Charlie Nave

Smartkarma is an AI-augmented Investment Intelligence Platform, trusted by global asset owners and managers, bulge bracket banks, exchanges, corporate decision makers and future-forward wealth intermediaries. We empower strategic decision-making through real-time actionable insight, premium data analytics, and direct connectivity to top-ranked investment analysts. Smartkarma is honored to be a recipient of the Monetary Authority of Singapores prestigious Enterprise Knowledge Award. Usual disclaimers apply. https://on.skr.ma/disclaimer

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies. The nine-month program employs an objectives-based mentoring process to enhance the performance of technical founders who learn from the insights of experienced entrepreneurs, with the goal of maximizing equity-value creation. Founded by Professor Ajay Agrawal in 2012 at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded and now has 11 sites across six countries: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Halifax, Paris, Madison, Seattle, Estonia, Berlin, and Melbourne. The program combines 5 elements to help companies transition from science projects to scalable and financeable companies: - An emphasis on objective-setting, helping companies focus on what’s most important to their business - Focused mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs who have founded, led, and sold significant tech companies - Technical advice from world-leading scientists, engineers, and economists - Hands-on support from top business students, who embed within the company to provide business support - Opportunities to raise capital, including angels and VCs from Europe and North America The successful commercialization of cutting-edge science and technology achieved through the program has led to the creation of over CAD $35 billion in equity value.

Monash University is Australia’s largest and most international university. Its extensive educational offering, delivered via our 10 faculties, includes undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses. Monash is a research-intensive university, known for some significant and lasting discoveries that have delivered impact beyond the academic community. The university is home to a range of world-leading facilities and technologies, giving it wide-ranging capabilities across many fields, sectors and industries. Monash works with a variety of industry, government and community groups, allowing its researchers to share their discoveries with the world. Monash is a truly global institution, with five Australian campuses, a campus in Malaysia, a joint graduate school in China, a learning centre in Italy, and a research centre in India. At Monash, cultural experiences are lived, not described. Registered Australian University CRICOS No: 00008C

Recently awarded a Filecoin Green Gold tier, Holon is the leading Asia Pacific data custody provider that is powered by the Filecoin ecosystem. Web 3.0 technologies enable us to drive your competitive edge, with the safest, most cost effective - and greenest - data storage in the market. We believe exponential growth in the worlds data can be met with security, budgetary and ESG mandates at the forefront - for the benefit of all.

At Granite Bay, we uncover the worlds most innovative and disruptive companies. ​We believe these companies, as developers, leaders and early adopters of technology, will consistently outperform their peers and the wider market over the medium-long term. ​Our research methodology is based on traditional quantitative and qualitative methods as well as the utilisation of alternative data sources. ​We provide our insights to a select group of pension, superannuation and long-only funds as well as high-net-worth and family offices.

YBF’s three-tiered mission is to help startups and scaleups to succeed, corporates to innovate and the Australian tech ecosystem to thrive. As such, YBF is home to several large technology hubs that centre on key aspects of innovation for Victoria and New South Wales. Examples of these include the YBF Fintech Hub in partnership with the Victorian Government, the LawTech Hub in collaboration with Lander & Rogers; the PropTech Hub in partnership with building automation giant, Honeywell; and SquareGrape, Australia’s first tech hub for the wine sector, in partnership with one of the worlds largest wine companies, Treasury Wine Estates. YBF is Australia’s original and largest tech and innovation hub, headquartered in Melbourne. Today it is proud to be home to over 500 members making up over 75 future-focused Australian and international technology startups and scaleups at its Melbourne and Sydney CBD locations. The YBF team features several senior leaders from international technology and engineering companies, and as a result, is able to provide unmatched insight into international companies and expansion into the APAC region. In addition, YBF’s senior leadership includes serial entrepreneurs, technologists and industry experts. YBF Melbourne and YBF Sydney are top-choice landing pads for international technology firms setting up operations in Australia. Uber, 90 Seconds, Foodora and Kickstarter started their Australian journeys from YBF. Currently, several large American and British tech companies are based out of both YBF Melbourne and YBF Sydney, including a world-renowned unicorn. YBF has a vast alumni network, and hosts hundreds of events annually to support the growth of the Australian technology sector. Startup, scaleup and corporate members of YBF are able to take advantage of YBF’s global network that reaches over 50,000 people annually, becoming immersed in Australia’s oldest and most-renowned tech community.