Australian start-ups pitch to US investors at the Advance 50 for the Future Innovation Summit

Australia’s most innovative start-ups were in Silicon Valley last month to take part in our Advance 50 for the Future Innovation Summit. Twenty-eight  companies were selected to take part in the program which included pitching workshops and one-on-one mentoring from Australia’s most successful overseas-based entrepreneurs. Participants attended the three-day Summit, where they pitched  to US-based VCs and angel investors. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive from investors, who were impressed with the quality of ideas and talent. Stay tuned to hear which companies raised funding, and click here to meet some of the people recognised as the 50 for the Future.

a trip to el salvador scores steven laxton major photographic prize 

Traveling alone through El Salvador on several occasions, Steven Laxton was recently recognised as the 2012 Arnold Newman Prize winner for excellence in portrait photography. Steven is only the fifth artist to be honored with the $15,000 prize, awarded for his photo essay of small family circuses that roam the rural El Salvador countryside. Read More

Nine Aussies selected for John Monash Scholarship Program

The John Monash Scholarships, awarded by the General Sir John Monash Foundation, were established to foster leadership, expertise, and international networks, and build Australia’s capabilities for the future. This year, nine outstanding Australians were selected to participate in the program and will head overseas for up to three years of postgraduate study. Click here to see their profiles and to find out how you can be involved. 

Want to build an A-team for your start up?

What is the most important position to fill? What personality traits should entrepreneurs looks for? Where do you find the members of your team? Elias Bizannes, Mick Liubinikas, Laura Chambers, and Andrew Roberts discuss some of the unique challenges on Advance TV.

From Darwin to NYC: Melissa Chiu takes her love of Asian Art to the top 

Born in Darwin to a Chinese-born father and Australian mother, Melissa Chiu talks to Australia Unlimited about her role as Museum Director of the prestigious Asia Society in New York and the society’s vice president of Global Art Programs, where she is responsible for the exhibitions at its Park Avenue museum in New York and at its recently opened museums in Houston and Hong Kong. Read More