The 2023 Joondalup Innovation Challenge gets underway in September and applications close soon
Wednesday, 26 July 2023
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The 2023 Joondalup Innovation Challenge gets underway in September and applications close soon.
The 2023 Joondalup Innovation Challenge gets underway in September and applications close soon.
The Joondalup Innovation Challenge is a unique opportunity for participants to work together to solve real-world problems faced by Joondalup residents, businesses and students.
Participants prepare themselves for the future of work by learning how to make rapid decisions and deploy creative, tech-based solutions. The event connects students with business mentors, start-up incubators and TEDx style speakers.
The challenge involves hundreds of students from different educational institutions working in interdisciplinary teams.
This exclusive hybrid program will lead you through an action-packed learning journey. You will work with a team, solve real-world problems and apply the latest technology tools. Become an entrepreneurial go-getter.
You will even get to create a team business pitch and go into the running to win some awesome prizes!
To take part in the program you will need to be available from events on 3, 7 and 14 September. You will need to commit a further 5-7 hours per week for the duration of the program between 4 - 14 September.
The program fosters important employability skills including communication, innovation, leadership, business agility and networking.
Watch a YouTube video about the Joondalup Innovation Challenge
Ryan Coble-Neal, who took part in a previous challenge, has described it was an amazing opportunity to connect with an impressible calibre of business professionals. His team worked on creating an app that would encourage students to connect with local businesses.
He shared that the experience gave him hands on experience in developing customer personas, business models and user mapping, describing it as a crash course in bringing an idea to life.
Aaron Ngan, from organiser franked.io, describes the high energy and fast-moving program as comparable to getting a “Mini-MBA”.
“You and your team will solve real world challenges and issues around cyber-security, digital economy, tourism and the future of work, and really make a difference by applying the latest technology and business tools to come up with solutions that are really needed in our world today.” Ngan said.
Confirmed speakers for this year’s event include Louise Mabulo the founder of the Cacao Project.
Mabulo is a National Geographic Young Explorer, Young Champion of the Earth under United Nations Environment Programme, a Forbes Asia’s ‘30 Under 30’ honouree, Young Activist Summit Laureate and an honouree of Tatler’s ‘Generation T’
David Pettit, the founder and group CEO of PictureWealth will also be appearing. He is an international Financial Technology expert and award-winning entrepreneur.
Pettit is the Founder of PictureWealth which is the culmination of years of financial expertise and technical innovation. He consults to financial institutions across the world about the future of finance.
ECU is sponsoring successful applicants, so there is no cost to students who are accepted into the challenge.
Applications close Friday 4 August. For more information, contact the Careers and Employabilty Team.