**Meetups for Rebels of all kinds — to connect, learn and share**
This is a Social Networking event with a Fireside Chat with [Matt Harrison](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewharrison1984/), CoFounder of Next Level Collaboration, a Neurodivergent-led social enterprise in gaming and education.

📍 This Event is hosted at Natural Velocity AI Learning Centre, Docklands,
🍕 Free Pizza & drinks will be provided

**Agenda:**

* 5:45 - 6:30 PM (45 mins) - Get to know each other & Welcome
* 6:30 - 7:20 PM (50 mins) - Fireside Chat & Q&A from Audience
* 7:20 - 8:15 PM (55 mins) - More Social Networking

There’s no dress code, no hard sales pitches, and no pressure — just great people and meaningful conversations 🙂

🌍 Est. 2013 – Rebel Meetups now run globally
🆓 This event is free thanks to our members, our partners, our volunteer hosts, and generous venues.

**This event is hosted at [Natural Velocity AI Learning Centre](https://www.linkedin.com/company/natural-velocity/ "https://www.linkedin.com/company/natural-velocity/")** **— a venue generously supporting our community**
Notice: We will be capturing content from the event, to post on our socials.

See you there!

**Directions Help:**
Up the Escalator, between 'Melbourne College of Hair & Beauty' and 'Gap Maps'. As shown in the red dots in the image below:
[Directions Map](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fkcpXvzZrEs0kKMPEI_vXbUCz7OEPTzf/view?usp=sharing)

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[Matt Harriso](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewharrison1984/)n's bio:
Associate Professor Matthew Harrison (he/him) is an experienced teacher, researcher and digital creator who is an advocate for utilising technology to support social capacity building, belonging and inclusion in education. 
He has taught in Australia, South Korea and the United Kingdom at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. 
Matthew is currently a member of the Learning Intervention team a founding member of the University of Melbourne Neurodiversity Project, and previously served as the Director of Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Education. 
He was awarded the Dyason Fellowship in 2020, and both the GEM Scott Teaching Fellowship and the International Society for Technology in Education 'Making IT Happen' award in 2023. 
In 2025 he co-led the application for the first successful Genesis Pre-Seed Investment in a social enterprise at the University of Melbourne (through University of Melbourne/Breakthrough Victoria).

Matt Harrison