Startup Grind APAC Conference

Dec 8, 2019, 9:00 PM – Dec 10, 2019, 6:00 AM

Startup Grind - The world's largest independent startup community with 2m entrepreneurs, in 600 cities in 125 countries globally in Partnerships, will host the region's second startup conference at the new Goldfields Theatre (Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre) in Melbourne, over two massive days - Dec 9-10th! Proudly presented by MYOB

About this event

Startup Grind (in partnership with Google for Startups) proudly presents the second APAC regional startup conference!

This Summer - The world's largest independent startup community with 2m entrepreneurs, in 600 cities in 125 countries will host it's second APAC regional conference in Melbourne.

Dec 9-10th at the new Goldfield's Theatre at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Now represented in over 120 cities across APAC - Join 3000 Entrepreneurs to be inspired with 80+ speaker presentations and interviews from world-leading innovators, founders, and CEO's.  

This year we add a Growth Stage brought to you by Microsoft for Startups, 

a Dedicated Networking Space, and a kids activity centre thanks to Xplor.


Proudly presented by MYOB


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Speakers

  • Emily Rich

    Microsoft

    Managing Director Startups

  • Cameron Adams

    Canva

    Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

  • Holly Liu

    PKO Investments

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

  • Patrick Lee

    Rotten Tomatoes

    Co-Founder

  • William Bao Bean

    Orbit Startups / SOSV

    Cofounder & Managing Director / General Partner

  • Elicia McDonald

    AirTree Ventures

    Investor

  • Niki Scevak

    Blackbird Ventures

    Co-Founder

  • Fang Yuan

    Baidu Ventures

    Director of Investments

  • Tessa Court

    IntelligenceBank

    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Tony Wheeler

    Lonely Planet

    Co-Founder

  • Jane Martino

    Smiling Mind

    Co-Founder

  • Ruud Hendriks

    Startupbootcamp

    Co-Founder

  • Sam Yam

    Patreon

    Co-Founder

  • Manuri Gunawardena

    HealthMatch

    Founder & CEO

  • Paul Bassat

    SquarePeg Capital + SEEK

  • Audrey Khaing-Jones

    GlamCorner

    Co-Founder & COO

  • Alex Zaccaria

    Linktree

    Co-Founder

  • Shira Levine

    Franchismo

    Founder & CEO

  • Warrick Cramer

    Tomorrow Street

    CEO

  • Jodie Imam

    SBE Australia

    General Manager

  • Jane Betschel

    MYOB

    Head of SME Direct Australia

  • Paul Naphtali

    Rampersand

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

  • Kate Kendall

    Indie Labs

    Founder

  • Sam Wood

    28 by Sam Wood

    Founder

  • Oliver Howard

    StartupBootcamp

    Managing Director, Sports & EventTech

  • Michelle Duval

    Fingerprint 4 success

    Founder & CEO

  • Brendan Yell

    Twilio

    Director, Twilio Startups

  • Helen Souness

    RMIT Online

    CEO

  • Emily Close

    AirTree

    Investor

  • Tobi Skovron

    Creative Cubes

    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Chanie Hyde

    Bugherd

    Marketing Manager

  • Remco Marcelis

    Standard Ledger

    Founder & Managing Partner

  • Neil Luo

    AirWallex

    Head of Growth

  • Kylie Frazer

    Eleanor Venture

    Co-Founder and Partner

  • Jason Fishman

    Digital Niche Agency

    SVP, Digital Strategy

  • Judy Anderson

    Startup Vic

    CEO

  • Kristen Holden

    Startup Team

    Founder

  • Christie Ding

    Brand Catalyser

    General Manager

  • Steve Glaveski

    Collective Campus

    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Emma Forster

    City Of Melbourne

    Smart City Projects Officer

  • Dr. Annie McAuley

    TalkiPlay

    Founder & CEO

  • Alan Downie

    Bugherd

    Co-Founder and CEO

  • Melissa Spiers

    MYOB

    Brand Communications Manager

  • James Posnett

    ASX

    Senior Manager, Listings Business Development

  • Jonni Gani

    Weploy

    CTO

  • Devon Wong

    Startupgrind ANZ

    Marketing Manager

  • Omar de Silva

    ForMen

    Founder

  • Nikos Psaltopoulos

    Marine Traffic

    COO

  • Gavin Appel

    Ignition Lane

    Founder

  • Matt Allen

    AWS

    Venture Capital BD – ANZ

  • Dr. Ben Hurst

    HotDoc

    CEO

  • Gabby Leibovich

    Catch Group

    Co-Founder

  • Alan Tsen

    Sidefund

    Investor

Panelists

  • Matthew Morgan

    Australian Life Tech

    Co-Founder and CMO

  • Kate Kendall

    Indie Labs

    Founder

  • Tobi Skovron

    Creative Cubes

    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Kylie Frazer

    Eleanor Venture

    Co-Founder and Partner

  • Zoë Condliffe

    She's A Crowd

    Founder

  • Paul Naphtali

    Rampersand

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

  • Suzy Leys

    Roundly

    Co-Founder

  • James Posnett

    ASX

    Senior Manager, Listings Business Development

  • Nathanial Bibby

    Bibby Consulting Group

    Director

  • Emily Ma

    Austrade

    Landing Pad Manager Shanghai

  • Nathan Archie

    Payoneer

    Country Manager, Australia & New Zealand

  • Dr. Annie McAuley

    TalkiPlay

    Founder & CEO

  • Samantha Mark

    Austrade

    Landing Pad Manager

  • String Nguyen

    The Trusted Voice

    Founder

  • Lisa Teh

    Codia Agency

    Director

Hosts

  • Chris Joannou

    DREAMPUSHERS

    Founder

  • Bec Martin

    MessageMedia

    Head of Developer Relations

  • Kyle Hubbard

    CH Solutions

    Senior Consultant

  • Shu Das

    Saputo Dairy Australia

    Internal Audit Lead

  • Mohammad Akmal Rakib

    Startup Grind ANZ

    Project Coordinator

Organizers

  • Chris Joannou

    Draper University

    Chapter Director

  • Mohammad Akmal Rakib

    APAC Startup Grind Australia

    Co-Director

  • Daniel Malkinson

    Co-Director

Global sponsor

Vanta logo

Vanta

Presenting

MYOB logo

MYOB

Gold

Microsoft for Startups logo

Microsoft for Startups

Startupbootcamp logo

Startupbootcamp

Holding Redlich logo

Holding Redlich

DREAMPUSHERS logo

DREAMPUSHERS

Silver

ASX logo

ASX

Austrade Landing Pads logo

Austrade Landing Pads

Twilio logo

Twilio

Xplor logo

Xplor

Tomorrow Street logo

Tomorrow Street

GO.CO logo

GO.CO

Airwallex logo

Airwallex

City Of Melbourne logo

City Of Melbourne

Payoneer logo

Payoneer

Creative Cubes logo

Creative Cubes

Startup Team logo

Startup Team

Digital Niche Agency logo

Digital Niche Agency

Tipple logo

Tipple

Bronze

Weploy logo

Weploy

Muso logo

Muso

inGenious.AI logo

inGenious.AI

Egencia logo

Egencia

Upstock logo

Upstock

Chefin logo

Chefin

Dropbox logo

Dropbox

99designs logo

99designs

Partners

Startup Victoria logo

Startup Victoria

Ticker logo

Ticker

Wade Institute logo

Wade Institute

Bluechilli logo

Bluechilli

Silicon Beach logo

Silicon Beach

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Sling & Stone

The Hub logo

The Hub

One Roof logo

One Roof

Wework labs logo

Wework labs

Sydney Startups logo

Sydney Startups

PR Group logo

PR Group

League of Extraordinary Women logo

League of Extraordinary Women

Entrepreneurs & Co. logo

Entrepreneurs & Co.

YBF Ventures logo

YBF Ventures

Collective Campus logo

Collective Campus

Mums & Co logo

Mums & Co

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