{"id":17892,"date":"2019-07-03T23:15:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T13:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edugrowth.org.au\/?p=17892"},"modified":"2022-02-03T13:15:23","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T03:15:23","slug":"building-an-innovation-precinct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edugrowth.org.au\/2019\/07\/03\/building-an-innovation-precinct\/","title":{"rendered":"Building an Innovation Precinct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#fcfcfc&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text_block_v1 admin_label=&#8221;Edu &#8211; Text Block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education is changing!\u00a0 That\u2019s a simple statement which hides the real driver: innovation of education for students, learners, educators, institutions, employers and economies &#8211; globally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around the world there are thousands of education conferences and summits.\u00a0 With more than 10,000 visitors and 100s of companies exhibiting, EduTECH is Australia\u2019s leading education exhibition and sits comfortably amongst the world\u2019s best.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019 EduGrowth completely reimagined the startup space at EduTECH with the support of our partners &#8211; Global Victoria, AWS EdStart, Brightpath, DeakinCo and Navitas Ventures.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our goal was simple.\u00a0 Build a space on the trade floor that showcased education innovation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We achieve that and more!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We created the Innovation Precinct that profiled leading Australian EdTech Startups, brought education thought-leaders to the trade-floor and showcased innovation with a multi-day, multi-heat pitch competition connected to a global final in the USA. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovation Precinct included &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Innovation Alley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> featured a community of 35 startups\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Innovation Stage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hosted 31 speakers and provided 11 sessions of leading Australian education and EdTech thought leadership<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Innovation Pitch <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">saw 27 founders in a multi-day, multi-round <\/span>pitch competition<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with the finals being showcased on the expo main stage and the winner travelling to the USA and the largest EdTech business plan competition globally.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can\u2019t list everyone that made Innovation Precinct possible.\u00a0 But I need to thank all the startups, the speakers, the partners, the EduTECH team and most importantly the EduGrowth team that worked tirelessly for months to make this all happen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch this space in 2020!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text_block_v1][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; 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