MEGA NSW 2009 Pitch Day - Sydney 27th November, 2pm-5.30pm

Last Updated (Wednesday, 18 November 2009 19:38)

Venue: Telstra Experience Centre, Level 4, 400 George Street, Sydney

Start: 1.30pm for a 2pm (sharp) start

MEGA invites you to be among the first to hear the New South Walesgraduates of our 16-week industry-delivered entrepreneurial masterclass program pitch their new mobile, online and greenIT concepts and applications. Find out who will win the $1000 prize for the best pitch.

We have 13 great projects for your enjoyment – and potential involvement– including:

* mobile applications

* web business concepts

* retail digital innovations

* greenIT projects

* interactive digital arts projects.

The ideas that have emerged truly are world-class, and the journey the participants have taken has changed their lives and career perspectives in fundamental ways. Come along and experience all the fresh ideas, new perspectives and entrepreneurial can-do you can handle. 

This invitation includes an informal networking session afterwards where you can meet the MEGA participants, network with members of digital industries,government, and education sector, with our sponsors, and with our high profilepitch assessment panel, which includes Cameron Stewart (Telstra), Matt Costello (Hostech), Hamish Hawthorn (ATP Innovations), Sue Klose (News Digital Media) and Jennifer Wilson (The Project Factory).

This event thanks to our principal corporate sponsors, News Digital Media and Telstra Corporation. Special thanks to Telstra for use of theglamorous Telstra Experience Centre for our event.

This event will be filmed and sound recorded. For more information aboutMEGA, please see below, or visit www.mega.org.au. 

RSVP now to National Coordinator Peta Pash via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

More about MEGA

MEGA is a groundbreaking initiative bringing the business, education andgovernment sectors together to grow the size and skills of Australian digitalindustries. An entrepreneurship and IP development program for digital industries,MEGA takes participants (who come from both a professional and studentbackground) in the mobile, digital content, ICT and Green IT spaces through aprofessional development process building their personal, creative, businessand technical capabilities.

Guided by industry mentors, MEGA participants develop new products andservices based on digital technologies and pitch them to investors, buyers andpartners both throughout the program and at the final high profile MEGA NSWPitch Day.

MEGA NSW 2009 has been sponsored by the Federal Dept. of Education,Employment and Workplace Relations, News Digital Media, The Australia Councilfor the Arts, Industry & Investment NSW, MetroScreen, NSW Departmentof Education and Training, and Telstra Corporation. Our supporters include TheHyperFactory, University of Technology Sydney, Design Centre Enmore, AIMIA andMobile Monday Sydney. MEGA mentors have been drawn from Accede Capital, AchieveCapital, ATP Innovations, Consulting Engineering, Digital Ministry, Fairfax Digital, Gomeeki, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, M-Hits, Mobile Online Business, Pollenizer, Sugar, TheProject Factory, TigerSpike, and 3eep.

For further information :

Please contact Tim Parsons This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  on 0417 463 972 or Peta Pash  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  on 08 82263121.