Dr. Abhik Banerjee – Swinburne University
Dr. Abhik Banerjee is a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Director at the Digital Innovation Lab at Swinburne University of Technology. His research interests are in the areas of the Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, wireless networking, and indoor positioning. In his current role, his research focus is on the development of novel IoT…
Gerard Blood – LaTrobe University
La Trobe University City of the Future is the transformation of a 235Ha university site in Melbourne into Australia’s leading research commercialisation precinct. A place to provide students with industry opportunities, it is a $5bn development that will provide 20,000 new jobs over 10 year. Gerard Blood is a Board Director and senior investment executive…
Dr Joseph Lawrence, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise), Federation University Australia
Dr Lawrence holds a PhD in Engineering Management (‘university-industry-government collaboration business models’), a Master of Engineering in Management (technical MBA), and a Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and is also a PMP® certified project management professional from the Project Management Institute, USA. Dr Lawrence’s previous appointments include…
Sara Ma
Sara Ma is an economist with experience across a wide range of areas including public policy, financial markets, digital technology and strategy consulting across the public and private sectors. In Sara’s current role as an Associate Director in the Economic Analysis and Policy team at Deloitte Access Economics, she is involved in quantitative…
Jason Remedios
Jason’s IT career has spanned 20 years, with the majority of that time spent in IT Operations. Having held a number of different operational roles including Service Delivery Manager, Applications Manager and now Deputy Director, Jason’s focus is on improving Service Availability through uplifting capability in Monitoring, Alerting and Automation.
Sahar Oujil, Director ITS, Federation University
Sahar has more than 25 years extensive experience in ICT in Higher Education and has previously held leadership roles at Monash University as the Director of ICT Implementation and Manager Service Support. She specialises in translating strategy into operational success through the design and implementation of quality service support as well as through stakeholders’ partnerships.…