Landing Pads team to assist Australian start-ups

Landing Pads specialists will be available to meet with the Australian start-up community when they visit Australia in coming weeks.

Karen Surmon, Trade Commissioner and Commercial Consul in Shanghai, Margaret Donoghue, Investment director in San Francisco and Omri Wislizki, Tel Aviv Landing Pad manager will participate in a series of events, during which they will share their knowledge on opportunities within the innovation ecosystems in their markets.

Start-ups are encouraged to register to attend some of the events being held in Australian cities. These include:

• Tuesday 25 October, Spark Festival, Sydney — Disruptive Asia: Fireside Chat with Qualgro
• Wednesday 26 October, Spark Festival, Sydney — How to make it in America, Margaret Donoghue 
• Thursday 27 October, Spark Festival, Sydney — Israel Calling: Insights from Startups using the Austrade SOSA Landing Pad, Omri Wislizki, and panel discussion: Raising money in China: Failures, lessons and successes, Karen Surmon
• Friday 28 October, Brisbane — River City Labs: Startups Guide to Government Support featuring Advance Qld, AusIndustry and Austrade Brisbane, Luke Deacon, Austrade Innovation Relationship Adviser, Margaret Donoghue, Karen Surmon and Omri Wislizki
• Tuesday and Wednesday 8–9 November, Sydney — The Bridge Israel-Australia Investment Summit, Omri Wislizki
• Saturday and Sunday 26–27 November, Sydney — Startcon