This year, satellite events at West Tech Fest have exploded - 26 in total across the week. Some open to anyone, some invitational. Most are free or cost recovery and mostly run in and around the City of Perth.
Some might say this is a lot and there could be cannibalisation of audience, but I say, this is a really positive sign for the growth of Western Australia's ecosystem.
Most large Festivals, think SXSW & London Tech Week, grew off the back of their satellite events.
The core West Tech Fest events (Women, Main, Coast, Freo & this year Standup) are the main ingredients of the week, but the Satellite events are the icing. Providing extended networking opportunities for further connection, deep conversations, diversity in event experiences, often smaller and more niche, offering specialised topics, accessible formats, allowing us to test new themes or experiences before scaling to larger audiences and importantly spreading events across the city allows different venues to participate, creating a citywide buzz and boosting the local economy.
All of these satellite events have been created by the community, which enables all of us to be custodians of the Festival and play a part in its growth.
So let's get behind all of them! Plan your week & attend multiple events, that's how you get the most from a festival experience https://lnkd.in/g3jzPgwq
Special shout out to First Nations House, the Corporate Innovation Summit & YES - Youth entrepreneurship showcase - phenomenal local, national and international speakers!
Linking and tagging all of WTF's Satellite Event partners
Paula Taylor Peter Rossdeutscher AM Wilson Casado FAIM Clarisse Menezes Rebeca Fortes Charlie Gunningham Harriet Bartlett Scott Glew Celine Nhung Tran Sylvia Tokic Sheryl Frame Craig Hill Hayley Priestnall Charlotta Kemp Tamryn Barker Dr Andrzej Gwizdalski Kate Harris Renu Kannu Melissa Humphries Lyn Hawkins Megan Bailey Amanda Cassidy @georgina harrowell Leigh Dawson Cameron Thorn Oliver Bazzani Chloe Goodred Kevin Pfleger Jeremy Chetty Ming Fung Chua Emma Forward Cullum Ashton Sarah Kahle Elliott K. Horst Maberly
