Scientists and Business leaders to reveal post-Covid roadmap to unleash new wave of collaborative research innovation

Media passes are now available for journalists and media outlets covering science, higher education, innovation, technology, and industry to virtually attend the Collaborate Innovate 2021 Conference starting on Oct 19-20 (with a second part to be held in person at Parliament House in Canberra in March).

The conference is presented by The Cooperative Research Centres Association, which will officially adopt its new name Cooperative Research Australia at the conference.

The event represents a unique opportunity for journalists to source premium news content from a veritable who’s who in science, technology, industry, and government as they dissect the big issues facing collaborative innovation in Australia including covid, climate change, digital transformation, and geo-economic volatility.

Speakers include …

• Minister for Science and Technology, Hon Melissa Price
• Hon Ed Husic MP, Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation
• Professor Bronwyn Fox, Chief Scientist CSIRO
• Jeff Connolly, CEO Siemens Australia
• HE Victoria Treadell, British High Commissioner
• Edwin Chow, Assistant CEO Enterprise Singapore
• Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL)
• Dr Katherine Woodthorpe AO (2021 Ralph Slatyer Address)

Three Chief Scientists

• Dr Cathy Foley, Chief Scientist of Australia
• Professor Caroline McMillan, Chief Scientist of South Australia
• Professor Hugh Possingham, Queensland Chief Scientist

The conference will also feature a panel session titled ‘Three Scientists’ featuring Dr. Cathy Foley, Chief Scientist of Australia; Professor Caroline McMillan, Chief Scientist of South Australia; and Professor Hugh Possingham, Queensland Chief Scientist. This represents an excellent opportunity for journalists to get a first-hand insight into what our top scientists see as the big opportunities and challenges for Australia to unleash its potential to be an innovative nation.

International Perspectives

There will also be international perspectives, including from the British High Commissioner HE Victoria Treadell and Edwin Chow from Enterprise Singapore. They will share insights from the experiences of highly innovative economies such as Israel, Singapore, the UK, and the USA about policy prescriptions, industry, research and collaboration incentives, and workforce and culture that can lead the transformation of an economy.

Fireside Chat with ‘innovation whisperer’ Professor Mariana Mazzucato

A conference highlight is the ‘fireside chat’ session with Mariana Mazzucato, who is a professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL), where she is Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose (IIPP). She advises policymakers around the world on innovation-led inclusive and sustainable growth. Professor Mariana Mazzucato has been named as one of the “three most important thinkers about innovation” by The New Republic, one of the 50 most creative people in business in 2020 by Fast Company, and one of the 25 leaders shaping the future of capitalism by WIRED.

See the full conference program for Oct 19-20 here – https://collaborateinnovate.com.au/program/

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