Showcase SA is building South Australia’s premier active business networking community.
We have an extensive range of businesses and organisations as members, with a wide lineup of networking events to connect our members; including executive & corporate lunches, premier masterclasses, professional development & training events and much more.
We work with our event partners and venues to offer COVIDSafe events. In line with the State Governments TTIQ model, all Showcase SA event attendees are required to provide proof of a double COVID-19 vaccine.
You can read more about our commitment to delivering membership benefits and events in line with our COVID plan here.
We are proud to announce the Business Accelerator is coming to Limestone Coast this May as part of the Limestone Coast and Green Triangle Innovation Collective.
With the support of our proud partners BankSA, RSM Australia, and The Department for Trade and Investment, the Business Accelerator offers an opportunity for business owners to learn tangible skills to take their business to the next level, connect, and be informed of emerging opportunities.
Join us for a day of learning, connecting and enjoying great local produce over lunch.
Showcase SA along with Boileau are sponsoring the launch of BRIGHTWALK 2022 and are very excited to do so!
Join us for the SAHMRI luncheon, where we will be joined by Hieu Van Le, speaking about the future of SAHMRI and his personal journey to South Australia, launching the BRIGHT Walk 2022!
The BRIGHT WALK for a brighter future is a powerful illuminated one night experience that will challenge participants to walk 21km at night in middle of winter.
Help us kick start this fantastic event as they aim to raise $500,000 for life-saving medical research.
Anyone attending SAHMRI will need to be double-vaccinated against COVID-19, proof of vaccination may be required at the event
We will be continuing our Agribusiness themed Industry Series with a briefing, held at our city based office. Hear from our keynote speakers leading the field of Agribusiness.
We will be hearing from Amy Gildea Managing Director of Tetra Tech International Development and South Australian AgriFutures Rural Woman of the year Robyn Verrall founder of Bully’s Meats!
Want to know all about Gin? and get to experience a Behind-The-Scenes tour within the distillery of Prohibition Liquor co! Join us for and afternoon of knowledge, networking and fun!
The fun will continue after the BTS with our Networking drinks, let’s close off the financial year with Gin! This is your chance to use your remaining tickets for either a Masterclass, Behind-The-Scenes and Networking.
Showcase SA is a membership based organisation, however as a business ourselves, we understand it is not always easy to part with your hard earned cash and commit to purchasing a membership without knowing exactly what you are buying.
Our May networking drinks are your opportunity to meet our newest members and reconnect with familiar faces.
“We keep being asked – what can we do to help?
Showcase SA along with GLAM Adelaide are supporting Stand With Ukraine – an evening of classical music and dance and we would love for you to join us to help support the cause!
Join us for the final instalment of our Future Energy Industry Series – our Insights luncheon at Pranzo which officially re-opened under new management, we are one of the first businesses lucky enough to be hosting an event there with our members!
We will be joined by Rob Morris, founder of ioenergy, helping customers lower their carbon footprint and power bills though the design, installation, and control of smart appliances and energy storage in the household.
His strength is his ability to digest complex problems and design and implement innovative solutions, through a combination of new technology and organisational changes.
Join us for our monthly Member Networking Drinks, we will be heading to the newly renovated wine bar Vault 91, at Westpac House.
A great time to meet your fellow Showcase SA members
The team behind the award-winning Cellar Door Fest summer festival is delighted to introduce Cellar Door Fest Distillery Edit, an all-new event debuting 8-9 April, 2022 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Showcase SA is offering Platinum Members a 1 DOUBLE PASS to attend the Friday session.
Continuing Cellar Door Fest’s commitment to celebrating the best of South Australia, this boutique event will feature a mix of more than 40 of your favourite local distilleries under one roof: think gin, vodka, whisky, rum and more!
Hear from our keynote speakers leading the field in renewable energy including hydrogen power, and how renewable energy will continue to influence and shape the future of energy within Australia and globally.
Speakers include:
Philipp Dautel, Tonsley Innovation Precinct Director;
Tim Jarvis, CEO Forktree Project and Antarctic Explorer;
Richard Day, Director Strategy, Policy and Communications, Growth and Low Carbon Division – SA Government;
and Angela Di Fabio, RAA.
Members can also register for the Industry BTS from 1 – 3 pm.
Go Behind the Scenes with: Tonsley MAB and SAGE Group.
Members can also register for the Industry Briefing, from 3 – 5 pm.
Always wanted to write a marketing plan but don’t know where to start? Or perhaps you have but never used it because it’s just too labour intensive…
Purple Giraffe’s founder, Lynda Schenk will take participants right back the basics, and identify your Unique Selling Proposition, Target Market, Products/Service offering and Marketing tactics.
This masterclass will enable you to develop a marketing plan that is succinct and help you develop the foundations of your marketing strategy, leaving you ready to to market your products/services to achieve the best outcomes for your business.
As we head into our fourth year, Showcase SA would like to thank our members for your support since we began, and invite you to come and have breakfast on us.
We will be launching our Industry Series 2022, and to help us help you in our programming, we are seeking your feedback to help us grow and tailor our activities to fulfil your business needs.
To ensure that we are receiving information that will support the future direction of your business, this event is aimed at the CEO, Managing Director and decision maker level within your business.
Join us for the first Behind-The-Scenes and Networking Drinks of 2022…This event will walk you through the newly completed Adelaide Festival Centre for a behind the scenes view, all whilst you have a drink in you hand! With plenty of new faces, it’s the perfect time to meet our newest members and reconnect with old ones.
For this edition of Showcase SA Meet Your Leaders, we will be sitting down with the Premier of South Australia, Steven Marshall.
Mr Steven Marshall is South Australia’s 46th Premier and has been a member of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in the South Australian House of Assembly since 2010, representing the electorate of Dunstan.
Mr Marshall is responsible for the portfolios of Defence and Space Industries, Tourism, Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, the Arts Veterans’ Affairs and Multicultural Affairs.
Join us for a lunch at SkyCity to hear his plans for the future of SA and get the opportunity to partake in a Q&A where you will get to ask any burning question.
International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women, who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.
To celebrate this hallmark event, Showcase SA is organising a luncheon to highlight incredible women is South Australia.
Thanks to City of Adelaide and Adelaide Venue Management.
Everyone wants their website to get a million hits and for their social medias to attract a massive following, but how do you do it? How do you differentiate your brand and make it stand out?
As the CEO and Founder of Glam Adelaide Digital, Kelly Noble is Adelaide’s go-to-girl for good news, and a leading authority on building brands that people fall in love with and want to follow. Kelly’s an advocate for supporting local business and celebrating everything South Australia has to offer.
Come behind the scenes of one of Adelaide’s most valuable brands, Glam Adelaide, and learn how to take your brand to the next level.
Dr Richard Harris has become a well-known name since his role in the Thai cave rescue in 2018 and Showcase SA Platinum Members are invited to view the new National Geographic documentary – The Rescue, with Dr Harris himself.
Proceeds from the event go directly to Operation Flinders, an organisation Richard Harris volunteers for, which strives to transform the lives of young people.
Tickets include 2 beverages and canapés upon arrival.
A massive infrastructure blitz is currently sweeping across South Australia, building what matters to South Australians and creating thousands of jobs. This work will result in new and upgraded infrastructure that will benefit current and future generations of South Australians, including new and better roads, intersections, bridges and rail infrastructure.
Hear from our speakers:
Are you a Silver Member and interested in attending one of our Industry Briefings? Send us an email to find out how to register!
Matt Hyde, Founder & Trainer at Speakers Corner, will lead you through this interactive masterclass on how to overcome anxiety and achieve a peak performance mindset. These strategies can be used before and during your event to ensure you get the results you need.
Whether you are presenting at a conference, pitching to senior management, or perfecting your interview skills, Matt will be giving you tips on how to hold yourself, control your focus, and overcome the doubts holding you back.
With the 2022 state election coming up quickly, it has never been more important for the community of South Australia to gain a deep understanding for what will unfold should either the current or alternative governments achieve power.
For this edition of Showcase SA Meet Your Leaders, we will be sitting down with Opposition Leader, Mr Peter Malinauskas.
Before achieving the position of the leader of the Labor party in South Australia, Peter has held multiple ministerial portfolios including emergency services, police, correctional services, road safety and health.
Does your brand have a plan? Are you reaching the right audience at the right time and on the right channels?
As important as making a unique and compelling promise is, communicating and keeping that promise is just as critical. How a business ensures the correct and consistent representation of its brand promise will ultimately determine your brand value.
Nicola Feeney, Principal Agency at Feeney and James Raphael, Head of Creative at Feeney will lead this interactive and thought provoking masterclass. At the end of this masterclass, you’ll know who you should be talking to, why, through which channels, and when.
We’re spreading the Christmas spirit this year and have partnered with SouthStart to celebrate the end of the year with the Adelaide business community.
Living through a year that fought hard to keep us apart, we can’t think of a better way to end it than by bringing us all together.
Celebrate with members from the entire South Australian startup community – for one very special night – to bask in the brilliance of all things human.
So, Join us for a very Merry Mixmas celebrating your community.
Please note this is in ADDITION to the Showcase SA Christmas party, which is exclusively for Showcase SA Members!
It’s almost that time of year again, where we can start to slow down and look back on the crazy year that has been. We want to bring Showcase SA members together one last time before the year ends to celebrate our achievements and cheers to the good times.
Come clink drinks with us, see our brand new office and wish your fellow Showcase SA Members a Merry Christmas.
Everyone misses travelling, whether it be for work or for pleasure, but what does travel look like in this post-covid world?
Showcase SA Members, representatives from Phil Hoffmann Travel, Qatar Airways, and Adelaide Airport will be giving an update on what travel will look like when we are able to leave again and what impacts this will have on Australia and the world at large. Come along to hear insights on the industry and ask your burning questions.
The third instalment of this 3-part event series will be hosted by Rosenvale Vineyards. Rosenvale are good friends of ours and if you were at our Agribusiness Lobster Lunch back in June or at our Inspiring Leaders lunch with Matthew Pearson recently, you would have tried some of their incredible wines already!
To ensure there is a full understanding of how the fruit evolves in the vineyard, Rosenvale hand selects small parcels for its own wine production. These small parcels are made with minimal intervention to study, experience and assess each unique aspect that the vineyard is focused to produce special wines. The Rosenvale wines are made with stylistic experimentation produced in the vineyard that make wines of vigour and ideally, iconic in status.
There’s no doubt that you have heard about Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI & ML), but are you leveraging it in your business?
Showcase SA has partnered with AWS to deliver you a full day seminar to help you realise how you can leverage AI & ML to elevate your business.
It’s important to note that you don’t need to be from the IT department or have big data or technical experience to benefit from this event, it is for anyone looking to learn from real business examples.
Your ticket includes entry to the full day seminar at the stunning Events at SkyCity and a 2-course lunch.
Adelaide’s first five-star, internationally branded hotel to open in the last 30 years, Sofitel is world renowned for luxury French-style hospitality and a passion for art de vivre (the art of living) with more than 120 remarkable hotels around the globe.
Bringing all the elegance of France to the streets of the CBD, Sofitel delivers an intoxicating mix of old world charm and modern design, all with a decidedly whimsical twist.
We’re inviting you to take a tour of the stunning hotel and we’re treating you by subsidising your stay on Thursday 11th November! Your stay will only cost $200 and we’ll cover the difference.
With the support of our proud partners BankSA, RSM Australia, and The Department for Trade and Investment, the Regional Series connects the business community across South Australia to provide a day of professional development and networking.
The Business Accelerator: Kangaroo Island will give business owners the opportunity to hear directly from professional trainers and industry leaders.
Are you a leader in your workplace? You are invited to attend the groundbreaking session presented by Medibank and Showcase SA.
At this interactive afternoon session, you’ll hear from expert in Psychological Safety Jo Marshall, Founder of Culturise and Emily Coppola from Medibank. Let’s break down stigma and we together we will Redefine Wellness in the Workplace.
What is “Cyber Resilience” and how important is it to SME’s?
Showcase SA members are invited to hear from Managing Director of OpSys, and learn how to create a culture of security in your business.
Matt will be joined by joined by Ben Potter from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and CEO of Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (A3C), Mike Barber.
Daniel Panozzo is highly respected as an engaging change management practitioner, coach and people leader. Leanne Robinson has been instrumental in assisting organisations to achieve award-winning business and cultural transformation.
Join Daniel and Leanne to learn about your Profile and the Brain Talents you regularly lean into. In this workshop you’ll receive your own Profile and determine which Brain Talents you currently use and those you can start to take advantage of.
This Masterclass will help you understand how you can play to your strengths and learn to turn your blind spots into opportunities.
The second edition of this 3-part event series will be hosted by Penfolds. The success of Penfolds has been driven by the generations of visionaries and innovators. From the beginning in 1844 to today, the merging of science, art and innovation has driven Penfolds to become one of Australia’s most famed and respected winemakers.
The masterclass will be led by Penfolds Global Ambassador, Jamie Sach. Born and raised in wine country, South Australia, Jamie Sach has always been intrigued by the world of fine wine – a passion which has gone on to define his career.
Matthew Pearson is Founder and CEO of Airspeeder, the world’s first manned multicopter racing championship for flying electric cars. Matthew is also is Co-founder and COO at Fleet Space Technologies, which just launched its 5th Nano-Satellite, and Mission Director of the Seven Sisters Lunar Mission.
Matthew will be sharing insight into the expansion of aerospace startups and opportunities for South Australia at this exclusive luncheon.
The restaurant and bar, was born of the minds of powerhouse duo Themis Chryssidis and Callum Hann of Sprout Cooking School and Masterchef fame.
It’s a gorgeous setting for meeting your fellow Showcase SA members, so make sure you register your spot!
Networking drinks with a difference!
Meet the Movers & Makers of the wine industry. This is the first of a 3-part event series that will see Showcase SA members meet the people behind an iconic South Australian winery, learn about their business journey from inception to where they are now and of course, get to taste some of the fruits of their labour.
Brash Higgins produce minimal intervention wines, drawing on both natural and traditional techniques. They seek to capture the essence of McLaren Vale’s sun and soil, the elusive characters of the fruit, and the whims of our own restless muse.
PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF SALISBURY
Hear from the leaders of the technology and manufacturing companies at the forefront of innovation in pharmaceuticals, food and software engineering right here in South Australia. Learn about emerging trends and upcoming opportunities and ask your questions to the panel.
Hear the incredible story from Heath Jamieson, who in the mountains of Afghanistan, was shot through the neck, almost costing him his life. Through perseverance, Heath recovered, creating a new life for himself – becoming a helicopter pilot, polar guide and now volunteering to help the young people of Operation Flinders.
Also hear from fellow panelist, John Mannion, the Executive Director of Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation and Mental Health Commissioner for South Australia.
With the support of our proud partners BankSA, RSM Australia, and The Department for Trade and Investment, the Regional Series connects the business community across South Australia to provide a day of professional development and networking.
Held in Renmark, the Business Accelerator: Riverland will give business owners the opportunity to hear directly from professional trainers and industry leaders. Topics include e-Commerce & Digital Marketing, Opportunities in Agri-tech, Taxation Tips, Growth Through Export and Investment, and Leadership.
Many of us are leaders in our organisations, but are we leaders on LinkedIn? Whether you’re a CEO, business owner, executive or professional, storytelling is essential to good leadership and when delivered correctly on LinkedIn, storytelling can help you articulate a vision, lead change, inspire new ways of thinking, and help others achieve their goals. So why aren’t you sharing your leadership on LinkedIn?
The incredible duo from The Edge PR will be hosting their Masterclass on raising your LinkedIn profile.
Decision makers are invited to hear from Managing Director of AML3D, Andrew Sales, at this interactive Industry Insights at Weber Grill Academy presented by the City of Sailsbury.
As a globally accredited Wire Additive Manufacturing facility. AML3D produces automated 3D printing system, operating in a freeform environment which is more cost-effective and has increased strength compared to traditional casting, forging or billet machining methods.
Learn to pitch like a pro from Managing Director of Talent Academy, Sanja Janovic. Sanja is a TEDx trainer, professional speaker, coach, and entertainer and will be teaching you the best sales hacks to communicate your story.
Understand the 4 communication styles that create buy in, and walk away with the power to turns leads into sales.
Since his difficult diagnosis of the incurable cancer, Will has teamed up with the Hospital Research Foundation to raise important funds to continue research into finding a cure for cancer.
This luncheon will launch the 2021 Hospital Research Foundation Group’s annual cancer fundraiser The Longest Table.
Join us to hear from world renowned artist, Emma Hack and view her latest exhibition for the 2021 SALA Festival, ‘We Stopped To Smell The Roses’.
If you are one of the more than 200 million people who have viewed the film clip for the Gotye song “Somebody That I Used to Know” you will be familiar with the extraordinary transformation of the bodies of Gotye and Kimbra into amazing works of art by Australian artist, Emma Hack.
For Emma’s SALA exhibition, she adorns the walls of level one, Hilton Adelaide with new works and inspired stories of the past year accompanied by a selection of curated past treasures.
South Australia is leading the world in research and development, implementation and commercialisation of our health industry. The development of the BioMed City stretching along much of North Terrace has set Adelaide on a global stage as an industry leader.
What are the flow-on effects and economic benefits of such ground breaking developments?
Showcase SA Gold & Platinum members are invited to join us on August 18 to hear from our panellists share their insight, and answer your questions.
– Yvette Van Eenannaam, General Manager of the BioMed City
– Dr. Terry Sweeney, Global Digital Health Entrepreneur & CEO
– Di Mantell, CEO of Celsus
Showcase SA is partnering with Startup Adelaide to connect and support the business community in South Australia during this difficult time. Together, we are Co-presenting the interactive webinar on Staying Sane During Uncertainty – 2.0
Following on from the hugely popular “Staying Sane in times of Uncertainty”, Masterclass trainer Jo from Culturise is bringing us insights for the second time around. This fast paced energising talk will cover:
– The adaptable workplace and new workplace norms
– The rise and rise of wellbeing
– How we can re-define wellbeing to drive high performance
If you’re an Executive or Senior leaders of people within your organisation, than this is for you.
Do you look at your never ending To Do list and wonder where to start?
BOLD Training will lead you to discover your patterns of behaviour when it comes to managing time and how you can use that to your advantage.
You will also be provided with adaptive methods to suit your own workplace environment to prioritise efficiently. This Masterclass is for those ready to leap out of their comfort zones, roll up their sleeves and look at productivity differently.
Showcase SA is proud to announce their launch of the Regional Series in the form of our “Business Accelerator” a day to connect the business community of South Australia’s regions, beginning with Port Lincoln.
With the support of our proud partners BankSA, RSM Australia, and The Department for Trade and Investment, the Business Accelerator offers an opportunity for business owners to learn tangible skills to take their business to the next level, connect, and be informed of emerging opportunities.
Topics throughout the day will cover Digital Marketing Strategies and e-Commerce for regions, Taxation for Business, Economic Growth Through International Connections (exporting and investment), and Mental Health and Adaptability.
Join us with for our Agribusiness Lobster Long Luncheon with special guests Michael Angelakis and Andrew Ferguson at the National Wine Centre of Australia.
Hear from Michael about his lifetime career in the seafood industry, his recent work with PIRSA on their seafood advisory board and collaboration with Ferguson Australia to shine a light on under-utilised fish species through TV show on Channel 7, Out of the Blue.
Close friend and fellow seafood legend, Andrew Ferguson will talk about the new product lines Ferguson Australia are investing into to create more sustainable fishing practices and how they have had to adapt to stay above water during tough times with trade bans to major trade partners.
