Core Innovation Hot 30 Awards
Celebrating the hottest Australian innovators in the mining, energy, resources, oil & gas, space and defence industries.
2025 AWARD Sponsors
2025 EVENT SPONSORS
INTRODUCING the 2025 Hot 30
SWITCH TECHNOLOGIES
Innovator of the Year
presented by CORE Innovation Hub
INDUSTRIAL METAVERSE
Female Led Innovation
presented by
RADIUM CAPITAL
GLACIEM COOLING
SA Innovation
presented by CORE INNOVATION HuB
SHIFT DIESEL & EARTH
Pilbara Innovation
presented by
BHP
MTI GROUP
Saftey Innovation
presented by
Australian automation & Robotics Precinct
CLEAN PLANT
WA Innovation
presented by
CORE INNOVATION HuB
2025 HOT 30 Recipients
2025 Judging Panel
Renee Hakendorf
National Innovation Hub Lead
CORE Innovation Hub
Roy Smith
State Manager, WA, SA & NT
Radium Capital
Zane Prickett
Unearthed Founder & Director of
CORE Innovation Hub
Megan Ewing
Principle Community
BHP
2025 Hot 30 by State
National Reach
Showcasing innovative talent from across the whole of the country, helping to reinforce Australia’s position as a global leader in mining, energy, resources, oil and gas, space and defence.
In 2025, The Hot 30 Awards saw more than 80 applications from across Australia with the final list representing five States & Territories in both metropolitan and regional cities.
“The Hot 30 is about celebrating and amplifying Australia’s leading SME’s who have been working to revolutionise the mining, energy and resources sectors. It is exciting to be able to give these companies a platform and help initiate collaborations with potential partners.”
Renee Hakendorf
CORE Innovation Hub
ABOUT THE AWARDS
Our Criteria
CORE Innovation’s Hot 30 is a curated list of technologists and entrepreneurs driving innovation in some of Australia’s most important industries. The Hot 30 companies are judged using the following criteria:
Problem the innovation is solving
Growth and growth potential
Proof of concept
Ability to attract investment
Team and combined experience
“Since winning the Winner of WA Innovation Award presented by the West Australian Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science, and Innovation, Diptek has been contacted by numerous industry players keen to trial the unique audit service and collaborate on solutions in the blast hole QAQC undertaking.
The Hot 30 platform has enabled our message to go beyond our typical industry-specific audience and show the wider industry what is being done and built in their own backyard.”
- Chris, Co-Founder Diptek