CORE Connect Conversation Series – September

Join CORE Innovation Hub to explore some of the big ideas in the energy and mining sector.

SEPTEMBER GUEST SPEAKER: Charlie Gunningham, Director Innovation, WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Charlie will be sharing his personal journey from his journey from Start- Up Founder to CEO, to government innovation director and exploring if WA really is a state for innovation.

WA … a state of Innovation?

• Why is it important to be Innovative? Or is it not?
• What holds back WA innovation?
• How can the government help (if at all)?
• If you were to wave your magic wand over the local ecosystem, what would you wish into being, and/or wish away?

This session will very much be interactive, as Charlie wants to hear from you, your challenges as well as how the government can better support your businesses.

Charlie has spent more than 20 years in Perth’s business, tech, media and startup sectors: from founder through to exit, as CEO, mentor, advisor / investor, in federal and (now) state government.

Originally from the UK, he spent 8 years in Singapore before arriving in Perth in 1997. He graduated top of UWA Business School with an MBA and co-founded property listings site aussiehome.com in 1999, which was later sold to REIWA in 2010. He then ran reiwa.com, went on to be CEO of Business News, and work on the federal government’s Accelerating Commercialisation fund.

In 2021, he was awarded WA Pearcey Entrepreneur of the Year at the 30th Incite Awards, and in early 2022 joined the state government as Director Innovation at the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation (JTSI).

CORE Connect Conversation Series will see a mixture of guest speakers and panel style events tackle some of the big questions facing the energy and mining sector and explore solutions and pathways to create a bigger and more sustainable future for the energy and mining industry.

Event Schedule

• 4.30 – Arrival & Networking
• 5.00 – Welcome + Speed Networking
• 5.10 – Presentation + Q&A
• 5.45 – Networking & Nibbles
• 6.00 – Event concludes