AARP Monthly Sundowner x Cyber West Summit Welcome Reception
2025-05-27 16:00 - 18:00 (Australia/Perth) | Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct, Pederick Rd, Neerabup, WA
Speakers
Welcome Address – Emma O’Neil, Director, Cyber West Hub
Panel Discussion – “International Spotlight on Cyber”
Chair – Dr Glenn Murray
Scott Flower PhD, Founder, CI-ISAC International
Representatives from Philippines & India DelegationsAgenda
4.00pm: Arrival, Registration & Networking
4.10pm: Introduction and Welcome – CORE & Cyber West Summit
4.20pm: Cyber West Summit Welcome Reception

5.00pm: Networking and Refreshments
AARP Facility Tour
Tech Demo from AARP User
6.00pm: Event concludes
Learn more and register: AARP Monthly Sundowner x Cyber West Summit Welcome Reception

Henderson Alliance | Network & Learn
2025-05-27 17:30 - 20:00 | Old Courthouse, 45 Henderson Street, Fremantle, WA, 6160
This is a must-attend gathering for industry professionals looking to connect, collaborate, and gain insights in a relaxed and engaging environment. Whether you’re a regular attendee or joining us for the first time, this event is the perfect chance to expand your network and explore new opportunities in the Defence Industry.

CyberWest Summit 2025
2025-05-28 08:00 - 2025-05-29 17:00 | Pan Pacific Hotel Perth, 207 Adelaide Tce, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
CyberWest Summit is WA’s flagship cybersecurity education and awareness event. Learn from dozens of cybersecurity experts and acquire the skills to prevent and react to cybercrime targeting your business. Designed by experts for non-technical business people, the summit makes cybersecurity accessible to all with practical insights and strategies to empower any business.

Bandwidth Amplify Program Workshop
2025-05-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Apply online
Take your creative business to the next level with AMPLIFY – a six-week virtual mentorship program designed to provide tailored, expert guidance.
🔹 Starts Wednesday 28th May 2025 with a Group Workshop at Riff:Spacecubed (also available virtually) including guest industry presenters, and personalised advisory support to help select the most suitable mentors for your business.
Learn more HERE

Lunch and learn: Preparing for the net zero economy
2025-05-28 10:00 - 11:00 | online
This webinar provides businesses with the skills and information to prepare for the transistion to a net zero economy.

Join Dr Vanessa Rauland and Nele Ilves where they will help you bridge the gap and offer support to businesses embarking on their climate and or/ESG Journey.
What can you expect?

unpack the essentials of upcoming mandatory climate reporting for businesses
understand the downstream impact on your business as a supplier
learn how to prepare your business and take proactive steps
understand the emerging opportunities in Australia’s net zero transformation.

Learn more here: Lunch and learn: Preparing for the net zero economy

HILT CRC public webinar: Non-hydrogen ironmaking
2025-05-28 11:30 - 12:30 | online
Professor Geoff Brooks from Swinburne University of Technology will provide insights into technologies that are helping to decarbonise the iron and steel industry. The webinar will explore approaches employing:

Electrolysis: using electrical energy to directly reduce iron ore without fossil fuels
Biomass: sustainable carbon sources as alternatives to coal and coke
Metallothermic reduction: using metals with higher affinity for oxygen than iron to reduce iron oxide to metallic iron.

Professor Brooks will also delve into associated carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies essential for transitioning to low-carbon steelmaking, focusing on recent trials such as Steelanol in Belgium.

Knowledge on Tap: Bioinnovation
2025-05-28 17:00 - 18:30 | ECU Joondalup, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Western Australia, 6027, Australia
May Theme: BioinnovationAbout the series: Head to ECU’s Birra Bar from 5pm on the last Wednesday of each month to hear our academics talk at 5.30pm about a new theme each time. Doors open at 5pm to enjoy a drink and collect any pre-ordered pizzas. Finish the night with informal networking, and a chance to ask your detailed questions of our speakers until 6.30pm.

Learn more HERE

DeFi for real estate
2025-05-28 17:30 - 20:30 | Riff, 45 St Georges Tce, Perth, Australia
Decentralised finance (DeFi) and tokenisation of real estate. Sharing news from RWA Regional Hub Perth powered by Blocksquare.
Learn how you can participate in a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO), join in governance pools, staking pools and contribute to tokenisation marketplaces launching.
Learn more here: DeFi for real estate

IP Australia Masterclass: Trade Marks for Brand Success
2025-05-29 10:00 - 11:00 | online
Discover essential knowledge and practical tools to safeguard your brand identity with registered trade marks.
Why attend?

Understand the value of trade marks for your brand.

Debunk common trade mark myths.

Learn how to use the TM Checker tool to check if your brand name or logo is unique.

Discover actionable strategies to protect your trade mark.

What to expect?

Interactive demos.

Real world case studies.

Q&A session with a trade marks expert.

Learn more and register: IP Australia Masterclass: Trade Marks for Brand Success

Get Investment Ready Webinar
2025-05-29 12:00 - 13:30 | online
Join Tash Teakle from Innovation Cluster and our Chair, Rob Davis, who are both experienced early stage investors and have worked with and helped multiple startups.
This interactive online workshop will take you through different types of pitching and how to structure your pitch, along with tips on raising capital and growing your startup.
Learn more HERE

Innovation Leadership Webinar Series: Dr Antoine Musu
2025-05-29 12:30 - 13:30 | online
Create, deliver and capture value: the significance of innovation rent configurations
Join our guest speaker, Dr Antoine Musu, as he explains the concept of innovation rent and its implications for commercialisation.
Dr. Antoine Musu is a lecturer at the University of Western Australia, where he teaches Innovation and Commercialisation in the Sciences, as well as MBA programs. He holds a Master of Innovation, along with a Master’s and Doctorate in Business Administration. His professional career spans the management and development of hotels and private membership clubs, and he holds executive positions with Australian and International Hotels and Professional Membership Club Management companies in several countries.
Register here: Innovation Leadership Webinar Series: Dr Antoine Musu

DEADLINE: Propel-AIR Program
2025-05-30 08:00 - 09:00 | Apply online
Propel-AIR is a call to action for startups, scaleups, and innovators to boost the development of their solutions.
The Sprint provides business opportunities for 10 AI and robotics companies and culminates in each company virtually pitching their solution to an international panel of experts. The winning pitch secures an opportunity to travel to MassRobotics in Boston for a one-month residency.
All 10 participants will receive business development assistance, including VC mentoring, product market fit assessments, and media opportunities.

DEADLINE: Impact2Innovate Program
2025-05-31 08:00 - 09:00 | Apply online
Fast track your impact business or social enterprise growth with individualised support valued at up to $50,000. Be it through mentoring, strategic planning or access to our deep WA cross-sector networks including corporates, government and impact funders, Impact Seed’s Impact2Innovate (i2i) program can help.
i2i provides customised support, meeting your business/enterprise at whatever stage it’s at, and helping it get to where you want it to go. Types of support range from mentoring, business development, strategic planning, social impact evaluation, grant application wrap around support, and investment readiness.
If you are a business that has a positive impact on your community, or a not for profit organisation that runs a business, then the i2i program may be for you.
The 2025 program particularly welcomes interest from regional WA as well as First Nations businesses.
Learn more and apply: DEADLINE: Impact2Innovate Program

DEADLINE: SPARK Women in Business Grants: Round 8
2025-05-31 23:00 - 23:30 | Apply online
The purpose of SPARK is to help women in business grow their profit & impact. We do this by creating the resources, insights and community for women to shortcut their success. And while we believe you can do a lot on hustle, sometimes girls just need funds. So we’re reinvesting our profits back into a quarterly $10,000 + $5,000 business grant.
We believe that if we want change.
It starts with us.
Join us for this free information session and find out about our fabulous SPARK community and how we can support your business!
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SPARK GRANTS.
Round EIGHT – applications open 1-31 May, 2025.
Judging 1 – 30 June, 2025.
Grants awarded and funded 10 July 2025.

DEADLINE: Innovate to Grow: Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence
2025-06-01 06:00 - 07:00 | Apply online
The program will assist you in:

Refining your innovation idea and learning how to transform it into an R&D opportunity
Accessing tools and information for a comprehensive understanding of R&D collaboration and key considerations at each step
Applying this knowledge to advance your technology or R&D concept
Gaining industry insights from experts, researchers and your mentor
Collaborating with like-minded SMEs and expanding your professional network.

The program is made up of virtual webinars and online learning
Open to any SMEs based and operating in Australia who are working on digital technologies or artificial intelligence in any of these sub-sectors:

Artificial Intelligence, including:

Computer vision
Machine learning
ChatGPT / large language models
Natural language processing

Digital manufacturing
Quantum computing
Cybersecurity
Robotics and autonomous systems
Other

Learn more: DEADLINE: Innovate to Grow: Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence

Fractional Directory Launch | Networking Event
2025-06-02 17:30 - 19:30 | Long Neck Brewery, 306 Riverside Drive, East Perth, WA
Join the Fractional Directory teams for a casual happy hour and networking as we celebrate our launch in Perth!
Working as a Fractional Leader can often feel lonely, especially as a sole trader. This event is meant to bring together Fractional Leaders, “Fractional Curious” and supporting companies in our ecosystem to have a bit of fun and get to know each other.
Click HERE to learn more about Fractional Leadership.

DEADLINE: Pitch / Showcase at WA Drone Event
2025-06-03 08:00 - 09:00 | Apply online
Call for Aerial Drone SMEs, Startups, Researchers to Pitch and Exhibit their Ideas/Products at the Shaping the Skies: Advancing Aerial Drone Innovation in WA Event

SMEs or researchers are strongly encouraged to actively participate in our pitching & exhibition session to showcase their products. There will also be a time to showcase a demo in a specifically-designed demonstration zone at AARP.
There will be an AWARD for the best pitch/exhibit!
Learn more and apply by 3 June: DEADLINE: Pitch / Showcase at WA Drone Event

Introduction to the Research and Development Tax Incentive
2025-06-03 13:00 - 14:00 | online
Join representatives from the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Industry, Science and Resources to learn about the Research and Development Tax Incentive program. You will be introduced to the program and guided through key eligibility requirements. We highly recommend attending this session before submitting an application.
What you will learn:

the benefits offered by the R&D Tax Incentive
who can apply
what R&D activities and expenditure are eligible
the importance of record keeping
when and how to apply.

Learn more and register: Introduction to the Research and Development Tax Incentive

The transformation of Australia's energy system
2025-06-03 16:30 - 17:30 | online
Australia’s energy system is undergoing a major transformation, rapidly evolving from reliance on coal-fired power stations to a future of renewable energy like wind and solar and the rise of consumer energy resources such as rooftop solar and battery energy storage systems. Urgent investment is needed in both infrastructure and new technology, to ensure reliable, secure and affordable electricity supply in a net-zero future.

This presentation will explore the challenges ahead as the country undergoes this historic transition, and is open to all.

Learn more here: The transformation of Australia’s energy system

How to Hire a Fractional Leader | Perth
2025-06-03 17:00 - 18:00 | Riff, 45 St Georges Tce, Perth, Australia
The Fractional Directory started in 2023 in New Zealand, and has since expanded to Singapore, mapping every Fractional Leader publicly operating in the region.
Starting June 1, we are launching a new Directory specifically for Western Australia to help companies better identify the regional Fractional Leadership talent pool, and learn more about this innovative operational model.
Come join in for a free 45 minute hands-on workshop to navigate the talent pool, answer key questions about the Fractional model, and meet other Founders and Business Leaders thinking about exploring this space.
Learn more and register: How to Hire a Fractional Leader | Perth

Morning Startup Presentation
2025-06-04 07:30 - 09:00 | Riff, 45 St Georges Tce, Perth, Australia
Morning Startup – Perth
If you’re involved in a startup, or thinking about starting one, chances are you can learn from others that are doing and thinking the same.
Morning Startup is a fortnightly morning catchup where founders, potential entrepreneurs and others in the startup community (VCs and Angels welcome) get together to learn something interesting, get feedback on idea, vent frustrations, and meet some new friends in the game.
If you’re not a morning person, we also host a casual afterwork catchup on the first Wednesday of each month called Founder Sundowner.
We look forward to seeing you there!
You can contact the organisers either by sending a message through this meetup group, or via:

contact@morningstartup.com
slack.morningstartup.com
twitter.com/morningstartup
facebook.com/morningstartup
linkedin.com/company/morning-startup

CORE Community Coffee
2025-06-04 10:00 - 11:00 | The Foyer, Parmelia House, 191 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, 6000
Join CORE Innovation Hub for a coffee and a chat and meet the local Perth energy and mining ecosystem
Community Coffee is a great way to meet local innovators, technologists and entrepreneurs working to solve some of the big challenges. This is your opportunity to connect with CORE members and guests and find out more about the opportunities and the challenges within the sector.

Leading with Connection: Relational Wisdom for Women Entrepreneurs and Innovators
2025-06-04 10:30 - 12:00 | 3/256 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, WA
Join for Meshpoints’ second Women in Innovation & Entrepreneurship Community of Interest for 2025, facilitated by Befriend, focused on ‘Leading with Connection: Relational Wisdom for Women Entrepreneurs and Innovators’
Did you know that human beings are wired for connection? Whether you’re an innovator, changemaker, or entrepreneur, nurturing strong relationships is essential to making a meaningful impact. In this special session facilitated by Befriend, a community-building organisation championing inclusion and belonging, you’ll be invited to explore practical ways to lead with connection.
The session will delve into:
✨ Deep listening as a tool for building trust
✨ Practices to cultivate warm and authentic relationships
✨ Self-awareness as the foundation for impactful leadership
Learn more here: Leading with Connection: Relational Wisdom for Women Entrepreneurs and Innovators

ASME: Monetising Your Innovation Webinar
2025-06-04 17:30 - 18:45 | online
Monetising Your Innovation: Turn Your Big Idea into a Business
Whether you’re sitting on a brilliant idea, tinkering with a prototype, or wondering how to turn your clinical insight into a business, this event is for you.
About the organiser: ASME are a not-for-profit home for doctors, medical students & other clinicians interested in using their training and experience to make an impact at scale on healthcare through entrepreneurship and innovation.
Register for the online webinar: ASME: Monetising Your Innovation Webinar

10x10 Perth
2025-06-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Exchange Tower, 17/2 The Esplanade, Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia
The grand challenges of our time, such as homelessness, addiction, mental health – can’t be solved by single solutions working in isolation. 10×10 is where people who care about social innovation come to connect and this event is hosted by a committee of volunteers!
Join on 4 June 2025 for a shark-tank style pitch and crowdfunding event to support three exceptional early stage Social Purpose Organisations (SPOs) innovating to solve social challenges in Western Australia.

Young Investors Circle: Crypto and Tax with Aaron D'Vauz
2025-06-05 08:00 - 09:00 | Young Investors Circle, Level 17/2 The Esplanade, Perth, WA, 6000
YOUNG IC is bringing the energy with an intimate and interactive Q&A session featuring Aaron D’Vauz, a seasoned Chartered Accountant and Cryptocurrency Advisor.
Think: real talk, smart strategies, and straight answers to the money moves you should be thinking about as the end of financial year approaches.
Whether you’re an investor, entrepreneur, or just keen to level up your game, this session is designed to leave you better informed, more confident, and ready to take action.

Building a Compelling Pitch for Medtech Investors
2025-06-05 08:30 - 11:00 | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, 6 Verdun Street, Nedlands, WA, 6000, Australia
Are you ready to pitch with confidence and clarity to global investors? Join this practical, high-impact session designed for startups looking to sharpen their investor proposition and improve engagement outcomes. In this hands-on workshop, David Uffer will unpack what investors are really looking for—from strategic alignment and risk mitigation to storytelling that resonates.
The session will cover:

Investor Mindsets & Pitch Essentials – Understand the expectations and priorities of venture capital and strategic investors, and learn how to tailor your pitch to align with their decision-making frameworks.
Case Examples & Group Insights – Explore real-world examples from startups who have successfully raised capital, and participate in interactive group discussions to extract key insights and lessons learned.
Live Feedback & Pitch Sharpening – Selected participants will have the opportunity to deliver their pitch and receive live, constructive feedback from David and peers, focusing on structure, clarity, and investor relevance.

Learn more and register: Building a Compelling Pitch for Medtech Investors

Sustainability Research Forum
2025-06-05 09:00 - 15:00 | Murdoch University
At this event, the importance of sustainability in research will be explored, along with how impactful work can make a positive difference on the environment and society. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and share their own research projects.
Learn more here: Sustainability Research Forum

Unlocking digital health opportunities in Southeast Asia
2025-06-05 10:00 - 10:45 | online
Find out about opportunities for Australian digital health exporters in the region’s evolving healthcare ecosystem.

Join Austrade’s Southeast Asia experts plus Alex Barty from ANDHealth as they explore the region’s evolving digital health ecosystem.

Learn more here: Unlocking digital health opportunities in Southeast Asia

Doing different to be different – Addressing our pressing challenges with innovation
2025-06-05 10:00 - 12:00 | online
Australia is at a critical juncture where evidence-based policy and technological advancement are essential ingredients to address our most pressing challenges. Drawing from experience, Dr Foley will consider our innovation system and why we are not “zinging” when we have some of the best research in the world.
What do we really need to do if we are going to make the changes we need and what is ATSE’s role in helping government and society achieve change? Free event that is open to all (join online).

Learn more here: Doing different to be different – Addressing our pressing challenges with innovation
