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  • Meet the winners of the 2022 YWCA Great Ydeas Grants Program

    • 29 April 2022
    • Posted by: Canberra Innovation Network
    • Category: General News
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    Sharyn Smith & Claire Harris at YWCA's Innovation Breakfast

    Each year, the Canberra Innovation Network sponsors the Great Ydeas Innovation Grant. Claire Harris is the proud winner for 2022!

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  • Where Are They Now: Cayce Hill

    • 28 April 2022
    • Posted by: Canberra Innovation Network
    • Category: Women in Innovation
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    Cayce Hill_WII Where Are They Now WP

    Cayce Hill is a social entrepreneur and the Founder of Funhouse Studio. Check out what she’s been up to since we last spoke!

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  • Author and entrepreneur Serina Bird on why now is the time to launch your start up

    • 26 April 2022
    • Posted by: Canberra Innovation Network
    • Categories: Coworking, Innovation Connect Grant, Women in Innovation
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    Serina Bird Craig Davis Joyful Startup Guide

    Serina Bird is one of those impressive Canberra multi-hyphenates—author, business owner, former public servant, entrepreneur and Frugalista. And now, her latest book, The Joyful Startup Guide is encouraging others to think of themselves as multi-hyphenates too, by launching their own startups. As she puts it, there’s never a better time than now to do just that.

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  • Women In Innovation: Gayatri Laipubam

    • 26 April 2022
    • Posted by: Canberra Innovation Network
    • Category: Women in Innovation
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    Gayatri Laipubam Skykraft WII

    Meet Gayatri Laipubam, Structural Engineer at Skykraft. We asked her to tell us about what she’s working on, and what innovation means to her.

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  • Where Are They Now: Abby Rees

    • 21 April 2022
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    • Category: Women in Innovation
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    Abby Rees_WII Where Are They Now WP

    We caught up with Abby Rees, Director of PunkPD and, boy, hasn’t she been busy! Find our what she’s been up to since her Women in Innovation interview.

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  • Where Are They Now: Dr Lyndal Thorburn

    • 21 April 2022
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    • Category: Women in Innovation
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    Dr Lyndal ThorburnWII Where Are They Now WP

    We love to interview women in our community to find out what innovation means to them. This week we caught up with Dr Lyndal Thorburn.

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  • MCi COO Sophia Hamblin Wang announced as 2022 Young Global leader by World Economic Forum

    • 21 April 2022
    • Posted by: Canberra Innovation Network
    • Categories: Coworking, Media Releases, Startup Stories & Profiles, Women in Innovation
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    Sophia Hamblin Wang Female Founders IWD 2022

    CBRIN Coworker and COO of MCi, Sophia Hamblin Wang, has been announced as a 2022 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Sophia is one of two representatives from Australasia and Oceania, who are both women!

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  • Canberra’s Female Inventors: Claire Chesterton of MIIROKO

    • 20 April 2022
    • Posted by: Canberra Innovation Network
    • Categories: Coworking, GRIFFIN Accelerator, Innovation Connect Grant, Women in Innovation
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    Claire Chesterton Miiroko Innovation Showcase 2022

    HerCanberra interviewed Claire Chesterton of Miiroko for their Female Inventor Series. Find out what makes her so passionate and determined to make a difference in the beauty industry.

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  • Early retirement doesn’t mean never working again, says Serina Bird

    • 19 April 2022
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    • Categories: Coworking, Women in Innovation
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    Serina Bird Money Mag Image

    As someone who retired early, then discovered the back door to a much-sought-after job wasn’t shut forever, Serina Bird shares some insights from her personal experiences.

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  • Where Are They Now: Simone Annis

    • 13 April 2022
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    • Category: Women in Innovation
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    Simone Annis_WII Where Are They Now WP

    We regularly interview Women in Innovation to find out what inspires them, then check-in with them down the track to see what they’ve been working on. Let’s catch up with Simone Annis!

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  • Canberra’s female inventors: Holly Williamson of STMNA Bioactives

    • 12 April 2022
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    • Categories: Innovation Connect Grant, Women in Innovation
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    Holly Williamson STMNA Bioactives

    When Holly Williamson decided to go to ANU to study biochemistry and medical biology, she knew one thing: no matter what she wanted to help people improve their health. But it wasn’t until she decided to launch STMNA Bioactives at the age of 25 that she realised she achieved what she set out to do right from the beginning.

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  • Where Are They Now: Heather Lawton

    • 11 April 2022
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    • Category: Women in Innovation
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    Heather Lawton WII Where Are They Now

    We’ve been checking in with the superstar innovators who have features in our Women In Innovation web series to ask Where Are They Now? See what Heather Lawton has been up to!

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  • Canberra’s female inventors: Dr Chaturica Athukorala of Aurabox

    • 7 April 2022
    • Posted by: Canberra Innovation Network
    • Categories: Startup Stories & Profiles, Women in Innovation
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    HerCanberra speaks to female Canberra inventors about why they’re passionate about their idea, how it will change the world, and where their projects will lead them next.  They spoke to Dr Chaturica Athukorala of Aurabox.

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  • Women In Innovation: Tallulah Farrow

    • 7 April 2022
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    • Categories: Startup Stories & Profiles, Women in Innovation
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    This week we spoke with Tallulah Farrow, founder of The Plant Hotel. We asked her to share what their working on, and why innovation is so important.

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  • Got an idea for making Canberra a better place? How does up to $20k sound?

    • 7 April 2022
    • Posted by: Canberra Innovation Network
    • Category: Event News
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    Canberra image

    We have paired up with ActewAGL to encourage, and reward, Canberrans with innovative ideas that could change the future of our city.

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