The week celebrates our innovation ecosystem and the convergence of organisations and institutions leveraging research and emerging technologies to disrupt and transform our society. Innovation Week showcases the precinct’s – and the University’s – convening power, and is a demonstration of the intellectual and physical outputs of the University and its partners.
Melbourne Connect invites colleagues and partners from across the precinct and the University to participate — across HASS to STEM and everything in-between.
42 activities | 35+ partners | 5000 registrations | 3000 attendances | 1750+ leads created for partners | 500,000 total social media impressions | 7250 engagements via paid advertising | 60,000+ webpage views
Submissions open from Thursday 23 April to Friday 12 June.
The goals of Innovation Week are to:
• Promote participating partners.
• Showcase innovation outputs and impacts (ideas, research, tech, social benefit, etc).
• Demonstrate our convening power.
The festival hub is at Melbourne Connect – but we welcome programming in venues across the University of Melbourne (and beyond). The week hosts 40+ activities – from orations, pitches and panels to workshops, exhibitions and speed-dating. We are only limited by your creativity.
• No venue or AV costs (For events held at Melbourne Connect).
• Leverage extensive mar comms efforts & spend.
• Events in Forum and Launchpad filmed & streamed.
• Professional AV and Venue assistance.
• Registration managed for you – all data shared.
• Grow your audience! Strength in numbers.
• Collaborate & connect with colleagues & partners.
The session ran through participation opportunities, key dates and how to get involved. The meeting recording and deck is available below, please use the following password if requested:
Watch Recording↗ | Password: 13^w#&Q4
Briefing Deck↗
Got any questions? We encourage you to attend the following drop-in sessions.
In-person Location: Meeting Room M07, Level M, Melbourne Connect, 700 Swanston St, Carlton, VIC - 3053
Zoom Meeting ID: 88599844122 | Password: 611010
• Tuesday 12 May, 2.30-3.30pm
• Tuesday 2 June, 2.30-3.30pm
• Tuesday 9 June, 2.30-3.30pm
Join the Zoom Meeting↗
Date: 6 August 2026, 2:30pm to 3:30pm
In-person Location: Meeting Room M03, Level M, Melbourne Connect, 700 Swanston St, Carlton, VIC - 3053
Meeting ID: 84854218062 | Password: 630157
