Gold Coast Market Entry
Tourism powerhouse with growing health, education, and digital sectors on Australia's east coast.
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Trade and Investment Queensland
Official trade and investment agency for Gold Coast
The Trade and Investment Queensland provides comprehensive support for businesses looking to establish or expand their operations in Gold Coast. They offer guidance on regulations, incentives, and can connect you with local partners and resources.
Services Available:
- • Market entry guidance and strategy
- • Regulatory compliance assistance
- • Local partner introductions
- • Investment incentives information
- • Site selection support
Granton
Granton is an innovation funding consultancy that helps startups and tech companies find and secure R&D tax incentives, government grants, and accelerator placements in Australia (Granton Homepage).
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R2 Pharma Solutions
R2 Pharma Solutions is a regulatory compliance and product development consultancy that acts as a "one-stop shop" for health industry businesses. They specialize in helping small to medium enterprises navigate the complex pathway to launch products in Australia and international markets without requiring heavy initial investment (About Us).
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The Adjutor Group (comprising Adjutor Healthcare Pty Ltd and Adjutor Clinical)
The Adjutor Group is a leading healthcare services company that supports companies through every step of product and clinical development, regulatory approval, and commercialization. They focus on helping SMEs and international biopharma/MedTech firms navigate complex regulatory landscapes to successfully enter and grow in markets like Australia, New Zealand, and Asia (Home, Company Profile).
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ANDHealth+
ANDHealth+ is a 6-9 month program that assists digital health companies to navigate the commercialisation pathway to institutional investment and international market entry.
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AusBiotech
AusBiotech is Australia's peak life sciences industry body, representing over 3,000 members across biotechnology, medical technology, digital health, food technology, and agriculture for nearly 40 years. It supports member growth by advancing medical breakthroughs, fostering innovation to address complex health challenges, and uniting the sector through connections between industry, investors, researchers, government, and academia. As a not-for-profit limited by guarantee, AusBiotech drives policy development, hosts 65+ annual events including the flagship AusBiotech International Conference, provides business matching via AusPartnering, maintains the Australian Life Science Innovation Directory, and promotes global commercialization of Australian bioscience.AusBiotech.org, LinkedIn, ausbiotechic.com/about
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Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH)
The Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) is Australasia's peak body for digital health, serving as a united voice for health informatics and digital health leaders and practitioners. Launched in February 2020 through the merger of the Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA) and the Australasian College of Health Informatics (ACHI), AIDH's vision is 'healthier lives, digitally enabled'. It focuses on three priority areas: providing independent global leadership and advocacy to advance health innovation; building digital health capability in the healthcare workforce through education and credentials like Certified Health Informatician Australasia (CHIA); and fostering community engagement via networks, events, and ideas exchange. As a non-profit and national affiliate of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), AIDH empowers healthcare professionals to deliver person-centred care in the digital era by addressing challenges in harnessing digital technologies for better health outcomes.AIDH Homepage, About Page
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Australian Computer Society (ACS)
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) is Australia's largest professional association for the ICT sector, representing over 40,000 members from business, government, education, and the community.ACS About Us ACS equips members with skills, knowledge, networks, and recognition to power Australia's technology brilliance, fostering an innovative and inclusive community dedicated to positive change through technology.ACS About Us It delivers value through community building (600+ events/year), capability development (certifications, learning platforms), career pathways (CPD, accreditation), and migration support (skills assessments for 39,000+ applicants annually).ACS About Us With branches across all states and territories, ACS operates Technology and Innovation Hubs in major cities and champions diversity, equity, and inclusion.ACS About Us
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CICALab
Australian health incubator and accelerator for clinician-founders, part of Medical Angels, founded by Dr Amandeep Hansra and Dr Mian Bi.
Cohort Innovation Space
Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct launchpad for health, science and tech ventures. Runs LuminaX healthtech accelerator, InvestFest, NextGen pre-accelerator, Founders Club peer learning and monthly Office Hours mentoring.
AmCham New Zealand
AmCham New Zealand is a bilateral chamber promoting two-way trade, investment, tourism and education between the United States and New Zealand, with access to the global AmCham network.
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American Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand Inc
Bilateral chamber promoting two-way trade, investment, tourism and education links between the United States and New Zealand, with member networking across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCIWA)
As the peak body representing businesses in WA for more than 125 years, we support and connect thousands of businesses with one vision in mind: for WA to be a world-leading place to live and do business. And, with four out of five jobs created by business in this State, a healthy core of successful and engaged businesses will make sure our community prospers. We want your business to be the
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Consulate General of the Republic of Austria in Victoria
Honorary Consulate of Austria in Victoria providing consular services to Austrians and supporting Austrian cultural, educational and business links with the state.
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Embassy of Switzerland in Australia
As the official representation of Switzerland, the Embassy covers all matters concerning diplomatic relations with Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It represents Swiss interests in the areas of political, economic and financial affairs, legal arrangements, science, technology and education.
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ProChile Australia
ProChile Australia is the Sydney-based trade commission of Chile, promoting Chilean exports, FDI and tourism, and helping Australian buyers connect with vetted Chilean suppliers under the Chile-Australia FTA.
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Police Technology Forum
13th annual forum - Australia's premier event showcasing technologies and innovations driving the future of policing and public safety, from AI and data analytics to crime prevention tools.
Screen Forever
Australia's premier screen industry event, run by Screen Producers Australia, bringing together producers, financiers and buyers for conference sessions and the SPA Connect deal-making market.
ITAC Conference (Innovation Transforming Aged Care)
Australia's leading aged care innovation and technology conference, hosted by Ageing Australia, featuring keynotes, panels and a trade exhibition focused on digital transformation in aged and community care.
Food with Purpose (PIX / AMC / APL)
Australia's largest combined poultry, pork and feed-milling industry event - PIX, Australian Pork Limited and the Australasian Milling Conference under one roof, with 200+ exhibition booths (largest yet in 2026).
Caravan Industry National Conference
The caravan and camping industry's biggest national business event - keynotes, breakout sessions, expanded trade exhibition, masterclasses and gala awards dinner.
AVA Conference (Australian Veterinary Association)
The Australian Veterinary Association's flagship annual conference, featuring a multi-stream scientific program, trade exhibition and a Start-Up Hub highlighting innovation in the veterinary sector.

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ANZ Health & Safety / WHS Compliance Managers
WHS and safety managers who buy compliance and EHS technology.
ANZ Heads of Data & Analytics
Data and analytics leaders who buy BI and data-platform tools.
Australian Family Offices & HNW Investors
Single and multi-family offices plus high-net-worth investor contacts.
ANZ Marketing & Agency Decision Makers
CMOs, marketing directors, and agency leaders across Australia and New Zealand.
ANZ SaaS Founders & CEOs
Founder and CEO contacts at Australian and New Zealand SaaS companies.
Recently Funded Australian Startups
Startups that closed funding rounds in the last 12 months, with founder contacts.
Darren Rogan
CEO & CoFounder
CEO & Founder @ Film Labs | Web3 & AI Innovator | Advisory - Rogues Lab · I create the future at the intersection of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and digital experiences. Currently building Film Labs, a groundbreaking Web3 platform that democratizes video creation through AI. Our technology empowers creators to generate professional-quality videos with just text prompts, while maintaining ownership and monetization rights on the blockchain.
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Ciaran O'Connell
Founder, Managing Partner
Founder | @ Thoroughly Modern Journeys; nex-icon · Over 25 years of business and technology consulting experience, providing transformation advisory and large-scale program delivery with C-suite executives and public sector leaders. I specialise in helping executives cut through complexity, activate business strategy and operating models with technology in the right places, the right way, at the right time.
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Cameron Dart
CEO & Founder
Founder: The FinTech Company = Australian FinTech | In AI Today | International FinTech | US FinTech | UK FinTech | Ireland FinTech | UAE FinTech | Australian Blockchain & Cryptocurrency | PropTech News | StartUp ScaleUp · Having worked in Australia (Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast), U.S.A. (Dallas, TX) and the United Kingdom (London), I have international experience in various fields of technology, investment and development covering areas such as fintech, banking, finance, property development.
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Cindy Callander
Senior Trade Specialist
Represents Scottish Development International from Melbourne as Senior Trade Specialist for Science and Technology, connecting Scottish companies (fintech, space, life sciences, advanced engineering) with Australian customers, partners and investors. Previously Senior Policy Analyst at Global Victoria, with prior roles at Trade and Investment Queensland, giving her broad cross-jurisdiction experience. · Highlights: 24+ years in trade and investment roles · Previously Senior Policy Analyst at Global Victoria · Earlier roles with Trade and Investment Queensland
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Gavin O'Kane
Co-Founder / CTO
AgenticAI: Where Automation Meets Autonomy - Co-founder (DoozerAI) · As technology evolves, so do the possibilities for reshaping businesses. At DoozerAI, we're leading the charge into the AgenticAI frontier, where intelligent, autonomous virtual agents revolutionize business operations. With over 20 years of experience in the software industry, I have dedicated my career to harnessing the power of technology and automation to solve complex challenges. From crafting intuitive solutions to mentoring visionary teams, my passion lies in blending cutting-edge technolo
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Financial Services Active Advisor
Active Advisor
Senior Active Advisor with 20+ years of experience across Financial Services. Specialises in Active Advisor, Fundraising / Investment, Cross-border.
