City of Melbourne is inviting all eligible entrepreneurs, individuals, universities, researchers, startup, scaleups and established organisations to submit their pitches on how they might contribute to bringing life back into the city in response to the following challenge.

Challenge Statement:

How might we reimagine experiences, spaces and places so that they are vibrant and inclusive, promoting social connection and creating new reasons to live, work and play in Melbourne?

We are looking for submissions that:

• Simultaneously address the challenge statement and a problem or opportunity in Melbourne.
• Are new and exciting and may not have been trialled before in Melbourne, Australia or the world.
• Are proactive solutions that utilise tech and data and have the ability to deliver results within 12 months.

What’s in it for you?

• A pool of up to $180K available for a maximum of 4 successfully selected submissions.
• Support opportunities available to assist in developing your submissions.
• A chance to be involved in a world leading smart city initiative.

What will happen at the event?

The event will have two main components:

1. An overview of how the Challenge will run and an opportunity for any questions you may have about the process.

2 . A chance for individuals and companies who might not usually work together to meet each other and consider submitting a joint EOI to the Reimagining the City Challenge.

A recording of the first part of the event will be made available afterwards for those not able to attend.

If you have any questions, please contact Tegan Kop on tegan.kop@melbourne.vic.gov.au or (03) 9658 7061