From Queensland to the World: 2024 Showcase

Thank you, Queensland! It was so great to see you in Brisbane at the State Library of Queensland for the third Queensland Climate Tech Showcase.

This Showcase brought together nearly200 attendees and the event was an absolute hub of activity, featuring industry leaders, investors, policymakers, founders, and key players within the climate tech ecosystem. 

Our lineup of speakers dived into the challenges, opportunities, frameworks and forecasts for the Queensland climate tech industry ecosystem, weaving together different professional experiences and perspectives across government, founders, investors and industry.

For those in attendance, the Showcase offered a terrific opportunity to explore the forefront of climate tech and gain insights into the opportunities that sustainable innovation presents. And, as always, provided industry professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and researchers the chance to connect and network. 

The program included keynotes, panel discussions and pitches, with a multifaceted line-up of speakers including:

Angela Young, Associate, Mandalay Ventures Partners

Ben Gust, Managing Partner, Virescent 

Kym Coyne, Director for AgTech, Innovation, Partnerships & Skills, DAF

Adriano Scardino, Director, Pollination

Dan Brown, Global Co-Head Energy Industry, Ashurst

Brent Watts, Managing Partner, 77 Partners

Paul Mead, Co-founder, GeoNadir

Ash Baxter, Founder & CEO, Monty Compost

Michaela Ryan, General Manager, Bespoken 

Mick Liubinskas, CEO, Climate Salad

25 Queensland based innovators took the stage to pitch and shared their solutions with the audience. The spotlight was shared by these amazing companies:
<1.5ºDesign, 3D Retail Economics, Aqua Ubique, Australian Urban Growers, Bloom Cycle, Bovotica, DNA Energy, Endua, GeoNadir, Hello Lendy, I'm Plastic Free, Indigi-Green Farm, InfigoLabs, Infinite Bioworks, Levur, Monty Compost, One-ness Conservation Hub, Planet Price, Rainstick, SGC Group, Sterpin Motor Company, Sustainify, Swapping Chain, The Sustainability Co., Wildfire Energy, Young Change Agents - PlanetA.Schools.

Following the pitch session, the audience flowed  into the Expo. We mingled over canapés and drinks, and connected with the people behind some amazing climate tech products face-to-face.

The Expo featured demos by: 

Aqua Ubique, Australian Urban Growers, DNA Energy, Endua, GeoNadir, Indigi-Green Farm, InfigoLabs, Planet Price, SGC Group, Wildfire Energy.

We all left Brisbane with a palpable sense of optimism and renewed energy, buoyed by the positive momentum witnessed throughout the event.

This event was presented in collaboration with the Queensland Government through the Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur, Advance Queensland and Trade and Investment Queensland, and was supported by our event partners Boundless, Amazon Web Services, KPMG High Growth Ventures, Virescent Ventures. Thank you for collaborating with us to make this Showcase possible!