Australia 25

Carriageworks, Sydney
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30 April & 1 May

Australia '25 Featured Speakers

Paul Bassat

Paul co-founded SEEK, one of Australia’s most successful tech companies, cofounded Square Peg, a leading VC firm. He most recently founded Amplify, bringing Australians together to solve the country’s biggest challenges.

Kirsha Kaechele

Kirsha Kaechele is an artist, curator, and founder of Material Institute. Known as “Mrs. Mona,” she transforms problems into art through radical projects spanning ecology, social change, and conceptual provocations.

Tim Doyle

Tim Doyle is the Co-founder and CEO of Eucalyptus, a digital clinic network serving 500,000+ patients globally. Previously, he led growth at Koala and advised on digital strategy for the Australian Labor Party.
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Australia 25' Lineup

Visions Stage

Jessica Ducrou: How to Build a Cultural Institution - The Story of Splendour in the Grass

Jaddan Comerford, Jessica Ducrou
How do you create a lasting cultural celebration in an industry shaped by constant technological shifts? Jessica Ducrou and Jaddan Comerford unpack the evolution of Splendour in the Grass.
Visions Stage

Vu Tran: Defending the Future - Why We Can’t Afford To Ignore Defence Tech

Vu Tran
From a GP to defence tech pioneer, Vu Tran shares his unconventional journey, the risks to Australia’s sovereignty, and how rocketry innovation is shaping industries beyond the battlefield.
Foundations Stage

Armina Rosenberg: Armed and Dangerous - How to use AI to build disruptive businesses

Armina Rosenberg
Learn how AI can power disruptive businesses with Armina Rosenberg from Minotaur Capital. Discover key AI tools, common mistakes, and insights from launching the fund in 2024.
Visions Stage

Pete Shadbolt: Co-founder of Psi Qantum - Just Get On With It

Pete Shadbolt
From teenage dreams to building PsiQuantum, Pete Shadbolt shares a journey of curiosity, friction, and perseverance in bringing the world’s first quantum computer to life.
Visions Stage

Sacha Judd: The Good Internet - How Fandom Can Reclaim the Web

Sacha Judd
Can we escape algorithmic doom loops and reclaim creativity online? Sacha Judd explores fandom’s roots, DIY digital culture, and how we can build a more personal internet.
Visions Stage

Helen Zhang & Jeremy Dicker: How to Win Friends and Influence Geopolitics - Australia’s Play in the New World Order

Helen Zhang, Jeremy Dicker
The world is chaotic, but opportunity lies within. Helen Zhang and Jeremy Dicker break down global shifts and what they mean for Australian startups—no jargon, no doomscrolling.

Australia 25

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What awaits me at Sunrise?

Sunrise isn’t a business conference. It’s not exactly a tech event, either. It's a cultural celebration where you'll be exposed to big ideas, meet new people, and learn something new. We thread creativity and culture throughout every moment to provide meaningful experiences. At Sunrise, we promise:



  • You will be inspired by stories of triumph and failure. By visions of a future just out of our reach. By examples of exceptionalism and creativity.

  • You will meet new people. Be it your co-founder, your new boss, team member, friend or fellow Traveller.

  • You will learn new things. Discover fresh tools, frameworks, and mindsets to level up your journey.


Join us. Be part of it. Shape the future.

When will tickets to Sunrise Australia 2025 be available?

Limited Sunrise Earlybird discounted tickets will be available from 13 February 2025, before switching over to General Admission on 27 February 2025.

When and where is Sunrise Australia 2025?

Sunrise Australia 2025 returns to Sydney on 30 April & 1 May at Carriageworks - 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh NSW 2015.

When will the full program be announced?

You can expect to see a number of magical speaker and session drops every few weeks until Sunrise. The full Sunrise Australia 2025 lineup and schedule will be released closer to the event. Keep your eye on our website, Blackbird's socials or sign up to get notified by email!

Can I sponsor Sunrise?

Each Sunrise, we work with a small group of partners who are as committed as we are in creating an extraordinary event. We're deliberately pretty picky about who we work with, but if you work with a company that wants to champion startups and the people building them, then flick us an email at sunrise@blackbird.vc and we can chat there.

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