Program
The Tech23 will each be given a maximum of five minutes to present, with a warning bell sounding at four minutes. After the presentations, industry leaders will ask questions, offer advice and perspectives.
9:00am
Smarter Data
presenters
Industry Leaders
- James Scollay – General Manager, SME Solutions, MYOB
- Andrew Stead – Director, New Project Development, IAG Customer Lab
- Chris Vein – Founder, Dome Advisory Services
9.45am
Machine Learning
presenters
Industry Leaders
- Glenys Beauchamp – Secretary, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- John Henderson – Partner, AirTree Ventures
- David Skellern
- Mary-Anne Williams – Founder & Director of The Magic Lab, University of Technology, Sydney
10.45am
Morning Tea and Innovation Island (foyer)
11.15am
HealthTech
presenters
Industry Leaders
- Petra Andren – CEO, ATP Innovations
- Zdenka Kuncic – Co-Director, Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, The University of Sydney
- Jane Martino – Co-Founder, Smiling Mind and General Manager, Unlockd
12.00pm
Solutions for Enterprise
presenters
Industry Leaders
- Alisa Bowen – Chief Technology Officer, News Corp Australia
- Angela Clark – (Most recently) Director, Digital Network, ABC
- Matthew Koertge – Managing Director, Telstra Ventures
- Melissa Widner– General Partner, NAB Ventures
1.00pm
LUNCH and Innovation Island (foyer)
1.45pm
Fast and Efficient
presenters
Industry Leaders
- Paul Fox – Chief Technology Officer New Energy, AGL
- Jo Hume – Venture Partner, SXVP
- Alan Jones – Startup Evangelist, BlueChilli
- Larry Marshall– CEO, CSIRO
2.30pm
Trust
presenters
Industry Leaders
- Roger Buckeridge
- Jana Matthews – ANZ Chair in Business Growth; Director, Centre for Business Growth. UniSA
- Tushar Roy– Partner, Square Peg Capital
3.15pm
Afternoon Tea and Innovation Island (foyer)
3.45pm
Advancing Agriculture
presenters
Industry Leaders
- Bill Bartee – Co-founder and Partner, Blackbird Ventures
- Michelle Deaker – Managing Director and CEO, OneVentures
- Cyan Ta’eed – Co-founder and Executive Director, Envato
4.30pm
Tech23 Alumni Panel discussion: Luck
Moderated by Ian Gardiner – Startup Business Development for Australia and New Zealand, Amazon Web Services
- Rebekah Campbell – Co-founder, Hey You
- Tanya Newhouse – COO and Co-founder, Clevertar
- Dave Snowdon – CTO, Founder and Director, Metamako
5.15pm
Awards ceremony and Networking (Club Room)
* This program is subject to change