MEET The Speakers

With 20+ years experience in building & supporting tech companies to go global, Aaron is a co-founder of Tribe Global Ventures, a B2B venture capital firm that invests in AUNZ tech companies & helps them scale to the UK & USA.

Brian is an independent creative engineer building products while passing his learnings to companies as a freelancer. He loves tackling unique problems & building products in areas of interest to him (most things!).

Charlie is our favourite Emcee (or MC, if you're Jack) - he’s very successful, so his bio didn’t fit here, you can see his 1,000+ successful ventures at the link to his LinkedIn.

Erin is the Founder & Managing Director of Co Connect, a complete site solution to keep your workers informed, engaged, safe & connected. Erin believes people deserve to be happy at work, so the employee experience is essential.

Finty Clowry Steele is the Investment Manager at the UK Government's Department for Business and Trade | British Consulate-General Perth.

Elected Mayor of Fremantle in 2021, Hannah is the second ever female mayor in Freo’s history. Being approachable, positive & advocating strongly for the community underpins her approach to the City’s most prominent job.

Jodie is the Cofounder & Co-CEO at Tractor Ventures. Tractor provides flexible, revenue based financing alternatives plus a world class community of experienced entrepreneurs to help founders grow their tech companies on their own terms.

Katharine is the current MD/CEO at OncoRes Medical, a Venture Partner at Brandon Capital Partners and the Non Executive Director Sonic Healthcare.

Kevin is the CEO of icetana AI. icetana AI is harnessing AI and Machine Learning to develop software that can efficiently detect/filter motions & activities to enable operators to focus on unusual behaviour in a more timely manner.

Kylie is the GP & the Co-Founder of Purpose Ventures. Purpose back founders who are chasing after their life cause, and they partner with you to help you get there.

Maxine is the founder & GP of Co Ventures, Australia's first venture fund led by a solo female GP & the country's first dedicated pre-seed fund. The platform matches founders & CEOs with the world’s best executive coaches.

Melissa is the Principal Software Engineer at MakerX, Microsoft MVP Developer Technologies, WiTWA Tech[+] Award Winner, Community Organiser and International Speaker.

Michael’s career & education is focused in VC, MBA, exec leadership, startups, capital raising & many more fields that have landed him on the interface of investment, funds management, strategy, technology & GTM.

Nate is a passionate designer, facilitator, and developer. Over the last 5-years he has helped over 9,000 people explore design, entrepreneurship, and innovation skills through a variety of leadership roles.

Nina is a Frontend Dev & Co-founder of MadeApt, focused on making technology accessible. As a tech speaker, coding mentor & nominee for the WITWA Woman of the Year, Nina is striving to transform 'otherness' into 'oneness' in the tech world.

Ophelie is an accomplished entrepreneur committed to establishing one of the leading co-working communities in the region, whilst directly contributing to the growth of startup & social enterprise ecosystem in WA.

Rob is CEO & Founder of Australian Tenders with 30+ years experience in tech. Like Charlie, Rob's bio was also too long, see LinkedIn for more.

Sean is the Director of AI Advancements & the Founder of Edison Collab. Sean has been researching and developing computer vision products in the academic and mining sector, creating cutting edge applications that are used in industry.

Tyler is a tech entrepreneur driven by a deep commitment to community empowerment. Building on the foundation of his successful Feedmee App, he has propelled the evolution of The U Group & Co, a trailblazing source of market intelligence for prominent Australian retailers & brands.