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Startup Weekend Gold Coast (Health)
Friday, June 17 - 19, 2016
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Startup Weekend Gold Coast (Health)
Friday, June 17 - 19, 2016
Friday, June 17 - 19, 2016
Event starts at 5:30 pm
Red Zone (G40), Griffith University
Parklands Drive
Southport,
Australia
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Startup Weekend Health
The pressures on health innovation are clear: ageing population, chronic disease burden, escalating costs, mental health and indigenous health challenges. At the same time, shifts in technology - internet, devices, wearables, mobility, genetics etc. - are enabling new health service paradigms at an accelerating rate. $5B is predicted to be invested in Health startups in the US in 2014. There will be massive change. It is imperative for Queensland and the Gold Coast to play a role in this innovation. Startup Weekends are a way of doing just that.
What is Startup Weekend?
Startup Weekend is a 54-hour whirlwind event where you get to be part of building a business in a weekend, Silicon Valley style. It's about pitching, business model creation, coding, designing and market validation. The weekend culminates with presentations in front of a panel of judges and an opportunity to win great prizes.
All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and teams organically form around the top ideas. All ideas, applications and platforms are welcome – remember that the sky is the limit!
How does it work?
We're mashing the geeks with entrepreneurs and everyone in between, and locking them in a building together for a weekend, pouring in a heap of caffeine and free food, to see what new ideas come out the other end.This 54 hour event brings together creatives, technologists, designers and developers to experiment with rapid idea generation, Silicon Valley style.
It is a fast-paced and highly creative event that challenges everyone who attends to make innovative new projects in 54 hours.
Who can attend? Anyone.
Whether you're 8 or 88, a painter, actor, software engineer, writer, graphic designer, geek, entrepreneur, photographer, musician, programmer, museum curator, or startup specialist. Whether you have an idea, or have no idea. Everyone is welcome. (We even allow bankers and used-car salesmen to come along!)
What you will get out of it
The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered citizens who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures or products. Whether participants found companies, find a cofounder, meet someone new, find a creative collaborator, or learn a skill far outside their usual 9-to-5, everyone is guaranteed to have a heap of fun, and to leave the event better prepared to navigate the chaotic but fun world of startups. If you want to put yourself in the shoes of an entrepreneur, register now for the best weekend of your life!
Have a look at some video footage from March 2016 when Brisbane played host to Australia's second Startup Weekend for Health - March 2016 Brisbane Startup Weekend (Health)
EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday June 17th
Saturday June 18th
Sunday June 19th
Speakers
Genevieve O’Reilly
Former Director of People and Culture at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat
Genevieve is an expert in Human Resources, and a professional speaker and lecturer, perfectly matched to present Pitching 101 – how to succinctly and professionally pitch the vision. Genevieve is the Former Director of People and Culture at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat. She continues to lecture at Bond University in Management subjects such as Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources, and has developed curriculum for subjects such as Risk Management in Tourism, Business Events, Event Personnel and Customer Service Delivery.
Treslaye West
Program Coordinator at ilab Accelerator
Treslaye’s technical experience, legal knowledge and customer focused project delivery combined with his passion for entrepreneurship and startups will be translated into Lean 101 – how to translate highly technical information and deliver it simply, effectively and in a compelling format for key decision makers.
Event Judges
Professor Helen Chenery
Executive Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University
Professor Chenery has extensive strategic and operational experience in executive leadership roles within the higher education and health sectors, most recently as Professor and Director of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Neuromodulation at The University of Queensland (UQ) and prior to that as Deputy Executive Dean (Academic) in the Faculty of Health Sciences at UQ. She has taught over 4,000 students in her career including the supervision of 25 Research Higher Degree students. She is currently a Chief Investigator on an Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence entitled The Dynamics of Language and holds other ARC and competitive grants. Professor Chenery is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a non-executive Director on the board of the Cerebral Palsy League (Qld). Most recently, Professor Chenery was appointed as a Board member of the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.
Philip Nowell
Medical Device Industry Maven
Dr Clarence Tan
Ambassador, Asia Pacific at Singularity University
He is an Adjunct Professor at Bond University and Griffith University and a founding member of the Gold Coast Angel Investors Group. He currently mentors a number of companies and is a mentor at the iLab Accelerator. He has over 45 academic publications including a book, book chapters and peer-reviewed papers in the area of soft computing and mobile applications. In addition Dr Tan holds two patents in mobility technology. Dr Tan obtained his Ph.D. from Bond University and his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Computers) from the University of Southern California, where he went on to simultaneously complete a Master of Business Administration (Finance), and a Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Prior to his academic career Dr Tan has worked for a number of MNCs including Citibank in New York and Hong Kong, Xeroc EPC in the USA and Genreal Instruments in Malaysia.
Hunter Walkenhorst
Business and Innovation Manager, Griffith University
Prior to joining Griffith Enterprise Hunter founded The New Media Workshop, a small consultancy that assisted the Educational sector with their digital presence and communication. His career has also included roles with; Accenture, the world’s largest management consulting firm, Speedwell Media, one of Australia’s largest and most experienced web and mobile developers, and QUTbluebox, the Commercialisation Office of QUT, as well as teaching and learning positions within academia.
Coaches and Mentors
Tim Barker
Research Governance Leader, Gold Coast University Hospital
Michelle Lagana
Founder and Author, Had the Last Word
Her key strengths incorporate:
- Collating strategic development and tactical implementation of initiatives to generate or expand market share
- Marketing, external and internal communications, stakeholder engagement
- Sustaining and increasing bottom line business profitability
Greg Beaver
Managing Director at 20 20 Innovations & Investments
He mentors and sits on the boards of a number of private and public companies and having been the co-founder of a couple of successful start-ups himself Greg has the empathy, battle scars and experience to make a difference in taking innovation from idea to commercial success.
Chris O'Halloran
Project Director (CPPD) | Project Management Consultant | Agile Coach | Project Manager
Treslaye West
Program Coordinator at ilab Accelerator
Treslaye’s technical experience, legal knowledge and customer focused project delivery combined with his passion for entrepreneurship and startups will be translated into Lean 101 – how to translate highly technical information and deliver it simply, effectively and in a compelling format for key decision makers.
Luke Cole
CTO ColeTEK Pty Ltd
Hayley Tarr
Senior Associate, Minter Ellison - Gold Coast
Hayley is a regular presenter, giving guest lectures at Bond University, mentoring at the River City Labs, presenting CLE’s for Minter Ellison, running training seminars for the Logan City Council and speaking at The Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase and The Craft Parlour.
Nick McLeod
Patent Attorney at Davies Collison Cave
Kim Hansen
Entrepreneur
Kim is the current CTO and partner to Impossible Labs whose clients include Google, Samsung, Roche, Intel, BMW, Nokia, BBC, German Bundestag. He has undertaken company development, top tier World-wide technology consultancy, startup mentoring, software architecture and engineering, user experience research and development.
Event Sponsors, and Partners
The Startup Weekend Gold Coast (Health) team is grateful for the support of local community partners without whom this event would not be possible.
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