Something Tech.

In 2024, Something Tech. showcased an exceptional lineup of 72 distinguished speakers through Headlining sessions, Tech Talks, Panels, Pomodoro educational workshops, Entrepreneur Journeys, and River Rival. 🔥 Who will take the stage in 2025? 👀 📅 Stay tuned as we gear up for the return of Something Tech. on August 28 and 29, 2025. Interested in speaking at Something Tech. 2025? Contact us at info@somethingtech.com #SomethingTech #Entrepreneurship #EmergingTechnology #AustralianStartups #Innovation #TechCommunity

🎉🌟 Huge congratulations to our 2024 partner, Sunflower AI, for being named the Best New Idea at the Startup Daily Best In Tech Awards 2024! Your innovation is truly shining bright and making waves in the tech world. Here’s to many more groundbreaking achievements ahead! 🌻🚀 #BestNewIdea #TechAwards2024 #SunflowerAI #StartupDaily

River Rival 2024 💥🏆👏🎉 After an action-packed two days at Something Tech. 2024 and the entire week celebration of Something Fest., we wrapped up with River Rival, the finale event, spotlighting nine pioneering emerging tech products and businesses! 🚀 During the finale event night, nine founders showcased their companies to a panel of judges and a live audience. They fielded thought-provoking questions, received valuable feedback, and competed for awards and accolades. The energy in the room was truly electric! ⚡⚡ Susan Toft of The Laundry Lady won Best of the Best (Product + Business), while Dr Kiera Buchanan of Recovery Metrics took home the People’s Choice award, and Fiona Triaca of Heatseeker was awarded Best in Product 🏆🌟 👏 Congratulations to the 2024 cohort for an incredible night: Danielle Shield-Lawrence from Antiquely Dyl Gray from neo eX Dylan J. Hartmann from AcudocX Fiona Triaca from Heatseeker Holly Brailsford from Brancher Kash Reddy from STAT Dr Kiera Buchanan Buchanan from Recovery Metrics Matias Salinas from Little Phil Susan Toft from The Laundry Lady 🎙️ And to our Judges and Moderator for the evening: aj koch from Startup Daily Shahirah Gardner from Skalata Siobhan O'Sullivan (nee Casey) GAICD from ACS (Australian Computer Society) Rohit Bhargava from The Startup Playbook Podcast and Peter Laurie from Junta as a Moderator ✨ The official albums are now live! Check them out, and don't forget to tag us in your posts: River Rival: https://ow.ly/AQ5T50Tf1FY Something Tech Day 1: https://ow.ly/rgEc50Tf1G0 Something Tech Day 2: https://bit.ly/47fW1GH A big shoutout to Dan Molloy Photographer for the images 📸 We'd also like to thank OASIS Cruising, Pinot & Picassoand Story Bridge Adventure Climb for their generous prize contributions towards River Rival 💙 #ST24 #somethingtech #somethingfest #riverrival #emergingtechnology #somethingtech2024

What an incredible experience! 🚀 Something Tech. Day 2 wrapped up an amazing festival, filled with inspiring speakers, groundbreaking ideas, and meaningful connections. From deep tech innovations to lively debates on funding strategies, we explored the future of technology and its impact on our industries and planet. A huge thank you to all our speakers, partners, attendees, and teams who made this epic event unforgettable. 💙🌏 Siobhan O'Sullivan (nee Casey) GAICD, COO of the ACS (Australian Computer Society), welcomed the day with a heartfelt poem to thank our partners and highlighted the importance of commercialization for Australian technology. She was followed by Sarah Smith, Director of Startups and The Precinct at Advance Queensland, who also joined the stage as our collaborator and a key enabler of innovation for Queensland. Day 2 was a whirlwind of innovation, featuring powerhouse speakers like Craig Scroggie, CEO and Managing Director of NEXTDC, who delivered an insightful speech about scaling businesses from millions to billions of dollars. We also explored sustainability in agriculture with a panel of experts tackling the critical role of sustainable AgTech in shaping our planet's future, featuring insights from industry experts: Philippe Ceulen, Claire Mahony, Tim Neale and Duncan Ferguson A standout moment was the The Startup Playbook Podcast Live with Rohit Bhargava, where he interviewed Paul Stovell of Octopus Deploy —an insightful session on scaling high-growth tech companies. Attendees also explored cutting-edge solutions at the Tradeshows and connections during Rendezvous Time; and Pomodoro Time sessions, featuring experts from Neuphoria, Sales Market Fit and AWS Startups, provided focused learning opportunities. The day wrapped up with a thrilling debate in the "Final Showdown" between venture capitalists, alternative funders, and resilient bootstrappers. A heartfelt thank you to Story Bridge Adventure Climb and GoBoat Australia for their generous donations to our Lucky Door Prizes! 🙌 We also appreciate Red Bull and Heaps Normal for keeping everyone energized! A huge thank you to Dan Molloy Photographer for capturing speakers, exhibitors, and delegates across the two days, and Wrappt for the videography. Stay tuned for more content from River Rival and the full album release! 📸🎥👀 Save the date - Something Tech. is back in 2025 on the 28-29th of August! 🚀💙 #somethingtech2024 #agtech #rivercitylabs #thelabs #startupcommuity #tradeshow #techrecap

Boom ➡️ Day 1 done! 💥🚀 From Carrara Markets to the global stage, Simon Beard of Culture Kings kicked things off with insights on delivering big! The Tech Talks brought us game-changing perspectives on health, performance, data ownership, and personal wellbeing. Nicole Gibson from inTruth Technologies shared a founder’s emotional journey and her groundbreaking approach to mental health. We dived into cashflow strategies and global pathways, thanks to Cake, Tech Australia Advocates and RSM Australia. After lunch, Ashik Ahmed, Co-Founder of Deputy dropped his billion-dollar SAAS secrets in a fireside chat with Ricky Sevta from VentureOn Partners. The day wrapped with gourmet bites, drinks, and non-stop networking, extending to the Tradeshow, AgTech Meet-up, and Female Founders showcase. Don't tap out yet, #ST24 champs—Day 2 is coming in hot! 🚀 #somethingfest #somethingtech #somethingdigital #networkingevent #technologyshowcase #brisbaneevents #tech

And that's a wrap! Thanks to everyone for joining us at Something Fest. & Something Digital mid-week drinks at the Tivoli! 🥂 There were great moments of people connecting and celebrating Australia's digital, innovation, and technology communities 🚀 The countdown is almost over! Something Tech 2024 is happening tomorrow 💙 There's still time to secure tickets. Secure your tickets here: bit.ly/4b2y9HN 🎫 #somethingfest #somethingQ #somethingtech #somethingdigital #proptechbne #networkingevent #technologyshowcase #brisbaneevents #techcommunity

Something Fest. started with a bang yesterday with Advance Queensland at Something Q! What an incredible day of activations, connections and energy. 💙 It was great to see the technology, digital and innovation community come together for our joint passion to Empower Every Human. Up next, Something Digital! 🚀 It's only Day 2 of Something Fest., there's still time secure tickets to Something Tech. happening this Thursday and Friday! 🎫 Secure your tickets here: bit.ly/4b2y9HN Or express your interest for discounted Founder tickets (saving $300!): bit.ly/4d9OUBD For those with tickets, we'll see you at the Mid-week Drinks tomorrow! 👋 #somethingfest #somethingQ #somethingtech #somethingdigital #proptechbne #networkingevent #technologyshowcase #brisbaneevents #techcommunity

✨ Program Highlight | Planting the Seeds of Tomorrow's Giants 🔥 Technology solutions for sustainable agrifood systems are not just a trend, but a necessity for the well-being of our planet, that promise to transform the way we farm and eat. Yet whilst it is a fertile field, sowing the seeds of technology innovation in the agrifood industry has proven to be a long row to hoe for many companies. 🌱 How do industry and innovators thread the needle of enabling and supporting environmentally sustainable practices, whilst underpinning commercial sustainability of farming businesses? How do they achieve this alongside the everyday farming challenges of seasonality, labour capacity, remoteness and connectivity? Don't miss your chance to dive deep into these questions and more! 🎤 Meet the panelists: Angela Young | Associate, Mandalay Venture Partners Claire Mahony | Head of New Ventures & Innovation, Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) Tim Neale | Managing Director, DataFarming (Australia) Moderated by Duncan Ferguson, Head of Investment at Farmers2Founders! Something Fest. has started, but it's not too late to secure tickets to catch this panel and other event highlights like insightful talks, networking and tradeshows at Something Tech. 2024! 🎫 Secure your tickets here: bit.ly/4b2y9HN Or express your interest for discounted Founder tickets (saving $300!): bit.ly/4d9OUBD Visit www.somethingtech.com for the full detailed agenda and speaker profiles. #australianstartups #technology #brisbaneevents #somethingtech #ST24 #somethingfest #emergingtechnology #networkingevent

🍅 Pomodoro Time Highlight | B2B Sales with Sales Market Fit 📈 B2B sales are tough, especially for emerging technology companies. But it doesn't have to be. Learn from Gavin Tye, a B2B sales expert with extensive experience in technology companies. Gavin will share how to identify and tackle your biggest sales challenges and provide real-world examples of successful strategies. By attending, you'll gain actionable insights and proven techniques to enhance your sales performance and drive growth. Don't miss out on this opportunity to transform your approach to B2B sales and achieve your goals. 🚀 💡 What is Pomodoro Time? For the first time at Something Tech., we're introducing Pomodoro Time - 25 minutes maximum sessions to download knowledge to help your starting or scaling journey! Why only 25mins? 🕛 Because anything longer and you may not remember it! Invented by Francesco Cirillo, the Pomodoro (translated as 'tomato' in Italian) technique is a productivity hack for learning. Don't miss out on this knowledge download, plus opportunities to connect and learn with tech talks, panels, tradeshows and more! ✨ ⏳ It's not too late to get tickets! Learn more and secure your tickets to Something Tech. via www.somethingtech.com Founders 👉 Express your interest for further discounted tickets (only $199) here: bit.ly/4d9OUBD #australianstartups #brisbaneevents #somethingtech #ST24 #somethingfest #emergingtechnology #showcase #networkingevent

✨ Program Highlight | Deal Making Fireside Chat 🔥 From partnerships to investment, as an emerging business it’s easy to be so focused on product market fit, growth and capital, that striking commercial deals that'll sting later can be an easy trap. Get a sharp lesson from fellow founders, deal makers and shakers in just what to consider, and how to guardrail yourself as much as possible as you emerge. 🎤 Meet the panelists: Ben Wood | Partner & Head of Startups at McCullough Robertson Marc Orchard | CEO at Planet Startup Shahirah Gardner | Investment Director at Skalata Eden Shirley | Founder & CEO at AutoGuru Moderated by Dickie Currer, Co-national Lead at Tech Australia Advocates! Catch this Fireside Chat and other event highlights like insightful talks, networking and tradeshows at Something Tech. 2024! 🎫 Secure your tickets here: bit.ly/4b2y9HN Or express your interest for discounted Founder tickets (saving $300!): bit.ly/4d9OUBD Visit www.somethingtech.com for the full detailed agenda and speaker profiles. #australianstartups #technology #brisbaneevents #somethingtech #ST24 #somethingfest #emergingtechnology #networkingevent