Sam has worked in agriculture for over 15 years and now manages SproutX, the industry Accelerator for Australian agriculture. His exceptional comprehension of Australian agriculture, investment, Agtech, and food & fibre production has assisted him to build a broad portfolio of experience which includes: - Building Australia's first Agtech Accelerator, co-working space and ecosystem - Agribusiness advisor to CEO’s - Developed export strategy for food businesses into Asia - Developed … [Read more...]

With over 20 years in the innovation ecosystem, Cameron is an experienced professional who has assisted the private sector, research organisations and not for profit clients across all stages of the business life-cycle. He has successfully worked with: • Inventors, Start-Ups and SMEs’ with business model development, commercialisation strategy and capital raising • Research Organisations looking to commercialise research and build collaborations with Industry • N4P’s seeking commercial … [Read more...]

Kay is the Regional Manager in Northern Queensland for AusIndustry. Kay has worked in a variety of business development roles at Federal, State and Local government levels. As Regional Manager Kay works with businesses to facilitate the uptake of programs delivered by AusIndustry and stakeholder agencies. Prior to working for government Kay was a partner in a software development and IT support company for six years. AusIndustry is a specialist program delivery division within the … [Read more...]

Andrew is the Senior Advisor Economic Development at Tablelands Regional Council. He has five university qualifications and over twenty years experience in sales, marketing, economic and business development and senior management across both the private and public sectors. Andrew is also an Australian Certified Economic Development Practitioner, and is an Australian Certified Business Advisor. Andrew holds the distinction of being the only person to have been a National Director of both … [Read more...]

Steve Tiley is North Queensland’s horticulture industry innovation coach and brings many years of business development, production management, logistics, engineering and research knowledge. As the peak industry body for Horticulture in Queensland, Growcom provides members and industry partners with valuable feedback on industry opportunities and challenges. Over the past 90 years Not for Profit, Growcom, has provided stable leadership during constant industry change. In support of Growers … [Read more...]