Innovation @ Altitude 2026 Event Series
A new monthly event series designed to showcase, connect, and strengthen the Sunshine Coast’s innovation and tech ecosystem.
Innovation @ Altitude is a new event series that connects businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders with practical insights and collaboration opportunities that strengthen the region’s innovation ecosystem.
Across the 2026 program, attendees can access targeted sessions covering innovation capability, industry development, investment readiness, technology, health collaboration and emerging sector opportunities.
Scroll below to view the full 2026 Innovation @ Altitude Event Program, including links to register.
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| Date | Event | Host | Partners | Register |
| 25 March | Start Here: Your launch point for the Sunshine Coast Innovation Pathway | Sunshine Coast Council | Industry Groups | Closed |
| 29 April | Mayor's Telstra Innovation Masterclass Series: Future Entrepreneurial Leaders | Study Sunshine Coast | Telstra | Closed |
| 13 May | SPARK: Health X Industry Collaboration Session | Sunshine Coast Health Panel | Sunshine Coast Council | Closed |
| 21 May | FWD Fest 2026 - Day Two | Silicon Coast | Closed | |
| 29 May | Testing Tech in Paradise: ‘Hard Hats, High Tech in Paradise’ construction tech ideation session | Invest Sunshine Coast | Sunshine Coast Council | Closed |
| 24 June | Building AI Capability in SMEs | Sunshine Coast Tech Industry Alliance | Blue Seas AI, SC Regional Jobs Committee, Sunshine Coast Council | Closed |
| 29 July | Capital at Altitude Investment Ready Workshop | Sunshine Coast Council | SunCoast Angels, Invest Sunshine Coast | Closed |
| TBC | AI Discovery Lab: Four AI Foundations for Business Transformation | Sunshine Coast Tech Industry Alliance | Sunshine Coast Regional Jobs Committee | Coming soon |
| 16 September | Sunshine Coast 2026 Tech Summit | Sunshine Coast Tech Industry Alliance | SCCN, Collider UniSC | Coming soon |
| 21 October | ShowFest 2026 - Innovation in Games & Screen | Sunshine Coast Screen Collective | Games Sunshine Coast | Coming soon |
| 28 October | Sunshine Coast Cyber Business Symposium | Sunshine Coast Cybersecurity Network | Open | |
| 11 November | Future Factory Sunshine Coast | Manufacturing Excellence Forum, Food & Agribusiness Network | Sunshine Coast Council, Sunshine Coast Manufacturing Hub | Coming soon |
| 25 November | Coming soon | Silicon Coast |