NATIONAL

INNOVATION POLICY
FORUM

Co-Patrons

David Thodey AO

Chancellor, University of Sydney

Catherine Livingstone AC

Chancellor, University of Technology Sydney

Ralph Slatyer Address on Science and Society

Katherine Bennell-Pegg

Astronaut and 2026 Australian of the Year

Canberra Speakers

Hon Tim Ayers

Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science

Aaron Violi MP

Shadow Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation

Patricia Kelly PSM

Chair, Cooperative Research Australia

Jane O'Dwyer

CEO, Cooperative Research Australia

Selina Walker

Ngunnawal Elder

Masoud Abshar

Founder and CEO, Magellan Power

Cameron Begley

Founder and Managing Director, Spiegare

Natalie Chapman

Managing Director, gemaker

Ulrike Fiedler

Strategic Advisor, BioCina

David Forman

Director, Government Relations, TechnologyOne

Roy Green AM

Special Innovation Advisor, UTS

Matthias Raab

CEO, CO2CRC

Biliana Rajevic

Corporate Communications and PR, Quantum Brilliance

Caroline Tiddy

Chief Scientific Officer, MinEx CRC

Sophia Hamblin Wang

Co-Founder and COO, MCi Carbon

Yifei Wang

Founder and CEO, AIBUILD

Stay tuned for further speaker announcements