The Pearcey Foundation is proud to organise and host important ICT events. Our major events include:
Awards - both national and state awards, that recognise and celebrate outstanding individuals in Australian ICT.
Pearcey Oration - presentations by an eminent Australian giving insights into ICT related topics of national importance.
Conversations - online seminars featuring a panel of ICT thought-leaders and experts.
Special Initiatives - other special occasions covering celebrations, retrospectives, policy debates and round-tables.
Community Events - such as high school presentations and excursions.
National Awards Gala - annual gala night to present the most prestigious awards recognising the most significant achievers in the Australian ICT sector
The 2026 ACT Chief Minister's Pearcey Entrepreneur Award will be presented by the Chief Minister, after a presentation on Indigenous knowledge systems by local Indigenous Research Associate, Peter Swanton, and the presentation of the response to the Chief Minister's challenge for this year.
Professor Girish Dwivedi received the 2026 WA Pearcey Entrepreneur Award for AI-driven cardiac diagnostics and advancing Western Australia’s medtech ecosystem. The Award was presented at the 35th Incite Awards in Perth on 17th July 2026.
After three years of national conversations, discussions, and debates it is very clear that Australia (and the rest of the world) needs to rethink the regulatory model and structures for our electricity system. What we have is not fit-for-purpose for the Consumers' Grid. It is not clear that our current regulators can reinvent themselves within their bureaucratic mandates to deliver an efficient and optimal future.
Prof David Skellern AO and Dr Cathy Foley were inducted into the 2025 Pearcey Hall of Fame at the Pearcey National Awards event. The presentations were part of the 70th anniversary of the University of Melbourne School of Computing and Information Systems celebration evening held at Melbourne Connect on 21 November 2025.
Wi-Fi pioneer Prof David Skellern AO was awarded the prestigious 2025 Pearcey Medal at the Pearcey National Awards event. The presentation was part of the 70th anniversary of the University of Melbourne School of Computing and Information Systems celebration evening held at Melbourne Connect on 21 November 2025.
