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Join Future Anything and school-age entrepreneurs from across Australia as we bend the future, one youth-led idea at a time.

Future Anything transforms young people’s passion and curiosity into innovative ideas that make the world a better place.

In 2023, 65 Aussie schools have built enterprising mindsets in their classrooms, challenging their students to create innovative, sustainable and scalable solutions to the problem THEY care about through our award-winning Activate program.

Join us live online on  Tuesday 24 October and Thursday 26 October from 9am AEST as 40 teams of student entrepreneurs pitch their innovative ideas live online to our expert judges in our eight live Future Anything National Semi Finals 2023.

They’ll showcase their epic for-purpose ideas and be in with a chance of progressing to the National Grand Final, where they can win the funding and support to launch their ideas into the real world.

We’ll be streaming live each day from 9am AEST – register below to watch the whole thing or drop in at the right moment to support a team of your choice.

Read on to check out the event details, and to meet our awesome teams and epic judges!

Tuesday 24 October

Semi Final 1 (9am – 10am AEST)

Teams to be announced soon!

Semi Final 2 (10.30am – 11.30am AEST)

Teams to be announced soon!

Semi Final 3 (12 noon – 1pm AEST)

Teams to be announced soon!

Semi Final 4 (1.30pm – 2.30pm AEST)

Teams to be announced soon!

Thursday 26 October

Semi Final 5 (9am – 10am AEST)

Teams to be announced soon!

Semi Final 6 (10.30am – 11.30am AEST)

Teams to be announced soon!

Semi Final 7 (12 noon – 1pm AEST)

Teams to be announced soon!

Semi Final 8 (1.30pm – 2.30pm AEST)

Teams to be announced soon!

Meet the teams

Our teams will be announced soon!

Meet the judges

Noah Pronk

Founder

Sticky Pronk

Adele Laughton

CEO

Queensland Social Enterprise Council

Deb Allan

Manager

Regional Development Manufacturing & Water

Aaron Birkby

CEO

Tribe Global Ventures

Elijah Buol OAM

QLD State Manager

Australian Red Cross

Joel Hillier

Director

Solesearcher Adventures

Sherry Smith

Manager of Future Strategy

Greater Whitsunday Alliance

Mathew Townsend

Founder and CEO

Nature Freedom

Marcia Mattushek

Program Facilitator

QUT Entrepreneurship

Helen Connolly

Commissioner for Children and Young People

Commissioner for Children and Young People

Cayetana Martinez

Science Manager

CSIRO

Fleur Johnston

Chief Executive Officer

PeopleBench

Claire Lane

Founder and CEO

Save Our Supplies

Mick Hase

Founder/Director

SEVENTEENx

Allan Shaw

Executive Coach

Allan Shaw

Theia Gabatan

Marketing and Community Coordinator

Blackbird Foundation

Mathilda Joubert

WA President

Australian Council for Educational Leaders

Chris Ramsden

Owner - Consultant

Accelium Australlia

Pete Horsley

Founder

Remarkable

Lee Crockford

Freelance Social Impact Strategist

Freelance Social Impact Strategist

Joanne Marriott

Manager of Future Strategy

Founder and Director

Juanita Wheeler

CEO | Executive Director

Full & Frank | TEDxBrisbane

Chelsea McLean

Founder

Circular Economy Pioneers

Sandy Deans

Certified Chair & Advisor Mentor

Advisory Board Centre

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