Agritech and Beyond
New Zealand has long been a world leader in agricultural production,
with $1.2 billion in value added agricultural activity. This session
will delve into agritech innovations that are transforming the
agricultural sector and how the IP
can be translated and applied globally to other industries.
Our speakers are:
Melissa Baer | CEO | Webtools Agtech
James Robertson | Head of product Development | Invert Robotics
Bridgit Hawkins | Chief Sustainability Officer | CropX Technologies LTD
Session Chair: Melissa Wong | Senior Consultant | BioPacific Partners | LESANZ NZ Chair
Emerging BioTech
The
world-changing release, by virologist Professor Eddie Holmes on 11
January 2020, of the genetic code of the SARS CoV 2 virus to the world
via tweet enabled scientists around the world to start investigating the
virus and subsequently its variants that would impact everyone,
globally, without exception. The global release of the code placed
scientists across the globe on a level playing field in the race to find
vaccines, treatments and perhaps ultimately a remedy and fostered an
unprecedented level of collaboration.
Professor Holmes is going to join us to share his story of the
release of the genetic code for SARS CoV 2 virus and the impacts arising
from his actions. The release of the code also raised important
questions for creators of intellectual property and their advisers and
our interview with Professor Holmes will be followed by a panel
discussion of industry and commercialisation specialists who will
examine the myriad commercialisation opportunities which this release
has opened up and what the future is for commercialisation of downstream
products from material released into the public domain.
A panel will then join us for Q&A including:
Dr Dennis Feeney | Founder and Director of Venture Technology Group
Dr Julia Hill | Children’s Medical Research Institute
Dr Jen Harry | Non-Executive Director, Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Moderator: Catherine Boxhall | Principal | Integra Law | LESANZ Treasurer
Energy
Changing energy needs: This session investigates viable energy solutions to meet future mainstream energy demands as the world starts to diversify away from fossil fuels. Our speakers will discuss from their technology and market perspectives likely future commercialisation pathways, market push-pull factors, technology, IP and skills creation, need for collaboration and opportunity for growth in supporting industries.
Our speakers are:
Neil Kavanagh | Chief Scientist | Woodside - discussing the Woodside's current and future innovations.
Richard Macoun | Research Manager | Future Battery Industries CRC discussing the future for battery technology and markets.
Dr Tony Irwin | Technical Director | SMR Nuclear Technology Pty Ltd discussing the resurgence of nuclear energy.
Joining us for Q&A is also Joanne Lackenby, President Australian Nuclear Association (ANA)
Session Chair: Mark Pullen | LESANZ President
Health Innovation
This
session focuses on innovation within the healthcare industry. Dr Nicola
Angel, Head of Laboratory Operations at Microba, and Dr Elizabeth
Berryman, CEO & Founder
of chnnl, will discuss how their companies are transforming human
health and wellbeing. Dr Andrew Milligan from the Clinical Translation
and Commercialisation – Medtech (CTCM) Program will then discuss
supporting medical research commercialisation in Australia.
Dr Nicola Angel | Head of Laboratory Operations | Microba
Dr Elizabeth Beryman | CEO & Founder | chnnl
Dr Andrew Milligan | MedTech Venture Partner | Clinical Translation and Commercialisation – Medtech (CTCM) Program
The panel will then join us for Q&A.
Session Chair: Georgia Campbell | Senior Associate | Thomson Geer
Space
The Australian Space Industry – Building new horizons
The Australian space industry is expected to add 20,000 jobs and triple in size to become a $12 billion industry by 2030. Blasting this industry into the future is the SmartSat CRC– the biggest space industry research collaboration in Australia’s history with over 100+ organisations and $245Million in R&D commitment. In this session hear from Andrew Beveridge, the Chief Operating Officer of the SmartSat CRC, about how they have structured the CRC and IP agreements to facilitate collaboration and commercialisation, and the Kanyini space services mission - the first satellite to be launched by a State government. Kanyini is a collaboration between the SA Government, and SA companies Inovor and Myriota. Inovor are designing and building the satellite, and once launched Myriota will manage the satellite including collection and delivery of data to the SA Government. In this session, hear about the commercial challenges involved in bringing this mission together, and take the opportunity to ask some questions of the panel about the new horizons for business that space is providing.
Speakers are:
Andrew Beveridge | Chief Operating Officer | Smart Sat CRC
Darin Lovett | Director | South Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC)
Donna Lawler | Co-Founder and Principal | Azimuth Advisory
Joining us for Q&A is Dr Catherine Grace | Assistant Director of Space
Session Chair: Chris Wilkinson | Partner | Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys | LESANZ Trustee at Large
Sports technology innovation
A
panel discussion on sports technology innovation and considerations
from a start-up, accelerator and venture capital perspective.
Speakers are:
Todd Deacon | MD SportsTech @Techstars || General Partner @ Wildcard Ventures || Partner @ The Fund || startup-reading.com
Oliver Howard | Managing Director, Sports & EventTech | Startupbootcamp
Machar Reid | Head of Innovation | Tennis Australia & General Partner @ Wildcard Ventures
Jon Gregory | Founder & CEO | Vitruvian
Ben Tripodi | CEO | hoap & Lumin Sports
Moderator: Craig Finlayson | Principal Lawyer | Davies Collison Cave