Ignite is a fast-paced, fun, thought-provoking, social, local and global event. It's a high-energy evening of 5-minute talks by people who have an idea - and the guts to get onstage and share it with the world. Run by local volunteers over 6 continents, Ignite is a force for raising the collective IQ and building connections across Melbourne.

Get involved!

Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds, in talks that are exactly five minutes long. What are you passionate about? Contact Mark Mansour to enter the ballot to present on the night.

How it all began

Ignite got its start in Seattle in December, 2006, as a personal project of O'Reilly's Brady Forrest and Bre Pettis. They dreamed up an event where people could share their ideas over beer, and sent word out through their network. On December 7, two hundred Seattle geeks looking for "a fun night of geekery and networking" squeezed into a bar on Capitol Hill. They found beer, but so much more.  

Word got out, and other communities wanted Ignite in their cities. Brady and Bre turned the event over to O'Reilly, and nearly 200 Ignites have been held, about half of them in the past year. As Ignite enters its fourth year, O'Reilly is launching Global Ignite Week to celebrate, amplify, and share the Ignite phenomenon.

Event Details

Ignite hits Melbourne on Tuesday the 2nd of March at Loop bar with talks starting at 6:30pm. RSVP here for your free ticket to this once a year event.