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Digital & Emerging Innovation
How emerging technologies are changing organisations and industries, and how to apply them responsibly across the region.
- AI and responsible AI
- Digital transformation
- Data
- Cybersecurity
- Emerging technology
Inaugural edition · 15–16 July 2027 · Brisbane, Australia
Australia–Southeast AsiaInnovation Exchange
Connecting research, industry and policy to turn ideas into innovation and collaboration into impact across Australia and Southeast Asia.
- Dates
- 15–16 July 2027
- Location
- Brisbane CBD
- Countdown
- 290 days
- Tagline
- Ideas • Collaboration • Impact
Why the Exchange
Research, industry and policy don’t meet often enough
Researchers produce evidence and new ideas. Industry knows the market and how to implement solutions. Government sets priorities and policy. These groups rarely work on the same problem together, especially across Australia and Southeast Asia.
“What can happen because these people are in the room together that would be less likely to happen otherwise?”
Where innovation connects
Who the Exchange brings together
Three communities, joined by startups, investors, accelerators, commercialisation specialists and industry bodies.
01 · Research Research
Universities and researchers bring evidence, expertise and new ideas.
- Knowledge
- Evidence
- Ideas
- Discovery
02 · Industry Industry
Industry brings practical challenges, market knowledge and experience in implementation and scale.
- Challenges
- Application
- Markets
- Scale
03 · Policy & Government Policy & Government
Government brings strategic priorities, networks and knowledge of the policy environment.
- Priorities
- Enabling environment
- Systems
- Connections
Over two days you can
- Discover emerging research, ideas and technologies
- Hear current industry and policy challenges
- Meet experts and potential collaborators
- Explore research-to-impact and commercialisation
- Build Australia–Southeast Asia partnerships
- Identify pilots, projects and long-term collaboration
Australia ↔ Southeast Asia
Held in Brisbane, for Australia and Southeast Asia
Australia–Southeast Asia collaboration is part of every theme and session. It relies on knowledge exchange, skills and trust as much as on technology or investment.
Brisbane · 15–16 July 2027
Innovation themes
Three innovation themes
The themes set the focus of the program. They are indicative areas, not fixed tracks, and interdisciplinary work is welcome. Australia–Southeast Asia collaboration applies to all three.
- 01 Digital & Emerging Innovation
- 02 Sustainable & Future Industries
- 03 People, Skills & Inclusive Innovation
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Sustainable & Future Industries
Innovation that makes industries more sustainable, resilient and competitive.
- Energy transition
- Sustainability
- Advanced industries
- Agritech
- Health
- Smart infrastructure
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People, Skills & Inclusive Innovation
The skills, relationships and inclusive approaches that innovation depends on.
- Future skills
- Education
- Talent
- Human-centred innovation
- People-to-people links
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Timeline
Key dates
Working timeline, subject to change.
- Oct–Nov 2026Event announcement & founding partner engagement
- Nov–Dec 2026Strategic partners, sponsors and institutional engagement
- January 2027Call for Research & Innovation Contributions opens
- Late February 2027Initial contribution submission deadline
- March 2027Review and selection
- Late March / early April 2027Contributors notified
- April 2027Program announcements begin
- April–June 2027Delegate registration & partner campaign
- June 2027Final program, speakers and showcase announced
- 15–16 July 2027Australia–Southeast Asia Innovation Exchange — BrisbaneBrisbane CBD (venue to be confirmed)