And that's a wrap!

Over 400 people attended the 2022 Regional Ventures Showcase day to see the 12 selected regional and agtech businesses exhibit and pitch their innovations. This signature event in the West Tech Fest calendar is driven by Innovation Cluster in collaboration with Beanstalk Agtech and the WA Agtech Meetups.

Thank you to guest speaker Leopold Lucas from Ripe Robotics, MC Sean Webb from CBH Group, Minister for Innovation and ICT Hon Minister Stephen Dawson MLC. More about Ripe Robotics and the innovative businesses here

We had the perfect mix of experts and key stakeholders from wineries, breweries, government, university researchers, startups and service providers at the CONNECT Wastewater Innovation Challenge at CBCo Brewing in November.

The aim of the day was to hear from guest speakers to provide details on the problem and gaps in the market and to discuss potential ways to help solve wastewater challenges that are impacting on the sustainability of south west wineries and breweries.

Find out about the solutions generated here. Sincere thanks to speakers and judging panel Mel Holland, Jim Cupitt, Pat Page, Eloise Jarvis, Saul Cresswell.

The CONNECT Sustainable Industries program has supported 12 businesses focused on sustainability from across the state, from Broome to the Great Southern.

Thank you to MC Melanie Timms, speakers Julian Kruger from Ecocene, Asher Vukelic from South West Angels and CONNECT Sustainable Industries cohort businesses Mel Holland from Rocky Ridge Brewing Co, Lester Michel from Reo Blocks, Kyle Scott from Saurian Industries, Taryn Foster from Coral Maker, Matt Devlin from Shark Safe, and Mark Tucek from Tucker Bush.

We greatly appreciate the sponsors who support the Program and South West Angels: Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation through the New Industries Fund – X-Tend WA Program and Bendigo Bank Community Bank Busselton and Dunsborough.

We are very excited to launch our new production studio at The SET, our new co-working, training and event space!

The studio is a one stop shop for south west businesses - a multi purpose facility providing the space and the equipment necessary to produce quality content and conduct business with stakeholders across the state, Australia and internationally.

The premium equipment available for hire includes video conference panoramic and speaker tracking camera & sound bar system, 75” interactive touchscreen, Rode Rodecaster Pro Podcasting Set, green screen, and 4K video capture camera. Easy online booking: https://bit.ly/3EfB8z1

The SET is a collaboration between Innovation Cluster and Rural Enterprises, and the production studio has been supported by the South West Development Commission.