Investors got an opportunity to hear from emerging leaders across a broad range of ASX-listed small and mid-cap companies at the ASX Small and Mid-Cap Conference.
This year’s conference garnered investors’ interest, especially retail investors who are dipping their toes in the water and getting to know the investment landscape.
Proactive’s Andrew Scott spoke with some of the attending companies at the event, which was held on 13-14 September 2022.
Frontier Digital Ventures
Frontier Digital Ventures is focused on becoming the world leader in online marketplace businesses in emerging markets.
The company has a particular focus on online marketplaces including property and automotive verticals and general marketplace websites.
Frontier founder & CEO Shaun Di Gregorio speaks with Proactive.
Clean TeQ Water Ltd (ASX:CNQ)
Clean TeQ Water Ltd (ASX:CNQ) is an innovative water treatment company providing a range of water treatment solutions to customers worldwide with technology solutions including desalination, nutrient removal, zero liquid discharge and hardness removal.
The company’s CEO Willem Vriesendorp speaks with Proactive.
US Student Housing REIT (ASX:USQ)
US Student Housing REIT (ASX:USQ) was established to acquire and manage high-quality purpose-built student housing assets in the United States that are in close proximity to top-tier public universities.
USQ managing director Andy Feinour speaks with Proactive.
Symbio Holdings Ltd (ASX:SYM)
Symbio Holdings Ltd (ASX:SYM) is a software company that provides cloud-based communication services that replace telecom networks.
The company offers a complete solution for launching, scaling and managing communication services in the cloud.
Symbio co-founder and managing director Rene Sugo speaks with Proactive.
PlaySide Studios Ltd (ASX:PLY)
PlaySide Studios Ltd (ASX:PLY) is Australia's largest publicly listed video game developer.
The company provides self-published games based on original intellectual property and games developed in collaboration with studios, such as Disney, Pixar, Warner Bros and Nickelodeon.
PlaySide CEO and co-founder Gerry Sakkas speaks with Proactive.
Neurotech International Ltd (ASX:NTI)
Neurotech International Ltd (ASX:NTI) is focused on the development and commercialisation of neurological solutions that improve quality of life.
The company’s current focus is a world-first clinical study utilising NTI164 in the treatment for paediatric Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Neurotech executive director Dr Tom Duthy speaks with Proactive.
Best&Less Group Holdings Ltd (ASX:BST)
Best & Less Group Holdings Ltd is a value apparel specialty retailer selling apparels, footwear, under garments, sleepwear and accessories for men, women and children.
The company’s CFO Andrew Moore speaks with Proactive.
Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:NEU)
Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:NEU) is a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs for the treatment of neurological disorders that emerge in childhood.
The company has two drugs in clinical development for multiple serious neurological diseases for which there are currently no approved drug therapies.
Neuren CEO Jon Pilcher speaks with Proactive.
Microba Life Sciences Ltd (ASX:MAP)
Microba Life Sciences Ltd (ASX:MAP) is advancing healthcare through precision microbiome science.
The company believes comprehensive and precise measurement of the human gut microbiome is required to drive innovation in medical care.
Its therapeutic discovery is generating multiple potent therapeutic candidates to address unmet clinical needs for multiple chronic diseases.
Microba CEO Luke Reid speaks with Proactive.
CogState Ltd (ASX:CGS)
CogState Ltd (ASX:CGS) is focused on developing neuroscience technology that optimises brain health assessments to advance the development of new medicines and to enable earlier clinical insights in healthcare.
The company’s technologies provide rapid, reliable and highly sensitive computerised cognitive tests and support electronic clinical outcome assessment (eCOA) solutions to replace costly and error-prone paper assessments with real-time data capture.
CogState CEO Brad O'Connor speaks with Proactive.
Chimeric Therapeutics Ltd (ASX:CHM)
Chimeric Therapeutics Ltd (ASX:CHM) is a clinical stage cell therapy company.
It believes that cellular therapies have the promise to cure cancer rather than just delay its progression.
The company focuses on discovery, development and commercialisation of the most innovative cell therapies.
Chimeric CEO Jennifer Chow speaks with Proactive.
Lynch Group Holdings Ltd (ASX:LGL)
Lynch Group Holdings Ltd (ASX:LGL) is a third generation vertically integrated wholesaler and grower of flowers and potted plants in the Australian and Chinese floral markets.
The company operates growing facilities in Australia and China and has been supplying Australian supermarkets with flowers since 1979 and operating in China since 2002.
It is the only national floral marketers in Australia with ISO & HACCP Quality Standard accreditation.
Lynch CEO Hugh Toll speaks with Proactive.
Cluey Ltd (ASX:CLU)
Cluey Ltd (ASX:CLU) is an Australian-based education technology company that provides personalised face-to-face online tutoring to school students.
In addition, Cluey delivers co-curricular online, holiday camps and after school programs in Australia and the United Kingdom through wholly-owned subsidiary Code Camp.
Cluey Ltd (ASX:CLU) CEO Mark Rohald speaks with Proactive.
Cedar Woods Properties Ltd (ASX:CWP)
Cedar Woods Properties Ltd (ASX:CWP) creates quality homes, workplaces and communities with award-winning projects in Western Australian, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia.
The company’s managing director Nathan Blackburne speaks with Proactive.
Pacific Current Group Ltd (ASX:PAC)
Pacific Current Group Ltd (ASX:PAC) is a global multi-boutique asset management business committed to partnering with ''exceptional'' investment managers.
The company adopts a strategic and bespoke business development approach to help businesses grow.
Pacific Current CEO and CIO Paul Greenwood speaks with Proactive.
Chrysos Corporation Ltd (ASX:C79)
Chrysos Corporation Ltd (ASX:C79) combines science and software to create technology solutions for the global mining industry.
PhotonAssay, its flagship product, delivers safer, more accurate and environmentally-friendly analysis of gold and associated elements.
Chrysos CEO Dirk Treasure speaks with Proactive.
HALO Technologies Holdings Ltd (ASX:HAL)
HALO Technologies Holdings Ltd (ASX:HAL) is an online global equities research and trade execution software solution that brings sophisticated institutional-grade analytical frameworks and market insights to everyday investors.
The company’s CEO George Paxton speaks with Proactive.
HT&E Ltd (ASX:HT1)
HT&E Ltd (ASX:HT1) is an Australian-based media organisation formerly known as APN music.
It is now predominantly a radio network operating 58 radio stations in 33 markets across Australia.
HT&E Ltd (ASX:HT1) CEO Ciaran Davis speaks with Proactive.
Vista Group International
Vista Group International Ltd (ASX:VGL) provides software and technology solutions across the global film industry sectors of distribution, exhibition, and the end consumer, moviegoers.
The company’s CEO Kimbal Riley speaks with Proactive.
Sunrise Energy Metals Ltd (ASX:SRL)
Sunrise Energy Metals Ltd (ASX:SRL) (Sunrise Energy Metals Ltd (ASX:SRL)) is building one of the world’s largest integrated battery raw material plants in Australia – from mine to cathode materials.
The company’s managing director and CEO Sam Riggall speaks with Proactive.
dusk Group Ltd
dusk Group Ltd is an Australian specialty retailer of home fragrance products, offering a range of branded products from its physical stores and online store.
The company’s product range is designed in-house and is exclusive to dusk.
dusk Group's Peter King speaks with Proactive.