NATIONAL
INNOVATION POLICY
FORUM - CANBERRA
Co-Patrons
David Thodey AO, FTSE
Chancellor, University of Sydney
Catherine Livingstone AO
Chancellor, University of Technology Sydney
Ralph Slatyer Address on Science and Society
Dr Cathy Foley AO, PSM
Chief Scientist of Australia
Canberra Speakers
Hon Ed Husic MP
Minister for Industry and Science
Hon Paul Fletcher MP
Shadow Minister for Science, Arts, Government Services and the Digital Economy
Dr Kerstin Oberprieler
Behavioural and gamification designer | Adjunct Fellow UWS
Patricia Kelly PSM
Chair, Cooperative Research Australia
Jane O'Dwyer
CEO, Cooperative Research Australia
Professor Roy Green AM
University of Technology Sydney
Annette Schmiede
CEO, Digital Health CRC
Kate Pounder
Board Director and Tech Sector Leader
Lauren Stafford
Director of Product Management, First Mode
Sally-Ann Williams
CEO, Cicada Innovations
Anne-Marie Perret
Director, Skykraft Pty Ltd
Cameron Begley
Founding and Managing Director, Spiegare
Glenn Keys AO
Founder and Executive Chairman, Aspen Medical
Stay tuned for further speaker announcements
Program
The Australian Innovation system - Policy Innovation to foster a new Australian Business Model
National Press Club of Australia, Canberra
| 7:20am | Registration Opens |
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7:30am |
Arrival, Breakfast and Networking |
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7:45am |
Welcome and Housekeeping by Dr Kerstin Oberprieler, MC |
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7:50am |
Welcome to Country by Violet Sheridan
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7:55am |
Welcome and Introduction of the Minister by Jane O'Dwyer, CEO, Cooperative Research Australia
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8:00am |
Scene Setting Address by Hon Ed Husic MP, Minister for Industry and Science |
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8:16am |
Opposition Remarks by Hon Paul Fletcher MP, Shadow Minister Science, Arts, Government Services and the Digital Economy |
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8:22am |
Future Made in Australia by Senator the Hon Tim Ayres, Assistant Minister for Future Made in Australia |
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8:30am |
Session 1: Risk Sharing Can Australia grow its risk appetite and tolerance across the system? How might we foster risk sharing and protect Australia from lost IP through nondilutive funding and regulatory settings to support enterprises through the fragile stages of translation then commercialisation? |
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9:00am |
Scribed table discussions addressing focused questions |
| 9:30am | Morning Tea |
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9:50am |
Session 2: Attracting Investment and Government as a Demanding Customer What is still needed to address the missing middle? What approaches might Australia take to attract international R&D investment? Can we incentivise investment in Australian capability and emerging enterprises? Can our governments become demanding customers? |
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10:20am |
Scribed table discussions addressing focused questions |
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10:50am |
Session 3: An Australian Business Model Identify the characteristics of Australian innovation and our areas of competitive advantage, and grow our unique innovation culture though celebration of success, learning from failure and telling our national story. If what got us here won’t get us to where we want to go, what is the Australian business model of the future? |
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11:20am |
Scribed table discussions addressing focused questions |
| 11:50am | Lunch & Networking | |
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12:20pm |
Patricia Kelly PSM, Chair, Cooperative Research Australia |
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12:25pm |
2024 Ralph Slatyer Address on Science and Society by Dr Cathy Foley AO |
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12:55pm |
Wrap up and thank you by Dr Kerstin Oberprieler, MC |
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1:00pm |
Event concludes |
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