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Lunch & Learn: Commercial Contracting with King & Wood Mallesons

By Canberra Innovation Network posted an hour ago
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REGISTER NOW BYO lunch and hear from KWM experts Annabel Griffin and Anna MacFarlane about commercial contracting and key commercial levers. Why is this for you? ‘Commercial contracting – key commercial levers’: we’ll present on how to use key commercial levers to your advantage to manage risk and maximise value in your commercial contracts, including sale and services agreements (hint: it’s not all about the charges…). We’ll walk through the types of risks you may encounter when contracting, and how to best manage risk. We’ll also give you some golden rules for contract administration after you’ve signed to protect the value you’ve secured. This ...
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Innovation Connect Grant Information Session

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 4 days ago
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REGISTER NOW Creating opportunities for ambitious entrepreneurs to unlock their potential! The Canberra Innovation Network facilitates on behalf of the ACT Government to deliver the Innovation Connect (ICON) Grant program which provides matched funding between $10,000 and $30,000. The program supports the thriving startup culture in Canberra and empowers entrepreneurs to develop and grow their innovative ideas. Join this free public information session and learn about how your business may be eligible for this grant, the process and key dates. Date: Tuesday 30 August 2022 Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Location: Online Cost: Free Registration ...
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If you're in business, come to the CBR360 Circular Economy Symposium – 15 Sep at Kambri

By Kirsten Duncan posted 9 days ago
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Looking to level-up your sustainability game? Connect with like-minded organisations from across Canberra at this one-day in-person event. The CBR360 Symposium will showcase local sustainability leaders, share latest research, examine policy directions and shine a spotlight on the grassroots of Canberra’s sharing economy. We invite you to the CBR360 Circular Economy Symposium on Thursday 15 September at Kambri, ANU. Ticket sales are now open! We scanned Canberra and beyond to find the businesses and organisations leading circular innovation and have been delighted with the enthusiasm for the CBR360 Symposium. It's been a fun jigsaw puzzle to put together, ...
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ANU Innovation ACT – From Bench to Business Fireside Chat

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 14 days ago
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REGISTER NOW As part of the Innovation ACT lead up, join us for a fireside chat to hear from three of ANU’s most successful academic entrepreneurs about what it was like to build a technology company to translate their innovations into impact. Hear them discuss the challenges, the benefits, and important the ‘how’. Meet the panel: Lyle Roberts – Vai Photonics Mark Luo – Quantum Brilliance Colin Jackson – Samsara Eco Moderated by Elaine Stead Date: Wednesday 17 August 2022 Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Location: Level 5, 1 Moore Street Cost: Free Registration is essential
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Idea to Impact - 10 Week Customer Challenge

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 14 days ago
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Idea to Impact is more than a workshop. It is an intensive program for innovators, introducing and applying practical tools to master the art of turning ambitious ideas into high-impact ventures. Applications close 31 August 2022 Take the 10 Week Customer Challenge if you have an innovative idea or business, no matter the stage, and want to: Find and engage with customers and stakeholders Make faster progress in a rapid, lean way Test your ideas and reduce mistakes Find the right market opportunity Create an exciting value proposition and pitch it effectively Build the right prototype Find the right partners and funding Connect with ...
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First Wednesday Connect hosted by UNSW Canberra

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 12-07-2022
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REGISTER NOW First Wednesday Connect is brought to you this month in partnership with UNSW Canberra . Get involved in our regular monthly get-together aiming to energise, share stories and encourage collaboration between entrepreneurs, researchers, investors and innovators of all sorts. Hear from Canberra’s budding entrepreneurs in our high intensity 60 second pitching format and meet new people. It is free to come along, although registrations are essential!
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Female Founders: Flourish, Thrive & Prosper

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 08-07-2022
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In partnership with Women With Altitude we are delighted to bring you ‘Flourish, Thrive and Prosper’. REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL Join us on Tuesday 19th July for lunch, networking and a fireside chat with HR and Culture expert Renee Beerworth , Founder of Spinach Ventures . For more than 20 years, Renee has followed her fascination with the connection between people, motivation, engagement and performance around the world. Her passion for people, performance and culture stems from working in organisations leading internal HR teams and the last 7 years as founder and director of Spinach Ventures. Her experience spans diverse industries, ...
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Free lunch with deep tech expert, mentor and founder? Come along to this Billion Dollar Panel

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 15-06-2022
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The Billion Dollar Panel series provides an opportunity for members of the innovation community to share in the wealth of knowledge experienced mentors, investors and founders bring to the table. Come along to hear from experienced founder, director and mentor, Dr Lyndal Thorburn FAICD MIPA. REGISTER HERE Lyndal has a 30 year management and consulting career in and for technology-based organisations and government (including CSIRO). As Managing Director of Advance Consulting and then Innovation Dynamics Pty Ltd, she worked on over 40 new business ventures over 12 years, mainly in biotechnology, completing business plans and market research and supporting ...
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Ian Mackay, CEO of the Canberra Southern Cross Club, shares his thoughts on life in Canberra, Covid-19 lockdowns and the future of the Southern Cross Club

By Canberra Business Chamber posted 09-06-2022
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Ian Mackay and his family arrived in Canberra in the middle of winter 2014 to take up the role as CEO of the Canberra Southern Cross Club. As a born and bred Melburnian who then spent almost 20 years living near Bondi Beach in Sydney, the change in climate came as quite a shock. “I remember we were taking lots of photos of the kids rugged up for school, crisp frosts on the grass and snow on the Brindabella’s to send back to family and friends in Sydney” he said. Since then, Ian and his family have become well trained in the important ‘rules’ of living in Canberra such as not to turn the heaters on before Anzac Day and not to plant the tomatoes before Cup Day! ...
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Calling all space and climate change enthusiasts! How does $10,000 in prize money sound?

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 08-06-2022
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SPACEHACK is a competition for diverse teams of innovators excited by space, space technologies, innovation and entrepreneurship. Exceptional collaborative atmosphere with access to leading mentors and space companies with short workshops that help participants generate, evolve and pitch ideas to win the vote of the judges. Throughout the hackathon you will be addressed by inspiring industry and academic experts from our sponsoring organisations, and experience rapid workshops focusing on ideation, validation, business models and building your skills to pitch your idea with impact. We have an experienced mentor pool ...
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Interested in accelerating your business? Check out the GRIFFIN Accelerator!

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 08-06-2022
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Interested in accelerating your high potential startup? Come along to a lunch & learn to hear about the Griffin Accelerator Program . We’ll ensure plenty of time for Q&A. Find out about the GRIFFIN Accelerator BYO Lunch. The GRIFFIN Accelerator is a three-month intensive program run by a group of seasoned Canberra entrepreneurs who invest in, host, coach and mentor selected startups to create successful high growth businesses. The heart of this program are the mentors, who bring substantial experience in startups, investing, raising capital, sales, business development, and significant industry and investor networks. You’ll meet ...
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Lunch & Learn: Managing Your IP Portfolio with King & Wood Mallesons

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 03-06-2022
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Learn how to manage your IP portfolio with experts from King & Wood Mallesons. REGISTER TODAY More bang for your buck: Managing your IP portfolio to maximise your returns – this presentation will cover the journey from growing your idea from a thought bubble into a sustainable model where your Intellectual Property can do its best work. It will canvas the key features of commercialising IP, the steps in the IP commercialisation journey, what financiers look at when assessing IP, mitigating the risk of legal challenges relating to IP and options for commercialisation. King & Wood Mallesons have been named Most Innovative Law Firm ...
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First Wednesday Connect - 1 June

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 27-05-2022
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First Wednesday Connect is back again! Why not make it the boost you need for those mid-week blues?! Are you interested to hear what's going on in Canberra innovation? Looking to meet other startups, entrepreneurs, mentors, researchers, students and potential collaborators? Come along to First Wednesday Connect, a monthly networking event, where you'll hear from budding entrepreneurs in a high-intensity 60-second pitch format as you enjoy nibbles and drinks from local businesses Altina and Heaps Normal. Wednesday 1 June | 5:00PM - 6:30PM 1 Moore Street, Canberra Registration is free but essential: https://cbrin.com.au/events/fwc-june-2022/
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First Wednesday Connect May 2022

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 08-04-2022
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Register Now! Event information Hosted in partnership with the Academy of Interactive Entertainment, this First Wednesday Connect is set to be one to remember! Get involved in our regular monthly get-together aiming to energise, share stories and encourage collaboration between entrepreneurs, researchers, investors and innovators of all sorts. Hear from Canberra’s budding entrepreneurs in our high intensity 60 second pitching format and meet new people over drinks and nibbles. It is free to come along, register now to go in the draw to win a prize on the night! (You must be at the event to claim the prize.) —————————————————— FAQ ...
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Wage Subsidy for new Apprentices/Trainees Extended

By Talha Tariq posted 01-04-2022
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Dear Members, I am pleased to inform you that the government has extended the popular wage subsidy incentive program ( Boosting Apprenticeship Commencement ) for 3 months until 30 June 2022. Any employer who takes on an Apprentice or Trainee up until 30 June 2022 can gain access to: 50 % of the eligible Australian Apprentice’s wages in the first year, capped at a maximum payment value of $7,000 per quarter per Australian Apprentice, 10 % of the eligible Australian Apprentice’s wages in the second year, capped at a maximum payment value of $1,500 per quarter per Australian Apprentice, and 5 % of the eligible Australian Apprentice’s wages ...
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FREE INNOVATION WORKSHOP FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 18-03-2022
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The Canberra Innovation Network is partnering with Amazon Web Services to deliver two free half-day day workshops on an introduction to Lean Innovation for Australian Public Servants. The practical workshop will include experienced entrepreneurs and feature practical case studies and useful tools for the application of lean innovation in the workplace . Participants will experience a “day in the life of an entrepreneur” to learn valuable pitching and engagement skills. These skills can be translated into the workplace by changing the way teams and individuals work on projects, deliver presentations, and assess professional tasks and goals. The workshop ...
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Female Founder Coworking Day

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 17-03-2022
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To wrap up our month long celebration of women in innovation, we invite all female founders, leaders, and entrepreneurs, and those working for female-founded businesses, to work in our Coworking Space for the day at no cost. Join our Coworking Community at 10am for Morning Tea and get amongst the movers and shakers of Canberra innovation. You’ll have access to all coworking facilities from 9am to 5pm which includes a desk, meeting rooms, break out spaces and coffee machine! Register here!
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Seeking innovative ideas to change the future of Canberra.

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 17-03-2022
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In collaboration with ActewAGL , the Canberra Innovation Network is encouraging people with innovative ideas to enter the Canberra Adaptive City Open Innovation Challenge . The competition is aimed at people with ideas, solutions and concept proposals that can help materialise a future of Canberra that is clever, connected and full of creative energy. The competition is running from the 8th of March until the 15th of April 2022 and will give entries the chance to win prizes from a cash pool of $20,000 . This competition is free and open to all demographics within Canberra, we encourage all age groups and minorities within Canberra and surrounds to ...
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Lean Innovation Workshops for the Public Sector

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 17-03-2022
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The Canberra Innovation Network and Amazon Web Services will be delivering two free half-day Lean Innovation workshops, submit an expression of interest form to secure your spot! Lean Innovation intro sessions are highly practical, interactive sessions where participants get exposed quickly to the key experiences of entrepreneurial lean innovation. Learn from real entrepreneurs how to apply lean innovation at your work in these practical sessions on the 28 th of March from 1:00pm to 4:30pm, and the 4 th of April from 1:00pm to 4:30pm. These in-person sessions will be facilitated by the Canberra Innovation Network Amazon Web Services to teach ...
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Funding for Canberra’s clever, connected, creative innovation startups

By Canberra Innovation Network posted 23-02-2022
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Local innovation startups have once again shown just how clever ideas can become a reality through the latest funding round of the Innovation Connect (ICON) grant program. $195,000 has been awarded to 8 local companies looking to change the way we do things for the better. A partnership between the ACT Government and the Canberra Innovation Network, ICON provides early stage businesses an opportunity to receive matched funding of between $10,000-$30,000. The grant aims to support the market testing, prototyping, and determining the commercial feasibility of the recipient’s concept. “Money is vital to any business, and we’re very grateful for ...
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