sparkle sml‘Interesting People doing Interesting Things’ is the theme for the upcoming Festival of Ambitious Ideas, a showcase of Canberra’s innovators, game-changers and status quo challengers to be held on the 27th October.

As we enter the final quarter for 2016, we will be celebrating some of the individuals and organisations working on innovative projects in our region.

The Festival of Ambitious Ideas provides an opportunity for twelve speakers from a range of different industries and perspectives to share their experiences, successes and challenges and their plans for 2017.

Lighthouse CEO Anna Pino says, “The Festival of Ambitious Ideas celebrates the many innovative businesses and entrepreneurial individuals who contribute to our city.”

 

“The audience will hear about interesting projects in a variety of sectors including transport, film, education, agriculture, medical, real estate, Government, retail and more.”

The event is designed to be fast-paced, informal and fun and follows the Ignite format where speakers each only have 5 minutes to tell their story and ‘ignite’ the audience.

“If you're interested in innovation, big ideas and passionate people who are game to try new things and keen to share their experiences; then this is the event for you,” says Ms Pino.

The twelve speakers are:

1. Michael Tear, Wildbear - Selling Stories

2. Peter McKie, iSimulate - Turning Medical Simulation Upside Down

3. Miles Jakeman, Citadel Group - Being an Entrepreneur... the good and the bad

4. Bree Winchester, Canberra Times - Fountain of Youth

5. David Edwards, automed - Lifting the Lid on Livestock Medication

6. Dr Dennis McNevin, University of Canberra - Genetic Ancestry Lab

7. Andrew Marriott, The Film Distillery - Hollywood Improved (and in Canberra)

8. Phil Preston, Red Robot Industries - How to make stuff in Canberra and sell it across the world

9. Julie Nichols, The Local Larder - From Market to the Larder

10. Mark Cartwright, Royal Australian Mint - Is cash still king?

11. Andrew Snell, Rollercoaster Digital - Stop stealing my time!

12. Dan Tarasenko, Crowd Carnivore - Meating the Market

The Festival of Ambitious Ideas is proudly sponsored by the Canberra Airport and will take place at the Brindabella Conference Centre, Brindabella Business Park from 5:30pm on the 27th October. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/festival-of-ambitious-ideas-tickets-27423261714

 

About Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre
Lighthouse has a strong track record of supporting entrepreneurs, researchers and inventers on the path from concept to commercialisation. Since July 2008, Lighthouse has worked with over 990 distinct enterprises and provided group and peer based services to over 3400 enterprises and individuals. For over five years Lighthouse has successfully delivered business advice, education, mentorship and networking opportunities to help these businesses commercialise their ideas and grow their companies. Lighthouse also delivers programs such as the ACT Microcredit Program for the ACT Government. Visit www.lighthouseinnovation.com.au for more information.