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OCT 19 - NOV 02 2018
MAJORSPONSORS
Australia’s largest gathering of startups, innovators and entrepreneurs
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
What is Spark Festival?Spark Festival is Australia’s largest gathering of startups, innovators and entrepreneurs. Over two weeks, the ecosystem opens its doors to host events and activities that celebrate and showcase success, build connections, share knowledge, educate and inspire.
Covering any sector where innovation and entrepreneurship is happening, Spark welcomes attendees at every stage of their startup journey, from idea to exit and everything in between.
Spark Festival is organised by Spark Festival Ltd, a not for profit whose mission is to foster the growth of vibrant startup communities across all of NSW and provide opportunities for individuals of diverse background, age and gender to enter, pursue and succeed in a career of entrepreneurship.
Where does it happen?Everywhere! Spark is an umbrella festival, so it happens at venues and locations right across the ecosystem. In previous years many events have happened in and around the Sydney CBD, but in 2018 we are particularly interested in building a program that includes events across all of Sydney and locations throughout New South Wales.
When does it happen? Spark Festival 2018 will run from Friday October 19 to Friday November 2.
9354ATTENDEES
Spark Festival 2017:
104EVENTS
156ORGANISERS
58LOCATIONS
How can I get involved?
Become an Ecosystem Partner: Run an event
There is a call for submissions process for Spark Festival events: please submit via sparkfestival.co/spark-2018
We include all kinds of events on the program: panels and presentations, pitch nights, workshops, launches, showcases, networking events, hackathons and create-a-thons, events for children and families, even major conferences. If you’ve got an idea, run it by us!
Spark Festival is a not for profit looking to support and strengthen a community of innovators and entrepreneurs across NSW, and help to promote the people and organisations doing enterprising work so they get the recognition and boost they deserve.
Sponsor Spark Festival
Sponsorship packages and opportunities to support the festival are available for many different budgets.
Host or support an event in your area
Spark Festival is a massive collaborative project: so there are lots of other ways to become an Ecosystem Partner. We love nothing more than bringing people together around the common cause of creating something that will put their corner of the ecosystem on the map. If you’ve got a venue, some money or any other resource you think could be useful, we’ll see what we can do to join the dots!
Contact Spark Festival Program Director Maxine Sherrin ([email protected]) for details on any of the above.
Why should I get involved?Growth• Grow your community by attracting a new audience to your event who might not
otherwise know about your organisation and workAwareness• Put your corner of the ecosystem on the map and show the world what you’ve
been achievingConnection• Connect in with all the other people and organisations who are committed to
growing a vibrant environment for startups and entrepreneurship in NSW#giveback• At Spark Festival we are often inspired by the words of Brad Feld, one of
the absolute legends behind the incredible startup community that exists in Boulder, Colorado:“Building a startup community is not a zero-sum game in which there are winners and losers: if everyone engages they, and the entire community can all be winners.”
Presentations
Industry Panels
Networking Events
Workshops
Hackathons
Major Conferences
Launches
Open Days
Pitchfests
Fireside chats
Workshops for
teenagers
Speed-dating &
Mentoring
Events for children
Showcases
Parties
Inclusion, diversity and reach: events spanning the breadth of the ecosystem.
fintech
cybersecurity
diversity
first steps
social enterprise
education
cleantech government
health tech
media tech
going global
kidsinternet of things
deep tech
A.I.
research
edtech
tech startups
space
blockchain
startup
investing
SECTORS STARTUP JOURNEYideation
funding
scaleup
impact
future of work
smart cities
Commercialising Research
Blade Runner Cometh: Future of Work
Atlassian Startup Bootcamp Get Out of the Garage: Hardware
Futures.edu Fish Tank
Enterprise UX Masterclass
Around the Blockchain
Millennials in Motion
Jumping in the Deep End
STEAM Popup Education Space Demystifying the Design Process
Best Tools & Services for Startups How to Create Real Experiences
Breakfast with Scott Farquhar
Korean Kangnam Style Startups
The Spark Festival Ecosystem
SPARK FESTIVAL 2017 ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
The Spark Festival Ecosystem
SPARK FESTIVAL 2017 ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
The Spark Festival Ecosystem
SPARK FESTIVAL 2017 ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
