Program
Wednesday 15 December 2021 – Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont
Please note this is a moveable feast!
We will be involving and introducing representatives from the Tech23 2021 companies during the day.
We will be involving and introducing representatives from the Tech23 2021 companies during the day.
8.30am
Registration with Tea/Coffee
9.15am
Welcome to Country
9.30am
Healthier Lives
We are throwing the full weight of the tech mix at some of our biggest health challenges. How can Australia build capabilities to diagnose, treat and eliminate our most burdensome and deadliest health conditions?
- Dr Michelle Deaker – OneVentures
- Malcolm Hebblewhite – Atmo Biosciences
- Dr Christos Papadimitriou – Tessara Therapeutics
- Sally-Ann Williams – Cicada Innovations
10.15am
Revolutionising the way things get done
We shape our tools – thereafter, our tools shape us. Are we prepared for a new era of ’supertools’ that amplify our intelligence, accelerate invention, speed up research and revolutionise our processes? Could we retool into smarter ways of working?
- Dr Natalie Curach – Bioplatforms Australia
- Prof Ray Dagastine – Tiny Bright Things
- Prof Baohua Jia – Swinburne University of Technology
- Mark Pesce
- Phil Morle – Main Sequence Ventures
11.00am
Morning Tea
11.30am
Reimagining the way we live to restore planet health
It is 2030. What clean, safe and unlimited energy will be ours? What infrastructure, housing, transport have we achieved in reshaping? And what will be still in the offing? Let’s discuss short-term and long-term horizons for meeting our needs while restoring planet health.
- Louise Brown – HydGene Renewables
- Dr Andrew T. Harris – Laing O’Rourke, University of Sydney
- Erich Kisi – MGA Thermal
- Dr Megan Sebben – CSIRO
- Ninotschka Titchkosky – BVN
12.15pm
The impact of ESG on Deeptech
Many founders in the Deeptech space are focused on solving big picture problems related to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). While the initial focus will be on venture capital, what does the ESG framework look like over the next decade globally which companies will need to embrace?
How will decisions, governance, finance and supply chains be impacted as we advance ESG initiatives?
What can deeptech companies do now that will support their efforts over the next decade?
- Patty Akopiantz – Assembly Climate Capital
- Ranya Alkadamani – Impact Group International, Vulcan Energy Resources
- Dr Charlie Day – Jupiter Ionics
- Martijn Wilder – Pollination
1.00pm
Pre-lunch drinks in North
1.15pm
Seated for Lunch