Coby Hanoch, Weebit Nano
Ingrid Marsh, Cicada Innovations
Coby Hanoch, Weebit Nano
Ingrid Marsh, Cicada Innovations
Coby Hanoch, Weebit Nano
Ingrid Marsh, Cicada Innovations
Coby Hanoch, Weebit Nano
Ingrid Marsh, Cicada Innovations
Coby Hanoch, Weebit Nano
Ingrid Marsh, Cicada Innovations
Expert Panel: Leading from the Front
Sovereign Stage
22 Oct
8.00am
Welcome and Introduction
Stef Winwood, Ruthless Ventures
8.05am
Opening Keynote - Dr Mary Manning, Chief Investment Officer, National Reconstruction Fund Corporation
8.25am
National Semiconductor Roadmap Launch
S3B Chair Dr David Skellern, introduced by S3B Director Matthew Worsman
8.45am
Keynote: The Hon. Anoulack Chanthivong, NSW Minister for Innovation Science & Technology
9.05am
Session One: Rising Superstars: Australia's Got (Semiconductor) Talent
Ternery Net - Dr Stephen Tridgell
Semitech Semiconductor - Simon Arthur
Millibeam - Venkata Gutta
9.25am
Expert Panel: The Great Semiconductor 'Myth-Off'
Ruthless Ventures - Stef Winwood
NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer - Hugh Durrant-White
Weebit Nano (ASX:WBT) - Coby Hanoch
Syenta - Dr Jekaterina Viktorova
Morse Micro - Joe Bedewi
Hendon Semiconductors - Brenton Judge
UK Semiconductor Centre - Brian Robertson
10.10am
Morning Tea
10.40am
Keynote: H.E. Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia and New Zealand
11.00am
Session Two: Global Disruptors - The Chip Architects Taking on the Titans
Morse Micro - Michael De Nil
Weebit Nano (ASX:WBT) - Coby Hanoch
Archer Materials (ASX:AXE) - Dr Simon Ruffell
BrainChip (ASX:BRN) - Sean Hehir
Nanoveu (ASX:NVU) - Dr David Pevcic
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Q&A with Global Disruptors presenting companies
Moderated by Harley De Burgh, Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility
12.50pm
Lunch & Expo
1.50pm
Session Three: The Light Engine Driving the Quantum and AI Era
Lumina Corp - George Li
Aquila Space Technologies - Muhammad Hanif
BluGlass (ASX:BLG) - Jim Haden
2.20pm
Expert Panel: Australia in Orbit - The economic and strategic power of building the world’s southern launchpad​
Belll Potter - Baxter Kirk (moderator)
Hypersonix Launch Systems - Matt A. Hill
Advanced Navigation - Chris Shaw
BluGlass / Amaero - Omer Granit
Millibeam - Venkata Gutta
Deneb Space - Patrick Oppel
Aquila Space Technologies - Muhammad Hanif
3.05pm
Afternoon tea & Expo
3.35pm
Session Four: Every Layer Counts: Materials, Manufacturing and Microchips
Natural Helium Tasmania - Simon Talbot
Syenta - Dr Jekatarina Viktorova
Alpha HPA (ASX:A4N) - Rob Williamson
4.30pm
Lead Independent Director, Fortescue Innovation
4.50pm
Interlude: Quiz by Paul Sanger & drinks served
5.00pm
The Great Debate: The Future We Build vs the Future We Inherit
Chair AMRF, Former Chief Scientist, Patron Semiconductor Australia, ​Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM
Tech Policy Design Institute - Prof Johanna Weaver
InnovationAus - Corrie McLeod
BFA Global - Gavin Ezekowitz
Quantum Brilliance - Mark Luo
Ruthless Ventures - Stef Winwood
5.30pm
Conference Close & Networking Drinks
Catalyst Stage
22 Oct
9.30am
Session One: Dolphin Tank Opening
Introduction to Dolphin Tank Pitch Lab with Giles Bourne, Scalare Partners
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Dolphin Tank Judges
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Main Sequence - Mike Nicholls
Radium Capital - Mike Kulikov
Quantum Australia - Rishi Krish
Open Instruments - Laura Earl
Right Click Capital - Ulric Ferner
UniSeed - Jeffrey Bourne
Franklin Women - Dr Melina Georgousakis
Archie Judd - Salus Ventures
Dr David Rowe - Pacific Channel
Investible - Nicholas Ooi
Andrew Minett - Technology and Innovation Specialist
9.35am
Expert Panel: Growth and transformation takes more than money
S3B - Anna Gurevich (moderator)
IP Australia - Michael Falk
Wrays IP - Dr Phil Burns
Cruxes Innovations - Jonathan Lacey
CMC Microsystems - James Aitken
Ruthless Ventures - Rama Maria Razy
Pitt Street Research - Marc Kennis​​
10.20pm
Morning Tea
11.00am
Session Two: Morning live pitches from leading deep-tech start & scale-ups​
Gridstate Photonics
Forge Photonics
CrystaVue
IQ Sense​​​​
12.05am
Expert panel: Funding the Strategic Flip Back to Hardware​
Pacific Channel – Dr David Rowe (Moderator)
Open Instruments – Laura Earl
Right Click Capital – Ulric Ferner
Dr Melina Georgousakis
Salus Ventures – Archie Judd
Technology and Innovation Specialist – Drew Minett
12.50pm
Lunch
1.50pm
Session Three: Afternoon live pitches from leading deep-tech start & scale-ups​
Quantum Lock​
CuLab
Photon Foundry
Gega Elements
VeriQuantix​
3.05pm
Afternoon Tea
3.35pm
Keynote: Dr. Stefano Fabris, Director of the Department of Physics and Material Science of the Italian National Research Council, CHIP4POWER Consortium​ President
3.55pm
Session Four: Mastering your Pitch​
Lt Colonel Mike Shervington OBE
Former Commander, The Parachute Regiment | Leadership & Performance Coach
4.25pm
Thank You & Close of Catalyst Stage
Dolphin Tank winner crowned on the Mainstage
Learn & Be Inspired at the 3rd Annual semiconductor australia
Semiconductor Australia returns in 2026 to power the conversation around the nation’s next economic growth engines.
Join us for Australia’s premier investor conference for the semiconductor, quantum, and photonics industry – powering a smarter, more prosperous Australia.
Welcome
22 Oct
7:30am
Registration Opens
ILUMINA 1 Elizabeth Street
Registration & light networking arrival breakfast