Deck the Halls with Innovation

Celebrate 2026 in style! 🎄

Deck the Halls with Innovation is a fun fireside chat featuring Brendan Yell - If you're an innovator... you won't want to miss this one!

Brendan built Twilio’s global startup program, grew ShopFree to 1M+ members across 7 countries, led Startup Grind Sydney and hosts PITCH at Web Summit.

He’s heard thousands of pitches. Now it’s his turn in the chair. Dig into:
→ Where AI is actually heading
→ What the best startup pitches have in common
→ How investors back the best teams

📅 Wed 9 Dec, 5pm to 7.30pm
📍 Gosford Innovation Hub,
Level 2, Gosford Regional Library

Food, drinks and the Coast’s best founders in one room.

#CentralCoastStartups #GosfordInnovationHub #Founders #StartupCommunity

📅 Order of Proceedings:

4:45PM - Doors open
5:00PM - Welcome
5:30PM - Fireside chat with Brendan Yell
6:30PM - Food + Drink + Networking
7:30PM - Event concludes

🚀 What is I2N?

The University of Newcastle's Integrated Innovation Network (I2N) is Australia's #1 Most Recommended Accelerator and Incubator by Startup Muster, 2025 - the country's biggest startup survey. By harnessing The Hunter and Central Coast regions' unique resources and innovation ecosystem, I2N empowers the most promising innovators and entrepreneurs to transform their ideas into high-impact, sustainable global businesses. Through our enterprise skill-building programs and dedicated spaces, I2N is creating the foundation for startups to thrive and driving economic diversity across our region.