Summit news

GMC is pleased to announce Deputy Prime Minister the Hon Richard Marles will address the GMC Technology & Innovation Summit on Thursday. At GMC’s 2024 T&I Summit, DPM Marles reflected on the importance of manufacturing to Geelong, and his hopes...

Among the stellar line-up of speakers joining us for the 2026 Technology & Innovation Summit next week are the bold engineers, scientists and inventors who are helping to solve the exponential pressures on our finite resources. Hear about the game-changing...

“2026 feels like the year things have genuinely shifted – not just talk, not just another tech cycle – but a real change driven by OpenClaw, agentic systems, and AI that actually does the work.” Founder of innovative manufacturer Think...

Ahead of GMC’s Technology & Innovation Summit, food and innovation expert Angeline Achariya argues that Australia already has a world‑class agrifood and food manufacturing foundation – but without systems thinking, connected investment and smarter manufacturing across the full value chain,...

GMC Major Partner the Gordon is proud to support the 2026 Summit as a Silver Partner. As one of the largest TAFEs in Victoria, The Gordon has been helping people gain real skills for nearly 140years. They pride themselves on...

Andrew Jones helps teams and leaders get unstuck. G2 works with organisations that are ready to cut through noise, break the cycle of busyness and build cultures where innovation is an everyday activity, creating real impact and advantage. As Managing...

Respected industry policy expert Emeritus Professor Roy Green will feature at GMC’s flagship Technology & Innovation Summit on 29–30 April 2026. Green, whose credentials in Australia’s manufacturing innovation ecosystem is without peer, will discuss the pressing need for “bold reform”...

The head of Australia’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) will be among leading investor and innovation speakers at GMC’s biennial Technology and Innovation Summit on 29-30 April. David Gall is CEO of the NRFC, the Federal Government’s investment...

GMC is proud to announce our Technology Partner, eManaged, is a Gold Partner for the 2026 Summit. eManaged is a proactive, fully managed IT and cybersecurity partner for Geelong businesses—helping technology support growth, not slow it down. They reduce downtime,...