Funded Growth Masterclass
Grants, equity, early-stage funds, crowdfunding, listing on the NSX — which funding model is right for your stage of commercialisation? In this practical masterclass, Stuart Smith and Robert Jones break down each route to funded growth and show how to match the right funding model to each stage of commercialisation. Exactly the kind of "what do I actually do next" session our audience comes for.
Building Australia’s Premium Industrial Ecosystem
What will it take for the Hunter to become Australia's premium industrial innovation ecosystem?
In this tightly curated session, four leaders each deliver a short, focused keynote on their vision for the region's next chapter:
Gillian Summers (Brain Industries) on how the Hunter has reinvented itself before — from the end of BHP steelmaking to today — and why resilience comes from solving real problems, buying and building locally where it makes sense, and refusing to wait to be rescued.
Victor Dominello on what intelligent, citizen-centred public services and digital infrastructure (drawing on the ideas in Government 3.0) can unlock for regional economies in the age of AI.
