Must see Spark Festival events in 2023

hosted by CSIRO x Cicada Innovations

Engage with other deep tech innovators, exchange new ideas, connect with old and new friends, and hear from one deep tech founder revolutionising the healthcare system with the use of AI.

Tuesday 31 October 5.30-7.30pm

4 Cornwallis St, Eveleigh NSW 2015, Australia

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hosted by Campbelltown Council

Explore the transformative potential of ChatGPT for your business.

Artificial intelligence, ChatGPT and Generative AI: not just for the big end of town!

Their friendly experts are here to help you learn how these transformative technologies can improve operations and drive efficiencies for businesses of any size.

Whether you're a solopreneur or an SME, you'll leave this event with the practical tips and knowledge you need to unlock growth.

Wednesday 1 November 5.00-7.30pm

Campbelltown Arts Centre: 1 Art Gallery Rd, Campbelltown NSW 2560, Australia

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hosted by Greenhouse Climate Tech Hub

There's a misnomer that climate action is an 'all-or-nothing' game; that you can't be taking steps toward creating a nature positive environment without having everything you do be about the climate. We want to challenge this norm, and highlight the ways that anyone can take their passion, work and attention, and use it to benefit our environment. 

In this interactive workshop, we'll leverage our climate tech community to facilitate an interactive look at how you can play a part in our climate transition - without having to pivot your career and focus. We'll be using world-class facilitation techniques used by our Greenhouse team to facilitate workshops for the World Economic Forum, US Air Force, and Australian Parliament. 

Wednesday 1 November 4.30-6.30pm

Greenhouse Climate Tech Hub - Salesforce Tower: level 2/180 George St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

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hosted by UTS Startups

Hosted in person at UTS Startups, this Lunch-n-Learn is all about Influencing on social media!

Here's what we'll cover:

• What is “unconventional” and what it means for an Influencer
• From zero to 46k followers in 3 months: how we did it
• The power of storytelling to land brand collaborations

About the Speaker:

Minie Minarelli is a special needs mum and influencer at My Kabuki Girl. While completing her Honours degree in Entrepreneurship at UTS (Female Entrepreneur of the Year at UTS Startup Awards 2022, Finalist of IBIS 3P Competition 2022), she had to put on a shelf her startup and pivot into her new journey with her daughter’s rare syndrome. She has created My Kabuki Girl and after eight months she’s a micro-influencer with 50k followers and successful brand collaborations under her belt.

Thursday 2 November 1-2pm

UTS Startups @ Central: 3 Broadway, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia

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hosted by EnergyLab

EnergyLab is Australia’s largest climate tech startup accelerator and innovation ecosystem dedicated to reaching net zero emissions. We connect talented founders addressing the global climate crisis to the mentors, advisors, partners, peers and investors they need to succeed. In this tour, join the EnergyLab team and meet founders, see facilities and explore what's possible in clean tech. 

Thursday 2 November 10-11.30am

EnergyLab: Building 25, 4-12 Buckland St, Chippendale NSW 2008

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hosted by the Builders Club

Come join the Builders Club for an EPIC co-working session with ANZ's top VCs. B2 in the #arena.

Who will benefit: 

• Founders who are at the ideas stage, pre-MVP, post-MVP
• Scale-ups 
• Startup teams 

Thursday 2 November 10am to Saturday 4 November 4pm

To be announced

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hosted by UTS - Graduate Research School

TL;DR: Successful innovation is built on research. 

From identifying opportunities to fostering a customer-centric mindset to evaluating product-market fit, the foundation of lasting innovation is finding a way to gather meaningful data and translate that evidence into actionable insights. 

Failure is nothing to be ashamed of, but there's no reason not to maximize your potential for success. Whether you're an entrepreneur with a new product or a social innovator trying to solve a wicked problem, you're trying to create change that sticks. 

This panel focuses on the intersection of research, entrepreneurship, and the innovation ecosystem. We'll: 

• demystify the concept of "research" 
• share best practices for generating meaningful data and making evidence-driven decisions
• help you understand how to build the right collaborative ecosystem for the problem you want to solve 

Featuring: 

• Rachel Atkins 
  Rachel is a business psychologist, executive coach, entrepreneur, and Principal Consultant at Right Management. She's also a PhD candidate researching how to support entrepreneurship among veterans.
• Kate Bennett 
  Kate is sustainability and impact adviser and a founder of Brownee, helping SMEs bake sustainability into their business models so they can thrive. She's also a PhD candidate researching sustainable finance. 
• Jenny Binetter 
  Jenny, an innovation-driven leader and Entrepreneurship & Innovation PhD candidate, is dedicated to bringing groundbreaking ideas to life. She empowers startups and founders to achieve their fullest potential.

Friday 3 November 3-4pm

Online Event - This event will be hosted on Zoom

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