Past Tech23 Impact Circles
Quantum Powered Industries – Australian Industry with quantum superpowers
Contributors: Professor Michael J. Biercuk, CEO and Founder, Q-CTRL; Dr Marcus Doherty, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, Quantum Brilliance Pty Ltd; Jane Garrett, Deputy Director (Enterprise) Quantum Technology Enterprise Centre, University of Bristol
Medtech and Diagnostics – Building future resilience
Circle Leader: Petra Andrén, Tattarang/Minderoo
Contributors: Laura Faulconer; Mara Macdonald, Investor Manager-Melbourne, Brandon Capital Partners; Dr Dharmica Mistry, Head of Medtech, Cicada Innovations
Feeding 10 Billion People – Australia’s future food industries
Contributors: Angeline Achariya, Simplot Australia; Michelle Colgrave, CSIRO Agriculture and Food; Sam Elsom, Sea Forest; Nick Hazell, v2food; Chris Liu, Horizons Ventures; Andrew Macintosh, March Capital; George Peppou, Vow Food; Samantha Wong, Blackbird Ventures
Built with Biology – Australia’s future bioeconomy
Contributors: James Brown, Bondi Bio; Natalie Curach, Bioplatforms Australia; James Petrie, Nourish Ingredients; Nusqe Spanton, Provectus Algae; Dr Claudia Vickers, CSIRO Land & Water
Towards identity equity – Building an equitable and inclusive identity ecosystem
Contributors: Amelia Crook, Traverse; Mardi Hall, Services Australia; Professor Ellie Rennie, RMIT; Katy Southall, Trust Alliance
Next Generation Nuclear Medicine – Biosimilars, Theranostics and Implantable Devices
Contributors: Christian Behrenbruch, Telix; David James, Oncosil; Rosanne Robinson, ANSTO Detection and Imaging; Dr Brad Walsh, Glytherix
Cyber Security – Building cyber resilience in small medium enterprises
Contributors: Michael Loewy, Tide Foundation; Jacqui Loustau, Cynch Security; Walkiria Perez, AustCyber; Matt Warren, RMIT University Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation
Contributors: Dan Adams, Amber Electric; Lachlan Blackhall, ANU; Dr Jemma Green, Power Ledger; Alex McIntosh, ARENA
Contributors: Sophia Hamblin Wang, Mineral Carbonation International; Aly Khalifa, University of Wollongong; Timothy O’Grady, Curtin University; Steve Morriss, Planet Ark and Close the Loop; Usha Iyer-Raniga, RMIT University
Investor Connect – Preparing for a Series A (in the deep-end!)
Contributors: Ellen Gorissen, IP Group Australia; Phil Morle, Main Sequence Ventures; Tip Piumsomboon, Blackbird Ventures; Natasha Rawlings, Uniseed
Big Stuff! – Exponential Machines in Heavy Industries
Contributors: Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte, NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer; Gavin Gillett, Rio Tinto; Andrew T. Harris, Laing O’Rourke; Stefan Hrabar, Emesent; Sue Keay, Queensland AI Hub; Paul Lucey, Project 412; Jawn Looi, AMLab; Kaustubh Pandya, Brick & Mortar Ventures
Space – the next data frontier
Contributors: Robert Coorey, Geospatial Intelligence; Adam Gilmour, Gilmour Space Technologies; Dr Alex Grant, Myriota; Dr Sarah Pearce, CSIRO; Matthew Tetlow, Inovor Technologies
Contributors: David Burt, UNSW; Dr Jessica Gallagher, The University of Queensland; Rohan McDougall, Curtin University; Melissa Ryan, Macquarie University; Dan Sleeman, RMIT Activator; Lisian Teh, Swinburne University of Technology
Predictions from the Frontier – Deep Tech Possibilities
Circle Leader: Bill Bartee, Main Sequence
Contributors: Professor Michael J. Biercuk, Q-CTRL; Dr Marcus Doherty, Quantum Brilliance; Cathy Foley, Australia’s Chief Scientist; Jane Garrett, University of Bristol; Jon King, Silicon Quantum Computing; Peter Turner, Sydney Quantum Academy
