Dianna Somerville- Bridge Hub and Regional Pitch Fest TSQ - TradeSquare

Dianna grew up in Regional Australia in Wagga Wagga and ran away to join the navy to drive warships and had her sights on never returning to regional Australia. However when she did return, and fell in love with a farmer she began the journey of reinventing herself in a regional context.

She became involved in a number of new projects aligned to entrepreneurship and innovation to support in accelerating regional business.

The launch of Regional PitchFest came out of identifying a gap in the scene of entrepreneurship to recognise the talent in our regions and to put these great examples in front of people to tell that story and be that megafone back to the metro areas.

In 2017 she took a leap and led a program with Australia Post with 87 events across the country to promote opportunities in regional Australia. which led her to her role at Bridge Hub and the links between metro and regions to drive investment into the regions.

With hot topics in the Bridge Hub office being on carbon capture and water, Dianna is certainly flying the regional flag with a sustainable focus and environmental lens.