Title: Hardware Startup 2 – Let's talk about the new Hardware Innovation Hub
Details
Please come join us for our second Hardware Meetup for Brisbane. For this event we have moved to our friends over at River City Labs.
We will be hearing from Jon Sawdon Smith who will give a pechakucha (http://www.pechakucha.org/) style review of his background working in Hardware development, startups and accelerators throughout the UK/US.
We will then be talking about the new Hardware Innovation Hub which has just been awarded a federal grant and will be opening in September in Fortitude Valley.
6:00: Welcome, snacks, refreshments
6:30: Jon Sawdon Smith: Intro from Jon and a brief review of his background and reasons for organising this meetup.
(A bit more on Jon can be found here .)
6:40: Short overview of the hardware scene in the UK and other locations.
6:50 Review of the new Hardware Innovation Hub. What is it?, what will it offer? and what might its contribution to the local start-up ecosystem be.
7:00: Discussion. Feedback on the Hub, what do people think?, what might they like to see there?
7:30 til late(er) Drinks, snacks, socialising