Events

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Join Cicada Innovations and NSW Government for the official launch of the National Space Industry Hub on Thursday 10th February 2022.

The National Space Industry Hub mission is to create a vibrant and globally competitive space industry that benefits all Australians, by supporting and nurturing world-class research, innovation, collaboration, and commercialisation.

Come along to hear more about our mission, plans, and connect with others in the Australian space community.

National Space Industry Hub Official Launch

At our May Space Hub Connect, we're debriefing the Colorado Springs Space Symposium to help the Australian space community harness overseas opportunities.

 (Space Expert-in-Residence, Cicada Innovations) will be joined by:

The panel will discuss what they learned, who they met, and what the opportunities are for Australia, as well as share the current export support mechanisms and upcoming application rounds.

As always, after the panel, there will be an opportunity to reconnect and network with the space community.

Space Hub Connect

Space Elevate is a series of workshops for Australian researchers, engineers, and entrepreneurs looking to develop a space-tech idea into a business.

The virtual floor will also be open for you to ask all your burning questions.

You'll hear from Cicada's head of space tech, Julie Autuly, space expert in residence, Tim Parsons, CEO Sally-Ann Williams, and a member of the newly launched National Space Industry Hub.

Space Elevate Info Session

Space Lunch

THE EVENT IS SPONSORED BY TECH CENTRAL, AUSTRALIA’S PREMIER INNOVATION DISTRICT.

It brings together six neighbourhoods in Sydney which are already home to some of Australia’s most exciting startups and innovative institutions. The NSW Government is working collaboratively to catalyse this innovation ecosystem – Tech Central – connecting organisations to create a globally renowned community that pulses with inspiration and draws top tech talent from across the world to do their best work. Tech Central is on Gadigal country. 

Keep up to date with Tech Central, Australia’s Innovation Engine on 

Space Hub Connect - May 2022

We are excited to have you as part of the first Space Elevate program. Here's what you need to know and complete to prepare for the workshops.

We are looking forward to having you with us, 

Space Elevate 

Join us for the June edition of Space Hub Connect, where we will be welcoming some new faces into the Space Hub community. 

Hear all about their amazing backgrounds founding and building space companies and technology, as well network with the best and brightest in the Australian space community.

Space Hub Connect - June 2022

You'll hear from Cicada's Head of Space Tech, Julie Autuly, our Space Expert in Residence, Tim Parsons, our CEO Sally-Ann Williams, and a member of the National Space Industry Hub.

 as we discuss the current Space economic climate and what challenges and opportunities this presents for the sector.

Australia is shaping its future as a leading Space nation with record levels of public investment into the sector. To understand 

how this massive public funding boost is transforming the current landscape and impacting the private funding sector

, we are convening a panel of local investors to deep dive into the current funding landscape for Australian Space startups.  

Martin Duursma joined Main Sequence Ventures in June, 2017. Martin has over 25 years experience as a Senior Executive, Technologist, Business Founder, Angel Investor and Mentor both in Australia and the US. Prior to joining Main Sequence Martin was a senior executive with a range of global responsibilities at Citrix. 

Martin continues to be active as an angel investor as well as in various advisor and mentor roles at Macquarie University, Sydney University and ON, Australia’s national science technology accelerator and as board trustee at the Computer History Museum, CA USA. Martin holds a Bachelor of Computer Science and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Sydney University.

 (BSc, MBA), Commercialisation Facilitator at 

Tamara comes from a background of Quantum Physics and pursued business instead of a career in research. Whilst studying an MBA (Executive), she worked across academia (Sydney Nano Institute), Government (Ministry of Health) and Industry (Cochlear) and has found herself within the nexus between these tripartite capabilities. 

Tamara has grown networks across the Engineering, Science and Defence sectors in the role of Industry and Innovation Manager at the UNSW and has been committed to supporting startups from the academia space with offering consultancy and grant application support. She has recently completed a secondment with the Naval Shipbuilding College leading the Education and Training team. 

Ian is a senior executive with over 30 years’ experience and an excellent track record of results as a change agent. He has held senior executive roles in several large media organisations, recently as Managing Director, Telstra Television (35% owner of Foxtel).

Over the last seven years, Ian has been increasingly involved with tech start-ups – as mentor/advisor and angel investor. Ian is also a mentor in our 

and has a portfolio of 16 companies, of which he is on the Board of 5. Currently, Ian splits his time between his start-up activities, investing in and advising young tech companies, including his 5 NED roles.

i4 Connect is a startup and commercialisation practice providing advice and guidance to entrepreneurs via the Australian Government’s Entrepreneurs’ Programme. Empowering entrepreneurs to build the businesses of tomorrow, it delivers the Entrepreneurs’ Programme Accelerating Commercialisation service nationally.

Its team of 26 facilitators have real-world business and entrepreneurial knowledge along with the skills to help founders on their commercialisation journey through to first sales and beyond.

Leveraging their own start-up experiences, networks and contacts to help grantees, i4 Connect guides each applicant down the pathway to receive up to $1m in matched funding grant support. Over the past two years, i4 Connect has helped over 100 start-ups in a wide range of cutting-edge technologies with global market potential, helping them secure over $60m in grant funding. 

Space Hub Connect - September 2022

 is an opportunity to tour our world-class facilities, meet our dedicated team of experts, and connect with our community of deep tech innovators. 

If you are deep tech startup transforming lives and industries through new technology and you are looking for:

On Wednesday 19th October we are throwing open our doors to Australia's most ambitious deep tech startups who want to find out what Cicada has to offer. 

Register your interest and tell us about your deep tech venture. 

, where you will have the chance to meet our startup residents and connect with Cicada's deep tech community.

 is the home of deep tech in Australia with a 22 year track record supporting deep tech ventures including; Canceraid, Invertigro, Morse Micro, Propeller, Regrow, SpeeDx. 

Our specialist incubator is award winning and dedicated to the unique needs of deep tech ventures. We offer affordable and flexible office and lab space, specialised facilities, tailored support, and a community of brilliant minds to help you grow.

Cicada Open House

We are excited to have you in our Space Elevate program. Here's what you need to know and complete to prepare for the workshops.

Join us for our last Space Hub Connect of the year at Cicada Innovations!

Moderated by our Space-Expert-in-Residence 

, and through the viewpoints and lessons of two successful space entrepreneurs and key players, we'll learn diverse pathways to building a space business, explore the rising career opportunities in the Australian Space industry, and discuss opportunities in the sector for future workforce in the startup world. 

Annie works in product management, policy and innovation for 

, an Australian space start up which does space-based imaging and on-orbit inspection.

She also works as an Associate Lecturer for the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Science, is on the Advisory Council for the Space Industry Association of Australia, and is a member of the Space Generation Advisory Council ‘Ethics and Human Rights in Space’ Project Group and the Space Law Council of Australia and New Zealand. In addition, Annie is a program consultant to the 

, and is also the host and creator of the Space Junk Podcast.

, developing advanced space robotics in Australia to help humans explore space. Prior to this, he led software product development as Head of Engineering & Product at Atlassian, Australia’s first tech unicorn, for 15 years. 

Space Hub Connect - November 2022

Join us for a unique online seminar on geospatial analytics at scale using powerful cloud capabilities. 

The session will provide use cases and real-world applications including a demo. It will be delivered by the 

We’ll follow up this session with a deep-dive masterclass on 14 February 2023 for those looking for specialist data and implementation details.

The seminar will be valuable to startups and businesses looking to utilise or commercialise geospatial data, project management and data roles, and anyone interested in space borne data analytics and extracting maximum insights.

Microsoft Online seminar: Geospatial Analytics at scale

Join us for this online masterclass on analysing geospatial datasets with cloud tooling delivered by Mahesh Kandhare, Data & AI Cloud Solution Architect at 

The masterclass will expand on the foundational overview covered in the online seminar hosted on the 31st of January: Building and scaling your geospatial analytics solution. You will deep dive into the architectures for storing, processing and visualising geospatial data. 

The masterclass will include hands-on lab sessions delivered as demos to demonstrate accessing and transforming geospatial datasets, use of tools and libraries such as geopandas and Power BI. It will be an opportunity for you to ask questions and get hands-on with data and the analytics tooling.

 Suitable for startups and organisations looking to utilise geospatial data, and deep dive on the technology tooling to access and transform data sets.

We look forward to seeing you in the masterclass.

Online Masterclass: Analysing geospatial datasets in a cloud analytics pipeline

Join us for an evening of celebrations to mark the first anniversary of the National Space Industry Hub.

Discover how space entrepreneurs are transforming their industry, learn about the new collaborations formed across the ecosystem, and hear from leaders on the opportunities for adjacent sectors to join the space race.

We'll also celebrate and learn more about the groundbreaking technologies of 

, and other space ventures at the National Space Industry Hub.

 will be joining us for this special occasion. Represented by the UK Government, the UK Space Agency, and executives from 29 UK space companies, this will be a unique opportunity to create international space relationships and facilitate collaboration between the UK and Australia.

National Space Industry Hub Expo 2023

We are excited to have you in our Space Elevate program in Brisbane. Here's what you need to know and complete to prepare for the workshops.

Space Elevate Brisbane

 as we explore the intersections of the space and health tech industries.  

The fusion of space and health industries has unlocked the potential to improve and find solutions to global health issues. With satellites monitoring air quality, remote medical diagnosis, and 3D printing generating medical devices for space, the possibilities to transform our future are endless.

Join us for an evening with the Australian space and health tech communities - to unpack how space innovations solve urgent health issues and discover how local entrepreneurs grow their businesses by playing across both industries.

Dr Katja Beitat, Cicada's Head of Health tech, and Julie Autuly, Head of Space Tech, will be in conversation with: 

We are bringing together founders, experts and key stakeholders across the space, defence and health sectors to collaborate, connect, and share knowledge and opportunities.

Mr Grosser has over 25 years’ experience in the health technology industry working across Engineering, Management and R&D at firms such as Cochlear, Micromedical and the Henry Schein group. 

23 Strands is utilising whole genome sequencing and Artificial Intelligence to unlock the power of your genetic code. Since 2018, the company has developed a proven capability to deliver genome-wide DNA sequencing data to allow a more accurate understanding of complex diseases and to facilitate improvements in patient care.

Dr. Chou is a pioneering world leader in space biology and healthcare development and technologies, and is passionate about disrupting human healthcare and pushing the boundaries of science. He is a committee member of the Australian Space Agency Space Medicine and Life Science group and is a research group leader at the University of Technology Sydney. 

EXPLOR is the only simulated microgravity device available dedicated for biological and pharmaceutical applications.

Dr. Ax is a passionate German doctor and researcher with a double-specialization in dry eye and ocular surface diseases and space exploration. After graduating Medical School in Münster in 2020, he joined Beyond700, where he has been involved in clinical trials in Germany, Hong Kong and Mexico. Currently he is a PhD student at Western Sydney University and has been a Project Leader for “Tears in Heaven” at DLR Parabolic Flight Campaign in Bordeaux.

Space Hub x Health Connect 2023

Save the date for our upcoming Space Lunches!

We want this to be an opportunity for all the Space Hub residents to connect, discuss challenges, share advice and build their network.

​​Occasionally, we'll invite guest experts to dive into specific topics.

We'll be providing lunch. Please click attending for catering numbers and indicate your dietary restrictions if any.