Discover the best of UQ’s innovation community at our upcoming Showcase events. Whether you’re a student ready to explore bold new ventures or an entrepreneur seeking to scale alongside industry leaders, our Showcases offer unmatched opportunities to learn, connect, and be inspired.
Choose your journey...
...from the student-focused StartUP Showcase - celebrating the ideas from our first ilab x Momentum Accelerator program - to the high-energy ScaleUP Showcase and Pitch Night, where founders, investors, and partners converge to unlock growth and spotlight the next wave of innovation.
2. Program
Date: Tuesday 21 October 2025
Time: 9am - 9pm
- ScaleUP Showcase: 9am - 5pm
- Pitch Night: 6pm - 9pm
Location: Plaza Auditorium, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane
Program
ScaleUP Showcase offers a full day of curated content designed to spark ideas, foster connections, and accelerate growth across a main stage and breakout rooms. The program features a mix of confirmed sessions and exciting additions still to be announced.
We’ll be revealing more sessions and speakers in the coming weeks — stay tuned as the full program unfolds.
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
8:30am | Registrations open |
| 9am | Welcome
|
| 9:20am - 10:25am | Scaling from Queensland to the worldKeynote speech: "A Global Perspective on Scale" - Vinnie Lauria, founding partner of Golden Gate Ventures Keynote panel: to be announced |
| 10:25am - 11:25am
| Rolling morning tea available refreshments
|
| 10:30am - 12:30pm | Main stagePanel: From Clicks to Bricks to Bots - What Investors are betting on in 2025
BreakoutsTwo breakout sessions to be announced in September ShowcaseFounder Showcase and Walkthroughs |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Networking LunchIncluding a selection of sandwiches, salads, hot and sweet meal options. |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Breakouts
ShowcaseFounder Showcase and Walkthroughs |
| 2:30pm - 3pm | Afternoon tea including refreshments |
| 3-3:10pm | Day 1 close: Closing remarks by Professor Tim Kastelle |
| 4:20pm - 4:30pm | Main StageFireside: Failing Up
ShowcaseFounder Showcase and Walkthroughs Showcase Closing Remarks |
| 4:45pm - 5:45pm | Networking Cocktail HourAn opportunity to engage over drinks and canapes before the evening's highlight - the ilab x Momentum Accelerator Pitch Night. |
Speakers
Choose how you experience ScaleUP Showcase Pitch Night:
Full Experience: Attend the entire ScaleUP Showcase during the day—including expert panels, breakout sessions, networking, and the Innovation Showcase—and stay into the evening for Pitch Night.
Pitch Night Only: Join us just for the exciting Pitch Night finale.
Combined Discount: Save when you book both events together with our discounted ticket option.
Showcase Details
Date: Tuesday 21 October 2025
Time: 9am - 9pm
- ScaleUP Showcase: 9am - 5pm
- Pitch Night: 6pm - 9pm
If you have any enquiries about the Ventures ScaleUP Showcase, please contact ventures@uq.edu.au
Our ilab x Momentum Accelerator
The ilab Accelerator is UQ’s flagship program designed to fast-track UQ student, staff, and alumni startups. Delivered in collaboration with the Momentum Accelerator, this combined initiative offers two tailored tracks for founders at different stages of their journey.
Read more about our Accelerator
In 2025, the ilab x Momentum Accelerator is powered by UniQuest and QIC.