Events

Spark Festival reveals its free events across NSW

- October 14, 2025 2 MIN READ

Spark Festival, Australia’s largest startup festival, has released its initial lineup of free, community events across NSW between October 27 and November 2. The annual Spark Festival has connected founders, investors, universities and innovation hubs since 2016, through hundreds of events, building a network of over 40,000 participants.  This year, more than 100 speakers will… Read more »

Harry Godber - Maxine Sherrin - David Lillo-Trynes
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The annual Spark Festival is on this week – here’s what’s happening

- September 2, 2024 2 MIN READ

NSW Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Anoulack Chanthivong, will open the ninth annual Spark Festival in Sydney today– bringing together a network of over 40,000 tech sector leaders from across Australia.  “Spark Festival is created by startups, for startups – sparking engagement across a community that shares knowledge and finds ways through challenges that… Read more »

Harry Godber - Maxine Sherrin - David Lillo-Trynes
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REIGNITED: Sydney startup festival Spark is back and kicking off in October

- October 3, 2023 2 MIN READ

The annual Spark Festival will return to Sydney from October 30, with Harry Godber and David Lillo-Trynes as co-CEOs of the week-long celebration of startups. The revitalised and revamped Spark Festival will bring startups across NSW together with leading investors, hubs, accelerators, universities and policymakers to showcase the strength and breadth of the state’s technology capability. … Read more »

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SPARK REIGNITED: Australia’s largest startup event, Spark Festival, refreshes after director departs

- June 5, 2023 3 MIN READ

The annual Spark Festival, the largest national event for Australia’s startup community, is the latest victim of a reduced funding for the sector, with the director departing and the board looking to refresh the event to present later this year. Festival director Maxine Sherrin left the organisation on Friday after nearly seven years, having successfully… Read more »

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Bright Sparks: The Spark Festival Director’s highlights

- October 5, 2022 2 MIN READ

It’s just one week until the opening day of Spark: Australia’s Festival of Innovation, Tech and Ideas. It’s a massive two week program that’ll be popping up all over the place, as well as online. Here’s some highlights courtesy of Festival Director Maxine Sherrin.    Find Your Co-founder Oct 20, 6pm, Sydney Startup Hub Looking… Read more »