WA Innovation Calendar

DEADLINE: Export Readiness Masterclass, Registration
2022-06-14 08:00 - 09:00 (Australia/Perth) | online
Don’t miss out on METS Ignited upcoming Export Readiness Masterclass developed by the Export Council of Australia. This Masterclass is made up of two courses:

Export Fundamentals Course – 5 sessions x 90 minutes running over 5 weeks commencing 21 June.
Market Insights – 3 informative sessions x 60 minutes covering specific METS markets (LATAM, India and Africa).

Core Tech Talk Tuesday
2022-06-14 12:00 - 13:00 | CORE Innovation Hub, 191 St. Georges Terrrace, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Each month CORE Innovation Hub hosts Tech Talk Tuesdays – an intimate members-only lunch connecting innovators & entrepreneurs with business & industry leaders.
Join us for lunch and a deep dive into some of the technologies and innovations shaping the future of energy & mining. Each week a special guest will deliver a half hour key note talk and then invite audience discussion before wrapping up with some informal networking.
Event Schedule
12:00pm – Arrival & Lunch
12:15pm – Tech Talk + Q&A
12:45pm – Tech Talk Concludes + Networking
1:00 pm– Event concludes
This event is strictly for CORE members or by private invitation. To express your interest in attending, please contact info@corehub.com.au

DEADLINE: SBE Impact Awards
2022-06-15 08:00 - 09:00 | online
RECOGNISING & CELEBRATING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
The 2022 Impact Awards, and Gala Dinner will be held at the Sydney Town Hall in September. This event will celebrate 10 years of SBE’s entrepreneurship ecosystem involvement and highlight the significant women-led businesses that have created an impact in their respective markets as well as in the ANZ region.
Nominate an inspiring woman entrepreneur, enter yourself, and/or attend the gala event to celebrate the journey of entrepreneurship and hear from some truly remarkable founders. With our MC for the evening, Lucy Bloom, guiding the discussion, this will be a lively and fun evening and a true celebration of women in entrepreneurship.

Lean Startup Perth
2022-06-15 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-06-22 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-06-29 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-07-06 18:00 - 19:30 | online
What we’re about
Lean Startup Perth is a weekly informal meeting for anyone interested in learning more about Lean Startup (Eric Ries) and Customer Development (Steve Blank). We discuss issues facing startups, chapters from relevant books and, in particular, how the concepts and practices may apply to our startups. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Whilst we focus on tech startups and founders are our target audience you don’t have to be a founder or involved with a startup to come along. All you need to be is interested in learning about Lean Startup and Customer Development. We also ask that regular participants take turns in leading the discussion of a chapter or a special topic.
Please be clear though that this group is not for just starting a businesses. Startups are defined by their uncertainty (some aspect of their business model has never been used before) and often (but not always) a huge growth potential. As Steve Blank says “are temporary organisations searching for a repeatable and scalable business model.”
A Lean Startup’s approach is to hypothesise, build, measure, and learn as fast as possible to reduce this uncertainty and risk, to validate (or not) hypotheses about the product/service and business model. This differs from the traditional approach to startups that usually involves building something and hoping customers will come.
If you’d like to catchup briefly to discuss you can schedule a virtual catchup.
https://calendly.com/ashley-aitken/lean-startup
Cheers,
Ashley Aitken
Organiser – Lean Startup Perth

DEADLINE: 2022 Western Australian Export Awards
2022-06-17 08:00 - 08:30 | online
The Western Australian Export Awards program aims to recognise the success and resilience of WA exporters and their achievements in the international market.
There are 13 categories that WA exporters can consider applying for. Exporters may apply to more than one category.

Defining a winning partnership strategy for your business
2022-06-17 14:00 - 15:00
In this session, we focus on what to consider when defining the partnership strategy for your small business or startup
As markets for product & service categories mature they inevitably get MORE competitive.
In order to compete and win, we need to execute upon a winning partnership strategy for our businesses.
During this session we will discuss what we need to consider when considering prospective partners including:
1. Achieving critical mass through partnerships
2. The line of contact between competitive coalitions
3. Discussing the difference between Competitive & Collaborative organisations
4. Interdependent relationships between organisation
5. How markets self-organise on the basis of necessity
6. Why your partnership strategy is more important than your value proposition design

Defining a winning partnership strategy for your business by Tristan
2022-06-17 14:00 - 15:00

Finding & securing your first anchor client as B2B startup, by Tristan
2022-06-20 14:00 - 15:00
In this session, we examine how to ‘sniff out’ an Anchor Client for B2B ventures using a combination of software tools
The importance of securing an Anchor Client for your B2B (or B2B2B/C) startup cannot be understated, it represents:
(1) Your first commercial sale
(2) The first step to proving your Business Model to investors, advisors and team members
(3) Escaping the notorious startup ‘valley of death’
(4) The road towards a successful business and future profitability
(5) Substantially strengthening your Investor Proposition to professional/institutional investors
(6) Linking into the exact right part of the supply chain
(7) Transitioning from a startup to a properly resourced business!
Lets dive head first into this all-important go-to-market related topic!

Life Sciences WA Investment Series launch – Investor Meets Innovator
2022-06-21 15:30 - 18:00 | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, 6 Verdun Street, Nedlands, WA, 6000, Australia
The Life Sciences WA Investment Series will connect Western Australian investors with the next generation of innovators from the life sciences industry. Together we will explore the unique life science investment opportunities available in WA and provide guidance as to how to access them.
Join us as we launch the Series, exploring opportunities in the digital health for the WA pharmaceutical and device landscape with presentations from Bronwyn Le Grice, Co-Founder and CEO of ANDHealth, and Liddy McCall, Co-Founder and Director of Yuuwa Capital. The event will also feature a fireside chat discussion session with local life sciences entrepreneurs moderated by LSWA Treasurer Janet Preuss. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions of presenters which will be answered during the event.
Keep the conversation going with light food and drinks provided after the formalities.
There are a limited places available for this event. Please confirm your attendance promptly to secure your place.
Agenda
3:15PM Registration
3:30PM Event commences
5:00PM Event concludes
6:00PM Food and drink concludes

AICCWA: Revolutionary Therapeutics - Utilising Personalized Medicine to Treat Cancer
2022-06-21 17:00 - 18:00 | online
From TAU (Tel Aviv University) with Professor Dan Peer and Dr Warren Kaplan.

VentureX HQ: InvestABLE Workshop Series - Perceptions & Expectations
2022-06-21 17:00 - 19:00 | Subiaco Hotel, 465 Hay St, Subiaco, Wa, 6008, Australia
As part of our InvestABLE Program VentureX HQ is thrilled to be launching our second of four (4) FREE investment focused workshops specifically for women.
The theme for this Investment Workshop is ‘Perceptions & Expectations From an Investor Perspective and The Different Lenses of Due Diligence’.
So, if you’re a woman and are curious about how investors pick which companies they choose to back or interested in investing in the tech and startup sector, come join us!
The VentureX team will lead a panel of investors as they discuss and unpack:
– What to expect when investing in early stage companies
– How to work with founders
– Due diligence tips for your next investment
– Open discussion and Q&A
No experience or prior knowledge is necessary, so grab a friend and come along! We look forward to seeing you there.

Data Science for Business Conference and Exhibition 2022
2022-06-22 - 2022-06-23 | Pan Pacific Hotel Perth, 207 Adelaide Tce, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
This two-day event is being opened by the Hon Stephen Dawson, Minister for Emergency Services; Innovation and ICT; Medical Research; Volunteering. This exciting event will bring together up to 800 industry professionals and data science providers to explore how data science can be used to support the growth and innovation of WA businesses.
The Conference & Exhibition will include:
– 25+ local data science providers showcasing their products & services
– Informative & practical case studies from WA business leaders
– Hands-on skill development workshops
– Interactive panel discussions and audience engagement opportunities
– Important discussion around diversity & inclusion in data science
– Ample networking opportunities and sundowner events
– Student employment and professional development opportunities
We’ve got some exciting speakers and topics lined up, and we can’t wait to share these with you over the coming weeks.

AustCyber: Why build your Startup cyber-secure by design?
2022-06-22 09:30 - 11:30 | Co.Lab, Level 8, 125 Murray Street, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Most founders are not technical themselves. So, they have to employ technical people. We want to make sure our customers, engineers, the agency or whoever is building your software can deliver a cyber secure product or service.
The reality is that the vast majority of applications being built have issues. Unfortunately, they are often not visible without a clear understanding of cyber security.
– How did you get this software or patch?
– What are the vulnerabilities?
– How robust is your supply chain?
Join this Free Masterclass delivered by Paul McCarty, Founder of Secure Stack.

Increasing the distribution of your new product or services, by Tristan
2022-06-24 14:00 - 15:00
In this session, we will discuss the importance of building new paths-to-market of varying kinds
One of the most important activities of the business building process is continuously increasing the distribution for our products & services by:
(1) Discovering new candidate sources of qualified leads
(2) Creating a list of ‘sources of qualified leads’ be they:
– Channel Partners (Key Partners)
– Email Databases
– Online Platforms (i.e. LinkedIn)
– Event platforms (i.e. Eventbrite)
(3) Capitalising on the existence of sources of qualified leads through activating these sales channels
We must also consider the impact of pivoting to a different Customer Segment / Key Partner type on the relevant ‘sources of qualified leads’.
Let’s also discuss outsourcing the work of increasing distribution to our PAs or EAs.

Defence Industry Pathways Program (DIPP) Industry Event & AIDN WA 2022 End of Financial Year Function
2022-06-24 16:30 - 21:00 | ANZAC House, 28 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
AIDN WA is delighted to present a Defence Industry Pathways Program (DIPP) industry event in conjunction with our annual End of Financial Year Function.
Come join us to learn more about the fantastic DIPP program and how you can get involved, and to enjoy an evening of networking.

Deadline: InnovationAus Awards for Excellence
2022-06-27 08:00 - 08:30 | online
The InnovationAus Awards celebrates excellence in the translation of Australian research into commercial and social impact outcomes. It highlights non-R&D innovation and the use of applied technology in building our industries of the future.

Importance of investing time in Sales Enablement activities, by Tristan
2022-06-27 14:00 - 15:00
In this session, we look at the importance of investing time in Sales Enablement activities
As a small business owner or startup founder, you are often torn between working IN the business vs ON the business vs ABOVE the business.
The purpose of this session is to look at the importance of working ON/ABOVE the business on sales enablement.
For those who haven’t yet come across sales enablement… Sales enablement is the process of providing your sales force and channel partners with the information, content and tools to help them sell more effectively.
We’ll discuss ‘The Who, What, How and Why of Sales Enablement’

MTP Connect Spotlight Series
2022-06-28 08:00 - 09:00 | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, 6 Verdun Street, Nedlands, WA, 6000, Australia
The MTPConnect WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub invites you to join the monthly WA MTP Sector Spotlight Series event.
About this event
Our monthly breakfast series is an opportunity for representatives from across the MTP sector to connect, collaborate and learn about upcoming opportunities, and hear the stories and successes of WA organisations developing health and medical innovations. Join us over a light breakfast in the last week of each month at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.

PILBARA 2022 (virtual passes available)
2022-06-29 - 2022-06-30 | online
Major Projects, Development, Investment & Building Communities.
Register today to take advantage of the Special Virtual Pass:
– Access to hear from industry-leading speakers and panellists
– Dedicated live stream page & unique stream login pass
– Access to the event networking tool allowing you to contact & network with the attendees
– On-Demand access for 30 days
– Full access to live Q&A

WA MTP Sector Spotlight Series
2022-06-29 08:00 - 09:00 | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, 6 Verdun Street, Nedlands, WA, 6000, Australia
Our monthly breakfast series is an opportunity for representatives from across the MTP sector to connect, collaborate and learn about upcoming opportunities, and hear the stories and successes of WA organisations developing health and medical innovations. Join us over a light breakfast in the last week of each month at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.
Join Chief Commercial Officer Colin La Galia and Chief Information Officer Dr Stuart Midgley in conversation with Dr Tracey Wilkinson for a fireside chat discussing the DUG Technology story, the future of green life sciences, and how anyone from the WA ecosystem can better tap into local high powered computing services.

Red Team v Blue Team - Expert Debate
2022-06-29 11:30 - 12:30 | online
Tune is as two industry experts battle it out, discussing where the Cyber Industry is going wrong.
About this event:
In the Red Corner, we have Alexei Doudkine, the Co-founder and Offensive Director of Volkis. Alexei is a passionate and motivated hacker with over 10 years experience in a range of offensive security activities.
And in the Blue Corner, we have Stefan Prandl, the inventor and CTO of 🔥hyprfire. As a former Curtin Researcher & Lecturer and experienced Threat-Hunter & Forensic Analyst, Stefan has a first hand understanding of the evolving challenges in Cybersecurity.
Join us as these two industry experts discuss Cybersecurity and debate on where the industry is going wrong, taking their personal experience and position within the industry into account.

CORE Connects Conversation Series
2022-06-29 16:30 - 18:00 | CORE Innovation Hub, 191 St. Georges Terrrace, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Join CORE Innovation Hub to explore some of the big ideas in the energy and mining sector.
CORE Connect Conversation Series will see a mixture of guest speakers and panel style events tackle some of the big questions facing the energy and mining sector and explore solutions and pathways to create a bigger and more sustainable future for the energy and mining industry.
Event Schedule
4.30 – Arrival & Networking
5.00 – Talk Kicks Off
5.15 – Presentation + Q&A
5.45 – Networking & Nibbles
6:00 – Conclusion

WiTWA Tech [+] Awards - Meet & Greet 2022
2022-06-29 17:30 - 19:30 | The Aviary Perth, Level 1/140 William St, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Now is your chance to meet past winners and be inspired to nominate yourself for the Tech [+] Awards 💜
We are excited to showcase the diversity of our winners from the past few years through a meet and greet for the first time this year, as well as explaining some of the changes that are happening to the awards categories this year.
This is an opportunity to celebrate, share stories and network with the WiTWA community. We know that our Tech [+] Awards alumni have some pretty inspiring journeys to share and we are convinced you do too, so come along and be inspired to nominate yourself or someone else in your network.
During the evening we would also like to capture some inspiring quotes and short videos from those of you who are keen to share. Watch this space as we send through updates.
It’s time to meet and greet and be inspired to show us your cards!
The more amazing women we showcase on our WiTWA Role Models page, the more women and girls we can empower to show up for themselves.

Validating new product & service startup business models, by Tristan
2022-07-01 14:00 - 15:00
In this session, we run through the processes involved in validating business models for new products & services
Before we embark on the objective of ‘validating’ product and service companies in the real world it is important to define what we really mean…
In this session we breakdown this definition into the following constitutent processes and objectives:
1. Customer Discovery
2. Product Concept Testing
3. Competitive Intelligence
4. Finding the right mentors/advisors
5. Customer Validation
6. Finding your place in the supply chain
7. Customer Journey Testing
8. Discovery & Validation of Key Partners
9. Understanding Key Partner Psychology
10. Sales Process Testing
11. Customer Creation
12. Achieving Product-Market-Channel-Model fit
13. Maintaining Market Intel Currency
14. Structure an advisory board for the business
15. Discovering additional/scalable channels platforms for your work
16. Company Building

How to Automate your Business with Software Solutions
2022-07-05 09:30 - 11:00 | BlueSky Co.Lab, Level 8, 125 Murray Street, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Event description
A workshop for business owners and leaders on how to stop repetitive tasks by automating processes in their businesses.
About this event
How much are manual decisions costing your business? By diving deeper into your business processes, you could literary be leaving money lying on the table every single day without realising, which is a scary thought.
This is where software automation steps in. When your business solutions are automated you have:
– Happier and more empowered staff (less time on data entry and more time on productive tasks).
– Your customer service improves and we all know happy customers mean more business opportunities.
– Your data is automatically stored without you having any added stress of manually backing your data up.
– These are just a few improvements automation can bring as there are many more .
In this session you will learn:
– Workflows and solutions (work out how to see what takes up the most time and how can this be fixed).
– Where to start with automation.
– How the BlueSky Process works and more importantly why it will work for you.
Automation in your business can help with things including but not limited to:
– Managing Notifications – this means fewer employee distractions
– File Management (backing, and syncing files automatically, especially important to keep data safe in this day and age)
– Task Management (to-do lists, updates on projects, and communication between different teams)
– Automation is a simple solution to take away repetitive tasks such as data entry and instead have your software running seamlessly running in the background. This gives your team more time to focus on more productive work tasks.
By the end of the information session, you will have a greater understanding of the true power that automating your business can bring and plenty of time for Q&A not to mention morning tea is also provided.
Date Tuesday 5th July 2022
Time: 09.30AM – 11.00AM (Perth, Australian Time)
Location: BlueSky Co.Lab, Level 8, 125 Murray Street Perth WA 6000
We look forward to seeing you there.
Who is BlueSky?
BlueSky Digital Labs is a custom software development company in Perth and we build software solutions for our clients. We make sure your technology works for you
Bringing together a group of dedicated, highly talented custom software developers, who help organisations take their ideas and pain points by turning these into results. Clients come to us because they’re ready to explore the possibility of developing a system, app or that goes beyond pieced together existing solutions. They’re looking for something better, something custom, and something that meets their individual needs.
Our vision is to help socially conscious business owners flourish with cutting-edge software solutions to take their work to the next level. Our beliefs are:
Keeping things simple
Open and honest communication
Respect and integrity
Together BlueSky Digital Labs turn great ideas into practical solutions that change the way you do business.

Founder Sundowner
2022-07-06 17:30 - 20:00 | Nowhere Brewing Co, 25 Harrogate, West Leederville, WA, Australia
Calling all startup founders!
On the first Wednesday of each month, let’s get together for a tasty beverage or two, celebrate and/or commiserate the month that was, and share plans and ideas for the month yet to be!
You might even meet your future Co-founder, Lead Programmer, or Chief Ninja of Ideation and Crypto Research.
As Elon Musk could have once said, “All my success is due to drinking with other startup founders as often as possible”.
This is a very casual, monthly, after-work event, in addition to our fortnightly Morning Startup meetups at Spacecubed. So if you’re not a morning person, this is for you!
There will be no speakers or formalities. Just a bunch of startups, in a pub, having fun, and learning from each other.
We may or may not have sponsors, so make sure you save up ahead of time to cover the cost of your own exotic cocktails and Perth-priced-drinks.
(If your company is interested in putting on a bar tab or buying a pizza or two, in exchange for exposure to the Perth Startup Community through our extensive member list, let’s talk! contact@morningstartup.com )
To find us, ask the bar staff for the Founder Sundowner table and they’ll point you in the right direction.
Look forward to seeing you there!

Biodesign Bootcamp
2022-07-07 - 2022-07-08
Biodesign bootcamps are an accelerated two full-days of learning and applying the Biodesign methodology for those wanting to learn how to identify and validate clinical unmet needs, ideate a viable solution and translate the innovation within a complex healthcare environment
Course faculty and guest speakers from the health technology field provide hands-on coaching and share knowledge that illustrates critical steps in the biodesign innovation process
