Perth Design & Innovation Tradeshow 2025
Mix with a range of professionals and general public checking out the latest and greatest design & innovation, meeting Perth’s top designers & innovators. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with 28 stallholders showcasing the latest advancements in design and innovation, experience various tech demonstrations, and witness groundbreaking product launches.
Fri 21 Mar
Diversity in Action: Innovating, Leading, and Thriving Glocally
Our SWA Annual General Meeting and social catch up for Members, prospective members, and supporters is on 9 December. Our Chair and Treasurer will present their respective reports and nominations for Committee positions will be voted on (note that only members can vote).
This AGM follows the Meet the Entrepreneur Session with Olivia Humphrey.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Join us for the next Coffee with a CTO session, featuring Patrick Green -Director of Tekkon and a seasoned CTO with over 20 years of experience in industries like IT, oil & gas, and manufacturing.
Patrick has been a startup founder twice himself, plus has a proven track record of helping startups and scale-ups develop the tech strategies they need to grow, with expertise in team building, platform design, and agile methodologies.
This intimate event at Zamia Café in Kings Park is your chance to connect with Patrick, ask your burning questions, and gain real-world insights into navigating the challenges of tech startups.
Whether you’re a technical or non-tech startup founder exploring the tech landscape or a developer aiming to step into a CTO role, this is the perfect setting to learn and network.
Event Details:
📅 Date: Saturday, 21st December, 2024
🕥 Time: 10:30 AM
📍 Location: Zamia Café, Kings Park
💲 Cost: Just grab a coffee and join the conversation!
This group is for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Whether you are struggling to launch your eCommerce business or currently run one and are looking to scale up, this is the place for you
The Department is establishing the Science and Technology Council (the Council) to support the delivery of the Plan, through the promotion of cross-disciplinary collaboration and provision of strategic advice to the Department on science and technology opportunities and challenges, including:
This introductory “Getting Started” meeting is for founders (and potential founders) who are first-timers to Lean Startup Perth (or those who wish to get a refresher on Lean Startup). It’s best for you to attend one of these meeting before attending a “Getting On” meeting (although it’s not required).
This “Getting Started” meeting will introduce you the “big ideas” in Lean Startup and Customer Development. Did you know that Lean Startups don’t do sales, don’t do marketing and don’t do product development? Well, what do they do then? Come along and you will find out that and more,
Olivia Humphrey spent many years in film distribution at Roadshow Entertainment, BBC and Austar/Foxtel before founding the independent streaming platform, Kanopy, which forged a new channel for streaming films to library members. Olivia boot-strapped the company in 2008 before uprooting her young family away from Perth to move Kanopy’s head office in San Francisco, USA. She spent the next 7 years scaling the business across North America and into Europe before selling to the private equity firm, KKR in 2021. Kanopy was listed as one of the top 10 Australian M&A exits that year, securing the platform as one of the great Australian media-tech success stories.
Olivia is an Adjunct Professor for Entrepreneurship in Curtin University’s Business and Law Faculty.
Attendees will gain insights into overcoming imposter syndrome and exploring what it means to lead a meaningful life, drawing from personal experiences to inspire resilience and purpose in both professional and personal journeys.
Learn how to perfect your business pitch + network with like-minded individuals.
In this session you will NOT be learning how to perfect your vocals!
However, you will be learning how to create your perfect personalised business pitch.
We aim to have you leaving with a pitch that is sure to captivate those who listen to it.
ABOUT BNY
BNY, or Business Network Yanchep, is a networking group that consists of those who want to connect, improve networking skills, and further develop their commerce expertise.
Diversity fuels creativity, strengthens problem-solving abilities, and aligns with an increasingly global market. Ensuring individuals from all backgrounds—regardless of gender, race, socioeconomic status, or geographical location—are represented and valued, not only creates a fairer environment, but also tap into a broader spectrum of ideas and perspectives.
Cake Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in the future of technology driven by major demographic changes such as aging populations, the majority-minority shift, and the increased spending power of women. Monique raised USD$17m to launch the firm last February, having worked in the venture capital space in the San Francisco Bay Area for firms including 500 Startups and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Cheryl Mack, CEO and Founder of Aussie Angels, will be joining Monique to share her ideas and experiences in fostering an inclusive landscape whilst local workshop facilitator Bethan Winn will lead a facilitated and interactive session where you will have the opportunity to share ideas about how we can ensure that our investment and innovation community can continue to evolve to be a thriving, diverse ecosystem.
Registration for this unique opportunity is free but essential. Register your spot today.
