E3k was there as Business Acumen held their inaugural Innovation Exhibition in the heart of Brisbane City on 26 & 27 July, 2010. This event provided an excellent opportunity for e3k and others to showcase their ingenuity to the general public and fellow participants.
Those attending the exhibition were encouraged to explore any element of research and development or commercialisation with one of the three e3k staff members who were on hand each day of the exhibition. For those who preferred to look rather than chat, e3k provided a power point presentation featuring the various aspects of innovation and the engineering techniques used to “turn ideas into reality”.
A feature of the event was the Seminar Program made up of 50 minute lectures on interesting topics such as “Selling your Innovation” and “Are you ready to commercialise?” These educational workshops were hosted by experts in their field and proved valuable to all who attended them during the event. The success of these discussions will no doubt see them become an integral part of future exhibitions.
The exhibition also gave e3k staff the opportunity to renew their acquaintance with previous associates and introduce themselves to others who share their passion for innovation. Other exhibitors included:
• UniQuest — the primary commercialisation company of the University of Queensland;
• Navman — now a recognised leader in GPS Technology which had humble beginnings in the garage of an innovator in 1986;
• Infinity Design who specialise in creating valuable and patentable intellectual property for their clients;
• Global Roto-Moulding – a connectable underground water storage company which grew from a part-time family business in 1998 to having factories in both Queensland and Victoria in 2010;
• Intellectual Ventures - With its headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, this company links inventors and investors through its extensive global database of ideas just waiting to become reality.
• Mullins Lawyers – a Queensland based law firm using their considerable expertise to assist businesses protect and commercialise their intellectual property.
• Austral Jaguar also chose the Innovation Exhibition as the ideal location for the Australian debut of the Jaguar XJ.
If you did not have the chance to visit the Innovation Exhibition for 2010, perhaps we will see you there next year. In any case you will be pleased to know that innovation is alive and thriving in Queensland.
