Sunrise Australia 2026

Blackbird's annual gathering where founders, creatives and operators come together to stretch ideas and imagine what Australian tech could become.

Sunrise breaks the conference mould by treating the startup community as a cultural movement rather than a business problem to solve. You'll encounter founders, operators, and creatives across talks, performances, and unstructured spaces designed to spark unexpected conversations and thinking that stretches beyond the usual product roadmap discussions. The 2026 edition leans into beauty and imagination as deliberate design choices, creating room for the kind of dreaming that often gets squeezed out by growth metrics and pitch decks. This is where you come for perspective shifts and to build relationships with people genuinely shaping what Australian and New Zealand tech could become, not just optimize your current venture.