Opportunities for business and investment in smart cities, critical infrastructure, security and space
Sundowner – keynote, panel session, pitch sessions and networking
- Wednesday 3 July 2024
- 4:30pm-7:30pm QST
Gerrit Olivier
Chief Scientist – Fleet Space Technologies
Peter Williams
General Manager of Sales – Southern Launch
Tim Kelly
Director – MEF Sunshine Coast
Simon Webster
Executive Manager, Advanced Capability – Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Keynote and pitch sessions to be announced soon
(*subject to availability, places strictly limited)
(*subject to availability, places strictly limited)
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Opening Series Webinar
- Online webinar
- Wednesday 20 March 2024
- 2:00pm AEDT / 1:00pm QST / 11:00am WST/GST
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Sundowner
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Altitude Nine Rooftop,
Corner First Ave and South Sea Islander Way, Maroochydore QLD - Wednesday 3 July 2024
- 4:30pm–7:30pm QST
The Sunshine Coast, Australia is not just another pretty face – it’s a region that has invested heavily in its digital infrastructure. The emerging CBD is a smart city and is equipped with WiFi 6, the latest standard for wireless networks, offering speeds up to three times faster than its predecessor.
This stunning piece of sub-tropical coastline will host seven Olympic and two Paralympic events during the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, offering an exciting moment for athletes and sports enthusiasts, but also a tremendous opportunity for tech entrepreneurs in the sports technology sector.
This makes it an ideal location for tech companies to test and trial their new technologies. Whether it’s IoT devices, sports-tech applications, or next-gen consumer electronics, the robust digital backbone ensures that businesses can test their technology in a real-world environment.
The Sunshine Coast, is an unbeatable location for businesses looking to establish, relocate or expand.
- Cutting edge digital infrastructure
- Competitive development costs
- Start-up and innovation support
- Low business costs
- Available commercial and residential land
- Highly educated, tech-savvy workforce
- Collaborative industry clusters
Wendy Macdonald
Investment Lead – Economic and Community Development, Sunshine Coast Council
- 0408 731 999
- [email protected]
- www.invest.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
Want to talk to Sunshine Coast council now? Call Wendy for a confidential chat
- Learn more about the Sunshine Coast
- Understand the opportunities and where there could be a match
- Get help on your business case to locate on the Sunshine Coast
- Get introduced and connected to likeminded people
- Understand how council can help
Sundowner
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(*subject to availability, places strictly limited)
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Altitude Nine Rooftop,
Corner First Ave and South Sea Islander Way, Maroochydore QLD - Wednesday 3 July 2024
- 4:30pm–7:30pm QST
Introducing the Panel
Gerrit Olivier
Chief Scientist – Fleet Space Technologies
Peter Williams
General Manager of Sales – Southern Launch
Tim Kelly
Director – MEF Sunshine Coast
Simon Webster
Executive Manager, Advanced Capability – Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Caroline Patton
Empowering Businesses – Accuteque
Mark Billing
Business Expansion – Geospatial Intelligence
Pitch sessions
Caroline Patton
Empowering Businesses – Accuteque
Dave Biggar
Pioneering Adventure – Driven Manufacturing
PRE-EVENT SUNSHINE COAST VIP TECH TOUR
THE LEGITIMATE PLACE FOR NEW TECH IN AUSTRALIA!
(*subject to availability, places strictly limited)
- Maroochydore QLD
- Wednesday 3 July 2024
- Depart Brisbane at 12.00pm
Sunshine Coast Council is inviting delegates of the Australia in Space Sundowner networking evening on a complimentary guided Tech Tour of the Maroochydore CBD in the afternoon of Wednesday 3 July*. Your hosts from Coast Council’s Investment Attraction will personally collect you at 12.00pm (Brisbane), to transport you to the new, greenfield smart city Maroochydore CBD for a bespoke VIP Tech Tour before the main event at 4.30pm at Altitude 9, City Hall, Maroochydore. Or, if you prefer to make your own way to the Sunshine Coast – parking can be pre-arranged.
The VIP Tech Tour will commence at 2.00pm with a Welcome Address and light refreshments held in the region’s City Hall, followed by a guided tour of the international broadband cable landing station and NEXTDC edge III data centre, CBD overview presentation by Walker Corporation, and the new tech enabled Maroochydore CBD’s digital assets. At 4.30 the main event will commence at Altitude Nine, Level 9 City Hall.
If travelling by private charter with us, we will depart the Sunshine Coast by 7.00pm (approx.) and return to Brisbane. Or, perhaps you may like to ‘stay and relax’ on the Sunshine Coast at the CBD’s Holiday Inn** for the evening.
(* places strictly limited)
(** at delegate’s own expense)
Duration
Depart BNE at 12.00pm, for an afternoon tour at 2.00pm, sundowner event at 4.30pm and return to BNE by 8.30pm.
Includes
Sunshine Coast Tech Tour of the new, greenfield smart city Maroochydore CBD, SC1 Sunshine Coast Data Centre and cable landing station and sundowner networking event.
Cost
Free – limited places available.
How to apply
Register your interest by Wednesday 19 June via the Register button below:
(*subject to availability, places strictly limited)
Afternoon itinerary to include:
- Welcome afternoon tea on arrival – Sunshine Coast Council City Hall Foyer, Maroochydore CBD - 20 mins
- International Submarine Cable Landing Station, NEXTDC SC1 - 30 mins
- Maroochydore City Centre - Walker Corporation, Foundation Place - 30 mins
- Maroochydore City Centre - Smart Cities Tour - 45 mins
- Data Trailer - Human Movement, Environmental Monitoring & Remote Systems Management (Foundation Square)
- Digital Infrastructure: multi-function poles, underground assets
- Augmented Reality: vacuum waste and digital twin
15% off best flexible rate – SCAN THE QR CODE
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sunshine Coast
42 First Avenue and Fairway Drive, Maroochydore, QLD 4558 Australia
Opening Series Webinar
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- Online webinar
- Wednesday 20 March 2024
- 2:00pm AEDT / 1:00pm QST / 11:00am WST/GST
This is the first in a series of events focused on the Sunshine Coast region to generate awareness of the technical and critical infrastructure capabilities to support business and industry in the smart cities, critical infrastructure, security and space sectors.
- Technology focus and opportunities to trial tech
- Council briefing on smart city initiatives
- Critical Technology Centre of Excellence – Ideation Session
Series Opening Session – Introducing the Panel
Dr Adrian McCallum
Discipline Lead for Engineering University of the Sunshine Coast
Tim Kelly
Director – Manufacturing Excellence Forum, Sunshine Coast
Rylea McGlusky
Business Development – Geospatial Intelligence
Wendy Macdonald
Investment Lead – Sunshine Coast Council
Michael Whereat
Smart Cities Lead – Sunshine Coast Council
Closing Series Webinar
3
- Online webinar
- August 2024
- Time TBC
- Pitch sessions
- Council briefing
- Critical Technology Centre of Excellence – Ideation Session
Speakers to be announced
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Official side event – July 4, Griffith University Southbank
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National Launch Opportunities & Capabilities in Australia
- Technology Safeguards Agreement
- AUKUS
- UK Space Bridge
- QUAD
- Thursday 4 July
- 5:00pm-9:00pm
Griffith University South Bank Campus – Queensland College of Art
QCA Lecture Theatre and Gallery Building, Gallery Foyer (S05_2.04 & 2.03)
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