Swedish Australian Innovation, Technology & Design Summit 2022

What are the key competences and skills for the future?

Sweden and Australia face the challenges of educating their next generations and upskilling their workforces in the face of rapid global technological change. Both countries understand that developing and broadening their systems of lifelong learning will be essential for their societies and for economic prosperity. Diversity and inclusion perspective

UTS - Fiona Anson, Enterprise Learning & Future Skills Lead

Industry Partners:

ABB - Beverly Stacey, Country Human Resources Manager ABB Australia

Ericsson - Colin Pritchard, Head of Human Resources Ericsson Australia & New Zealand

Asuria - Con Kittos, Chairman & CEO

Ashton Legal - Ruobing Yang, Legal Practitioner Director, Immigration Law

Moderator: Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance (IPPG) at UTS

Healthcare Innovation - Intelligent Healthcare Solutions

AstraZeneca - Kerrie McDonald, Vaccines and Health Policy Lead, Corporate Affairs

Elekta - Shaun Seery, Vice President

Ortivus & Corvanta - Reidar Gårdebäck, CEO Ortivus AB and Mitch Farquhar, Operations Manager Corvanta Group, Emergency Services

Moderator - Professor Michael Nilsson, Director, Centre for Rehab Innovations & Global Innovation Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Newcastle

5G A Catalyst for Digitalisation - How does 5G drive innovation today and how will it impact the future?

ABB Australia - Mario Macri, Head of Smart Power & Smart Buildings

Ericsson Australia and NZ - Ian Ross, Head of Enterprise

Telstra - Charles Ridler, Head of Enterprise IoT

UTS - Professor Ren Ping Liu, Head of Discipline, SEDE Networking and Cybersecurity, School of Electrical and Data Engineering

Moderator: Joanne Woo, Global VP, Division Head of Marketing Communications at ABB

UTS - Dr Timo Rissanen Associate Professor, Fashion & Textiles

Australian Fashion Council - Leila Naja Hibri, CEO

IKEA - Mellisa Hamilton, Country Sustainability Manager IKEA Australia

TreeToTextile (H&M Group, Inter IKEA Group, Stora Enso and LSCS Invest) - Marie Grönborg, CEO 

Moderator: Rosanna Iacono, Advisor & Managing Partner, The Growth Activists

Speakers:

ABB - John Rieusset, Country Digital Lead/Food and Beverage Sector Lead

VGA - Mitchell Peden,General Manager, Volvo Bus Australia

UTS - Andrea Trianni, Associate Professor at UTS - FEIT School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering & Centre for Advanced Manufacturing

NSW Government - Lisa Emerson, Modern Manufacturing Commissioner

Moderator: Roy Green, Emeritus Professor and Special Innovation Advisor at the University of Technology Sydney

Speaker: Vikas Ahuja, Sustainability Director Tetra Pak Oceania Japan Korea

Speakers:

ABB Australia - Mario Macri, Head of Smart Power & Smart Buildings

AXIS Communications - Johnny Lee, Smart Cities and Transport - Business Development Manager

Volvo Bus Australia - Mitchell Peden, General Manager

Moderator: Fang Chen, Executive Director Data Science/Distinguished Professor UTS

Speakers:

Valentina Petrone, Australia Circular Economy Lead - Associate - Waste Management & Circular Economy

UTS - Dr Melissa Edwards, Director Executive MBA Program & Associate Professor Sustainability Management

Industry Partner: Vikas Ahuja, Sustainability Director Tetra Pak, Oceania, Japan and Korea

Moderator: Dr Nicole T Garofano, Head of Circular Economy Development, Planet Ark Environmental Foundation

Event MC’s: Joanne Woo, Global VP, Division Head of Marketing Communications at ABB and Teresia Fors, Vice President Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce

Opening Session Speakers:

Glenn Wightwick, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Enterprise University of Technology Sydney

Jan Gardberg, President, Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce

HE Pontus Melander Ambassador-designate of Sweden to Australia

Keynote Speaker – The Hon. Alister Henskens, SC MP, New South Wales Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade, Minister for Sport, Minister for Skills and Training, and Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation - Key initiatives from a government as well as Australian and Swedish industry perspective. Current and potential areas of cooperation. Panel with representatives from both countries. What can Sweden and Australia, two countries known for their leadership in research, education, industry, and economic stability, learn from each other’s approach to innovation?

Speakers:

NSW Government - Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer

Vinnova Sweden Innovation Agency - Regina Summer, CSO International Collaboration 

University of Technology Sydney - Professor Kees Dorst, Professor of Transdisciplinary Innovation

Business Sweden - Johan Knape, Government Assignments Lead

Moderator - Petra Andrén, Head of Innovation Districts, Greater Cities Commission