Melbourne. 27 October 2022 @ Melbourne Connect

Global Impact Summit.

Where impact, finance and technology converge.

Featured Speakers

  • Aileen Lai

    CEO and Founder @ HealthBeats

  • Amanda Cattermole

    CEO @ Australian Digital Health Agency

  • Ben Armstrong

    Managing Partner @ Archangel Ventures

  • Charlie Macdonald

    Investment Manager @ Giant Leap

  • Claire Field

    Principal @ Claire Field & Associates

  • Danielle Jarrett

    Chief Executive Officer @ Invest Victoria

  • Danny Hui

    Founder @ Sameview

  • David Caspari

    CEO and Managing Director @ Janison Group

  • David Linke

    Managing Director @ EduGrowth

  • David Weickhardt

    CEO @ Education Horizons

  • Fiona Hindmarsh

    Fiona Hindmarsh

    CEO @ Significant Ventures

  • Gönül Serbest

    CEO @ Global Victoria

  • Grant Dooley

    CEO @ Breakthrough Victoria

  • Hitesh Mehta

    Co-Founder and COO @ Nutromics

  • Howell Williams

    Chief Development Officer, Australia & Asia-Pacific @ Keypath

  • Jack Goodman

    Jack Goodman

    Founder and Non-Executive Chair @ Studiosity

  • Jared Ingersoll

    Climate Salad

  • Joshua Reich

    Chief Technology Officer @ Seer Medical

  • Kevin Rodrigo

    Senior Account Manager @ Google

  • Kirsty Garrett

    CEO @ Doctors on Demand

  • Lara Solomon

    Founder @ Hoopsy

  • Marc Washbourne

    CEO @ ReadyTech

  • Mark Rohald

    CEO @ Cluey Learning

  • Michael Hui

    Managing Director (Australasia) @ Arowana

  • Michelle Wade

    Commissioner, South Asia @ Victorian Government

  • Natalie Mactier

    CEO @ Vivi International

  • Nicholas Trpezanovski

    Principle Consultant @ NJT MedTech Solutions

  • Ray Fleming

    Global Education Solutions Manager @ Google Cloud

  • Rebecca Hall

    Commissioner for Victoria to South East Asia @ Global Victoria

  • Rujuta Natu

    Founder @ Mantaray

  • Ryan O'Hare

    CEO, Australia & Asia-Pacific @ Keypath Education

  • Ryan Trainor

    CEO and Co-Founder @ Adventus.io

  • Sue Kokonis

    Chief Academic Officer @ OES

  • Tim Dodd

    Higher Education Editor @ The Australian

  • Vivienne Mak

    Director, Health and Clinical Programs @ Keypath Education

Venue

Melbourne Connect

Powered by the University of Melbourne in partnership with a consortium led by Lendlease, Melbourne Connect brings together world-class researchers, government, industry, SMEs, startups, higher-degree students, artists and Science Gallery Melbourne, in a purpose-built innovation precinct right in the heart of Carlton and next to the Parkville campus and Biomedical precinct.

Address
700 Swanston Street, Carlton, VIC

Website
melbconnect.com.au

 

Climate

From renewables to nuclear and hydrogen alternatives to storage across advanced batteries and micro-grids and charging networks, where do governments, investors and institutions see the energy landscape evolving.

Understanding our natural environment such as Biosphere across land, oceans, ice and air, towards a next generation food system and a truly circular economy with recycling, solid and waste water with smart materials and textile innovation.

We’ll look at carbon innovation and markets, climate data, finance, risk and insurance through to the built environment, our transport infrastructure and new innovation in micro-mobility, vehicles, trains, ships and aircraft powering global supply chains and connectivity.

Education

Imagining a world where everyone of earth has equal access to the future.

Education, training and the world of work have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of digital will be core to the future of learning - from early childhood, K12, higher education through to workforce upskilling.

We are seeing full spectrum innovation from digital content, online learning, advanced technology from AI to robotics and, web3 to the metaverse into language learning, tutoring, assessment, up-skilling and beyond.

Capital for innovation is flowing into the sector as traditional education systems urgently seek digital solutions right across the learner lifecycle and new models, approaches and solutions emerge to build new competitive landscapes. 

Health

Innovation and technology is accelerating and fundamentally reshaping health and wellness to create more resilient, efficient, and equitable healthcare systems to keep populations happy, healthy and deliver the best care.

BioPharma research innovation led by AI driven drug discovery, synthetic biology and lab automation. Enhanced clinical development through data aggregation, data science and decentralized trial technology.

New approaches to wellness, preventative and pre-symptomatic technology with innovation in screening, imaging, diagnosis and ecosystem connectivity.

Towards a new approach to treatment and care including tele-health, digital therapeutics, the digital operating room, rehabilitation and chronic care.

1 Global Community // 5,000+ Impact Leaders

The world’s largest community of global impact leaders, working towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.