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BNC 2006-06-06 Technology Business Formation, Structuring and Board Development - David Field

   held in conjunction with  The Indus Entrepreneurs Network

 

Mr David Field FAICD

 

David has extensive Board Chairmanship, Non Executive Director (NED) and Chief Executive experience gained from a 30 year career within the International Trade/Shipping Industry.  David is a Group Chairman within the CEO Circle and the CIO Circle, bringing together Chief Executives and Heads of Divisions for mutual advice and to share experience. David is also Executive Director of Search and Selection Company Carmichael Fisher and specialises in Executive Search, Interim Executive and Board of Director Appointments. He is a member or closely associated with a range of business organisations and associations, including Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

 

BNC 2006-06-06 Technology Business Formation, Structuring and Board Development - Brett Eagle

   held in conjunction with  The Indus Entrepreneurs Network

Mr Brett Eagle

 

Working on an independent basis in Sydney, Brett has many years experience in the area of international law and business.  Brett specialises on the needs of emerging companies, advising on international reorganisations and structuring, public and private corporate finance and acquisitions as well as intellectual property protection and management.  Most recently Brett has worked as an attorney in New York, USA, where he specialised in public and private corporate finance for emerging growth companies.  Prior to New York, Brett worked in Berlin specialising in transactions involving European Union antitrust and other issues. Brett received his first law degree from the University of Sydney, Australia, and then a Masters of Law degree from Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany.  He speaks English and German.

BNC 2006-06-06 Technology Business Formation, Structuring and Board Development - Panel Discussion

   held in conjunction with  The Indus Entrepreneurs Network

The speakers on the panel was joined by:

 

Mr Satish K. Gupta

 

Satish Gupta, is currently President and CEO of SenSen Networks, a sensor network systems company located in NSW Australia. Prior to SenSen he was Chairman of BPO Frontline, which he co founded in October 2003. BPO Frontline is a business process outsourcing company serving mid-market customers in the US. Prior to BPO Frontline he was at Cradle Technologies from 1st July 1998 and until 30th June 2004 and was its founding President and CEO. Cradle, is venture funded semiconductor company, which has secured over $72 MM in investments. It is the leader in emerging generation of Soft-Silicon semiconductor companies. Cradle has launched its first Multiprocessing DSP product which is being marketed in enhanced communication and media processing markets.

 

BNC 2006-06-06 Technology Business Formation, Structuring and Board Development - Hugh Loewenthal

   held in conjunction with  The Indus Entrepreneurs Network

Mr Hugh Loewenthal, CFO Forge Research & Integeo

 

As CFO of Forge Research, Hugh was a key party to the sale of Forge company QIQ Solutions to US multinational Hyperion in 2004.  Hugh also helped set up Forge company Integeo to commercialise a spatial Business Intelligence product that creates maps.  Prior to Forge, Hugh was the CFO for Aurema, a technology company with its roots in Australia but headquartered in the US.  Hugh has also run his own business and worked as a senior adviser with NSW Department of State & Regional Development. Hugh is the past president of the University of Sydney Foundation for Information Technology and a fellow of the Institute of Company Directors.

BNC 2006-03-07 How to pitch your business proposal

      

As a precursor to our forthcoming On-the-Spot  pitching competition, this session focuses on how to pitch an investment opportunity to angel investors and other stakeholders interested in technology based businesses.

Panel speakers:  Michael Quinn, Innovation Capital; Dr Lyndal Thorburn, Innovation Dynamics, Ralph Petroff, NICTA. Chair – Charles Lindop, ATP Innovations.

Full speaker details are to be found at:

http://www.atp-innovations.com.au/Network/Event/profile.asp?EventID=597&Category=

We acknowledge all of the sponsors and supporters of biznetclub and the On-the-Spot Competiton for 2006

Please note due to a recording glitch not all of Ralph’s excellent talk was captured nor was the final discussion period.  Apologies.

BNC 2006-02-07 Emerging Technologies - Stuart Roberts, Biotech

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Last year we focused on Smart Internet, RFID and Nano. So what to expect in 2006? Will we see the further main streaming of internet technologies, the continued convergence of science and technology, and the growth of technology-rich consumer products? Will the life sciences and biotechnology industries deliver on the promise of value creation for investors and improved health outcomes for the public? Are Australian innovations going to continue to feed the pipelines of global technology partners?

STUART ROBERTS, Analyst, Southern Cross Equities

Stuart Roberts is an analyst at Southern Cross Equities, a Sydney-based institutional stockbroking firm. He got into biotechnology in early 2002 because Southern Cross clients were losing money in the area, but hung around once the bull market of 2003 got going because by then he had discovered a strong passion for both the science and the business of biotech. Stuart is the author of the Australian Biotechnology Buzz, a regular newsletter covering developments in the Life Sciences and the performance of Australian listed biotech companies.

BNC 2006-02-07 Emerging Technologies - Darrell Williamson, ICT

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Last year we focused on Smart Internet, RFID and Nano. So what to expect in 2006? Will we see the further main streaming of internet technologies, the continued convergence of science and technology, and the growth of technology-rich consumer products? Will the life sciences and biotechnology industries deliver on the promise of value creation for investors and improved health outcomes for the public? Are Australian innovations going to continue to feed the pipelines of global technology partners?

PROF DARRELL WILLIAMSON, CEO & Research Director, Smart Internet Technology CRC

Professor Williamson undertook his undergraduate degrees in Science & Electrical Engineering and his Masters degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Newcastle, and then his Doctoral degree in Applied Mathematics at Harvard University. He held various academic appointments at the University of New South Wales before taking up an appointment as Senior Research Fellow in the Research School of Physical Sciences & Engineering at the Australian National University. He was promoted to Professor and became the foundation Head of the Dept of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & IT, ANU and later Dean of the Faculty. He was CEO for the CRC in Advanced Computational Systems for two years, and in 2001, was appointed Director, Telecommunications & IT Research Institute at the University of Wollongong. In August 2002, he became CEO for the Smart Internet Technology Cooperative Research Centre.

BNC 2006-02-07 Emerging Technologies - Panel Discussion

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Last year we focused on Smart Internet, RFID and Nano. So what to expect in 2006? Will we see the further main streaming of internet technologies, the continued convergence of science and technology, and the growth of technology-rich consumer products? Will the life sciences and biotechnology industries deliver on the promise of value creation for investors and improved health outcomes for the public? Are Australian innovations going to continue to feed the pipelines of global technology partners?

BNC 2005-11-17 Product Realisation Life Sciences, Panel Discussion

This session covers the key success factors for turning innovative life science technology into products. This is the final panel discussion. Participants;  Craig Wilson, Hubert Mazure and Mark Bradley.  

BNC 2005-11-17 Product Realisation Life Sciences, Craig Wilson

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This session covers the key success factors for turning innovative life science technology into products. This presentation is by Craig Wilson, General Manager of ITL Design and Manufacturing the design group of ITL Limited a major manufacturer of medical devices.