Hunter Central Coast Innovation Festival 2010

Building on the success of the 2008 and 2009 Innovation Festivals the 3rd annual Hunter Central Coast Innovation Festival is being held from 30th April to 21st May 2010 to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship in the Hunter and Central Coast. This year’s theme of "Building Sustainable Businesses" aims to highlight the importance of innovation in meeting the challenges of the current business environment.

The Hunter Central Coast Innovation Festival 2010 will host a range of events, trade shows, expos and open days that showcase the unique and diverse innovation and intellectual capital in the areas of education, business, government and industry in the Hunter and Central Coast. Innovations that fit the Festival's main theme of "Building Sustainable Business".

The festival promotes a unique opportunity to hear about and/or see innovation emulating from this region and it's highly skilled, dedicated and inventive workforce. The launch of the Hunter Central Coast Innovation Festival will be on the 30th Apirl as part of the Central Coast Economic Breakfast Update and will also include the Central Coast Innovation Expo 2010.

The Expo highlights a number of innovative companies working from the Central Coast, along with event organisers and sponsors. The 9 Central Coast companies exhibiting are a taste of the sort of innovations undertaken by many companies in the region. They range from technical innovation such as an under water photo synthesis reader, safety devices for the work place and RFID printing technology to leaders in sporting equipment and new business models for the internet. Please wonder through the Expo and get to know more about these companies and be inspired.