Event Information
🗓️ Date: Wednesday 14 May
⏰ Time: 2:15 - 4:30 PM AEST（Doors open at 2:00 PM）
🏫 Location: The Supper Room, Level 3, Melbourne Town Hall
90/130 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000
🎫 Admission: Free
Why Attend？
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Discover the Nexus2025 Future City Innovator Competition and learn how to participate.
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Hear from the Nanjing Pukou delegation about exciting opportunities for startups entering the Chinese market via the Nanjing Pukou High-Tech Zone.
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Gain insights from a panel of experts on "Leveraging the Startup Ecosystem to Support Business Growth and Collaboration for Future City Solutions."
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Expand your network by engaging with Nexus alumni, industry leaders, and investors, and fostering meaningful relationships that can lead to new opportunities.
Panel Discussion
The Nexus 2025 launch event will showcase a moderated panel discussion titled “Leveraging the Startup Ecosystem to Support Business Growth and Collaboration for Future City Solutions.”
This engaging discussion will bring together four panellists from various backgrounds, including a representative from the City of Melbourne, an angel investor, and two former winners of the Nexus pitch competition. Their diverse perspectives will inspire the audience about the startup journey and the potential opportunities for collaboration between Melbourne and China.
About Nexus Program
Nexus is a startup program jointly delivered by the City of Melbourne, Nanjing Pukou High-Tech Zone on behalf of Nanjing Municipal Government and Australia-China Association of Scientists and Entrepreneurs (ACASE), with support from startup communities. The program provides support to help Melbourne startups grow and access to Asia market through the pathway with Melbourne partner city Nanjing.
Launched in 2019, the program has successfully conducted ten rounds of the Nexus series, engaging a total of 216 startups and scale-ups to date with 18 of them has successfully expanded in Chinese markets.
In 2025, the Nexus program will expand its scope by collaborating with new partners including Seed Planet and the Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI), with the support of the Victorian Cleantech Cluster.