Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre Newsletter
Upcoming Events |
| Australian Innovation Festival at ANU | |
Australian Innovation ACT Festival Launch
Speaker: Jon Stanhope, Chief Minister of the ACT
Tuesday 27 April, 5.30pm for 6pm
Finkel Lecture Theatre, The John Curtin School of MedicalResearch, ANU
Australian Innovation Festival Debate
Investing in innovation? This house believes that Australia spends too much money on university research
Speakers include:Professor Lawrence Cram, Deputy Vice-Chancellor ANU; Professor Steve Dowrick, Professor of Economics, ANU and member of the 2008 National Innovation Review; Narelle Kennedy, CEO of The Australian Business Foundation and member of the 2008 National Innovation Review; and Dr Geoff Garrett, former Chief Executive of the CSIRO.
Date: Tuesday 27 April, 6.15-7.30pm
Finkel Lecture Theatre, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU InnovationACT Seminar
Harnessing the cycle of innovation - Understanding your market
Speaker: John Hemphill, CEO of Axxos
Date: Wednesday 28 April, 6-8pm
Finkel Lecture Theatre, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU
Australian Innovation Festival Seminar
Seminar: Australia and innovation: Miracle country or basket case?
Speaker: Dr Thomas Barlow, former science advisor to the Minister of Education and Science and author of the 2009 Barlow Report.
Seminar: Making Innovation Happen
Speaker: Dr Alex Zelinsky, Group Executive Information Sciences, CSIRO
Date: Thursday 29 April, 5.30pm for 6pm
Finkel Lecture Theatre, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU
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| NICTA Meet the Founder Series - Ken Kroeger | |
 A 15 Year Journey of Learning and Discovery Ken Kroeger is one of the founders of HealthCube, an Australian health services and technology company and of Catalyst Interactive, an internationally recognised supplier of technology based training and simulation systems. A long career in business and computing has provided Ken with insight into diverse industry sectors and technologies. Prior to moving to Australia, Ken worked with Canada's federal government, the Canadian Royal Mounted Police and Southam News where he enjoyed roles in research and development, evaluating emerging technology, the design and implementation of new business, manufacturing and aviation related systems. Ken studied business and systems analysis at Carleton University and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. Ken currently serves on the board of directors for HealthCube, and for Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre. He consults to both entrepreneurial firms and multinational organisations. |
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RSVP: | Tuesday 4th May, 5:30 for canapes
NICTA Seminar Room
Ground floor
7 London Circuit
Canberra
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