Mikey Kailis

Mikey grew up in Perth, Western Australia where he attended the University of Notre Dame (BA) & University of Western Australia (MCom). Mikey worked as a journalist after completing his Bachelor of Arts in 2011. Following journalism he studied business management and began working with and advising startups, most recently in the mining and resources industry. From 2013 to 2015 he helped manage an Asia Pacific wide competition aimed at identifying and funding promising seed stage startups by providing access to capital and Silicon Valley investors.

From 2015 to 2018 Mikey worked with global mining and resources companies to address the sector’s challenges in Australia, North America and Africa. Mikey identified promising startups building new technologies to solve the sector’s challenges and helped establish pilot projects. He worked with innovation and digital transformation teams and holds a keen interest in bringing about disruption to industries such as mining, agriculture, logistics and transport.