On Tuesday afternoon, shortly after the Reserve Bank hands down its latest decision on interest rates, veteran investor John Wylie will give the opening address at an event he hopes will act as a call to arms for Australian investors, regulators, politicians and business leaders.

At one level, the inaugural entrepreneurs and founders forum hosted by Wylie’s investment group Tanarra is a chance to show off the firm’s unique ability to write equity cheques of all shapes and sizes, from start-ups to growth equity to ASX-listed companies.