The Scaleup Summit is the Mind the Bridge proprietary format (invitation only) where international corporates and scaleups operating in specific verticals can do business, spot technology trends, and benchmark their open innovation approaches

The second Scaleup Summit in Australia is hosted in Sydney by SXSW
where we launch our brand new report Tech Scaleup Australia

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Agenda

OCTOBER 16

9:30 – 10:00 AM
Welcome

10:00 – 10:30 AM
Report Launch: Tech Scaleup Australia 2024 – Marco Marinucci (Mind the Bridge)

Presentation of Mind the Bridge comprehensive report on the latest market trends, scaling success stories, and insights into the Australian innovation landscape. Sponsored by ACCIONA.

10:30 – 11:00 AM
Open Innovation: Getting the balance right – Guillem Clemente (ACCIONA), Rowan Braham (Laing O’Rourke), Harshita Gupta (BHP) – mod. Marco Marinucci (Mind the Bridge)

Panel discussion on “Open Innovation – how to get the balance right between internal innovation and startups to remain competitive”.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Open Innovation in Energy transition & Climate tech – Andriana Mantzouranis (ACCIONA), Imche Veiga (Stone & Chalk), Robert Trzebski (Austmine) – mod. Jim Cooper (Blue-X)

Panel discussion on “how to drive innovation and collaborate with startups to deliver to overcome the Energy Transition challenges”.

12:00 – 12:15 PM
Corporate Reverse Pitching – ACCIONA, BHP, Pelliconi

[open to other corporates]

Corporates present their innovation challenges to startups in this dynamic session, paving the way for potential collaborations.

Afternoon
1:1 Corporate <> Startup Meetings

Exclusive matchmaking opportunities for corporates and startups to explore potential partnerships.

Speakers

Marco Marinucci
Marco Marinucci
CEO, Mind the Bridge
Guillem Clemente
Guillem Clemente
Group Head Of Corporate Development & Innovation, ACCIONA
Harshita Gupta
Harshita Gupta
Manager Research & Discovery Portfolio, BHP
Imche Veiga
Imche Veiga
Group Executive for Ecosystems, Stone & Chalk
Jim Cooper
Jim Cooper
CEO, Blue-X
Andriana Mantzouranis
Andriana Mantzouranis
Open Innovation Lead, ACCIONA AU & NZ
Sam Yfantis
Sam Yfantis
Director – Infrastructure Segment – Pacific, Schneider Electric
Inian Anbalagan
Inian Anbalagan
Regional Manager For Oceania, Pelliconi

With the support of