Meet our 2019 grantees
Sector: Economic Diplomacy, Trade, Business
Country location: Australia
Grantee: Australia-Korea Young Professionals Association
Project description
AKYPA's project is a 2-night/3-day dialogue delivering a program of masterclasses from industry experts, networking, and a shark-tank style pitching competition for young professionals across Australia. The program will centre on a core innovation focus specialising in the start-up industry, sustainable energy technology, ICT, and drones. The conference will be open for 50 young professionals nation-wide through a competitive application process. Participants will be placed into teams, with cohorts participating in mentoring, brainstorming, and masterclass sessions culminating in a pitch presentation to a panel of senior executives – with AKF board members invited to participate as judges. Attendees will have opportunities to network with peers and industry representatives in the opening and closing cocktail function events. This will be the first dialogue of its scale and reach between Australia and Korea for young professionals in Australia.
Key dates
Flagship project - Start-up Masterclass Conference, Melbourne, 1 - 3 May 2020
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/akypavic/; https://www.linkedin.com/company/akypavic/; https://twitter.com/akypavic
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $20,000.00
Contact person
Ms Pavi Ravisankar
Vice President & Executive Director of Communications - Australia-Korea Young Professionals Association
pavi.ravishankar@akypa.org.au 0415695317