Bendigo Invention and Innovation Festival

In a world that is changing at a forever quicker pace, the ability to invent, innovate, and capitalise on new ideas are key to business success, whatever the size or the industry.

Bendigo Invention and Innovation Festival

The Bendigo Invention and Innovation Festival (BIIF) is a week-long event that promotes Bendigo as Australia’s regional innovation hotspot. The festival celebrates and promotes local invention and innovation, helps create the environment for great ideas to flourish and brings world-class innovation thought leaders to Bendigo. BIIF directly supports our strategic aim of supporting local business, our community and economy. BIIF attracts a wide range of attendees, seeking a global perspective on regional challenges. These include CEOs, founders, change-makers, innovators, provocateurs, disrupters, entrepreneurs, students and government sector representatives.

VENUE: BENDIGO

DATES: 3 - 9 SEPTEMBER

MORE INFO HTTPS://BIIF.COM.AU

ENQUIRIES: DAVID HUGHES DHUGHES@BEBENDIGO.COM.AU

Bendigo Inventor Awards

Australia’s premier invention program connecting industry, government and community, to advance new inventions in areas of social impact. We identify, encourage, support, promote and celebrate great ideas in the areas of Environmental Sustainability, Agriculture, Health and Emergency Services & Disaster Management. Why enter? The opportunity to win incredible category prizes, as well as the top prize of $5,000 and a guaranteed place on the 12 week La Trobe Accelerator Program, with the opportunity to pitch for up to $20,000 in non-equity seed funding! Applications close 9am 23 July.

More info http://bendigoinventorawards.com.au

BIIF is an initiative of Be.Bendigo as part of the Digital Innovation Festival supported by Victorian Government Regional Development Connecting Regional Communities program. For more information please visit http://bit.ly/VicGov_CRCPMore info