World Entrepreneurs’ Day
Join us at the Curtin Entrepreneurs Hub
The theme for World Entrepreneurs’ Day 2025 (WED25) is Generative AI: a frontier transforming industries and how we innovate.
Join us at the Curtin Entrepreneurs Hub (located at School of Design and the Built Environment) from 10am to 2pm, Thursday 21 August 2025.
Register to attend and:
- learn how generative AI tools are being used by the Curtin community and shaping the future of entrepreneurship and innovation
- enjoy free cupcakes and interact with student and founder market stalls showcasing products, services and projects
- explore upcoming opportunities through Curtin entrepreneurship including masterclasses, programs and events
- meet like-minded entrepreneurial spirits and connect with our team!
AI showcase and debate – Curtin staff event
10:00am to 11:30am
Join facilitators David McMeekin (Curtin Senior Lecturer, Science and Engineering) and Richard Giles (CEO, Adapptor and Curtin Venture Mentor) as they explore Generative AI, featuring a live GenAI debate, information on AI resources and use cases for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Battle of the GenAI – Curtin community event
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Explore the role of AI in entrepreneurship and our day to day lives in this entertaining and interactive session, featuring a student-led AI showdown: three Curtin students each champion a different generative AI tool (ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude) in a live challenge using audience-led prompts.
About World Entrepreneurs’ Day at Curtin
World Entrepreneurs’ Day acknowledges and celebrates those courageous enough to blaze their own trail by creating awareness for entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership throughout the world.
At Curtin, World Entrepreneurs’ Day is a chance to celebrate the bold thinkers and innovators who turn ideas into action by launching a business or pushing the boundaries of research. Thanks to Curtin’s dynamic curriculum, as well as dedicated entrepreneurship programs led by the IP Commercialisation team, many members of the Curtin community have transformed their ambitions into real-world success.
About the Curtin Entrepreneurs Hub
Curtin empowers the next generation of startup founders, innovators and researchers through hands-on learning, startup support programs, communities of practice and world-class commercialisation services, all run out of the Curtin Entrepreneurs Hub.
Through initiatives like Curtin Accelerate, NETA, Student Startup Weekend, Ignition, Academic COP and our membership model, Curtin is helping students and staff transform ideas into real-world impact.
