Innovation Tours



Convening a vibrant community

1500 + International Participants
100 + Speakers
50 + Exhibitors and Sponsors
50 + Countries
30 + Hours of Content
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Why the Black Swan Summit matters

  • Tackle unprecedented, high-impact challenges and opportunities in a rapidly evolving world with academics, technologists and Financial Sector Specialists
  • Fostering Sustainable innovation powered by Web 3 (AI, DLT, IoT, Quantum) and Climate Tech to prepare for and capitalize on the unexpected
  • Pre-empting disruptive shifts by exploring transformative technologies, and drive actionable strategies​
  • Collaborate to shape the future of a sustainable digital economy and finance

Shaping the future of a sustainable digital economy and finance

Visionary Focus

The summit champions the development of a sustainable, carbon-neutral digital assets economy and an innovative financial system. It leverages on cutting-edge advancements in ethically-driven AI, Quantum Computing, and Web3, empowering businesses to drive human wellbeing and long-term economic value.

Global & Local Convergence

Black Swan Summit unites global capital and markets with local talent, innovation, and resources, fostering unique opportunities for collaboration, investment, and growth. Welcoming participants of all sizes—from startups and small businesses to large corporations and governments—it encourages connections that create value greater than the sum of their parts.

Innovative Program Tracks

The summit features a dynamic three-day program with workshops, lab tours, roundtables, and demos focused on quantum computing, ethical AI, climate technologies, Web3, and digital assets.

Inclusive panels will spotlight Women in Tech, First Nations Entrepreneurs, and Diversity in Business, alongside specialized sessions on investment, launching startups, team-building, scaling globally, and navigating regulations. This event provides a unique platform for global leaders and innovators to influence the future of sustainable and inclusive digital transformation.

Strategic Partnerships

Black Swan Summit focuses on forming strategic alliances to boost economic and technological growth, establishing Perth as an innovation hub.

By partnering with leading players from APAC and beyond, the event aims to diversify traditional industries such as energy, agriculture, health, finance, and education, introducing new digital applications.

This network of partnerships will attract global investors and create new business opportunities, supporting the region's transition to a sustainable economy and enhancing its global competitiveness.

Economic Impact

The Summit will have a significant economic impact by attracting a diverse group of international participants, including business leaders, investors, and tech innovators, to Perth, which is emerging as a hub for renewable energy and green digital economy infrastructure.

It will connect international investors with local businesses and startups, catalyzing capital investment and fostering a supportive ecosystem for emerging ventures. This environment will promote homegrown innovations, boost Perth’s startup scene, and create high-skilled job opportunities in technology and green industries.

Additionally, the event will stimulate direct investments in local companies, facilitate long-term partnerships, and expand market access for Perth-based firms, strengthening the city’s economic resilience and laying the groundwork for sustained growth.

Bringing together stakeholders and audiences that matters

Black Swan Summit Thought Leaders

Thought Leaders

Actionable insights from the best minds in the industry and academia will drive discussions on emerging solutions and technologies that will shape the future.

Senior executives in FinTech, Web3 & Green Tech I Government I Central Banks & Regulators I FI Sectors I Industry Experts I Academics and Researchers

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Financial Capital

Fuel the transition from research to implementation by directing investments at key stages of developments.


Investors and Venture Capitalists I Private Equity Firms I Institutional Fanciers I Corporate Financiers looking to fund innovation.

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Technology Partners

Guide critical discussion on sustainable finance, regulatory frameworks, and Deep Tech innovations, helping to drive major structural shifts in the industry.

Technology Companies I Industry Disruptors and Startups I Regulatory Bodies and Policymakers I R&D Professionals focusing on tech innovations

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GreenTech Partners

Join the world's most urgent transition to renewable energy and green mining, right at the forefront of action, with Western Australia leading the way globally.

Leaders in Renewable Energy and Green Mining I Decarbonization innovators I Green Infrastructure Providers for the Digital Economy and Finance

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Target Audience

  • Leaders of sustainable change​
  • Executives from key sectors​
  • Institutional investors​
  • Policymakers and regulators​
  • Government officials​
  • Research and education leaders​
  • Tech leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators in quantum computing, AI, blockchain, fintech, web3 and climate tech​
  • Venture capitalists and angel investors​
  • SME business owners and innovators​
  • Highly skilled professionals​
  • Students and community leaders​
  • Tech enthusiasts

Innovation Tours at Black Swan Summit offer delegates rare, first-hand access to frontier technology and innovation in action - beyond the stage and beyond the hype. 

Designed to complement Summit sessions, the tours deliver practical deep dives, live demonstrations, and direct engagement with researchers, engineers, and industry practitioners. They enable leaders to translate ideas into real-world capability, partnerships, investment opportunities, and pilot projects. 

The 2026 Innovation Tours will take place on Monday, 23 March. Further partner announcements and full registration details will be released soon. 


2026 Innovation Tour Partners

Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre

The Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, a joint venture supported by Western Australian and Federal governments, is one of Australia's two Tier-1 high-performance computing facilities. It accelerates national scientific research by providing expertise and infrastructure in supercomputing, data, cloud services, and visualization.​

Pawsey supports a diverse range of research domains and offers training, internships, and workshops to students, industry, researchers, and scientists. Its unique setup of co-located data storage, supercomputers, and real-time remote rendering allows for seamless analysis and visualisation.

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DUG Technology

An inside look at green, mobile high-performance computing and how it enables scalable AI, decentralised infrastructure (DePIN), and resilient digital systems    

Monday 23 March | 10:00–11:00 
| DUG Technology

This Innovation Tour showcases one of Western Australia’s most advanced digital infrastructure developments: high-density, energy-efficient high-performance computing (HPC) designed for an AI-first era, with green compute, resilience, and rapid deployment at its core. 

Through direct engagement with DUG’s facilities and experts, Black Swan Summit delegates can gain practical insight into how mobile and modular HPC can support next-generation AI workloads, edge analytics, and emerging decentralised infrastructure models, while strengthening regional capability and sovereign-grade digital capacity.  

Located in Western Australia, a politically and economically stable jurisdiction powered by expanding renewable energy and strategically positioned in the Indo-Pacific, the tour highlights a scalable model for how Australia can deliver trusted, greener compute capacity to partners across Southeast Asia. 

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UWA Innovation Tour - Step Inside the Quantum Revolution

Step inside the quantum revolution

 

Monday 23 March | UWA Physics 

Quantum technologies are transforming industries. At Black Swan Summit, delegates gain first-hand access to the laboratories where these technologies are being developed. 

Hosted by UWA Physics, this tour combines a clear introduction to quantum concepts with guided lab rotations across quantum computing, sensing, and communication. 

Delegates will gain practical insight into how these technologies work, their real-world applications, and the opportunities they create for research, collaboration, and innovation. 

 

What You'll Experience:

Quantum 101:

  • What quantum is

  • Why it matters now 

  • The three pillars: compute • sense • communicate 

  • Separating hype from technologies ready for pilots 

VIP Lab Rotations:

  • Quantum Computing & Algorithms: observe and interact with an educational quantum computer and learn how quantum logic differs from classical 

  • Quantum Sensing: explore precision measurement and sensing capabilities with real-world applications 

  • Quantum Communication / ICRAR: observe quantum links, timing/synchronisation, photonics, and secure network technologies 

DUG Technology

DUG Technology is an ASX-listed global company tackling real-world challenges with cutting-edge solutions and expert support. It is home to some of the largest supercomputers on the planet

The company's world-class data centres are enabled by its proprietary immersion-cooling solution, DUG Cool. Refined over more than a decade of large-scale production use, the technology immerses compute hardware in dielectric fluid, reducing both power and water consumption, while enhancing performance, density and lifespan.

Your visit to the global head-office offers a hands-on experience with "Bruce", DUG's Perth-based supercomputer, and an opportunity to learn why the company was awarded DCD's Enterprise Data Centre Design Award in 2019.

The tour also includes an introduction to DUG Nomad - the company's latest development in edge computing. This mobile, modular data centre combines all of DUG's innovative technology into a robust, deployable HPC solution. No location too remote. No environment too harsh. No costly and complex set up. Users just need to plug in and process!

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See what you missed in 2025

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A Cathedral-like Venue

Winthrop Hall
University of Western Australia (UWA)

The jewel in the University of Western Australia’s crown, Winthrop Hall is WA’s premier ceremonial space. Since 1932, Winthrop Hall has presented artists of the highest calibre and welcomed many Prime Ministers, Presidents and Heads of State, including Her Majesty the Queen.

The cathedral-like venue welcomes patrons with a marble and mosaic foyer and vaulted ceilings. Winthrop Hall’s bright acoustic is ideal for choral and classical music with the added option of a more intimate recital mode. It is also a superb venue for formal dinners and functions.

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Onsite high-value engagement programmes

  • Quantum Leap
  • Green Circle
  • The Founders Peak
  • Investor Hours
  • Insights Forum

Forum Agenda

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*Forum agenda is subject to changes.

Insights framing the 2025 summit programme

Bridging the Financial Gap

Blueprint for Digital Assets

Roadmap for Web3, Ai and Quantum

Next-Gen Transactions

GreenTech and Sustainability in Action

Bridging the Financial Gap

Blueprint for Digital Assets

Roadmap for Web3, Ai and Quantum

Next-Gen Transactions

GreenTech and Sustainability in Action