Speakers

Mark is a proven c-suite executive with experience in building and supporting startups and growth companies across Australia, the US, Asia and Europe. Mark has designed and run accelerator, incubator and investment programs (including pre-seed, seed and syndicated Series-A funds) nationally and internationally with a focus on ASEAN, the US and China.

Mark is currently the cofounder and Managing Partner at Mandalay Venture Partners (a venture capital fund focused on investments across the agtech and foodtech sectors) at the Seed to Series-A stage, with the fund currently anchored by the NRMA, QIC, Malaysian fresh produce giant Segi Fresh and a series of HNWI’s and Family Offices. Prior to establishing Mandalay Venture Partners, Mark was the Chief Executive Officer at QUTCEA, a private investment arm of the Queensland University of Technology, where he managed the University’s private venture funds, incubation and industry development programs with national and international partners.