The Warren Centre Presents, Chris Vonwiller at the 2019 Innovation Lecture
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December 6, 2019
Innovation Lecture
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Innovation in Australia
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The Warren Centre’s Innovation Lecture Series puts successful Australian innovators in the public spotlight, showcasing innovation across the engineering universe. We are privileged to present an exemplary selection of Australian achievers and to recognise great individual accomplishments in innovation.
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Upcoming lectures
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Innovation Lecture 2019 with Chris Vonwiller
6 November 2019
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Past lectures
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]You can view highlights from our Innovation Lectures on our Vimeo channel, or see below for more information:[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”16031″ img_size=”500×500″ onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=”” link=”https://archive.thewarrencentre.com.au/events/innovation-lecture/james-chin-moody-innovation-lecture/”][vc_column_text]2018
Delivering the Future with James Chin Moody
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Beyond Earth with Enrico Palermo
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Think Big & Make It Happen with Dr Alex Zelinsky
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Innovation in Motion with Ric Tamba
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Timeline
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Delivering the Future
2018 - James Chin Moody
Our 2018 Innovation Lecture, Delivering the Future with James Chin Moody, focused on how the world is experiencing non-linear change. We need to meld creativity and engineering excellence, and focus on the applications and the domain rather than solely the technical skills. The choice used to be between analytical vs creative – but these days it’s not an or, it’s an and. So how are we going to train the next generation of engineers to embrace this future?
Shaping Tomorrow: Robots, 3D Printing and Virtual Reality
2017 - Professor Andrew Harris
Our 2017 Innovation Lecture, Shaping Tomorrow: Robots, 3D printing and virtual reality was presented by Professor Andrew Harris of the University of Sydney and Laing O’Rourke. Andrew addressed the questions of where Australia’s engineering and construction capability is among massive technological change, and what it will take for us to be globally competitive.
Engineering A Better World
2016 - Marita Cheng
Our 2016 Innovation Lecture was presented in September 2016 by Marita Cheng, founder of Robogals, 2Mar and Aipoly, and former Young Australian of the Year. Marita discussed her experiences in the Australian tech world as an entrepreneur, engineer, and humanitarian – and considered how we can bring together business and engineering to develop technology solutions that change people’s lives
Robotics, Automation and Intelligent Operations
2015 - Professor Salah Sukkarieh
Professor Sukkarieh’s keynote lecture, “Robotics, Automation and Intelligent Operations”, was a fascinating in-depth exploration of robotics and autonomous systems. The lecture demonstrates the vast array of current applications of autonomous systems and how machine learning will radically change our future.
Beyond Earth
2014 - Enrico Palermo, VP Operations, The Spaceship Company/Virgin Galactic
The lecture was presented by Enrico Palermo, a young and dynamic Australian engineer responsible for running spaceship development activities for Virgin Galactic. Enrico talked about his journey from Perth to the Mojave Desert via University of Western Australia and the International Space University, and the future of space travel.
THINKING BIG & MAKING IT HAPPEN
2013 - DR ALEX ZELINSKY, CHIEF DEFENCE SCIENTIST, DSTO
Alex, who was one of The Warren Centre’s Innovation Heroes in 2012 for his contribution to innovation in information and communications technology, is Australia’s Chief Defence Scientist. His career spans innovation, science and technology, research and development, commercial start-ups and education. In August 2013 Alex was awarded the Pearcey Foundation’s 2013 Trevor Pearcey Medal for lifetime achievement and contribution to ICT in Australia.
Innovation in Motion: Conquering the Global Automotive Industry
2012 - Ric Tamba, Senior Vice President Car Transmissions Global, AVL
The Bugatti Veyron (world’s fastest car) and the Ferrari 458 Italia (world’s sexiest car) have at least one thing in common. Any idea? … they’re both dependent on Australian made technology. In 2012, the inventor himself, Ric Tamba (Senior Vice President Car Transmissions Global, AVL), an inspirational Australian innovator, told his electrifying story of high tech cars, the global automotive industry, technology innovation and Australia’s opportunities for competing on the global stage. Ric has inspired and encouraged us all, from young creative minds to older wizened types.
Making MAPTEK: Innovation in the Mining Industry
2011 - Dr Bob Johnson, Founder & Chairman MAPTEK
Dr Bob Johnson, Founder and Chairman of Maptek, spoke on the inception and growth of this extraordinarily successful mining software company. Highlights will include the history of Maptek and its crucial role in the rescue of the Chilean Miners in 2010.
The Robots Are Coming! The Robotics Revolution in Australian Industry
2010 - Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte FRS, Research Director, Australian Centre for Field Robotics
What do the words “Autonomous Systems” conjure up in your minds? How about “Field Robotics”, “Mechatronics” and “Artificial Intelligence”? Are you thinking of humanoid machines with super powers or car productions lines full of welding robots? To our Innovation Hero and this year's Innovation Lecturer Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte, these words embrace a world-leading centre of excellence spread across three Sydney-based universities which is<br /> bringing science-fiction into practical reality.
From Australia to the World: The Story of Google Maps & Google Wave
2009 - Dr Lars Rasmussen, Google
With more than a billion users, Google Maps has become for many the search function of choice to find virtually anything. In 2009, we welcomed Dr Lars Rasmussen of Google for our keynote address. It began as a fledgling idea from brothers Lars and Jens Rasmussen in the immediate aftermath of the dot-com crash. They came to Sydney for one last shot at development, and connected with local Sydney engineer Noel Gordon, a colleague and friend of Lars. Noel brought in another Aussie, programing expert Stephen Mar, and the four established Where 2 Technologies.
Nearly 20 Years of Innovation with The Warren Centre
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2007: Technology Magic – Spitting Chips and Global Success. Dr Chris Nicol, Chief Technology Officer (Embedded Systems), NICTA
2006: Childhood Dreams Made Real. Don Fry AO, Owner and Chairman, AIMTEK
2005: Where’s Waldo?… Tenix’s Global Search for Innovative Solutions. Paul Salteri, Managing Director, Tenix Pty Limited[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]2004: Our Time (Zone) is Coming. Dr Keith Williams AM, CEO Proteome Systems Ltd
2003: The Money or The Box – Lessons from Looksmart. Evan Thornley, Chair, Looksmart Ltd
2002: Why Is It So Difficult to Develop Great Ideas and Inventions in Australia: Australians Can Make It. Dr Jim Fox, Managing Director, Vision Systems Limited
2001: Building an Innovative Global Enterprise from Australia. Peter Fogarty, CEO, ERG Group
2000: Managing the Innovative Global Enterprise. Catherine Livingstone, Managing Director, Cochlear Limited[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]1999: Value Creation Through Innovation Denis Hanley
1998: Transnational Strategies to Drive Point of Sale Technology Innovation. John Wood, Managing Director, Keycorp
1997: The Practical Nature of Innovation in Australian Large Businesses. Jerry Ellis, Chairman-elect, BHP Co Ltd
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2018 Innovation Lecture: Delivering the Future with James Chin Moody
On Tuesday 11 September 2018, The Warren Centre hosted our 23rd Innovation Lecture, an annual lecture series showcasing the global innovation race. We were greatly honoured to have James Chin Moody, co-founder & CEO of Sendle, speak at this year’s event. The event was opened...
September 20, 2018
VIDEO: Innovation Lecture 2018 with James Chin Moody
James Chin Moody, Sendle CEO, former CSIRO director and ABC New Inventors panellist, presents The Warren Centre’s 2018 Innovation Lecture: Delivering the future: A systems engineer’s journey into entrepreneurship, delivered in Sydney on Tuesday 11 September 2018. We need to meld creativity and engineering excellence,...
September 20, 2018
Innovation Lecture 2018 with James Chin Moody – Delivering the Future: A systems engineer’s journey into entrepreneurship – Tuesday 11 September
James Chin Moody, Sendle CEO, former CSIRO director and ABC New Inventors panellist, presents The Warren Centre’s 2018 Innovation Lecture: Delivering the future: A systems engineer’s journey into entrepreneurship. The world is experiencing non-linear change. We are about to experience some very significant tipping points. This...
September 7, 2018
VIDEO: Shaping Tomorrow: Robots, 3D Printing and Virtual Reality – Innovation Lecture 2017
From digital modelling to massive analytics, machine vision and robotics, Professor Andrew Harris describes his vision for shaping tomorrow in an engaging and astonishing range of examples from Australia and around the world. From a massive 3D printer fabricating acoustic tiles to the lowly slime...
November 28, 2017
Shaping Tomorrow: The future of construction
The Warren Centre’s 2017 Innovation Lecture in Sydney with Andrew Harris showed how prototyping and radical new technologies are changing the delivery of complex infrastructure around the world.
November 6, 2017
TWC 2015 Innovation Lecturer Salah Sukkarieh wins Eureka Prize
University of Sydney Professor Salah Sukkarieh, who presented The Warren Centre’s 2015 Innovation Lecture, has been named winner of the 2017 CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Innovation and Science. An expert in robotic and intelligent systems, and with a focus on building tools for...
August 31, 2017
2017 Innovation Lecture: Shaping Tomorrow with Professor Andrew Harris
The Warren Centre presents our 2017 Innovation Lecture, Shaping Tomorrow: Robots, 3D printing and virtual reality with Professor Andrew Harris. Australia has a legacy of world leading innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs. The Warren Centre has been privileged to provide a platform for these leaders, to...
August 29, 2017
Twitter highlights from Keeping the Lights On: Infrastructure & Cyber Security
The Warren Centre held its Keeping the Lights On: Infrastructure & Cyber Security event at The University of Sydney Business School on Wednesday 16 August. Many thanks to our speakers, Kumar Parakala, Dr Frank Smith, Daniella Traino, Hamish Fraser, Dr Ralph Holz and Ric Richardson, and everyone else who...
August 18, 2017
VIDEO: Marita Cheng at The Warren Centre’s Innovation Lecture
Watch the video highlights from The Warren Centre’s Innovation Lecture with Marita Cheng: Engineering A Better World event, held at Westin Sydney on Wednesday 14 September. Marita is an entrepreneur, engineer, and an inspiring humanitarian. She brings together these capabilities to develop technology solutions that...
October 6, 2016
Twitter highlights from the Innovation Lecture with Marita Cheng
The Warren Centre held its Innovation Lecture with Marita Cheng: Engineering A Better World event at Westin Sydney on Wednesday 14 September. Many thanks to Marita and everyone who came to the event for making it such a success. Marita is an entrepreneur, engineer, and an inspiring...
September 15, 2016
Find out how Marita Cheng became an agent for change
"Engineering is all around us, so it’s important that the engineers who create our world are as diverse as the people who are in it.” - Marita Cheng
September 9, 2016
Space: a radical shift in perspective
On October 31, 2014, the challenge of developing a commercial space program became all too apparent. Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft, VSS Enterprise, disintegrated after the unique wing feather system was accidentally deployed by the pilot during its acceleration phase. The resulting 9G force was too much for the structure,...
August 30, 2016
Innovation Lecture with Marita Cheng on September 14
The Warren Centre’s 2016 Innovation Lecture will be delivered on Wednesday 14 September by 2012 Young Australian of the Year Marita Cheng. As a globally recognised entrepreneur who has demonstrated vision and leadership well beyond her years, Marita is dedicated to encouraging young women to pursue careers...
June 22, 2016
Watch: the future of innovation with Wyatt Roy & Salah Sukkarieh
Check out the highlights from The Warren Centre’s 2015 Innovation Lecture, with the Hon Wyatt Roy MP, Assistant Minister for Innovation, and Salah Sukkarieh, Professor of Robotic and Intelligent Systems at the University of Sydney: Mr Roy talked about the importance of innovation to the...
December 4, 2015
Wyatt Roy MP, Professor Salah Sukkarieh, and Australia’s once-in-a-lifetime innovation opportunity
The Hon Wyatt Roy MP, Assistant Minister for Innovation, and Salah Sukkarieh, Professor of Robotic and Intelligent Systems at the University of Sydney, gave insights into the future of innovation at The Warren Centre’s annual Innovation Lecture in Sydney on Tuesday 17 November. Culture, capital and...
November 20, 2015
Minister Wyatt Roy joins Australian Innovation celebration
The Hon Wyatt Roy, Assistant Minister for Innovation will open the Warren Centre’s Innovation Lecture at the Westin Hotel on Tuesday 17 November. Fresh from an investigative tour of Israel, the Minister is a new leading advocate for Australia’s innovation opportunity. “We are delighted to have...
November 10, 2015
How intelligent systems will transform the way we work & learn
The Warren Centre’s 2015 Innovation Lecture will be presented in Sydney on 17 November by Salah Sukkarieh, Professor of Robotic & Intelligent Systems at the University of Sydney. Salah’s presentation will explain how robotics and intelligent systems are converging to transform industry – and how we...
October 20, 2015
Exploring the Last Frontier with Professor Brian Schmidt
Professor Brian Schmidt is a revolutionary in the field of astrophysics and co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. His team’s discovery countered all established thinking about our universe, discovering that it is expanding at an ever-accelerating rate. Professor Brian Schmidt AC FRS is...
February 10, 2015
Innovation Lecture boldly goes Beyond Earth
The Warren Centre’s 2014 Innovation Lecture Series, Beyond Earth, highlights the significant role that Australia and Australians play in global space industries. Sub-orbital space exploration is opening up exciting new frontiers for space science. The main lecture event, which took place in Sydney, Canberra, Perth...
September 10, 2014
Spaceport Australia? It’s closer than you think
In a presentation in Sydney last night at The Warren Centre’s Innovation Lecture, The Spaceship Company’s Enrico Palermo outlined the opportunity for Australia to play a leading role in the rapidly expanding space travel market. 3 September, 2014 “Australia has a number of natural advantages....
September 3, 2014
What is engineering creativity, anyway?
Engineering creativity, often considered a mystical talent, boils down to the ability to generate new, meaningful and useful cross-correlations. With invention a risky business all round, and inventors as likely to be pilloried as praised, how can we foster creativity and innovation? Michael Hammer, winner...
June 13, 2014
Do You Know an Australian Innovation Hero?
The search is on again for Australia’s greatest innovators; people who have created successful products or services from brilliant engineering ideas or inventions. Nominations are being sought for the Innovation Heroes Award, bestowed each year by Sydney University’s Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering. With this...
February 26, 2013
Going Underground
Many people think about underground spaces only as carparks, subways and storage. But the increasing pressure of urbanisation and high above ground environmental costs are making many countries like France, Russia, Hong Kong and Singapore explore the opportunities presented in developing underground spaces. A growing number...
January 11, 2013
Infrastructure NSW’s Important Announcement Today – How Do We Make Sure it is Implemented
The University of Sydney’s Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering welcomed today’s release of Infrastructure NSW’s State Infrastructure Strategy. Warren Centre Board Chairman, Chris Vonwiller said, “This is a significant milestone for our State – we now have a serious and practical approach to delivering an...
October 3, 2012
Innovation Lecture 2012: “Innovation in Motion”
The Bugatti Veyron (world’s fastest car) and the Ferrari 458 Italia (world’s sexiest car) have at least one thing in common. Any idea? … they’re both dependent on Australian made technology! In 2012, the inventor himself, Ric Tamba (Senior Vice President Car Transmissions Global, AVL), an inspirational Australian innovator, told his...
May 2, 2012
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