Accelerating R&D Commercialisation in NSW
Research and development (R&D) is a major source of innovation and an important driver of economic growth including jobs. R&D activities not only have the potential to lead to job creation and investment, but also support improved health and social wellbeing. They have become even more critical as an economic development lever in light of COVID-19. pastevent
Accelerating R&D Commercialisation in NSW
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 About the Webinar
Research and development (R&D) is a major source of innovation and an important driver of economic growth including jobs. R&D activities not only have the potential to lead to job creation and investment, but also support improved health and social wellbeing. They have become even more critical as an economic development lever in light of COVID-19.
Join our expert panel as we discuss the way forward to accelerate R&D commercialisation in NSW whilst drawing on insights from the Israel model.
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The Hon. Gabrielle Upton MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the NSW Premier |
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Hugh Durrant-Whyte
New South Wales Chief Scientist & Engineer
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Avi Luvton
Acting VP, International Collaborations Division, Israel Innovation Authority
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James Riley
Editorial Director, InnovationAus
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Tuesday 25 August 2020 |
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM AEST |
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Link to attend the webinar will be sent after registrations have closed. |
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 Speaker Biographies
The Hon. Gabrielle Upton MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the NSW Premier
Gabrielle was re-elected for a third term as the Member for Vaucluse at the March 2019 NSW Election and on 2 April 2019 was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the NSW Premier. Gabrielle previously held the positions of Minister for the Environment, Local Government and Heritage, served as the first female NSW Attorney General, as Minister for Family and Community Services, as Minister for Sport and Recreation and as Parliamentary Secretary for Tertiary Education and Skills.
Her career began as a banking and finance lawyer with legal firms Freehill, Hollingdale & Page and Philips Fox, after being admitted as a Solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia in 1988. Upon completing her MBA, Gabrielle worked as a banker with Deutsche Bank and Toronto Dominion Bank in New York financing the energy sector.
Gabrielle held the position of Deputy Chancellor of the University of New South Wales from 2006 until 2009. From 2005 to 2011 she was Deputy Chair of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards in Australia and a board member of Neuroscience Research Australia, NeuRA one of Australia’s largest research centres on the brain and nervous system, from 2007 to 2011.
Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte, New South Wales Chief Scientist & Engineer
Hugh Durrant-Whyte is the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer and Natural Resources Commissioner. From 2016-18, Hugh was Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Ministry of Defence. From 2014-16 and from 2002-2010, he was a Professor and ARC Federation Fellow at the University of Sydney. From 2010-2014, he was CEO of National ICT Australia (NICTA), and from 1995-2010 Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems and of the Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR).
Hugh is a world-leading authority on machine learning and robotics, and applications in areas including cargo handling, mining and defence. He has published over 300 research papers, graduated over 70 PhD students, and has won numerous awards and prizes for his work, including being named 2010 NSW Scientist of the Year and 2008 Engineers Australia NSW Engineer of the Year.
In his career he has worked with many major companies and has co-founded three successful start-up companies. He is particularly well known for his work with Patrick in delivering the automated container terminals in Brisbane and Port Botany, and for his work with Rio Tinto in pioneering and delivering the automated “Mine of the Future”.
Avi Luvton, Acting VP, International Collaborations Division, Israel Innovation Authority
Avi Luvton is the Acting VP of the International Division at the Israel Innovation Authority (formerly the Office of the Chief Scientist & MATIMOP). As the Ministry of Economy & Industry's operational arm in the arena of technological innovation, the goal of the Authority is to provide professional support and infrastructure to government efforts to encourage innovation in industry, complementing the major role that Israel already plays in the global high-tech sector.
Mr. Luvton has cultivated strategic relationships with dozens of innovation agencies, government partners and industry associations throughout Asia, resulting in the establishment of several dozens of bilateral cooperation agreements with Israel. Mr. Luvton also directs technology scouting activities for Israeli and Asian leading SMEs and multinational companies seeking both investment and cooperation opportunities.
In July 2019 Mr. Luvton was appointed to lead the International Division that oversees over 70 R&D agreements the Israel Innovation Authority signed with different entities and agencies around the world, while developing new programs and schemes to initiate new collaborations and expand the outreach of the Israel Innovation Authority.
James Riley, Editorial Director, InnovationAus
James Riley is a reporter and editor writing at the intersection of public policy and the technology sector. He began his career in trade publishing and has spent long stints in senior reporting and editing roles at the South China Morning Post, InformationWeek, and The Australian, and has been based in bureaus in Hongkong, Sydney. Melbourne, and Canberra. James founded InnovationAus.com with publisher Corrie McLeod in 2015.
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