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2008 Program
Yet to be finalised, for an idea please see 2007 progam below.
2007 Program
Day One Thursday 23rd August 2007
8.30 - 9.00 am
Registration and coffee
9.00 - 9.10 am
Welcome -
- Hamish Hawthorn,
CEO ATP Innovations
9.10 - 10.00am
Key note speaker -
Katrina Leslie is a highly successful entrepreneur with a flair for innovation and a proven track record in building technology businesses in Australia and the USA. She will share her experiences in identifying new markets and business opportunities, attracting investors for start-up companies, and building a team around the founder.
- Katrina Leslie,
Founder & Executive Chairman, HRX
10.00 - 10.20am
Morning tea and networking
10.20- 10.30am
Program introduction and overview -
- Associate Professor Anne Simmons,
Faculty of Engineering, UNSW
10.30 - 12.00pm
What is IP and what it is not, and how do you protect your cutting edge ideas and extract full IP value - includes a practical case study on the design and commercialisation of a revolutionary 3-D mouse.
- Tim Staley, Principal, Griffith Hack
- Laurence Crew, CEO, Cylo Technology
12.00 - 1.30pm
Networking lunch with CEOs from emerging technology companies as guests
1.30 - 3.30pm
Ways to conduct your research to allow for commercial outcomes
A review of IP processes and practices in universities. including the story of Neuromonics. From its beginnings as a university research breakthrough, Neuromonics is now a global player in the provision of treatment services for tinnitus, a common hearing defect.
- Associate Professor Anne Simmons, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW
- Roger Price,
Investment Manager, Innovation Capital
3.30 - 4.00pm
Afternoon tea and networking
4.00 - 5.00pm
Taking your ideas to market: A business plan provides a roadmap and checkpoints on your commercialisation journey. In this session we cover the essential elements of a business plan to get you thinking about yours.
- Dr Steve Gourley,
Investment Director, GBS Venture Partners
5.00 - 5.15pm
Review of day 1
5.30 - 6.30pm
Drinks & networking function - Featuring guests from industry, government and technology commercialisation
Day Two Friday 24th August 2006
8.30 - 9.00am
Coffee and networking
9.00 - 10.30am
Market validation - You have identified a technology but is there a market for your product? Who is going to buy it and how much will they pay? This session will give you insights into validating the size of the market for your technology and strategies for launching products.
Andrew Stead, Director Business Programs, ATP Innovations
Peter Spencer,
CEO, Warm Concepts
10.30 - 11.00am
Morning tea and networking
11.00 - 12.30pm
Thinking about numbers - What is the best path to commercialisation – selling, licencing and start-up? How do you value early stage technology business opportunities for, where do you seek investment, and what is optimum for your business opportunity?
Hamish Hawthorn,
CEO, ATP Innovations
Andrew Stead, Director Business
Programs, ATP Innovations
12.30 - 2.00pm
Networking lunch with guests from state and federal government departments and representatives from various university technology commercialiation offices.
2.00- 3.05pm
From bench to business - NovaThera is a spin-out of Imperial College London and has developed a successful international business in the field of regenerative medicine. This session will provide an overview of the commercialisation processes from technology to product, exploring the various ways a technology can reach the market.
3.05 - 3.15pm
Review of Day 2
3.15 - 3.45pm
Afternoon tea and networking
3.45 - 5.30pm
Bringing it all together
A panel-led discussion on how to successfully commercialise research.
Neil Anderson,
Managing Director, CathRx
Mark Bennett,
CEO, NewSouth Innovations
Jonathan Wolfe,
Managing Director, Vast Audio Pty Ltd
Meg Dennis,
Director, Leopard Labs Pty Ltd
5.30pm
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