Startup Grind powered by Google for Entrepreneurs will bring Inc, Forbes, and Entrepreneur Magazine's 2018 'must-attend' event to Melbourne for a two-day conference focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. Startup Grind is the world’s largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting 1,500,000 entrepreneurs in over 400 cities. We nurture startup ecosystems in 120 countries through events, media, and partnerships with organizations like Google for Entrepreneurs. Join us to learn and be inspired with 70+ speaker presentations and interviews from world leading founders and innovators at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Dec 6-7th. Proudly presented by: — Agenda9:00 am – 5.30pm : December 6th9:00 am – 5.30pm : December 7th — Speakers Include: Guy Kawasaki (Canva / Apple) Genevieve Leveille (Co-chair TechUK's Blockchain Group) William Bao Bean (SOSV / Chinaccelerator) – #4 most active seed investor in the world Jessica Alter (Entrepreneur in Residence at Social Capital) Calvin Chin (Managing Partner at E14 – MIT's Venture Fund) Ruud Hendriks (Co-founder of Sky Radio and Startupbootcamp) Andrew Filev (Founder and CEO of Wrike) – Named one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America by Deloitte for the third straight year and a leader in Enterprise Collaborative Work Management Software Paul Bassat (founder of SEEK and SquarePeg Capital $240m fund) Elaine Stead (Bluesky Ventures $200m fund) Emily Rich (Managing Director – Microsoft Startups) Justin Dry (Co-founder / CEO of Vinomofo) Craig Blair (AirTree Ventures – $250M Venture Fund) Katherine McConnell (CEO & Founder -Brighte) – Fintech leader of the year and an $18.5m Series B Martin Hosking (Founder of Redbubble) Samantha Wong (Partner at Blackbird Ventures – $250M Venture Fund) Lucy Liu (Cofounder and COO of Airwallex) – Recently raised $108m from Tencent, Square Peg Capital and Sequoia Capital. Grace Wong (Cofounder Liven) – Cashless payments for dining with 350k users in Australia! Currently raising US$28m Paul Ark (MD- Digital Ventures) – Thailand's US$100m Venture Capital Fund Eva Missling (Head of Europe at 99designs) Cyan Ta'eed (Founder – Hey Tiger) and previously co-founder of Envato, the world's largest creative ecosystem Adam Nash – Founder of Wealthfront and now (Global Head of Product for Dropbox) Jules Lund (Founder and CEO- TRIBE) – TV and radio host turned entrepreneur Layne Beachley – 7x World Champion Surfer turned entrepreneur Baron Davis – 2x NBA All-Star turned investor and entrepreneur Presentations Include: Priscilla Harris (Head of ANZ at HTC/ Vive) – 'Virtual Reality' Omar DeSilva (Founder – Plato Project) on 'Empathetic Leadership' Nadine Saadi (GiftSkout / Startupweekend) on 'Diversity and Community Empowerment' Grace Wong (Co-founder and COO -Liven) – 'The Future of Foodtech' Tony Wu (Co-founder and CEO – Weploy) – 'Focus On What Matters' Fatimah Abbouchi (AMO) – 'Agile Enterprise' Brett Adams (VP Engineering and Managing Director, ANZ, Zendesk) – 'Customer Experience' And many more! Hosted ByChris Joannou, General Manager ANZ—Global PartnersGoogle for Entrepreneurs (http://www.google.com/entrepreneurs/)Google is committed to empowering entrepreneurs around the world through programs, partnerships, and our products.Oracle Global Startup Ecosystem (http://www.oracle.com/startup/scaleup.html)In the global marketplace, one size does not fit all. That is especially true for today’s vibrant, diverse and competitive startup ecosystem. Oracle is reimagining enterprise and startup relationships through true partnerships that foster collaboration and codevelopment while inspiring global innovation. Oracle’s mission is to build a thriving global startup community to drive the digital economy based on collaborative partnerships that enable next-generation growth, business development, and drive cloud-based innovation for startups throughout all stages of growth. The Oracle Global Startup Ecosystem works with startups at various stages from founders in university-affiliated incubators to early stage to scaleups.Presenting PartnersMYOB (https://www.myob.com/au)MYOB loves supporting startups. As one of the original Australian startups we believe in giving back to the community that helped us to grow. Startup Grind is a fabulous community driven organisation and an important part of Australia’s growing Startup Ecosystem and we are thrilled to be backing all of their up and coming events.Gold PartnersMicrosoft (https://startups.microsoft.com/en-us/)Helping startups grow, build and connect.Visual Domain (http://visualdomain.com.au/)We help Australia’s biggest businesses connect with their customers with video.Holding Redlich (http://www.holdingredlich.com/practice-group/startups)Holding Redlich is a leading corporate and commercial law firm. You won’t just get legal advice. You’ll get advice you can use.Silver PartnersDropbox (https://www.dropbox.com/)Dropbox is a modern workspace designed to reduce busywork-so you can focus on the things that matter.Weploy (https://www.weployapp.com/)Weploy allows businesses of all sizes to hire quality, pre-vetted temporary staff within secondsASX (http://ASX.com.au)ASX is excited to be partnering with Startup Grind. Startups are essential to the future economic growth and prosperity of the nation, so it is important that ASX, as Australia’s primary capital market, plays its part in supporting the ecosystem. The ASX market gives companies exposure to a broad investor base in Australia and across the world; over 2,100 listed companies access retail and institutional investors to help them achieve their growth ambitions. We look forward to sharing in your growth stories and hope that you follow in the footsteps of many other great companies by listing and raising capital on ASX. Find out more at www.asx.com.au/listingsAirly (https://www.flyairly.com/)Save thousands on private jet hire Australia wide. Browse through our great deals on offer and experience the luxury lifestyle without the hefty prices.Zendesk (http://www.zendesk.com/)Zendesk // The ultimate customer service software proudly supports Startup Grind Melbourne.Bronze PartnersCollective Campus (http://www.collectivecamp.us)Collective Campus empowers innovation within organisations through high-impact workshops and classes.Volley (https://www.volley.com.au/)Volley #Grassroots. The classic Australian shoes for men, women, kids and even babies too.SendGrid (https://sendgrid.com/accelerate/?utm_source=startup_grind&utm_medium=media_partnership&utm_campaign=accelerate&utm_content=badge)Join the SendGrid Accelerate Program and get their Pro 100k plan for Free for 12 months.LMBDW (http://www.likemindedbitches.com)Like minded women who want to get shit done in business and are open to collaborating and helping each other out.inGenious.AI (https://www.inGenious.AI)At inGenious.AI, we believe in the use of conversation that enables companies to communicate with customers the same way they would with friends. We pride ourself on delivering a bespoke user experience and great business value via small continues experimentations.AirTree Ventures (https://airtree.vc/)AirTree is an Australian venture capital firm that invests in world-class entrepreneurs building the exceptional companies of tomorrowVinomofo (http://www.vinomofo.com)VINOMOFO – United by Wine.Sydney Startups (http://www.sydneystartups.com/)Australia’s largest community For Tech Startups.Hall Chadwick (http://www.hallchadwick.com.au)As one of Australia's leading accounting firms, Hall Chadwick is experienced in providing specialised solutions for a wide range of industries and businessTRIBE (http://www.tribegroup.co)TRIBE is a self-serve marketplace connecting brands with social influencers to create powerful 1:1 campaigns that engage audiences difficult to reach.Creative Cubes (https://creativecubes.co/)Creativecubes.co provides inspiring co working, serviced, shared office and collaborative workspaces.PartnersSquare Peg Capital (https://www.squarepegcap.com/)Square Peg Capital invests in outstanding entrepreneurs solving important problems. Operating in Australia, Israel, United States and South East Asia.Startup Victoria (https://startupvictoria.com.au/)Startup Victoria is a not-for-profit organisation set up to create More Founders and Better Founders.Blue Chilli (http://www.bluechilli.com/)We build online startups. We empower entrepreneurs by building the tech behind the business. Adding a little spice to Startup Grind MelbourneBlackbird Ventures (https://blackbird.vc/)Supercharging Australia's most ambitious foundersOne Roof (http://oneroofwomen.com/)ONE ROOF IS AUSTRALIA'S LEADING CO-WORKING SPACE DEDICATED TO WOMEN-LED BUSINESSES.Plato Project (https://theplatoproject.com/)We're a network of entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders. Plato Project empowers the most ambitious business talent through a modern business education.CH Solutions (https://www.ch.solutions/)We procure and develop exceptional talent for exceptional companiesYBF Ventures (https://ybfventures.com/)Australia's centre of technological innovation since 2011.Rampersand (http://rampersand.vc/)We invests in the best Australian technology founders, teams and companies and are committed to helping them become major national, regional and global leaders.The PR Group (https://prgroup.com.au/)We create and execute high-impact PR and communication campaigns for innovative brands and technology leaders.Fuckup Nights (https://fuckupnights.com/melbourne/)Fuckup Nights is a global movement born in Mexico in 2012 to publicly share business failure stories.HUB (https://www.hubaustralia.com/)Hub is a coworking community for growing businesses in Australia, providing premium workspaces, business networks and member services.Ambisie (http://ambisie.com/)Connecting talented people with local students to share their story to inspire and educate them to follow their passion.—
starting on 2018-12-06 09:00:00
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