An international-standard event bringing the best of new technology, creative solutions and innovative thinking to Papua New Guinea’s business and government communities.
Innovation PNG 2023 is taking place at APEC Haus, Port Moresby, on 9 and 10 November 2023.
Hosted by the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Business Advantage International, Innovation PNG 2023 will following on from the highly successful inaugural innovation conference, held in 2019.
The only event of its kind in Papua New Guinea, our 2023 conference will provide the opportunity for PNG’s wider business and government community to learn from, be inspired by, and engage with the most relevant innovators from PNG and overseas.
The broad spectrum of topics will include developing an innovation culture in your business, how better internet connectivity and cloud services can transform local business, digitisation, e-government and how local entrepreneurs are finding creative ways to solve uniquely PNG challenges.
This year’s Innovation Conference will also feature a Gala Awards Dinner, to acknowledge some of PNG’s most impressive innovators, and a full-scale Expo.
(For a summary of our inaugural 2019 Innovation Conference, click here.)
What will happen?
A Plenary Conference will feature international keynote speakers and multiple streams in the afternoon.
A Gala Awards Dinner the night before will held to acknowledge and reward PNG’s leading innovators.
An Expo Plus will feature company booths and technology-related services/attractions.
Workshops will provide hands-on training and inspiration
Program
The conference program will feature international keynotes, panel sessions, Q&As and case studies from the smartest PNG innovators (especially SMEs).
More details will be posted here in due course.
Register
Registrations for Innovation PNG 2023 will open early in the second half of 2023.
In the meantime, to express your interest in speaking, exhibiting or sponsoring this prestigious event, please email events@businessadvantageinternational.com.
Expo, Sponsorship & Speaker Enquiries
Business Advantage International
Co-hosts
Innovation PNG Awards
Innovation PNG 2023 Awards
The Innovation PNG 2023 Awards will be announced at a special Gala Awards Dinner, to be held the night before the conference.
An initiative of the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Business Advantage International, the Awards have been created to celebrate and encourage innovation in PNG business, government and other organisations and were first awarded in 2019.
The Innovation PNG Awards are designed to covered all kinds of innovation, from the development of new products and services, to new technology such as software, innovative marketing ideas and adapting offshore solutions to PNG conditions.
Nominations for the 2023 Innovation Awards – to be judged by an expert panel – will be invited early in the second half of 2023. We hope to expand the number of awards given this year.
2019 Innovation Awards – the winners
Small organisation
Innovation PNG 2019 Award Winner (small organisation) — Immaculate Javia from Sustainable Alluvial Mining Services
Large organisation
SP Brewery’s cassava project. This project is massive in scope and could be seen both as an innovation in product development and also in agribusiness. It’s an imaginative project of complexity and vision, with the potential to encourage other efforts to replace imports with PNG-grown and made produce, delivering a positive economic impact.
Innovation PNG Award Winner (large organisation) — Nancy Gah from SP Brewery
For more information, or to stay informed, email: events@businessadvantageinternational.com
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