WA Innovation Calendar

DEADLINE: Dreamventure Masterclass Application
2022-07-10 08:00 - 09:00 (Australia/Perth) | online
The Dream Venture Masterclasses is a first of its kind program that is dedicated to equipping Indigenous Australians with the connections, capabilities and access to capital to become investor-ready.
Generation One, an initiative of Minderoo Foundation, is delivering the Dream Venture Masterclasses in partnership with Youth Co:Lab — a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Citi Foundation — for ambitious and energetic Indigenous founders.
Dream Venture Masterclass participants will learn key strategies to raise capital and become investor-ready, meet like-minded Indigenous entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders and understand how to grow a sustainable business that balances social and economic returns.
The 2022 Dream Venture Masterclasses will be delivered in 2 streams.
The Youth program is open to entrepreneurs aged between 18-30 and is delivered in partnership with Youth Co:Lab, an initiative co-led by UNDP and Citi Foundation.
The ‘All-Ages’ program is open to all Indigenous entrepreneurs seeking to grow their business and secure investment.
All participants will pitch their business vision and be in the running for up to $150,000 worth of seed funding to support their business growth.
This program is free and will provide successful applicants with the skills and connections to seek capital and take their company to the next level.

DEADLINE: CSIRO Innovate to Grow, Cyber Security
2022-07-11 08:00 - 09:00 | online
Innovate to Grow: Cyber Security is a free 10-week program for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to further their R&D opportunities related to cyber security solutions. Applications for the next intake are open until Monday 11 July, with the program commencing 26 July 2022.
The Innovate to Grow program is a self-paced and virtually-delivered program to boost innovation performance of SMEs in high priority sectors.
The course will provide tools and information to help you better understand what’s involved with R&D and key things you need to consider at each step of the process. You’ll be able to apply this knowledge to advance your innovation journey.
You will also be exposed to industry knowledge, hear from innovation and industry experts and work with a sector or R&D mentor. Throughout the course, you will also work alongside other like-minded SMEs and build your networks.

Core Tech Talk Tuesday
2022-07-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-08-09 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

MTPConnect WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub: WA MTP Sector Spotlight Series event.
2022-07-13 07:00 - 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.
This month, join AIQ Solutions’ President & CEO Eric Horler in conversation with MTPConnect’s Dr Tracey Wilkinson for a fireside chat discussing the AIQ story, including creating a startup out of a University project and raising private equity money in a Series A, using AI in Nuclear Medicine and Oncology to assess the efficacy of treatments and provide cancer patients with a prognosis, and why a startup in Wisconsin came all the way to Perth to set up its only other office.

Details
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Fireside chat 8:00-9:00am AWST
Ground Floor Auditorium at Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, 6 Verdun Street Nedlands.

Agenda
7:30am Informal networking (COVID restrictions permitting) at Coffee Anatomy, ground floor of the Perkins Institute
8:00am Guided fireside chat
9:00am Event close

Featuring AIQ Solutions
AIQ Solutions was born out of the University of Wisconsin Translational Imaging Research Program. They aim to revolutionize precision medicine using AI-driven software technologies. These technologies use comprehensive treatment response assessments from imaging scans to improve patient outcomes.

The founders, Dr Robert Jeraj, Dr Glenn Liu, Dr George Wilding, and Ms Dona Alberti worked together for over ten years at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center with decades of combined experience in drug development, clinical trials, and translational imaging research.

From 2009 to 2015, Dr Jeraj and Dr Liu leveraged $8M in industry and grant funding to develop the novel methodology underlying AIQ’s products. In January 2015, AIQ was incorporated.
AIQ Solutions is now poised for rapid growth with a strong leadership team, one product fully commercialized, and a strong pipeline of new products at varying stages of development. In 2020 AIQ established an office in Perth (within the Harry Perkins Institute), which is their first office outside the US.

About our speaker Eric Horler – President & CEO, AIQ Solutions
Eric Horler joined AIQ Solutions as President and CEO in September 2018.
Before joining the AIQ team, Eric was President and CEO of Swallow Solutions LLC, a medical device start-up with both therapeutic devices and functional beverages for dysphagia patients. At Swallow Solutions, Eric successfully raised seed capital, grew the team, established the supply chain, drove sales growth, and executed a complex reimbursement strategy.
Prior to Swallow Solutions, Eric was General Manager, Premium Anesthesia and Respiratory Care at GE Healthcare. While at GEHC, Eric was responsible for a $220 million global business and a large team spread over three continents. Previously, he held a series of marketing and business development roles at Baxter Healthcare, including Director of Renal Products and Services for the Latin America region.
Eric has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rice University and both an MBA and Master of Engineering Management degrees from the Kellogg School of Business.
Join Eric in conversation with MTPConnect’s Dr Tracey Wilkinson for a fireside chat discussing the AIQ story, including creating a startup out of a University project and raising private equity money in a Series A, using AI in Nuclear Medicine and Oncology to assess the efficacy of treatments and provide cancer patients with a prognosis, and why a startup in Wisconsin came all the way to Perth to set up its only other office.

For any questions, please contact Rebekah Craggs and rebekah.craggs@mtpconnect.org.au

Lean Startup Perth
2022-07-13 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-07-20 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-07-27 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-08-03 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: Curtin Ignition Scholarship Application
2022-07-15 08:00 - 09:00 | online
Curtin Ignition is an intensive training program for aspiring entrepreneurs, academics and corporate innovators to trial and then prepare business ideas for the commercial environment
Ignition comprises of practical teaching sessions, expert clinics, mentor sessions and experienced advice and support from leading entrepreneurs and innovators.
It will give you the tools, contacts and confidence to transform your idea into a successful business venture.

Horizon Digital: Building a Culture of Innovation
2022-07-15 13:00 - 16:00 | Horizon Digital, 240-242 Railway Parade, West Leederville, WA, Australia
Workshop overview
Join us for an in-person, interactive workshop where we’ll delve into the world of technology innovation, lean design, and agile ways of working and thinking. We’ll discuss what it means to use a ‘startup mindset’ and explore some practical examples to drive a culture of innovation within your business.

Who will benefit?
This is the right learning experience if you’re:
An organisational leader or senior manager who is responsible for building and enabling innovation culture in their organisation.
An innovator who wants to enrich your practice with a new methodology or to complement your existing skills.

Agenda

Meet and greet over lunch
Welcome
Industry trends
Lean and design thinking
Agile ways of working
Let’s put this into practice
Adopt and embed
Networking drinks at Besk (optional)

To maximise your learning experience, we limit this workshop to 12 people.

Learn to pitch yourself, your products & services
2022-07-19 10:30 - 11:30 | online
Pitching your business to strangers can be nerve-wracking. But with this formula, you’ll nail it every time!
Ever had trouble describing what your business does? Get stuck for words when someone asks you what is so unique about your business? Wonder if your pitch is on-point?
Pitching is a quick-fire way to explain to a complete stranger some key points about what your, your products or your services are all about.
It will contain information like:
1. who you are
2. what your business is called
3. what problem you address
4. who your preferred customers are
But it might contain more.
Many pitches don’t last more than 90-seconds. Some are just 30. All of them are clear, concise and easy to remember.
In this interactive 1 hour workshop where you will build your pitch and have a go at presenting it, you will learn:
1. the elements of a pitch
2. great examples of winning pitches
3. pitching to customers
4. pitching to investors
5. pitching to networking groups

GFE Blockchain Summit 2022
2022-07-20 14:00 - 17:00 | proptech, Level 4, 110 William Street, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
GFE Blockchain WA is proud to announce and invite you to our Industry Summit of 2022. Hearing from industry leaders in WA and nationally.
Presenters announced closer to the date.
Including industry and blockchain leaders in WA, nationally and internationally. Either flying in, or will be live streamed to the audience.
Drinks & nibbles provided, networking 4:00pm to 5:00pm sponsored by GFE.

HARVEST Agtech Accelerator: Agtech Innovation Showcase x WA Agtech Meetups
2022-07-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Flux, 191 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, Australia
This Agtech Innovation Showcase x WA Agtech Meetups event will be held on Wednesday 20th July from 5-7pm at BASE @ FLUX, Perth.
The Showcase is an expo style networking event featuring the latest businesses looking to innovate in the Agtech industry.
These start-ups and SME’s will have their innovations on display and pitch for investment opportunities.
The businesses have all been participants in our HARVEST Agtech Accelerator program. For more details see https://www.agristart.com.au/h… HARVEST is WA’s leading business development program for businesses looking to innovate in the Agtech industry.
This event is in collaboration with the WA Agtech Meetups, a project led by Beanstalk AgTech and supported by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and Agrifutures.
Drinks and canapes will be provided.
We would be so grateful if you could please RSVP as soon as possible as the in-person event is strictly limited to 100 guests for spacing requirements.
Event details:
Date: Wednesday 20th July
Location: BASE @ FLUX, 191, St Georges Terraces, Perth, or virtually.
Time: 5pm – 7pm

Getting the most from Meta Business Suite
2022-07-21 09:00 - 10:00 | online
Meta Business is your new best friend
Have you noticed Facebook has rebranded and as a result made some big changes to some of their tools. Meta Business is your next best friend. In this webinar, you will be taken through the range of tools that will help you better manage your Facebook Page and Instagram profile.

AICC(WA), Major Networking Lunch: Mathias Cormann, OECD Secretary-General
2022-07-21 12:00 - 14:30 | WA Italian Club, 217-225 Fitzgerald St, West Perth, WA, 6005, Australia
Mathias Cormann, OECD Secretary-General is leading trade policy development to confront social, economic and environmental challenges during the most difficult periods of modern economic history. Global projections for economic growth in 2022 have been slashed since December 2021, as countries grapple with fresh supply shocks in energy and commodities following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
During a recent visit to Israel, Mr Cormann praised Israel’s economic growth over the past few decades as a result of structural reforms and effective macro-economic management as Israel positions to increase its European trade. Mr Cormann also utilised his Australian experience to provide guidance to Israel on further red tape and regulatory reduction.
The AICC(WA) extends this unique opportunity to hear from Mr Cormann on topics including socioeconomic policy development, global productivity drivers, and the use of innovation as a change maker to overcome the rapidly escalating global challenges.

Deadline: Slingshot 2022
2022-07-24 08:00 - 09:00 | online
SLINGSHOT 2022 – Deeptech startup pitching competition
Calling all startups: Asia’s most exciting deep tech pitching competition is back!
Launch your startup into the world, through Singapore!
Calling all startups: Asia’s most exciting deep tech pitching competition is back!
This is your chance to anchor yourself in Singapore – one of the world’s top innovation nodes – and compete for over S$1.2M (US$ 800,000) in attractive prizes!
Top 50 startups will join us in Singapore for the finals at Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SWITCH 2022)!

MTP Connect Spotlight Series
2022-07-26 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.

"Beyond Bitcoin : Blockchain for Social Impact & Sustainability", WASBC Digital Transformation Series
2022-07-26 18:30 - 21:30 | Hillview Intercultural Community Centre, 1-3 Hil View Pl, Bentley, WA, 6102, Australia
Are you ready to find out more about the hottest buzzword in the last few years?
Blockchain, an innovative technology, has garnered worldwide interest in its use but has also left many more people in the dark as to what it really is or does.
WA Singapore Business Council is proud to bring you the best minds that will share on how blockchain is enabling people and businesses around the world to learn more about principles of sustainability and social impact but, most importantly, helping them realize their vision for a better, greener and more equitable world.
Take this opportunity to listen to blockchain experts, researchers, and businesses on how they utilize this technology for the better and sustainability of future generations.
Speak to the experts and discuss with your peers on how you can apply this incredible technology to your own business.
This event is brought to you by the The WASBC DIGITALISATION & INNOVATION Special Interest Group’s (SIG).

DEADLINE: Curtin Ignition Fully Funded Application
2022-07-27 08:00 - 09:00 | online

CORE Connects Conversation Series
2022-07-27 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

VentureX HQ: Unlimited Potential - Angel & Early Stage Investing
2022-07-27 18:00 - 20:00 | St Martins Centre, Level 9, 40 - 50 St George's Terrace, perth, wa, 6000, Australia
Young Investors Circle in partnership with VentureX HQ presents:

Unlimited Potential | Angel & Early Stage Investing

“Educating and connecting investors of tomorrow. Where we believe the potential is unlimited”

Toto Boutdara will be hosting a Q & A interactive session with Tracie Clark, Sheryl Frame and Wilson Casado on “Angel and Early Stage Investing”.

Angel investors support start-ups at the initial moments and when most investors are not prepared to back them. Learn and listen to insight from successful Angel investors. Educate yourself on Angel investing and engage with all three of our special guests, who are successful angel investors and have invested in many early stage companies from around the world. They have extensive experience and knowledge in maximizing the potential of early stage companies as an angel investor. We are very excited for an evening of education, connecting and and insightful questions.
Something interesting about our host and each of the special guest:
Toto Boutdara – CEO at Young IC | Investor | Board Director | Model | For Inclusion, Diversity and Equality: “I love to live in the “now”, a lover of hip hop music and dance. While I am not dancing, I am practicing my blue steel look, designing suits, investing in early stage companies, traveling the world and advocating for Inclusion, Diversity and Equality.”
Tracie Clark – Director | Investor | Adviser: “Having worked for 15 years as a financial adviser I saw how financially disadvantaged women often are. I am passionate about creating a more level playing field, improving access to financial education and supporting women in growing their businesses.”
Sheryl Frame – Co-founder | Director | CEO | Strategist: “I am vigorously committed to the innovation principle that “tomorrow starts today” and see this as an opportunity to provide the best advice and assistance possible to enable women to achieve and succeed.”

Wilson Casado – Chair of Perth Angels | Visagio Ventures: “My career has afforded me the opportunity to have worked in Brazil, America, and Australia. These opportunities came with challenges, accelerated growth and an ever-expanding appreciation for the benefits of diversity.”

VentureX HQ Sundowner
2022-07-28 17:30 - 19:30 | Spaces, 2/300 Murray Street, Perth, WA, 6000
If you are interested in finding out what VentureX HQ is all about or curious to see a showcase from our outstanding members, come along. Open to all premium members, corporate sponsors, partners and the general public. We will be hosting a sundowner on the 28th of July from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm in collaboration with one of our very own member Dark Stry.
Join the VentureX HQ Members and team to get a sneak peek of ‘Enterprising Women’, Dark Stry’s latest self-guided walking tour route.
Over nibbles and drinks, we’ll showcase tales of inspiring and notorious women from Western Australia’s past, present and future. Find out how the Wentworth Building is now symbolic of female entrepreneurship in Perth.
Throughout the evening, you’ll have an opportunity to download the Dark Stry mobile app and try out an immersive experience that showcases one of Perth’s most successful entrepreneurs, Mary Raine.
It’s a novel way to connect with fellow business leaders, entrepreneurs and creatives – regardless of whether you are an existing member or considering membership.

DEADLINE: ESIC Report with ATO
2022-07-31 08:00 - 08:30 | online
From 1 July 2016, if you invest in a qualifying early stage innovation company (ESIC), you may be eligible for tax incentives. The incentives provide eligible investors, who purchase new shares, with:

a non-refundable carry forward tax offset equal to 20% of the value of their qualifying investments. This is capped at a maximum tax offset amount of $200,000.
a modified capital gains tax (CGT) treatment, under which capital gains made or accrued on qualifying shares that are continuously held for at least 12 months and less than ten years are exempt from CGT. Capital losses made or accrued on shares held less than ten years are also disregarded.

DEADLINE: LETs Pitch: Australia, Supporting low emissions technology development
2022-07-31 08:00 - 09:00 | online
Australian businesses are developing world-class clean energy technologies that can shape the global energy transition – we want to find them, connect them with vital opportunities and showcase them to the world.
NERA has partnered with the Australian Government to find the country’s ‘best and brightest’ cleantech businesses and promote them on a global stage at the 2022 Global Clean Energy Action Forum in Pittsburgh, United States.
We welcome expressions of interest (EOIs) from Australian-based small to medium enterprises (SME) with low emissions technologies that can help to decarbonise the energy sector.
Complete our brief EOI form today for your chance to participate in the LETs Pitch Australia program and secure ‘money can’t buy’ opportunities for your business. The EOI period closes at 10 pm AWST on Sunday 31 July 2022.

DEADLINE: SPUR Location Grants
2022-07-31 08:00 - 17:00 | online
Landgate’s SPUR Location Grants Program is a collaborative Western Australian (WA) Government initiative, designed to leverage the State’s location information and deliver value to the land sector.
$25,000 in grant funding will be allocated to up to five eligible candidates.

Founder Sundowner
2022-08-03 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!

BiotechTalks: Medtech investment 101 - the pathway to attracting capital
2022-08-04 09:00 - 10:30 | online
when and how to attract investment is an extremely important consideration for any medtech start-up and/or early-stage company. Companies need to raise capital to continue to grow their business and recruit talent to keep their operations afloat. This webcast will bring together a diverse group of panelists to discuss: how to develop an attractive investment strategy, raising capital, pitching to investors, access to funding programmes and to explore investment opportunities.
Additionally, our webcast will be answering your burning questions, such as:
What should your company be focusing on to attract investment?
What is your product commercialisation strategy?
What are the alternative funding schemes/programmes to equity?
How to get your company noticed by investors? How might their perspective differ whether they are a big medtech/corporate fund or a venture capital?
How long should your pitch be to investors?
What are the key points to put in your pitch?

WA Health Hackathon
2022-08-08 - 2022-08-18 | WA
The WA Health Hackathon will bring together a diverse group of data professionals and students to explore innovative digital and data-driven solutions to real world healthcare challenges. Teams will take part in a range of upskilling/training sessions and develop prototype solutions for specific healthcare challenges, applying techniques such as data analysis and visualisation, machine learning, and digitisation.

DEADLINE: Perron Institute award, the Byron Kakulas Medal
2022-08-08 09:00 - 09:30 | online
Nominations are invited for a new annual Perron Institute award, the Byron Kakulas Medal, celebrating innovation in health and medical research.
Created in honour of the Western Australian based Perron Institute’s Founding Director Emeritus Professor Byron Kakulas AO, it commemorates the Institute’s 40th Anniversary. The inaugural award will recognise the contribution of an individual or small team having a transformational impact on the health and wellbeing of Western Australians.
