The Power of Entrepreneurship

Lunch with an Entrepreneur is proud to invite you to join Jeanette Cheah in conversation with Grant Downie.

“The power of entrepreneurship for startups and the enduring resilience for businesses as they grow”

In the startup bubble entrepreneurship is all about scale, whereas it is also entrepreneurs who have built middle market businesses that drive the core of our GDP.

How and why is this power of entrepreneurship so enduring for businesses as they grow?

This event is open to all who are keen to know more about entrepreneurship (max 100 attendees)

Jeanette has spent many years building things in corporate Australia before co-founding The Hacker Exchange, a tertiary-accredited entrepreneurship program connecting the next generation of leaders to global innovation cities. Jeanette represented Australia at the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance’ in Buenos Aries, Argentina – is an education entrepreneur on a mission. She is driven to cultivate global mindsets, future-ready skills and meaningful networks - building the capacity of graduates to launch high-impact, globally competitive companies that create lasting economic and social value. 

Grant has supported startups and early stage entrepreneurs since staging the first weekend hackathon in Australia in 2011. As well as being a founder and mentoring others, he's worked with La Trobe University, the CSIRO and the University of Melbourne accelerators, Grant has run the local chapter of the global Startup Leadership Program for 7 years. His blend of corporate and entrepreneurial experience is delivered through InnovAction.