CeBIT start-ups selected

Thursday, 27 April, 2017

Some of NSW’s best start-up companies have been selected to feature at the CeBIT Australia event.

The NSW Government, as the official partner of the conference, has chosen 12 companies to exhibit.

CeBIT Australia has also created an innovation hub on the exhibition floor named ‘The StartUp Zone’, and there will be a StartUp conference and PitchFest competition.

“NSW is Australia’s ICT and start-up capital, and home to 41% of the nation’s start-up founders and 42% of its support network. CeBIT will be a great opportunity to promote the best and brightest of our industry as well as Jobs for NSW’s support for the start-up sector,” said Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business John Barilaro.

More than 15,000 people are expected to attend across three days of CeBIT Australia, which will feature over 350 exhibitors, 13 zones, over 170 speakers and eight conferences on topics from big data and analytics through to cloud and mobility, as well as strategic panel discussions on the future of business and ICT.

The NSW Government will showcase 12 of the state’s most exciting start-up businesses in The StartUp Zone.

They include regional companies such as Obelisk Systems, based in Maitland, which is building hardware to make scientific experiments in space easier while educating the next generation of students on STEM skills.

Wollongong’s The Safety Compass has developed an app that uses augmented reality technology to identify workplace safety hazards to protect workers and reduce business incidents and insurance premiums.

“It’s a privilege to be recognised by the NSW Government and given a spot to exhibit at CeBIT StartUp. This is an unparalleled opportunity to showcase how the technology works and the potential for future applications. It’s a game changer for a business like ours,” said The Safety Compass founder Adam Poole.

The start-up companies that will be featured at the event include: