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Tag: Tech / Data / AI

From IP to Investment: What Investors Look for in a Patent Portfolio

The first session in Victorian Medtech Skills and Devices Hub’s 2026 Medtech Skills Online Spotlight Series, this free lunchtime webinar will show you how investors assess your IP and how to position it to support funding.

If you’re developing a medtech idea, securing investment depends on more than the innovation itself. Investors look closely at your patent position to assess risk, ownership, and commercial potential.

This session will show you what matters and how to avoid common IP gaps that can delay or block funding. You’ll learn how investors assess these key areas of your patent portfolio and what to prioritise.

Bots and Bevs May

Bots & Bevs is a fantastic opportunity to connect with other innovators, robotics thought leaders and business insiders working right across the robotics, automation and zero emissions sectors.

Shaping the Skies: Advancing Aerial Drone Innovation in WA

Do you have a passion for aerial drone technology? Join decision makers, pilots, researchers, drone builders, and ReOCs for an exciting event as we explore WA’s upcoming developments in aerial drone technology.

This event brings together industry professionals, technology developers, and aspiring enthusiasts from across WA to connect, share the latest developments, and discuss real-world applications in the aerial drone sector. It is designed to foster new connections and spark fresh collaborations and conversations across the community.

State of Social ’26

State of Social is an award-winning digital and social marketing conference. In 2026, it’s an educational, provocative experience where the industry’s sharpest minds gather to challenge assumptions, share hard-won insights and figure out what actually works in modern marketing.

Over two days at Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia, SOS26 goes deep on ‘Friction’; the tension between strategy and instinct, creativity and constraint, humans and machines, ambition and budgets. Not as a problem to solve, but as the thing that, when you understand it, makes you a better marketer.

Day one fires up your imagination with keynotes and breakouts from the industry’s most compelling thinkers. Day two gets practical, with deep-dive education sessions across strategy, creativity, technology and more. And it’s all available for you to rewatch on-demand with an All Access ticket.

No sales pitches. No recycled content. Just honest conversations, fresh perspectives, and 24-plus hours of programming designed to make you think differently and work smarter. Plus gourmet food, bottomless barista-brewed coffee and those signature SOS experiences you won’t find anywhere else.

Disruptive Science Webinar: Sensing and Materials

Join experts from ANSTO and industry to explore how quantum sensing is transforming nuclear technologies, enhancing safety, strengthening security and unlocking powerful new capabilities for the future.

Quantum technologies are moving rapidly from theory to real world application, including in nuclear technologies. In this webinar, hosted by ScienceMeetsBusiness on behalf of ANSTO, experts explore how quantum sensing could transform capabilities, safety and security across nuclear technologies and other industries.

Join us to discover how ultra-sensitive quantum sensors can enable more precise measurements, earlier detection of anomalies, and enhanced monitoring in complex environments. We will examine practical uses, current research directions on materials, and what these advances could mean for industry, government, and research organisations.

If you work in the nuclear sector, engineering, defence, security, or advanced manufacturing, this session will give you valuable insight into where quantum sensing is heading and why it matters now.

Oceans of Data Conference

The Oceans of Data Conference is a national, one-day event bringing together researchers, industry and government to explore how data-driven approaches are reshaping ocean science, engineering and decision-making across Australia’s marine and offshore sectors.

Data-enabled advances in observation, modelling and analytics are transforming how we understand and work in the ocean environment. This conference provides a forum to share emerging capabilities, real-world applications and future opportunities at the intersection of ocean science and data innovation.

Learn more and register

Government Innovation Showcase Western Australia 2026

Driving Whole-of-Government Innovation Across Western Australia

As Western Australia faces increasing economic pressures, growing public expectations, and the rapid pace of digital change, the need for connected, future-focused government has never been greater. In 2026, the public sector must deliver not only smarter services, but also stronger cross-agency collaboration, streamlined processes, and data-led decision-making.

Building on the momentum of 2025, where digital identity, inclusion, accessibility, and connectivity for regional and rural communities emerged as top priorities, the 2026 Government Innovation Showcase WA will bring together leaders from across departments to explore the strategies, technologies, and leadership approaches driving the next phase of transformation.

Aligned with the next chapter of the Western Australian Digital Strategy, the Showcase will address practical ways to overcome persistent barriers such as policy bottlenecks, legacy systems, and funding constraints, while unlocking innovation through shared vision, modern digital capabilities, and bold leadership.

Join us in July 2026 as part of Government Innovation Week Western Australia to help shape a more connected, inclusive, and innovative future for the state — where collaboration is essential and transformation is a shared mission.