Innovation Tour of Brisbane 2019
Join us for an Innovation tour on Monday, September 16.
Agenda:
Monday 16th September
Time | Activity |
11am | Meet at TSBE office, Ann Street Toowoomba Bags on bus and introductions |
11.30am – 2.00pm | Making connections in Toowoomba: · Toowoomba Surat Basin Enterprise & Food Leaders Australia · Quick takeaway lunch from Milk & Honey Cafe |
2.00pm | Travel on bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane |
3.00pm | Fire Station 101 – Ipswich Innovation Hub |
5.00pm | Arrive and check-in at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel |
5:45 – 9pm | Drinks, networking & dinner with invited guests at Chu the Phat, South Bank |
Tuesday 17th September
Time | Activity |
| Breakfast is provided by the hotel, please eat & be downstairs by 7:30am |
8.00 –10.00am | Business Depot Workshop This mini-workshop will focus on the value of change & innovation in business. Held at The Precinct, Fortitude Valley |
10:30 – 11:30am
11:45 – 1pm | Morning tea then Presentations from: The Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur & Advance Queensland Followed by a panel discussion around Circular Economies - Opportunities for the Darling Downs Maranoa Region with Meriel Chamberlin of Full Circle Fibres & Yasmin Grigaliunas, CEO & Co-Founder of World’s Biggest Garage Sale. |
1 – 1:45pm | Explore all the Valley has to offer, have lunch & be back to board the bus at 1:45pm |
2:30 – 4pm (1 William Street) | Meet with Queensland Small Business Champion and members of the Office of Small Business around programs and grants that are available & to better understand the advocacy work that is happening on state and federal levels. |
4:30 - 6pm | Visit QUT for a tour & showcase of Agtech and innovation |
6:30pm | Back at hotel – meet back downstairs ready for dinner at 7pm |
7 - 9pm | Dinner at Felon’s Brewing Company |
Wednesday 18th September
Time | Activity |
8.00am
| Breakfast is provided by the hotel, please eat & be downstairs to check out at 8am sharp. |
8.30 – 9:30am | ARC Hardware Incubator – tour with Victor Vicario |
10:30 – 12pm | Stop in and visit the Schenk Lab & Algae Farm in Pinjarra Hills on the way home |
1:30pm | Arrive in Toowoomba – tour complete. |
Your investment
The cost for this trip has been heavily subsidised by the Toowoomba Surat Basin Enterprise under the Advancing Regional Innovation Program.
Your ticket price includes the following:
- All bus travel from Toowoomba to Brisbane & back (you must get yourself to Toowoomba)
- 2 x nights accommodation
- 2 x breakfasts
- 1 x morning tea
- 2 x dinners
- All activities, tours & workshops
Total: $430.00
You will need to bring cash for the following:
- Any alcoholic drinks
- 2 x lunches
- Any additional snacks, drinks etc.
If there are any specific questions you would like our Circular Economy experts to answer, please email [email protected] with them and we will pass them along. There will also be time on the day for Q&A’s.
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