The Summit

Our yearly in-person gathering of the Lighter Capital Australian client portfolio. The Summit is an extension of the Lighter Capital Community, providing keen insights and valuable takeaways you can use immediately when you return to your business.

The 2024 Summit will be hosted at the Macquarie Office in Melbourne, Victoria. This is an all-day event where you can expect a full yet relaxed schedule structured to help you cultivate your startup more effectively, advance your leadership skills, and build new relationships.

Current schedule—addition details on our program schedule to be posted soon.

10:00 AM — Welcome and Introductions
10:30 - 12:00 PM — Content sessions
12:00 PM — Lunch and networking
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM — Content sessions and working groups
4:00 PM — Happy hour, optional dinner at nearby location

Previous Summit topics have included:

Economic overview and SaaS market outlook
Partnership ecosystems - underutilized growth lever to scalability
Managing KPIs
Startup Leadership

Thank you to our Sponsor Host Macquarie Group!

Macquarie is a global financial services group operating in 33 markets in asset management, retail and business banking, wealth management, leasing and asset financing, market access, commodity trading, renewables development, specialist advisory, capital raising and principal investment. The diversity of our operations, combined with a strong capital position and robust risk management framework, has contributed to their 53-year record of unbroken profitability. Learn more at www.macquarie.com/us/en.html

Read about the 2022 Australia Summit and 2023 Australia Summit

Questions? Contact either Caitlin Goetze, Head of Partnerships and Community (caitlin@lightercapital.com) or Matt Dowling, Investment Director (mdowling@lightercapital.com).

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Lighter Capital 2025 Australian Summit