{"id":47290,"date":"2023-10-20T15:53:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/new-year-to-mark-new-direction-and-ceo-for-startupaus-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:53:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:53:06","slug":"new-year-to-mark-new-direction-and-ceo-for-startupaus-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/new-year-to-mark-new-direction-and-ceo-for-startupaus-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"New year to mark new direction and CEO for StartupAUS – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Next year will see Australia\u2019s peak body for startups bring on a new CEO and change its direction to focus on expansion and working with larger corporates.<\/p>\n

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StartupAUS has also appointed Queensland-based Wayne Gerard, who founded Red Eye Apps, as a new board member, while interim CEO Peter Bradd\u2019s tenure will be coming to an end at the start of next year.<\/p>\n

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The last six months have seen Bradd and StartupAUS focus on policy work and fundraising, working closely with the federal government on last week\u2019s $1 billion innovation statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Many of the policies included in the statement emerged from the Policy Hack<\/a> and StartupAUS\u2019 s Crossroads<\/i> report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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But going into next year the body will be trying to bring more financial partners on-board to assist with activities and events in the lead-up to the federal election and to also give big businesses a voice in the innovation debate.<\/p>\n

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The group recently released a report urging big business and startups to collaborate<\/a> rather than compete in order to turn Australia into an \u201cinnovation hub\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The report concluded that both small and large companies need to work together to prevent them both being disrupted by overseas competitors.<\/p>\n

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StartupAUS already has many corporate partners, including Salesforce, Xero and Google Australia.<\/p>\n

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Bradd says he is proud of the group\u2019s achievements during his time as CEO.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt has been a rewarding six months, with the past week\u2019s federal policy announcement a huge high point, bringing together two years\u2019 worth of research, debate and awareness-raising around Australia\u2019s startup ecosystem,\u201d Bradd says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMalcolm Turnbull\u2019s statement outlined many critical changes that StartupAUS has been advocating for and it was a huge win for the Australian tech ecosystem and something that we are very proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n

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