Events

Hear from inspirational founders from the greater UQ community as they share their unique entrepreneurship stories, key learnings and advice. For this week's Founders Talk, we'll be joined by Mathew Townsend, Founder of Nature Freedom. 

Early-stage investment is a critical part of the commercialisation and a powerful source of financing for high growth companies.

Join a panel of speakers of ilab alumni and hear what they have to say about the ilab Accelerator program and being a founder of a startup.

Join the Ventures Industry Challenge Co-work and check-in session with your team to answer questions and test your ideas with Ventures mentors.

Curious about the ilab Accelerator program and want to find out more? See whether you are a good fit for the program and what you would get out of it.

Are you looking to grow your leadership capabilities?
The inaugural Ventures LeadHers Staff Day seeks to support emerging female leaders in the university to reach their potential. Open to all female-identifying staff at UQ.

Hear from inspirational founders from the greater UQ community as they share their unique entrepreneurship stories, key learnings and advice. For this week's Founders Talk, we'll be joined by Sonja Bernhardt OAM, Founder and CEO of Thoughtware. 

Network with some of Brisbane's best local startups. Our event includes a reverse pitch where our startups pitch their business to you! Startups range from health tech, fintech, and sustainability.

Join the Ventures Industry Challenge Co-work and check-in session with your team to answer questions and test your ideas with Ventures mentors.

Join our next Ventures Connect event featuring an online panel of UQ alumni who will share their unique startup journeys going through the Y Combinator program - the competitive Silicon Valley startup launcher based in the US considered the #1 accelerator program in the world.

Join the four-day Quantum Hackathon (24-27 August) and discover how quantum technologies can help solve complex challenges and supercharge your industry.

Join the Ventures Industry Challenge Co-work and check-in session with your team to answer questions and test your ideas with Ventures mentors.

Are you a budding entrepreneur? Do you love AI and tech? How would you like to win $10,000? UQ Law School and UQ Ventures, in partnership with King & Wood Mallesons, are calling on UQ undergraduate students from all disciplines to team up to develop innovative proposals that use technology to solve a problem in legal practice.

Watch the top 10 teams present at the Falling Walls Lab Queensland pitch final.

Register now and join us for the UQ Ventures Industry Challenge Information Session to learn more about the program and how you can get involved.

Musician, producer, tech entrepreneur and philanthropist will.i.am will address UQ students - live from LA. UQ will host a conversation about ‘How global business cooperation drives innovation.’ Limited tickets are available.

Which are the next walls to fall?
Calling all postdocs, students, innovators and entrepreneurs to represent Queensland at the 2021 Falling Walls conference in Berlin.

Our guest speakers will share their stories of failure including the lessons they learnt and how their failures ultimately led to success. Join us for an evening of uncensored discussions, catering and networking.

Early-stage investment is a critical part of the commercialisation and a powerful source of financing for high growth companies.

Hear from inspirational founders from the greater UQ community as they share their unique entrepreneurship stories, key learnings and advice. For this week's Founders Talk, we'll be joined by UQ Alumnus Rudy Crous, Corporate Psychologist and Co-Founder of Compono.

Join our Founders Talks every Wednesday of the week from 12.00-1.00pm

Join our Founders Talks every Wednesday of the week from 12.00-1.00pm

Join our Founders Talks every Wednesday of the week from 12.00-1.00pm

Tickets are on sale now for the UQIES & UQBA - Innovation Challenge (28 June - 1 July). This year’s theme is 'Proactive vs. Reactive Action.' 100+ students with the support of alumni and interested members of the entrepreneurial and business communities will spend 4 days formulating, refining, and pitching a new business idea.

UQ Ventures, in partnership with Angel Loop, is presenting potential investors with case studies, expert presentations and facilitated discussions designed to help you learn how to successfully identify, evaluate and manage your own personal early-stage investment portfolio.