Join us for our last social meetup of 2023!

Whether you're a seasoned XR developer, new to the industry, or just interested in learning more about the community - all are welcome to come along and network, chat, and enjoy!

📅 Wednesday 6 December 2023
🕔 From 5:00pm
📍 The Sound Garden, 318 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

RSVP not required - see you there!

The world of AI and how it is being utilised is becoming increasingly complicated for everyone, including business owners, and legal accounting professionals. AI is not going away, so we must learn how to utilise it effectively.

To explore this, the Queensland XR Hub and Queensland AI Hub welcome Mark Metzeling, Principal Lawyer at Macpherson Kelley. In this online session, Mark will discuss how to effectively implement AI into your business by exploring real examples of how AI is already being used, including in the accounting, agriculture, retail and manufacturing industries.

Mark will give insight into:

• What is AI?

• How generative AI (including Chat GPT) can benefit your business and customers

• How to regulate the use of generative AI and why you need an AI policy in your workplace

• And most importantly, why we won't be replaced by robots!

WHEN: Wednesday 15 November, 4:00 - 5:00pm
WHERE: Online Webinar

This is one insightful presentation you won't want to miss!

The Queensland XR Hub is excited to bring you the Decarbonisation Accelerated XR Pitch Challenge, in partnership with the Resources Centre of Excellence, GW3 and Advance Queensland.

This event will bring together the Queensland Extended Reality (XR) ecosystem with stakeholders from across the mining and METS (Mining Equipment, Technology and Services) industry as they pitch solutions to facilitate the acceleration of decarbonisation in this sector in response to the Problem Statement.

Decarbonisation Accelerated
The Australian resources sector has been the backbone for global and domestic energy production for many decades. As many global mining companies begin to take the lead on lowering their carbon emissions, the mining supply chain has an opportunity to proactively embrace the changes required to lower carbon outputs and secure new business opportunities driven by decarbonisation.

To pursue this opportunity, Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) and Resources Centre of Excellence (RCOE), along with other key regional partners, have come together to form the Decarbonisation Accelerated program. The program will guide the Queensland region to secure traditional industries, power new opportunities and how decarbonisation and diversification will be supported whilst growing the economy.

The XR Challenge
How can XR or other immersive technologies be utilised to communicate to individuals and businesses involved in METS about how they can reduce their carbon outputs and how this contributes to the broader decarbonisation and diversification vision for the region?

Join us for an afternoon of XR demonstrations, networking, and to learn how these innovations will help propel us into the future of sustainable mining.

WHEN
Tuesday 12 September 2023
1:00pm - 5:30pm

WHERE
The Stair Stadium, The Precinct
Level 2, 315 Brunswick Street
Fortitude Valley

EVENT PROGRAM
12:30pm - Arrival & Registration
1:00pm - Welcome
1:15pm - Pitch Panel Intros
1:30pm - Pitch Presentations
2:30pm - Break and Panel Deliberation
3:00pm - Corporate Partner Presentations
3:45pm - Pitch Award Presentations & Feedback
4:15pm - Networking and XR Demos
5:30pm - Close

If you are unable to attend in person, a virtual attendance option is available.

ABOUT THE RESOURCES CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
The RCOE was established to connect the brightest minds in research, technology, education and METS to shape the resources sector of the future. Born of strong partnerships between industry, governments, education providers, researchers, and community, the RCOE evidences “proof of life” to the fundamental construct that building strong collaboration is critical in shaping the future of the METS and resources sector. Through this collaboration, the RCOE provides world-class facilities for all things relating to resource development, with an underground mine simulated training and testing facility, emerging technology capabilities, quality training and conference facilities.

ABOUT GW3
The sole purpose of Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) is to capitalise on the region’s economic potential. GW3 works closely with government and the private sector to create and develop new growth opportunities across multiple sectors. From traditional wealth powerhouses such as mining, agriculture and tourism to exciting emerging industries including aerospace, aquaculture and bioproducts, GW3 is motivated to secure investment in vital infrastructure and job-creating, future focused projects to build the bottom line for not just our region, but Queensland and Australia.

The Queensland XR Hub welcomes MK Principal, Mark Metzeling, to explain in simple terms “what are NFTs, what is the Metaverse, and what is XR?”

By looking at how these concepts have evolved since the 1950s, Mark will provide you with an understanding of the role intellectual property must play in their regulation today. 

In this free online session, Mark will discuss recent cases concerning intellectual property rights in the Metaverse with reference to Australian law; and concludes with salient practical considerations you’ll want to implement in your businesses.

The Queensland XR Hub is excited to bring you the Decarbonisation Accelerated XR Pitch Challenge, in partnership with the Resources Centre of Excellence, GW3 and Advance Queensland.

As an XR solutions developer, this is your opportunity to pitch to major stakeholders in the mining and METS (Mining Equipment, Technology and Services) industry and win $80,000 in funding to develop your proof of concept.

If you’re a startup or business who creates XR Solutions and can develop a Working Pilot to solve this challenge, then we’d like to invite you to a virtual Pitch Briefing Session on Monday 7 August at 2:00pm-3:30pm.

This session will provide details on the event, our sponsors, pitch requirements and guidelines, and will outline the opportunities that participation could offer your startup or business.

Read the full problem statement and eligibility requirements here.

Depending on the number of respondents, companies may be required to present a first-round virtual pitch to determine a shortlist of companies that will pitch at the in-person event on 12 September 2023.

Please attend if you are a Queensland startup or business who creates XR solutions and can develop a Working Pilot to solve a communication & education challenge.

If you are unable to attend this briefing but would like to apply to pitch, please email info@qldxrhub.com to receive a link to the recording of the session.

Registration has now closed.

The Queensland XR Hub is excited to bring you Taste of Tomorrow: XR Pitch Event by Frucor Suntory, in partnership with our sponsors Frucor Suntory and Advance Queensland.

This event will bring together the Queensland Extended Reality (XR) ecosystem with stakeholders from the beverage manufacturing industry to pitch their solutions to the event’s Problem Statement. 

Join us for an afternoon of presentations, XR demonstrations, networking, and the opportunity to experience firsthand what Queensland’s XR community can do!

WHEN
Tuesday 6 June 2023
1:00pm - 5:30pm

WHERE
Stair Stadium, The Precinct
Level 2, 315 Brunswick Street
Fortitude Valley

EVENT PROGRAM
12:30pm - Arrival and Registration
1:00pm - Welcome
1:15pm - Frucor Suntory Presentations
1:45pm - Pitch Panel Introductions
2:00pm - Pitch Presentations
3:00pm - Break and Panel Deliberation
3:30pm - Pitch Award Presentations & Feedback
4:00pm - Networking and XR Demonstrations
5:30pm - Close

About Frucor Suntory

Frucor Suntory is a leading Oceania-based beverages company known for producing and distributing popular brands such as V Energy and Suntory BOSS Coffee. They're the market leader in the energy drinks category for Australia and New Zealand and are also PepsiCo's bottling partner in New Zealand. 

Producing over 30 million cases of beverages per year, Frucor Suntory employs a diverse team of over 1,000 people. They're committed to sustainability and social responsibility, actively seeking out ways to make a positive impact in their communities and beyond through their value of 'Growing for Good'.

Frucor Suntory are currently developing a new $400M beverage manufacturing facility near Ipswich and are looking to introduce XR technologies to improve the effectiveness and retention of site-specific safety and induction information.

The Queensland XR Hub is excited to bring you our first XR Pitch Challenge for 2023, in partnership with our event sponsors Frucor Suntory and Advance Queensland. 

As an XR solutions developer, this is your opportunity to pitch to a major beverage manufacturer and win $80,000 to develop your proof of concept. 

If you’re a startup or business who creates XR Solutions and can develop a Working Pilot to solve this challenge, then we’d like to invite you to a virtual Pitch Briefing Session on Thursday 11 May 2023, 1:00pm-2:30pm. 

This session will provide details on the event, our sponsors, pitch requirements and guidelines, and will outline the opportunities that participation could offer your startup or business.

Read the full problem statement and eligibility requirements here. 

Depending on the number of respondents, companies may be required to present a first-round pitch to determine a shortlist of companies for each problem statement.

Please attend if you are a Queensland startup or business who creates XR solutions and can develop a Working Pilot to solve a training challenge.

If you are unable to attend this briefing but would like to apply to pitch, please email info@qldxrhub.com to receive a link to the recording of the session.

Registration closes COB 9 May 2023.

Registrations for this event have now closed.

About Frucor Suntory

Frucor Suntory is a leading Oceania-based beverages company known for producing and distributing popular brands such as V Energy and Suntory BOSS Coffee. They're the market leader in the energy drinks category for Australia and New Zealand and are also PepsiCo's bottling partner in New Zealand.  

Producing over 30 million cases of beverages per year, Frucor Suntory employs a diverse team of over 1,000 people. They're committed to sustainability and social responsibility, actively seeking out ways to make a positive impact in their communities and beyond through their value of 'Growing for Good'. 

Frucor Suntory are currently developing a new $400M beverage manufacturing facility near Ipswich to meet growing customer demand, strengthen in-house capability, and create a platform for innovation as a future-focused business.

The SomethingX innovation event is hosted by the Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur (OQCE). Kicking off the Something Fest. Week of activities, SomethingX will bring together globally renowned thinkers and change makers, together with leaders from across the innovation ecosystem. 

The program will feature unscripted panels, immersive storytelling, provocative keynotes and other unique experiences, allowing you to enjoy the return of a real-life opportunity to connect with other curious minds.  

This full-day event will culminate with ‘An evening with the ecosystem’ dinner event that same evening at Cloudland, and the official welcome event ActiveX will take place on Sunday 23 October at Riverlife.  

Session Information

To many, the metaverse is currently an unknown. What really is the metaverse? Can we even agree on a definition? From visiting your future home to catching up with your friend at a music festival or participating in the Olympic Games, the Metaverse is full of limitless potential and possibilities.

During this event, our panel of experts will be debating the future of the metaverse, and the role Queensland may play in the possible revolution. They will explore theories and discuss what companies are currently doing to reach this potential future.

The Great Debate is open to everyone, whether you yourself are an expert, or are just starting to explore the potential of the metaverse.

Join us at The Precinct to be a part of the discussion and share your ideas.

Session Information

Edge Computing, AI, IoT, NFT, SaaS, Fog Computing, the ‘Cloud’, and Machine Learning are buzzwords and acronyms that most people would have heard relating to computing technology and technical processes, with Intellectual Property (IP) and Privacy playing a vital role in the development, distribution and deployment of these technologies.

Throughout the session, attendees will explore several computing concepts from both a technical and legal perspective, and you will learn;
1. What Edge Computing is and the effect it may have on you; and
2. Its relationship to Privacy/Data Breaches.

The session will begin at 3 pm with a 60-minute presentation including a Q&A with drinks and networking to follow.

Presenter Information

Mark Metzeling | Principal, Commercial, Intellectual Property & Cyber | Macpherson Kelley

Recognised as a leading lawyer in the Australian intellectual property and cyber landscape, Mark’s clients vary from start-ups to national subsidiaries of global corporations. 

Mark advises on the strategic use of IP and the implementation of legal safeguards in the cyber industry has significant experience in commercialising, policing, protecting, and enforcing all intellectual property rights, both nationally and internationally.  Mark understands the balance required between legal risk mitigation and providing services in the ever evolving cyber industry, which is why his sessions are loaded with practical tips and war stories! 

A QLD XR Hub & RSG sponsored social networking session presented by the magnificent Brennan Hatton.

Are you in the Queensland XR space? Or are you one of those super interesting people Brennan considers a friend? Do you want to be one of those things?

Brennan Hatton, Founder of Equal Reality and Forbes 30/30 Social Entrepreneur is back in Brisbane for a month, and wants to reconnect with his favourite Brisbane XR people.

Come along to the QLD XR Hub’s meet up, a networking disguised as drinks with friends for those of us craving industry networking, but still kinda burnt out from social distancing.

(Brennan and Friends will be going to watch the punk band Hoon afterwards, and those interested are encouraged to join)

Session Information

The University of Qld XR cybersecurity project explores the breadth and scope of novel and augmented attack scenarios in extended reality technologies and highly immersive, social platforms. Additionally, the project aims to develop an attack testbed and intervention tools to visualise risky interactions and avatars to users to support users in XR.  

The workshop gives industry the opportunity to document the current risks, challenges and obstacles you are facing in developing and utilising XR. The roundtable discussions will collect risk and attack scenarios from industry and identify what challenges developers face in securing their XR products and B2B and internal processes relating to IP protection, securing devices and authorisation, psychological harms, social engineering attacks (VRishing etc), and cyberliteracy. In gathering this data, we aim to support local industry by supplying you with security tools that can be used when testing and deploying XR technologies in (and outside) the workplace across immersive live events, virtual product prototyping, virtual production, immersive walk-throughs, games, education, health, banking and financial services, and other applications.

The XR Cybersecurity project is led by Dr Mashhuda Glencross at the University of Qld and supported by leading researchers across cybersecurity, XR technologies, psychology and Human-Computer Interaction at UQ, the University College London and Royal Holloway University of London. 

Session Information

This session will give you some key areas to consider in your upcoming strategic planning sessions. We will also discuss how to identify the 8 wastes within your business and how they can be tweaked, automated or removed to ensure you are running an efficient business (that’s adding value with every process).

Whether you’re looking to hit the ground running for the 2023 financial year from a strategic sense or wanting to become more efficient and cut waste in your business, then this session is for you.

Presenter Information

Overview of acumin.io

By way of background, the next presentation will be from Steven’s affiliated business in his group – acumin.io (which he heads up in our group - https://www.acumin.io/).  This is his business advisory arm which focuses on helping business owners achieve better business outcomes.  This is done through a number of ways including:

• Strategic planning

• Recurring advisory board

• Operational efficiency

This event seeks to engage the Queensland extended reality (XR) ecosystem with stakeholders from key Advanced Manufacturing industries including aerospace and manufacturing. This portion of the all-day event will include the announcement of the pitch winners, XR demonstrations and networking.

As per Qld Government guidelines, from 17 December 2021, all event attendees must show proof of a double COVID-19 vaccination (or valid exemption) on arrival at the event.

Free Registration:

Event Program:

3:00pm – Pitch Presentation awards and feedback

3:30pm – Networking and XR Demos

5:00pm – Close

This event seeks to engage the Queensland extended reality (XR) ecosystem with stakeholders from key Advanced Manufacturing industries including aerospace and manufacturing.

The event will include presentations from the sponsors, XR demonstrations, pitch presentations and networking. This will allow Queensland organisations to showcase the current use of XR technology and show how this technology can benefit Advanced Manufacturing industries.

As per Qld Government guidelines, from 17 December 2021, all event attendees must show proof of a double COVID-19 vaccination (or valid exemption) on arrival at the event.

Free Registration

If you are experiencing problems with the virtual registration process or with RuntheWorld, please visit here.

Event Program:

8:30am – Registration Opens

9:00am - Welcome

9:15am - Pitch Sessions

12:30pm - Lunch/networking/XR Demos/Deliberation

1:30pm - Sponsor Presentations

3:00pm - Pitch Awards, networking & XR Demos

5:00pm - Close

The popularity of AR (Augmented Reality), VR (Virtual Reality) and XR (Extended Reality) technologies are on the rise. By 2023, the market for these technologies is expected to reach $18 billion.

But what does this mean for sport, specifically high-performance sport? With Brisbane announced as the host of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, can Australia pinpoint where these technologies might best add value to the athletes representing Australia?

In a landmark endeavour, the AIS and QAS have co-funded a Post-Doctoral student through QUT to explore where high-performance sport might invest in these technologies to develop a competitive advantage for Australian athletes.

You are invited to engage, learn and discuss where the opportunities might lie in this presentation presented by the AIS and the Queensland XR Hub.

As per Qld Government guidelines, from 17 December 2021, all event attendees must show proof of a double COVID-19 vaccination (or valid exemption) on arrival at the event.

Free Registration

If you are experiencing problems with the virtual registration process or with RuntheWorld, please visit here.

Event Program:

3:00pm – Arrival

3:15pm – Opening Address

3:30pm – Virtual welcome from new Australian Sports Commission CEO, Kieren Perkins

3:40pm – Peter Le Noury, QUT Post-Doctoral student co-funded by AIS and QAS – ‘XR and High Performance Sport – What is happening now, and where could these technologies yield the most benefit for high performance sport?’

4:10pm – Panel Session – ‘The use of XR in sport and other industries – how could we collaborate?’ Panel representing sport, defence and entertainment.

4:40pm – Closing Remarks by Chelsea Warr, CEO of QAS

4:45pm – Networking

Websites and third-party platforms are increasingly important spaces for businesses to engage in marketing, networking and trading activities. 

Learn about current practical social media and e-platform enforcement issues and how they can be dealt with from MK’s IP and Cyber Trade team. 

This presentation is the third in the series of “Intellectual Property in the Information Technology Industry” events.

As per Qld Government guidelines, from 17 December 2021, all event attendees must show proof of a double COVID-19 vaccination (or valid exemption) on arrival at the event.

Free Registration

If you are experiencing problems with the virtual registration process or with RuntheWorld, please visit here.

Presenter:

Mark has a Masters of Intellectual Property Law and is registered as a trade marks attorney in Australia and New Zealand.

Mark is an expert in brand protection and securing trade mark rights. Mark Metzeling was listed as a leading lawyer in the Silver band of the WTR 1000 in Australia for 2018 and 2019; and Bronze in 2020 and 2021 (and has been and is still the highest ranked lawyer in Queensland). Mark has also been ranked as a recommended lawyer in IP transaction in WTR 1000 in 2020 and 2021. Mark was recently also named in the WIPR leading IP lawyers worldwide which is a list of the top 1700 patent and trade mark attorneys globally.

Mark is and has been the Australian representative member of the Trade Marks Standing Committee of AIPPI (The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) since January 2017, due to his distinguished knowledge and experience across all areas of Trade Mark law. He has also been the Australian representative member of the Commercialisation of Intellectual Property Standing Committee of AIPPI since January 2018. Mark regularly contributes to these standing committees and represents the Australian AIPPI body each year at the AIPPI World Congress.

Mark has significant experience in policing and enforcing trade mark rights, both nationally and internationally.

This is a briefing for participation in the Advanced Manufacturing XR Pitch Day on the 13th of April 2022. Companies are invited to prepare a 10 minute pitch (with 5 minutes for questions) to create a Working Pilot XR Solution in response to problem statements developed by our sponsors. These problem statements will relate to training requirements in Advanced Manufacturing industries.

Depending on the number of respondents, companies may be required to present a first round pitch, to determine a shortlist of companies for each problem statement.

The winning businesses will be engaged by our sponsors to create the Working Pilots.

Details on the event, sponsors, pitch requirements and guidelines will be presented in the Pitch Briefing.

Please attend if you are a startup or business who creates XR solutions and can develop a Working Pilot to solve a training challenge.

If you are unable to attend this briefing but would like to apply to pitch, please email info@qldxrhub.com to receive a link to the recording of the session.

Free Registration:

If you are experiencing problems with the virtual registration process or with RuntheWorld, please visit here.

The Queensland XR Hub & Macpherson Kelley are pleased to bring you the 2nd of many "Intellectual Property in the Information Technology industry" events.

Queensland leading IP Lawyer Mark Metzeling will discuss what IP is relevant to an IT business, how you can protect it, and how it can benefit your business.

Don’t miss out — REGISTRATION IS FREE OF COST!

Presenter:

Mark has a Masters of Intellectual Property Law and is registered as a trade marks attorney in Australia and New Zealand.

Mark is an expert in brand protection and securing trade mark rights. Mark Metzeling was listed as a leading lawyer in the Silver band of the WTR 1000 in Australia for 2018 and 2019; and Bronze in 2020 and 2021 (and has been and is still the highest ranked lawyer in Queensland). Mark has also been ranked as a recommended lawyer in IP transaction in WTR 1000 in 2020 and 2021. Mark was recently also named in the WIPR leading IP lawyers worldwide which is a list of the top 1700 patent and trade mark attorneys globally.

Mark is and has been the Australian representative member of the Trade Marks Standing Committee of AIPPI (The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) since January 2017, due to his distinguished knowledge and experience across all areas of Trade Mark law. He has also been the Australian representative member of the Commercialisation of Intellectual Property Standing Committee of AIPPI since January 2018. Mark regularly contributes to these standing committees and represents the Australian AIPPI body each year at the AIPPI World Congress.

Mark has significant experience in policing and enforcing trade mark rights, both nationally and internationally.

UPCOMING FREE SESSION!!!

Whether you're trying to get your new business off the ground or you’re in the trenches and want to make sure you’re set up for success well in to the future, this session will dive into the fundamentals you need to account for. We’ll cover business structures from a tax perspective, your tax obligations, systems to help you manage your budgets and cashflow, and considerations for bringing on employees.

Who should attend: Whether you’re a new business owner just starting out and want to learn the ins and outs of running a business OR you’ve been running your business for a while but would like a crash refresher in best practice, then this session is for you.

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Registration is Free!!!!

This event is aimed for industry professionals who may be interested in learning more about the challenges and opportunities for the wider adoption of XR technologies in the Water Industry.

3:00pm Registration Open

3:15pm Introductions

3:25pm Keynote Presentation from Barbara-Anne Bensted, Partner Digital Delta, KPMG

3:50pm Industry Panel Discussion 

4:30pm Case Study Presentations

5:10pm Technology Pitches

5:50pm Drinks and Networking

6:30pm Close

Queensland leading IP Lawyer Mark Metzeling will discuss what IP is relevant to an IT business, how you can protect it, and how it can benefit your business.

Unable to attend in person? Click here to register for the virtual event