The Ideas Arena
Brands get under 20 minutes on stage to pitch their solution to a live crowd, shark-tank style. Bold ideas, fast delivery and a lot more energy than your average stand chat.
Watch the light, not the clock
The Ideas Arena is a dedicated pitch space built for pace and personality. Each exhibitor steps up for a tight, high-energy pitch in front of a live audience. No slow build-up, no wandering off-topic, just a clear pitch, a ticking clock and a crowd that's paying attention.
It's a break from the usual one-on-one stand conversation, and it gives you a fast way to see several solutions back to back without walking the entire floor. Every pitch runs against a live traffic light on stage.
Worth carving 20 minutes out of your day for
See it, not just hear about it
Watch exhibitors pitch under pressure and make the call for yourself, on the spot.
Build a shortlist fast
Catch several pitches back to back and walk away with a clear list of who to follow up with.
Direct access after the pitch
Liked what you heard? The team is right there to talk specifics once they're off stage.
Companies taking part so far
A handful of exhibitors have already locked in their pitch slot for the Ideas Arena. Scroll along for a quick look at who's presenting and what they're bringing to the stage.
Undermaps Ingest
Automated processing that turns BYDA dials, as-builts and historic utility PDFs into one digitised, georeferenced map — 15x cheaper and 90% faster than doing it by hand.
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David Velik
StreetPrint™ & StreetBond™
Stamped asphalt that mimics brick or stone, plus a heavy-duty anti-slip colour coating — durable, low-maintenance pavement finishes built to last.
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Road Vision Pro
Vehicle-mounted stereo cameras and AI automatically detect, measure and map road and footpath defects, giving councils consistent, location-linked condition data for smarter asset planning.
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Just Parked
A Flutter-based mobile app that lets motorists find parking, calculate costs, start sessions and pay — all from their phone.
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Khurram Pradhan
Discovery Parks – Workstay
Flexible workforce accommodation across 100+ Australian locations, purpose-built for project teams — comfortable rooms, onsite facilities and dedicated support.
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Jake Kantilaftas
Asset Vision AutoPilot
Turns everyday road travel into continuous asset intelligence — smartphone imagery, LiDAR and AI spot defects and ride-quality issues early to guide maintenance decisions.
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Chris Wignall
DrugWipe Saliva Detection Device
Australia and NZ’s #1 selling saliva drug detection device — fast, reliable workplace and roadside drug screening trusted by law enforcement.
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Lisa White
Permeable Pavement
High-performance permeable pavement made from Australia’s recycled end-of-life tyres — flexible, highly permeable and resistant to root-related cracking.
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Bradley Camgoz Posselt
Mono360 Solar Road Light
A new generation of resilient solar lighting engineered for transport, civil and mining sites — high-power performance with a reduced sail area.
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SiteHive
Environmental management software and devices that make it easy to monitor impact — proactive, time-saving and cost-effective for teams and communities.
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Robbie Cain
Portable Traffic Lights
50 years of Australian-made traffic control gear. The PTL range offers a safer, remote-controlled alternative to manual STOP/SLOW signs.
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Michael Shade
SIMPL
A LiDAR-based ITS platform delivering real-time traffic detection for intersections and highways — adaptive signal control and multimodal detection.
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Philip Lassner
The Open Market
As Australia’s parking landscape digitises, open markets are unlocking greater mobility and better experiences for commuters, businesses and tourists.
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Jason Marks
RoadPod VM
Solar-powered magnetometer sensors that count, classify and measure vehicle speed in real time — installed in minutes with no road cutting required.
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Mike Kenny
Transport Digital Twins & Analytics
Pointerra3D turns road network LiDAR into a cloud-native digital twin — remotely inspect corridors, automate feature extraction and detect network change.
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David Lowe
Managing Heritage Constraints & Opportunities
Expert heritage and environmental consulting that helps projects identify and navigate heritage constraints early, aligning requirements with project objectives.
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Sandra Wallace
More are confirming their spot every week and the line-up is filling up.
Want to be part of it?
Spots in the Ideas Arena are limited and more exhibitors are locking theirs in every week. Whether you're planning to be up on that stage or just want to make sure you don't miss it, enquire below and our team will get back to you. Get ahead of the queue.
Enquire NowContact us
Sponsorship, Exhibition Arron.Penman@terrapinn.com
Speaking Enquiries:
Benton.Ng@terrapinn.com
Marketing Enquiries:
Lilly.Roessen@terrapinn.com
Start-Up Enquiries:
Joseph.Zeko@terrapinn.com
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