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
Learn & Be Inspired at the 2nd Annual semiconductor australia
Semiconductor Australia returns in 2025 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
Sovereign Stage
22 Oct
8.00am
Welcome and Introduction
Stef Winwood, BluGlass
Nadia Court, S3B
8.10am
Opening Keynote - Simon Poole AO
8.30am
Expert Panel: Chip Diplomacy
Coby Hanoch, Weebit Nano
Ingrid Marsh, Cicada Innovations
9.15 - 9.45am
Session one: Global Impact
Innofocus - Frank Yao
Morse Micro - Michael De Nil
Syenta, Jekaterina Viktorova
10.00am
Interactive Q&A Panel with Session 1 Presenters
10.15am
Morning Tea
10.45am
Session Two: Semiconductors Power the Universe
12.05pm
Lunch & Expo
Expert Panel: Leading from the Front
James Berman, Bell Potter
Angus Bean, DroneShield
Jens Goennemann, AMGC
Paula Adams, Wrays
Matt A. Hill, Hypersonix
Sonny Foster, Visionary Machines
1.50pm
Session Three: Tech Sovereignty
BluGlass (ASX:BLG) - Jim Haden
Silicon Quantum Computing - Prof. Michelle Simmons
D-Matrix - Chris Nicol
2.45pm
Afternoon tea & Expo
3.15pm
Australia's Former Chief Scientist
3.45pm
Session Four: A Quantum Future
4.40pm
Expert Panel: Where Quantum & AI Collide
Quintessence Labs - Andreas Baumhof
Silicon Quantum - Professor Michelle Simmons
Emergence Quantum - Dr Thomas Ohki
ResetData - Marcel Zalloua
BFA Global - Johnathan Belz
Quantum Brilliance - Mark Luo
BluGlass - Dr Josh Brown
5.20pm
Conference Close & Networking Drinks
Catalyst Stage
22 Oct
9.15am
Session One: Quantum Shark Tank
9.25am
Opening Keynote: Petra Andrén
9.45am
Dolphin Tank - Live pitches from leading
deep-tech start & scale-ups
Introduction to Dolphin Tank Pitch Lab with Giles Bourne
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Company Announcements: Friday 9 October
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10.45am
Expert panel session: From lab to fab: unlocking capital for Australia's deep-tech innovators
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Scalare Partners - Giles Bourne
1835i - Dr David Rowe
UniSeed - Lauren Droessler-Dansie
Main Sequence - Mike Nichols
Right Click Capital - Ulrich Ferner
Salus Ventures - Archie Judd
11.15am
Session Two: Semiconductor Dolphin Tank
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Company Announcements: Friday 9 October
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12.15pm
Lunch
1.50pm
Company Announcements: Friday 9 October​
2.20pm
Global Partnerships, Local Impact: Preparing Australian innovators for the global stage
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Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF) - Ben Kitcher
Archer Materials - Simon Ruffell
University of Sydney, Nano Institute (Sydney Nano) - Prof. Stephen Bartlett
SemiTech - Simon Arthur
IP Australia - Michael Falk
Morse Micro - Pasquale Aliberti