stephen Dawson MLC, Minister for Medical Research, Innovation and ICT and The Hon Ben Wyatt, Board Member, Telethon Kids Institute

Our sovereign cyber capability is not only reliant on access to our domestic market but also increased access to a global export market. Join us as we explore how we can leverage our international partnerships and alliances to enable this. AustCyber’s Sector Competitiveness Plan (SCP) 2022 shows that although Australia’s cyber exports are growing, they… Continue reading Build a stronger cyber export market

Save the date

WA DEFENCE REVIEW is pleased to be hosting our next 'Industry Networking' event for 2022. The function shall commence on the evening of Thursday, 17 November 2022 from 5.30 - 10pm @ Samson's Paddock beer garden. Please join us to enjoy a conducive atmosphere for relaxed professional networking and conversation among industry decision-makers. Guest speakers… Continue reading WA DEFENCE REVIEW: Industry Networking @ Samson’s Paddock

Now in its 5th year, these are YOUR startup awards, WA startups. No nominations. No judging. No fees. Just write in the boxes below the 3 winners - the 3 you most admire. It’s that simple. THE RULES: play nice. Vote ONCE only. No cheating. Don’t vote for yourself or your own company. Give it… Continue reading DEADLINE: Startup News startup awards

Save the date

Grants provided through the Access Asia Business Grants (AABG) program will help small to medium enterprises and organisations advance their export and trade activities and build their competitiveness in new Asian markets. Round 5 of this key initiative is now open and closes on Tuesday, 22 November 2022. This competitive program provides grants of up to $27,500 (excluding… Continue reading DEADLINE: Access Asia Business Grants

The Innovation Fellowships 2022-23 Program seeks to build human capability in health and medical related innovation and to increase the innovation capacity of Western Australia (WA).   The program is designed to encourage talented Western Australians to enhance their innovation knowledge, skills and experience, in conjunction with their nominated experts who will supervise and mentor them.  … Continue reading DEADLINE: WA Innovation Fellowships 2022-23 Program

YOUNG IC will be hosting an Interactive Q/A with Toto Boutdara and Peter Hong on Investing in an ESIC (Early Stage Innovation Company). - What are they? - Why are they so valuable? - What are the requirements for the company/investors? - What are the tax incentives and benefits? The above will be discussed in an interactive and easy to consume way. Peter has worked in the… Continue reading Young Investors Circle – Investing In an ESIC

Aquakhana is Perth's first electric watercraft expo! The WA branch has hosted Electrikhana annually since 2010, and it has served as a great opportunity for the public to come and learn about electric vehicle technology, showcase new vehicles, and to demonstrate home-built innovations. Aquakhana will be an opportunity to see some of the current and… Continue reading Perth Aquakhana

All day workshop hosted by ARC Centre for Personalised Therapeutics Technologies and ASCEPT's Innovation & Industry Special Interest Group

In collaboration with the Green Deal Alliance, Innovate Australia is excited to bring together experts to share their position on innovation to create sustainable, circular economies in the Infrastructure and Resources industries. Speakers: Leo Coci: Managing Director at Office of Major Transport Infrastructure Delivery (WA) Mauricio Olivares: General Manager Technical at Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd Julian Walters: Regional… Continue reading Sustainability in the Resources and Infrastructure Industries

As companies strive to present a positive environmental image, they need to be careful not to overstate their position. It can be as subtle as a misleading packaging choice or a company claiming they are eco-champions! This is an area of increased focus for regulators, including the ACCC.   Please join us for a breakfast… Continue reading Wrays: Green Marketing and Greenwashing: Risks under the Australian Consumer Law

Each year World Nuclear Energy Day highlights one key aspect of the nuclear energy and power industry. This year we focus on "A Chain Reaction"; the theme for 2022 in which we all engage, hand-in-hand in support of the positive benefits that nuclear brings by using Social Media and other network connectivity. This theme reminds… Continue reading Innovate Australia: World Nuclear Day

WEST TECH FEST A CELEBRATION OF ASIA PACIFIC'S STARTUP ECOSYSTEM SHOWCASING INNOVATION, INVESTMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP West Tech Fest is Western Australia's premier tech festival providing opportunities for the local startup and tech community to connect with and hear from global leaders as they share insights into how to grow a successful business. This multifaceted event,… Continue reading West Tech Fest

Professor Ali Sayigh, Director General of the World Renewable Energy Network (WREN), and Dr Martin Anda, Chair of Environmental Engineering at Murdoch University, welcome you to the World Renewable Energy Congress XXI (WREC2022) to be held at Murdoch University in Perth Western Australia from 4 – 9 December, 2022. What an exciting time to be… Continue reading World Renewable Energy Congress XXI

The AI2022 is the flagship conference for Australasian AI community. It is also an annual event to advance communication between academic researchers and industry AI practitioners. We encourage cutting-edge works contributing to the theory and practice of AI. Novel application domains including cybersecurity, healthcare, IoT, robotics, social media and big data real-world applications are highly… Continue reading 35th Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence

Congratulations to this year's WA IOTY finalists. 12 finalists were chosen in both the Rio Tinto Emerging and Rio Tinto Growth categories in 2022. In addition to the program finalists, there was a further 12 finalists across the three Platinum Award categories: Business News 'Great for the State', Wesfarmers Wellbeing and Woodside Energy. The winner… Continue reading WA Innovator of the Year

Hear from market leaders & former NASA execs how Australia is accelerating innovation & aligning with the global space industry

Start your #WestTechFest22 experience with SPEED NETWORKING and vote for which PropTech you think will be the next billion dollar company! This fun, inclusive event offers you the chance to meet eight new contacts that you can get to know better during the WTF week. Show Down Features; Several door prizes, nibbles and drinks provided… Continue reading WTF Enconyx PropTech Showdown 2022