START(UP) ACADEMY

Get ready to ignite your mind, challenge your perspective, and be part of the next generation of leaders, thinkers and doers! Upon arrival, you will be greeted by our friendly SQUAD and ushered in to begin your START(UP) ACADEMY experience.

And we're off! Join our incredible facilitator Nicole Dyson as we kick-start the day with a host of inspiring voices, sharing their personal stories, experiences, and lessons from their entrepreneurial journeys. You will develop your understanding of the importance of hard work and dedication, as well as the power of dreaming big and having the courage to take risks.

To ensure a thriving & sustainable future for our people & planet, we must play an active role in identifying & solving the challenges of today. But where do we begin? During this session, you'll have the opportunity to dive into one of four challenges presented by our event partners - diving into a mission to brainstorm creative solutions. No idea is too wild. It's time to think big!

How might we be resilient in the driest state in the driest continent and be efficient with our use of resources for generations to come? During this session, you will learn how to tackle the unique challenges of building resilience in the driest state in the driest continent and find ways to be more efficient with resources for future generations. Join experienced professionals from SA Water and develop your entrepreneurial thinking and human-centred design skills. This is your chance to be a part of helping to shape the future of water management in South Australia!

Join us as we come together to brainstorm, develop, and present innovative solutions to prevent burnout in the workplace. Participants collaborate to address the root causes of burnout, such as work-life imbalance, stress, and lack of support, and propose new approaches to create a more sustainable and fulfilling work environment. The goal is to bring about tangible, actionable solutions that can be implemented to promote well-being and prevent burnout in the future.

What does the home of the future look like? How can we ensure that we are contributing to the goal of a net zero future, through smart home design? Join RAA for this immersive session!

If we could start again, what would our world look like? What systems would underpin societal structures? Would "society" as we know it even exist? Join YouthInc & Global Shapers Adelaide for this immersive session!

(Lunch not provided - bring your own or visit the food trucks!)

After an inspiring & thought- provoking morning, you'll be invited to select from one of four masterclasses on offer, designed to help you bring your ideas into reality. From pitching your idea to building a prototype, finding your first customer - and more. You'll be exposed to a wealth of tactical knowledge, kick-starting your path into the future.

Join Steve Forbes in this fast-paced, hands-on Product design workshop, where you will learn a practical step-by-step framework that will help you transform your rough ideas into a minimum viable product (MVP).

That's a wrap! Join us in the Victoria Spiegeltent to reflect on our learnings, and what it means for our future beyond today!