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What is it
Collaborate Innovate, hosted by Cooperative Research Australia (CRA), is your chance to connect with people from across the entire R&D and innovation system – from researchers and government agencies and institutions, right through to venture capitalists and businesses involved in innovation.
When
19/05/2025, 8:00am - 21/05/2025, 1:30pm
Where

Melbourne Connect, The Forum (Level M)

$260 - $1595
Register here

Collaborate Innovate 2025

Cooperative Research Australia (CRA) is excited to be running its annual conference once again in 2025.

Collaborate Innovate is your chance to connect with people from across the entire R&D and innovation system – from researchers and government agencies and institutions, right through to venture capitalists and businesses involved in innovation.

The 2025 conference will bring together this industry-research community to focus on Australia’s potential to be a research, development and innovation powerhouse with the conference theme – Bold Ideas, Brave Ventures: Collaborate to Compete in a Changing Environment.  Join hundreds of other likeminded attendees in addressing critical matters surrounding research translation, utilisation and commercialisation, and innovation and industrial transformation, and be part of a collaboration that seeks to drive Australia’s prosperity. 

Who should attend?

Anyone interested in R&D and the transformative potential of collaborative, industry-led research should attend the conference. 

 This is a unique opportunity to mingle with up to 400 key figures in industry, research and government, and form some very valuable connections. 

 Typical attendees include: 

  • Board members
  • Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) industry participants
  • Post-CRC spinoff staff and boards
  • C-suite executives, research leaders, education leaders, marketing and communications professionals, commercialisation and research management professionals, and other staff involved in industry-research collaboration.
  • DVCs, PVCs and research institution senior professional and academic staff.
  • Trailblazers
  • Rural Research and Development Corporations
  • Growth Centres
  • ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
  • Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hubs
  • R&D Active businesses
  • CSIRO Missions
  • Incubators
  • Venture capital and businesses involved in innovation. 
  • Government research agencies and organisations
  • Industry-engaged HDR scholars 
  • PhD students
  • Federal Government representatives, particularly in industry, science and education
  • Politicians and policymakers 
  • Service providers 
  • CRA Alumni