Thought Leader Profile
Simon Hackett
Managing Director, Base64 Pty Ltd
After graduating from the University of Adelaide, Simon Hackett founded Internode in 1991. Internode grew to become the largest privately held national broadband services provider in Australia, and it was sold to iiNet Limited in 2012. Simon is now invested in a variety of Australian and US startups in fields he is passionate about.
Simon is a keen supporter of electric vehicles. Meeting Elon Musk at FiRe in 2008 led to him being the first Australian customer of Tesla in 2009. His family now owns multiple Tesla vehicles (and no gas-powered ones).
In the energy sustainability field, Simon has invested in startups in Australia and the US, most significantly in Redflow (ASX:RFX), of which he became chairman in August 2015.
Simon has been to many FiRe conferences and expects to go to many more.
Away from the office, when he isn't spending time with his family, Simon is usually off flying in something.
Speaker at FiRe 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2023,
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News for Simon Hackett
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Posted on Wed Dec 4, 2024, 8:00 am
Redflow was the great hope of Australian manufacturing. Its collapse left cus... -
Posted on Fri Aug 23, 2024, 7:00 am
Funding failure claims battery maker Redflow - The Australian -
Posted on Fri Aug 23, 2024, 7:00 am
Australian flow battery pioneer put into administration after failing to find... -
Posted on Wed Apr 21, 2021, 7:00 am
Simon Hackett uses big Redflow battery system to create microgrid at Tassie f... -
Posted on Wed Apr 21, 2021, 7:00 am
Tasmanian sheep farm installs flow battery-based microgrid system - pv magazi... -
Posted on Tue Apr 20, 2021, 7:00 am
Simon Hackett deploys 280kWh Redflow-based rural microgrid at his farm in nor... -
Posted on Tue Sep 11, 2018, 7:00 am
Redflow continues Board Renewal - impress.com.au -
Posted on Fri Sep 29, 2017, 7:00 am
Redflow allays cash flow concerns - The Advertiser -
Posted on Tue Jul 18, 2017, 7:00 am
Innovator Series: Simon Hackett - Information Age | ACS -
Posted on Mon Jan 9, 2017, 8:00 am
Simon Hackett: Governments can improve the power grid by saving money - marke... -
Posted on Wed Nov 30, 2016, 8:00 am
Simon Hackett reveals home battery benefits - impress.com.au -
Posted on Wed Apr 27, 2016, 7:00 am
Simon Hackett takes delivery of big battery array, charges up office and Tesl... -
Posted on Tue Apr 26, 2016, 7:00 am
Redflow's Simon Hackett spends $730,000 on 'green' battery - AFR -
Posted on Thu Sep 17, 2015, 7:00 am
Simon Hackett hits radio for Redflow - impress.com.au -
Posted on Thu May 22, 2014, 7:00 am
Simon Hackett invests $2.2 million in battery storage developer - SmartCompany -
Posted on Thu May 22, 2014, 7:00 am
Batteries a long-lasting investment - The Advertiser -
Posted on Wed May 21, 2014, 7:00 am
Simon Hackett invests $2.2 million in RedFlow - impress.com.au
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FiRe 2010 Media
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FiRe 2009 Media
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FiRe 2008 Media
HOTSPOTS II: Five Personal Views of the Future
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