Sydney to host first non-San Francisco Launch Festivals

MICE News
Monday, 24 April 2017

Sydney, Australia is to host the first Launch Festival outside San Francisco in the USA as part of NSW’s broader innovation and start-up growth agenda.

The festival - in 2018 and 2019 - will boost entrepreneurship and innovation by profiling  ground-breaking ideas and increasing skills, knowledge and networks to help new businesses flourish.  


Earlier this month, the San Francisco event profiled start-ups in robotics, virtual reality, education, design, consumer goods and technology. 


Dean McEvoy, chief executive of technology industry group TechSydney said: “We’re pleased to see the NSW government encouraging expertise from Silicon Valley to come to Sydney. Sydney’s tech ecosystem is booming, it’s the centre of the tech industry in Australia and we welcome the opportunity to showcase the wealth of talent we have on offer to the world."


Launch Festival will draw international experts and capital to Australia and boost the NSW innovation brand on the world stage.

The event should see Australian businesses launch start-ups, raise funds and learn skills to help them build companies that prosper.


NSW claims 64 per cent of Australia’s technology start-ups. 

Sydney to host first non-San Francisco Launch Festivals

MICE News
Monday, 24 April 2017

Sydney, Australia is to host the first Launch Festival outside San Francisco in the USA as part of NSW’s broader innovation and start-up growth agenda.

The festival - in 2018 and 2019 - will boost entrepreneurship and innovation by profiling  ground-breaking ideas and increasing skills, knowledge and networks to help new businesses flourish.  


Earlier this month, the San Francisco event profiled start-ups in robotics, virtual reality, education, design, consumer goods and technology. 


Dean McEvoy, chief executive of technology industry group TechSydney said: “We’re pleased to see the NSW government encouraging expertise from Silicon Valley to come to Sydney. Sydney’s tech ecosystem is booming, it’s the centre of the tech industry in Australia and we welcome the opportunity to showcase the wealth of talent we have on offer to the world."


Launch Festival will draw international experts and capital to Australia and boost the NSW innovation brand on the world stage.

The event should see Australian businesses launch start-ups, raise funds and learn skills to help them build companies that prosper.


NSW claims 64 per cent of Australia’s technology start-ups.