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
Tim Bradley
Research and Impact Director, Rozetta Institute
Natalie Chapman
Managing Director, gemaker
Ulrike Fiedler
Strategic Advisor, BioCina
Josh Fielding
Senior Research Portfolio Manager, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
David Forman
Director, Government Relations, TechnologyOne
Roy Green AM
Special Innovation Advisor, UTS
Liesl Haris
Co-Founder and CEO, Gap Drone
Andy Koronios
CEO and Managing Director, Australasian Space Innovation Institute
Anton Middelberg
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Development), Adelaide University
Matthias Raab
CEO, CO2CRC
Biliana Rajevic
Corporate Communications and PR, Quantum Brilliance
Matthew Tucker
Director, Waite Research Institute
Caroline Tiddy
Chief Scientific Officer, MinEx CRC
Sophia Hamblin Wang
Co-Founder and COO, MCi Carbon
Yifei Wang
Founder and CEO, AIBUILD
Shannon Willoughby
Executive Director of the Strategic Partnerships, The University of Queensland