{"id":41848,"date":"2023-10-20T15:16:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/big-startup-names-come-together-to-advise-victorian-government-on-innovation-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:16:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:16:55","slug":"big-startup-names-come-together-to-advise-victorian-government-on-innovation-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/big-startup-names-come-together-to-advise-victorian-government-on-innovation-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Big startup names come together to advise Victorian government on innovation – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Big names in the Victorian startup community will be teaming up to advise the state on the innovation sector as it looks to establish itself as a globally competitive ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Minister for small business, innovation and trade Philip Dalidakis announced the state\u2019s Innovation Expert Panel at the PauseFest conference in Melbourne on Friday.<\/p>\n

The 15-person panel will provide advice to government on \u201cinnovation, emerging trends and issues, disruptive technologies and their potential to impact business growth across all industry sectors\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new panel is not just about leading Australia on innovation, which we are, it\u2019s about helping us become the number one tech destination in the Asia-Pacific region,\u201d Dalidakis says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are well on our way to building a very strong innovation system here in Victoria and this talented group of industry leaders will help strengthen our position as a serious global competitor.\u201d<\/p>\n

The state government announced the board for the independent body overseeing its $60 million innovation fund last month, comprising mostly big business names.<\/p>\n

In contrast, the majority of the innovation panel is made up of local founders and entrepreneurs, as well as some members from the public and private sectors.<\/p>\n

The panel will be chaired by Victoria\u2019s lead scientist Dr Leonie Walsh and includes 2Mar Robotics and Aipoly founder Marita Cheng, managing director of Zendesk Brett Adam, Data61 CEO Adrian Turner and STC Australia CEO Dr Buzz Palmer.<\/p>\n

Similarly to the LaunchVic board, more than half of members of the innovation panel are women, with Dalidakis again emphasising the importance of gender diversity.<\/p>\n

Victoria\u2019s Innovation Expert Panel:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Dr Leonie Walsh<\/strong> \u2013 Victoria\u2019s lead scientist
\u2022 Brett Adam<\/strong> \u2013 managing director, Zendesk
\u2022 Dr Joanna Batstone<\/strong> \u2013 vice president, IBM research
\u2022 Marita Cheng<\/strong> \u2013 founder, 2Mar Robotics and Aipoly
\u2022 Dr Kate Cornick<\/strong> \u2013 managing director, Rision
\u2022 Tessa Herd Court<\/strong> \u2013 CEO and director, IntelligenceBank
\u2022 Mohinder Jaimangal<\/strong> – director, Curve Tomorrow
\u2022 Jonathan Jeffries<\/strong> \u2013 co-founder, OneStack
\u2022 Emily Lee<\/strong> \u2013 managing director, Mercer Capital
\u2022 Adam Nowiski<\/strong> \u2013 director (APAC), Nitro
\u2022 Dr Buzz Palmer<\/strong> \u2013 CEO, STC Australia
\u2022 Dr Melis Senova<\/strong> \u2013 founder and chief entrepreneur, Huddle
\u2022 Kerri Lee Sinclair<\/strong> \u2013 CEO, QSR International
\u2022 Chris Thomas<\/strong> \u2013 managing partner, Differential
\u2022 Adrian Turner<\/strong> \u2013 CEO, Data61<\/p>\n

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