https://spark.org.au/ weekly 1.0 https://spark.org.au/assets/video/hero-poster.jpg Spark Festival 2025 Spark Festival 2025, the tenth Spark Festival, run by the Spark Foundation, an independent Australian registered charity. Includes the session with the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull AC, at which Spark Foundation Chief Executive Officer Harry Godber spoke alongside Turnbull and the chief executive of the fintech Flare. https://spark.org.au/assets/video/hero.mp4 27 yes 2026-08-20 Spark Foundation https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-04.jpg Three attendees with plates of food in front of a Spark Festival banner Three attendees with plates of food in front of a Spark Festival banner https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-07.jpg A speaker on stage beside a large QR code projected on the screen behind her A speaker on stage beside a large QR code projected on the screen behind her https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-08.jpg Three attendees at an evening event Three attendees at an evening event, one in a pink Spark Festival t-shirt https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-19.jpg A seated audience filling a modern office space for a Spark Festival session A seated audience filling a modern office space for a Spark Festival session https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-01.jpg Visitors at an agtech startup stand with a vertical hydroponic growing wall Visitors at an agtech startup stand with a vertical hydroponic growing wall https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/panel.jpg Harry Godber Harry Godber, CEO of the Spark Foundation, celebrating ten years of Spark Festival with director Anne-Marie Elias and Festival Leads Alexandra Hall, Kristy McSweeney, Nicholas Chilton and Paul Wallbank https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/harry-godber-malcolm-turnbull-james-windon.jpg Harry Godber Harry Godber, CEO of the Spark Foundation, with James Windon, co-founder of the fintech Flare, and the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull AC, former Prime Minister of Australia, at Spark Festival 2025 https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/harry-godber-anoulack-chanthivong.jpg Harry Godber Harry Godber, CEO of the Spark Foundation, in conversation with the Hon. Anoulack Chanthivong MP, NSW Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, at Spark Festival 2024 https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-05.jpg An audience on stools listening to a session in a bright open workspace An audience on stools listening to a session in a bright open workspace https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-06.jpg Attendees talking in a crowd Attendees talking in a crowd, one wearing a pink Spark Festival t-shirt https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-17.jpg Harry Godber Harry Godber, far left, on a panel at Spark Festival https://spark.org.au/festival daily 0.9 https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-13.jpg Four attendees on a Sydney street outside an evening Spark Festival event Four attendees on a Sydney street outside an evening Spark Festival event https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-09.jpg A panellist speaking into a microphone alongside three fellow panellists A panellist speaking into a microphone alongside three fellow panellists https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-11.jpg A seated audience watching a session at a Spark Festival event A seated audience watching a session at a Spark Festival event https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-10.jpg Two women in conversation at a Spark Festival networking event Two women in conversation at a Spark Festival networking event https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-15.jpg Two attendees talking over drinks at a Spark Festival event Two attendees talking over drinks at a Spark Festival event https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/panel.jpg Harry Godber Harry Godber, CEO of the Spark Foundation, celebrating ten years of Spark Festival with director Anne-Marie Elias and Festival Leads Alexandra Hall, Kristy McSweeney, Nicholas Chilton and Paul Wallbank https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/parliamentary-friends-of-invent-launch.jpg Harry Godber Harry Godber, CEO of the Spark Foundation, far left, at the launch of the Parliamentary Friends of INVENT at NSW Parliament House with the Hon. Anoulack Chanthivong MP https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/jacqui-munro.jpg The Hon The Hon. Jacqui Munro MLC speaking at a Spark Festival event https://spark.org.au/be-part-of-spark weekly 0.8 https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-15.jpg Two attendees talking over drinks at a Spark Festival event Two attendees talking over drinks at a Spark Festival event https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-05.jpg An audience on stools listening to a session in a bright open workspace An audience on stools listening to a session in a bright open workspace https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-06.jpg Attendees talking in a crowd Attendees talking in a crowd, one wearing a pink Spark Festival t-shirt https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-17.jpg Five panellists seated with microphones during a Spark Festival panel Five panellists seated with microphones during a Spark Festival panel https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-03.jpg Three women laughing together with drinks at a Spark Festival networking event Three women laughing together with drinks at a Spark Festival networking event https://spark.org.au/about monthly 0.7 https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-03.jpg Three women laughing together with drinks at a Spark Festival networking event Three women laughing together with drinks at a Spark Festival networking event https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-12.jpg Two women standing together at a Spark Festival reception Two women standing together at a Spark Festival reception https://spark.org.au/assets/team/murray-hurps.jpg Murray Hurps Murray Hurps, Chair of the Spark Foundation https://spark.org.au/assets/team/anne-marie-elias.jpg Anne-Marie Elias Anne-Marie Elias, Non-Executive Director of the Spark Foundation https://spark.org.au/assets/team/maria-macnamara.jpg Maria MacNamara Maria MacNamara, Non-Executive Director of the Spark Foundation https://spark.org.au/assets/team/harry-godber-ceo-spark-foundation.jpg Harry Godber Harry Godber, Chief Executive Officer of the Spark Foundation https://spark.org.au/assets/team/alexandra-hall.jpg Alexandra Hall Alexandra Hall, Spark Festival lead for green tech and sustainability https://spark.org.au/assets/team/angela-peng.jpg Angela Peng Angela Peng, Spark Festival lead for housing and infrastructure https://spark.org.au/assets/team/david-mccredie.jpg David McCredie AM OBE David McCredie AM OBE, Spark Festival lead for cross-border trade and investment https://spark.org.au/assets/team/kristy-mcsweeney.jpg Kristy McSweeney Kristy McSweeney, Spark Festival lead for corporate and international relations https://spark.org.au/assets/team/lucinda-batey.jpg Lucinda Batey Lucinda Batey, Spark Festival lead for event management and ecosystem coordination https://spark.org.au/assets/team/nicholas-chilton.jpg Nicholas Chilton Nicholas Chilton, Spark Festival lead for national security and public policy https://spark.org.au/assets/team/paul-wallbank.jpg Paul Wallbank Paul Wallbank, Spark Festival lead for media and communications https://spark.org.au/assets/team/sian-priest.jpg Sian Priest Sian Priest, Spark Festival lead for deep tech and ecosystem leadership https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-18.jpg Participants working through worksheets around a table at a Spark Festival workshop Participants working through worksheets around a table at a Spark Festival workshop https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-14.jpg A full room of seated attendees facing a stage flanked by banners A full room of seated attendees facing a stage flanked by banners https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-20.jpg An audience seated in a bright room while the session is filmed from the back An audience seated in a bright room while the session is filmed from the back https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-02.jpg A seated audience in a large industrial hall during a Spark Festival talk A seated audience in a large industrial hall during a Spark Festival talk https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/event-16.jpg Attendees in conversation Attendees in conversation, one wearing a pink https://spark.org.au/2025 monthly 0.6 https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/spark-festival-2025-decade.jpg Speakers Speakers, hosts and supporters of Spark Festival 2025, led by the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull AC, 29th Prime Minister of Australia, who opened the tenth Spark Festival https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/harry-godber-malcolm-turnbull-james-windon.jpg Harry Godber Harry Godber, CEO of the Spark Foundation, with James Windon, co-founder of the fintech Flare, and the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull AC, former Prime Minister of Australia, at Spark Festival 2025 https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/spark-festival-2025-team.jpg The Spark Festival team at Spark Festival 2025 The Spark Festival team at Spark Festival 2025, from left: Nicholas Chilton, Paul Wallbank, Kristy McSweeney, Alexandra Hall, Lucinda Batey, Harry Godber, Calida Tang and Anne-Marie Elias https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/parliamentary-friends-of-invent-launch.jpg Harry Godber Harry Godber, CEO of the Spark Foundation, far left, at the launch of the Parliamentary Friends of Innovators, Ventures, Entrepreneurs and Technology (INVENT) at NSW Parliament House on 18 November 2025, with the Hon. Anoulack Chanthivong MP, NSW Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology https://spark.org.au/assets/team/harry-godber-ceo-spark-foundation.jpg Harry Godber Harry Godber, Chief Executive Officer https://spark.org.au/assets/team/alexandra-hall.jpg Alexandra Hall Alexandra Hall, Green tech and sustainability https://spark.org.au/assets/team/calida-tang.jpg Calida Tang Calida Tang, Deep tech, AI and public policy https://spark.org.au/assets/team/kristy-mcsweeney.jpg Kristy McSweeney Kristy McSweeney, Corporate and international relations https://spark.org.au/assets/team/lucinda-batey.jpg Lucinda Batey Lucinda Batey, Event management and ecosystem coordination https://spark.org.au/assets/team/nicholas-chilton.jpg Nicholas Chilton Nicholas Chilton, Deep tech, cyber and public policy https://spark.org.au/assets/team/paul-wallbank.jpg Paul Wallbank Paul Wallbank, Ecosystem, media and communications https://spark.org.au/assets/team/murray-hurps.jpg Murray Hurps Murray Hurps, Chair https://spark.org.au/assets/team/anne-marie-elias.jpg Anne-Marie Elias Anne-Marie Elias, Non-Executive Director https://spark.org.au/assets/team/maria-macnamara.jpg Maria MacNamara Maria MacNamara, Non-Executive Director https://spark.org.au/invent monthly 0.6 https://spark.org.au/assets/photos/parliamentary-friends-of-invent-launch.jpg Harry Godber Harry Godber, CEO of the Spark Foundation, far left, at the launch of the Parliamentary Friends of Innovators, Ventures, Entrepreneurs and Technology (INVENT) at NSW Parliament House on 18 November 2025, with the Hon. Anoulack Chanthivong MP, NSW Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology https://spark.org.au/media weekly 0.6 https://spark.org.au/assets/press/harry-godber-ceo-spark-foundation.jpg Harry Godber Harry Godber, Chief Executive Officer of the Spark Foundation, the Australian registered charity behind Spark Festival