Pitch Perfect: how to create a stellar pitch deck

Sooner or later you are going to have to sell your idea – whether this is to gain support from internal stakeholders, or to convince external investors to back your spin-out. So what makes a stella pitch-deck?

• What is the objective of a Pitch
• Why is Pitching Research Hard
• Translating Technical Performance to Value
• What makes a good pitch
• How can you improve your pitch
• The Elevator Pitch
• Case Study

Meet your presenter: Dr Mark Reed

Mark is an experienced researcher, engineer and entrepreneur/founder/startup CEO working in technology companies both in the USA, Europe and Australia for more than 30 years.  He has a PhD in communication engineering from the University of South Australia and research experience both at NICTA/ANU and at UNSW Canberra, where he has built a number of world-first products, publishing more than 100 high impact research papers and supervised more than 10 PhD students.  He has won a number of industry startup awards for his work.  He was the Founder/CEO of InterfereX Communications that built a number of highly innovative communication products and was acquired by a NYSE listed company in 2018.  He continues to actively mentor founders to overcome challenges in growing their businesses.