Power Up Breakfast – Fuelling Connection

The Power Up Breakfast brings together people from across Australia’s seafood industry, from boats to boardrooms, to celebrate leadership, share stories, and spark ideas that drive a stronger, more inclusive future.

Since its inaugural event in 2017, Power Up has become a flagship feature of the Seafood Directions Conference, selling out year after year. At the 2024 Conference, the breakfast attracted almost half of all delegates, confirming its reputation as the must-attend event for connection and inspiration in seafood.

Power Up creates a welcoming space where people can meet, collaborate, and “power up” for the day ahead. Its mix of inspiring keynote speakers, premium breakfast experience, and structured networking makes it the ideal model for conferences seeking to foster belonging, visibility, and meaningful exchange.

Why It Works

Power Up Breakfasts are more than a meal, they’re a movement. Each event offers:

• Inspiration: Trailblazing speakers who challenge thinking and ignite motivation.
• Connection: Opportunities to meet peers, mentors, and industry leaders in a safe, welcoming environment.
• Momentum: Attendees leave with fresh ideas, new collaborations, and renewed confidence to create change in their workplace and community.

A Model for Connection

The Power Up Breakfast model can be easily adapted for other seafood and primary-industry conferences to:

• Create a warm, inclusive start to the conference program.
• Showcase leadership and diversity in the industry.
• Provide partners and partners with visible, values-aligned engagement opportunities.
• Deliver an experience that participants describe as “the heartbeat of the conference.”

Power Up 2024

The Power Up Breakfast was a sold-out event, attracting 230 attendees, and delivered in partnership with FRDC. This flagship event gave participants the opportunity to hear fresh perspectives from a keynote speaker and engage in activities designed to spark imagination, conversation, and connection.

Our record-breaking Power-Up Breakfast was attended by 227 guests, with tremendous feedback for our guest speaker, Lucy Bloom. Her insights and energy truly resonated with our audience, leaving a lasting impression on everyone in the room.

A special acknowledgment goes to our major breakfast partner, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), and our other WISA Industry Partners whose generous support made the Power-Up Breakfast possible.