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INNOVATION WEEK 2021
A five-day innovation festival delivered by the community who call Melbourne Connect home.
Discover the people, projects, and possibilities making Melbourne’s newest innovation precinct a place for curious conversations and bringing together the most brilliant minds to tackle some of the most pressing problems facing our society.
Connect with a community of researchers, industry, startups, SME’s, government, students, artists and the new Science Gallery Melbourne, with over 30 events to choose from ranging from panels to pitches, exhibits to entrepreneurial expos, so join us for this action-packed week.
EVENTS
SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK
MENTAL
Science Gallery Melbourne
Under the cover slip
Anatomy & Physiology Society
Emerging Tech Pitch Night
YBF x Melbourne Connect
Scaling for Impact with Prof Paul Tracey
Menzies Oration x UniMelb
Plugged in or Unplugged? Exploring tech in meditation practices
Contemplative Studies Centre
Harnessing the power of AI to transform your business
Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology
Technodystopia: Are we heading towards Blade Runner?
Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics
Science in the balance: how universities can manage research and education
Faculty of Science
Events
Community Partners
Interactive Live Streams
Venues
INNOVATION WEEK
EVENT SCHEDULE
Science in the balance: how universities can manage research and education
Join an expert panel discussing the vital role of scientific research and education, and the challenges universities face in delivering both.
MENTAL at Science Gallery
Part exhibition, part experiment, MENTAL is a welcoming place to confront societal bias and stereotypes around mental health. MENTAL presents over 20 experimental projects from local and international artists and research collaborators that reflect a range of different perspectives on mental health and ways of being. A place to explore, empathise and question what it means to be human using science, technology and creativity.
InnovatEd Bootcamp
Are you ready to test an idea and learn the skills it takes to build an education technology innovation? Roll up your sleeves and join us for a fun weekend bootcamp where you can gain the tools and know-how to develop your education technology ideas.
Under the Coverslip 2021
Under the Coverslip is a unique exhibition that showcases the incredible images captured by students in the field of biomedical science research. The event aims to draw attention to the beauty and intricacy of biomedical science by magnifying images of cells and molecules that are usually invisible to the naked eye. These are captured using high resolution microscopes and will be displayed in the medium of images, both still and moving. For 5 days only, these images will be on display at Melbourne Connect!
The Conversation: Behind the Curtain
See the team from The Conversation in action through one of their unique editorial meetings where they show how they pick and edit stories and work with experts to create them.
50 Words Project
The 50 Words Project is an online research project that aims to put together 50 words from every Indigenous language in Australia.
Plugged in or Unplugged? Exploring technology in meditation practices
A stimulating discussion around the ancient practice of meditation and whether apps help or hinder their goals. Featuring a stellar line up of panelists representing everyone from app CEOs, researchers, meditations teachers and a Buddhist monk.
MAXONIQ@Melbourne Connect Launch Event
The MAXONIQ@Melbourne Connect will launch the new MAXONIQ brand in our new home at Melbourne Connect. The invitation only event will host 60 to 70 guests including Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, academics, suppliers, government representatives and investors to showcase MAXONIQ innovations as a precinct partner.
Emerging Tech Pitch Night at Melbourne Connect
Join YBF, Silicon Beach Australia, Women in Emerging Tech and Algorand Foundation to pitch your emerging tech startup at Melbourne Connect Innovation Week.
Science Dean’s Lecture – Is scientific exploration worth the cost?
Join us during National Science Week as we ask the question - 'is scientific exploration worth the cost?'
Digital Perspectives – Rockwell Automation
Industry leaders are invited to discuss how innovation can drive productivity and efficiency of people, processes, and products across enterprises. This event is by invitation only.
Future Cities Symposium: How Regenerative Urban Design & Placemaking Will Restore Us
Regenerative Design is mooted as the Next Big Thing, but what does it look and feel like, how does it challenge existing ideas about sustainability, and how can it restore us and our cities? Join Urban Designers Dean Landy and Haley Hooper from ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects as they explore this question in a half-day symposium with leaders in research, design, planning and urban strategy.
ONLINE: Little Scientists Free Virtual Incursions
National Science Week virtual incursions with Little Scientists Simultaneous morning tea — Inspiring children to explore and discover food For National Science Week, we invite parents, early childhood educators, teachers and children to join us for morning tea to explore this very diverse and interesting topic in a playful way. Our presenters will explore the food we eat for morning tea, guide you through fun investigations and share some surprising observations with you.
Lunchtime Board Games
Started in 2015 by small group of inclusive and enthusiastic gamers ‘lunchtime board games’ offers a a casual space for new and experienced players to connect and meet people from across the University.
Childcare at Melbourne Connect. An introduction to FROEBEL Carlton Early Learning Centre
Meet FROEBEL, the incoming childcare provider at Melbourne Connect! “We believe that every child should have the opportunity to grow into a curious, capable, caring and contributing global citizen, beginning with an empowered childhood.”
Technodystopia: Are we heading towards Blade Runner?
Join us for this screening of Blade Runner and panel discussion. In 1982, Blade Runner floored audiences with its technodystopian predictions of the future. Almost 30 years on, some of the projections of Blade Runner seem absurd, yet others seem eerily accurate. How successful is art and film at predicting our future? Should we pay more attention to the artists that creatively explore what might come to be?
Meet the Neighbours 2: Meet the students
This event is an opportunity for University of Melbourne students and residents of the University’s new innovation precinct, Melbourne Connect, to meet and connect.
Careers in Startups (Engineering)
StartUp Link’s Careers in Startups Event seeks to inform students on the opportunities that exist in the exciting world of startups. If you are an engineering student, join us to hear about career paths and opportunities in the startup space through a panel discussion and Q&A session featuring prominent software engineers and developers from various Melbourne startups.
Aging 2.0 Meetup: The Future of Care
Join Live and in person, FireSide Chat. Aging2.0 global founder Stephen Johnston (135+ chapters) with Kyall Walker, Head of Venturing BUPA ANZ. This will be supported by three local startup pitches and National Insights from Dementia Australia facilitated by Melbourne patron Marc Niemes.
Arts Connections: Chat with Professionals
The Arts Connections is our regular series that aims to provide students with chances to connect with industry professionals. In this 1-hr session, we will invite Tim Bright, an experienced festival manager and creative producer, as our guest to have a close conversation and share his career insights/experience with 10-15 students.
Morning Yoga
Welcome to your morning yoga session hosted by Melbourne University Sport. This session is designed to get your morning started in the right way with your body moving and your blood flowing.
Innovating Complex Mental Health Care with SANE Australia
From pivoting to digital care and support, to changing the narrative around complex mental health needs and living well, SANE Australia is innovating its services, and tackling stigma head-on.
Maxipaedia & MAXONIQ the founder story of health tech commercialisation
The Five year Startup. What's next and what does it take to translate medical experience, research and innovation into a commercial product?
Menzies Oration – Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)? Scaling for Impact
Menzies Foundation in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, is delighted to announce that Professor Paul Tracey will deliver the 2021 Menzies Oration.
Speed date a founder
Hosted by the Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre, 'Speed date a founder' is an opportunity to meet a bunch of friendly founders and get to know them, their startup/project, and find out how you might be able to help each other. You'd be amazed at how many great connections can be made in a couple of minutes over a quick drink!
Harnessing the power of AI to transform your business
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used ubiquitously to address complex business challenges like fraud, customer support, data analysis and personalisation. AI can create opportunities to unlock new efficiencies, increase productivity and decrease costs. It can also offer well-considered decision-making, risk mitigation, forecasting, logistics optimisation and insights to better understand your customer.