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INNOVATOR LEGEND
JEANETTE CHEAH
HG20 Young Entrepreneurs, Top 100 Innovators List, 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian Australians; 'Entrepreneurship' Winner and Ecosystem Hero of the Year for Governor of Victoria Startup Awards – Jeanette is at the forefront of transforming education for the future.
CEO & FOUNDER @ HEX
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INCREDIBLE AMPLIFICATION
Hear from our past attendees about their experience at #HEXPO2024
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FOOD VENTURE
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HOSPO LEGEND
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YOUR CURATED MASTERCHEFS
Learn from the best with over 20+ speakers. As always, the HEXPO team is curating a stellar roster of innovation leaders to share their journeys and experiences with the community (more lineup revealing soon!)
Amazing line up and partners from last year
Friday 19th September 2025 @ Melbourne Australia
350+
Attendees
12
Keynotes + Sessions
20+
Legends + Mentors
WHAT'S ON THE MENU
20 minutes
9:00 am - 9:20 am
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Tired of bland business advice? This is your chance to feast on fresh thinking. Food for Thought is a brain-tingling session where traditional startup mindsets are thrown in the bin like last week’s leftovers. Get ready to unlearn, rethink, and replate your strategy with bold flavours of innovation, creativity, and disruption. Perfect for those who like their ideas a little spicy.
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20 minutes
10:05 am - 10:25 am
KITCHEN BREAK
Time to whisk yourself away for a breather! Whether you're kneading a snack or just want to stir up some conversation, this break is your jam. Lettuce relax before we toast to the next session!
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20 minutes
9:25 am - 9:45 am
FLAVOURS WITHOUT BORDERS
From street stalls to supermarket shelves, this one’s a world tour. Flavours Without Borders celebrates the immigrant founders bringing their culture to your kitchen — and your cap table. Learn how they turned recipes into empires, all while navigating visas, validation, and vegemite. A rich, emotional, and inspiring session with soul food vibes.
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15 minutes
10:25 am - 10:40 am
CHECK PLEASE
Let’s talk turkey (and venture debt). This financial feast breaks down startup cash flow — from first invoice to Series A. Get insights from people who’ve balanced budgets, begged investors, and bootstrapped their way to survival. Grab a seat, and don’t forget to tip your accountant.
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20 minutes
10:45 am - 11:05 am
SPILL THE TEA
No PR polish. No “I woke up at 5am” humblebrags. Just four badass women founder panellists on a couch, pouring the hot truth. This is the behind-the-scenes gossip of startup life — the anxiety, the pivots, the burnouts, and the breakthroughs. BYO mug, 'cause the tea will be scalding.
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60 minutes
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
LUNCH TIME
Take a bite out of the day, chew on new ideas, and dish out great convo.
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15 minutes
11:10 am - 11:25 am
SNACK TO THE FUTURE
Will your 2030 breakfast include bugs, lab-grown bacon, or AI-recommended smoothies? Snack to the Future is your front-row seat to the weird, wild, and wildly necessary world of food innovation. This session explores the technologies shaping how — and what — we’ll eat next. It’s crunchy. It’s juicy. It’s utterly unmissable.
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15 minutes
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm
HOT TAKE
One mic. One mouth. Ten spicy questions. In this podcast-style showdown, a bold startup leader fields fire from our host while chowing down on increasingly hot snacks. Equal parts insight and entertainment — like Hot Ones, but with venture talk and less crying (we think).
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20 minutes
01:35 pm - 01:55 pm
KITCHEN BREAK
Time to whisk yourself away for a breather! Whether you're kneading a snack or just want to stir up some conversation, this break is your jam. Lettuce relax before we toast to the next session!
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15 minutes
02:00 pm - 02:15 pm
MEME TO MENU
From viral TikToks to supermarket aisles — meet the creators who turned content into cash flow. This session breaks down how food memes, trends, and fandoms can become real products with loyal customers. A must-see if your growth strategy includes “just go viral.”
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20 minutes
02:20 pm - 02:40 pm
THE LAST SUPPER
What happens after the exit? After the acquisition, the shutdown, or the burnout? The Last Supper invites seasoned founders to reflect on their final course — and the feast (or famine) that followed. You’ll leave full of insight — and maybe some closure of your own.
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15 minutes
9:50 am - 10:05 am
BITE-SIZE
Don’t have time for a full degustation? No worries. Bite-Size serves up practical, juicy micro-skills in digestible 20-minute chunks. Think of it like speed dating with a genius — leave each mini-session with one new tool, mindset, or strategy you can action before your next coffee break. No fluff. All flavour.
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15 minutes
12:50 pm - 01:05 pm
TABLE SCRAPS
Good food shouldn’t go to waste — and neither should good ideas. In Table Scraps, social impact legends share how they’re building businesses that feed people and protect the planet. Think scrappy, smart, and straight from the heart.
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20 minutes
02:45 pm - 03:15 pm
THE SECRET SAUCE
Every great startup has that thing — the not-so-obvious ingredient that takes it from good to unforgettable. In this saucy spotlight, HEX lifts the lid on its secret recipe for regional expansion, TNE success, and student-powered growth across APAC. You’ll get a peek behind the prep bench — and maybe even steal a few tips for your own startup kitchen.
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20 minutes
01:10 pm - 01:30 pm
THE GREAT FOOD FIGHT
To meat or not to meat? That is the question. In this spicy live debate, chefs, scientists, and startups go head-to-head over food’s most controversial future. Expect hot opinions, sharp forks, and zero filter. Who will win? You decide.
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19 SEPTEMBER 2025 | MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
FEASTIVAL OF IDEAS & INNOVATION
If your ambition’s been stuck on simmer, it’s time to fire things up.
This September we’re plating up a high-flavour, high-energy gathering of Melbourne’s boldest entrepreneurs, foodies, creatives, and changemakers. HEXPO is a buffet of bold ideas - designed for our chefs of change: educators, founders, small biz owners, creatives, and culinary dreamers.
We are cooking up an experience that's Michelin-star worthy.
WELCOME TO THE FEASTIVAL
INSPIRED
HEXPO2025 will allow you to feast on fresh perspectives and spicy stories that will fire up your imagination, challenge your thinking, and awaken your appetite for change.
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CONNECT
Mingle with a smorgasbord of brilliant minds—founders, creatives, rising leaders and changemakers ready to stir the pot with you from all over Australia.
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ACTION
Be prepared for interactive sessions and walk away with a full plate of tools, next steps, and the confidence to cook up real impact in your world.
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🌟 Managers 🌟 L&D Managers 🌟 HR Managers 👑 Educators / Teachers 😎 Graduates
⚡️ Founders ⚡️ Startup Community 😎 Early Careers 😎 Career Transitioners 🚀 Emerging Leaders
This is not for the faint hearted. Only the brave achieve greatness.
HEXPO is where bright minds meet over a buffet of big ideas. From bite-sized workshops to meaty career moments, we’re dishing out inspiration, skill-building, and deliciously fun connections—seasoned with games, prizes, and flavourful surprises. Come hungry for innovation!
$79 SUPER EARLYBIRD
RESERVE
[NORMALLY $129]
Full-week pass (activation activities & main day pass) + After-party.
On sales until 1 July @ 12am AEDT.
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$199
SUPER EARLYBIRD
VIP RESERVE
[NORMALLY $269]
Full-week pass (activation activities & main day pass) + After-party + Intimate VIP Dinner with speakers and partners at one of Melbourne's iconic venue.
The price will go up on 1 July.
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$45 AFTER
PARTY
Join our after-party from 5.00pm onwards. First drink and nibbles on us. An unforgettable night + networking experience.
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🎫 RESERVE YOUR SEAT
$25 ACTIVATION PASS RESERVE / EVENT
Coffee Rave, Pasta Class or Pub Learning. Unlock the full flavour of the week with your Activation Pass! Attend sessions, collect stamps, and earn tasty rewards. The more you feast on ideas, the more you win!
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$39 Online Virtual Event Ticket
Day pass. Engage in new friendships, embark on exciting quests, and explore the immersive world of HEXPO2024.
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$25
SUPER EARLYBIRD
FOR STUDENT
[NORMALLY $35]
Main day pass + After-party.
For any students with a valid student ID (from High school, tertiary and university).
The price will go up on 1 July.
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19 SEPTEMBER 2025
ARE YOU HUNGRY
FOR NEW IDEAS?
All Night?
4:00 pm - Late
AFTER PARTY
Wrap up the week with a bang at our HEXPO After Party — a night of bold beats and brilliant minds. It’s your chance to celebrate connections made, ideas sparked, and the magic of the HEX community. Come for the vibes, stay for the surprises!
HEXPO2025
Awesome place
CURATED ACTIVATIONS
COFFEE RAVE
Fuel your brain with beats and brews. A high-energy, early-morning caffeine-fueled networking jam to kickstart your day creatively.
TBC @ CBD
PASTA CLASS
Roll, shape, and sauce your way through a deliciously hands-on workshop where carbs meet creativity and unexpected connections.
TBC @ CBD
PUB LEARNING
Swap slides for schooners. Casual chats, bold ideas, and lightbulb moments over a pint in your new favourite thinking space.
TBC @ CBD
Throughout the week, curated activations will pop up across the venue—designed to spark connection, creativity, and curiosity. From surprise hands-on workshops to bite-sized challenges and immersive brand moments, these mini experiences offer a playful way to engage with ideas, meet new collaborators, and collect memories (and maybe prizes) along the way. Keep your eyes open—you never know what you’ll stumble into next.