Cicada Innovations x Techvisa: Scaling Deep Tech Teams - Best Practices for Navigating the Talent Landscape

Practical strategies for hiring and keeping deep tech talent, from visa navigation to upskilling, with folks who help Australia's hardest startups build teams.

Sam Bricknell from Techvisa brings practical immigration expertise earned across deep tech companies like Morse Micro and Gilmour Space, making this panel useful if you're actually hiring internationally or stuck on visa questions. The conversation covers both the immediate tactical side (visa navigation, attracting offshore talent) and longer-term strategy (upskilling locally to reduce dependency on imported expertise), moderated by Sian Priest from Cicada. Expect a room of founders, talent leads, and people building deep tech teams in Australia, so it's also a chance to connect with peers facing the same scaling challenges.