In this episode we speak with Katherine Cobb,  who is a Partner at PwC Adelaide, leading Governance, Risk & Compliance in the Assurance business, with a focus on Financial Services and Health. 

Most recently Katherine has been leading the Go-To-Market activities for PwC's Connected Solutions practice in the United States, where she would collaborate with senior stakeholders within organisations to build, manage and maintain a range of innovative and emerging technology solutions to solve risk and regulatory issues. From contract tracing devices for financial services and law firms during COVID, to employee rapid response buttons in hotels and casino resorts, to asset tracking/Real Time Location Services (RTLS) in hospitals – Katherine thrives in the intersection of risk and tech.

Previously Katherine advised on Internet of Things (IoT) implementations, change management, program implementation and evolving risk and regulatory issues. My passion for Risk and Regulatory Consulting was driven by her role as Chief of Staff to the US Risk & Regulatory Consulting Leader where she supported the Strategy, Operations and Go To Market approach of this practice.

Her dynamic experience across both the Australian and United States market, having worked at PwC in Perth, San Jose, New York, Washington DC and now in Adelaide has exposed her to various multi-faceted products, challenges and cultures which led to discovering multiple insights and creating new technology-forward solutions.

Katherine's book recommendation is the 5am Club and her podcast recommendation is The Daily by the New York Times

Find out More about the PwC Skilled Service Hub here 

In this episode we speak to Nick Dunstone who is the co-founder of Light.

Nick returned to Adelaide in 2018 with his partner Sophie and their four children after 20 years abroad.

Nick is a lawyer and corporate restructuring professional. He has been a partner of 2 leading international law firms, and for the last 10 years has been a partner in an investment fund based in Hong Kong that specialises in corporate restructuring. The international travel embargo resulting from Covid meant that Nick and Sophie were able to focus on a new creative philanthropic opportunity in South Australia that is transformative to Australia’s performing arts culture which will pave the way for emerging creatives to engage with a new performance canvas.

Nick and Sophie have directed significant capital to establish Light Cultural Foundation to provide artists and tech creatives with the opportunity to harness immersive technologies to connect with audiences in new and meaningful ways. To house Light’s cultural and hospitality activities, they purchased and restored a four-storey heritage building at Light Square in the Adelaide CBD in July 2020. 

In 2021 Nick and Sophie were awarded the Emerging Philanthropy Leadership Award presented by Creative Partnership Australia.

Light Social Channels
https://www.instagram.com/light_adl/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/light-adl/
https://www.facebook.com/lightadl

In this podcast we speak to Arrow Dr Jessica Gallagher, who recently moved to Adelaide in late 2021 to join University of Adelaide as the inaugural Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement). 

Jessica oversees a diverse engagement portfolio, with a focus on contributing to the growth and sustainability of the University through leadership of strategic partnerships, recruitment, community outreach and internationalisation initiatives. She is responsible for leading the strategy and delivery of the University’s key services in domestic and international student recruitment, global engagement, alumni relations and philanthropy, and industry and government relations. 

Jessica has significant senior management experience, previously serving as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement and Entrepreneurship) at The University of Queensland. She has managed teams across multiple countries to establish and execute innovative global strategies that have fostered high performing partnerships. With extensive experience in business development and strategic partner engagement initiatives, Jessica is highly regarded for her global outlook and community mindset, working to better serve the University and its stakeholders through diverse engagement initiatives across private, public and academic sectors. 

Jessica makes some great insights into her time so far in Adelaide and quotes ‘You can study and have a great experience here in Adelaide, which leads to fantastic job opportunities here, we need more people to talk to that’.

Jessica is enjoying the open green spaces and flat running surfaces around the city and her family are very much embracing Adelaide. 

Jessica's podcast suggestion 'One's own with Julia Gillard'  is here https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a-podcast-of-ones-own-with-julia-gillard/id1466658814

Mathieu Smeysters is a Belgian national and has been in Australia since 2017, and Adelaide since 2020. He is the owner of Smeysters Wine Consulting and currently the fine wine manager and head wine buyer at East End Cellars.

Mathieu's background encompasses General Management with 12+ years of experience working within the hospitality industry. He has worked at diverse venues over his career ranging from Michelin star establishments to casual eateries.

He is highly skilled in Food & Beverage, Restaurant Management, Operations Management, Wine Business and Import & Export.

Mathieu holds a Degree in Business Management as well as diverse wine accreditations from the wine university of Suze-La-Rousse in France, the Wine and Spirit Education Trust and the Court of Master Sommeliers. Multilingual.

Mathieu quotes in this podcast "When I talk to people overseas, or interstate.... I mention that if you are a little bit entrepreneurial, in Adelaide , you will probably make it because there is so much opportunity here, and that is a way to attract people here"

With over 22 years global industry experience, Terry is recognised as a thought leader in digital health, innovation and commercialisation of new and emerging technologies. Terry’s industry insights are in regular demand from international governments, healthcare organisations, public forums and media outlets, and is a strategic advisor to a number of global organisations, including the G20. He is a major contributor the development of Australia's digital economy.

Terry is the CEO of The Australian Digital Health Research Centre, the largest digital health collaborative in the world and Australia's leading organisation for innovation and commercialisation in health and medical research. He is also the Founder and Managing Director of Digital Hive, a CRC spin-out company focused on commercialisation of digital health.

Terry has established and scaled two major startups, both being acquired by large global multinationals. He was a Founding Director of the social health and care technology start-up, Cúram Software. Based in Ireland, Cúram’s global presence and market leadership led to IBM acquiring the company in 2012.

Terry is an adept commercial leader and has a proven track record of scaling and commercialising research, start-ups/ scale-ups and large-scale enterprises. Terry is particularly effective in identifying and incubating opportunities in new and emerging markets.

In this podcast we speak to powerhouse CEO, Flavia Tata Nardini about her move to South Australia and her startup journey.

As co-founder and CEO of one of Australia’s most exciting space startups, Fleet Space Technologies, Flavia Tata Nardini and her team are preparing to launch 140 nanosatellites into space by 2027, which Fleet will use to ‘connect billions of sensors to track and change industries and ecologies across the globe'. A real-life rocket scientist, former propulsion test engineer at the European Space Agency, Project Manager at TNO and holder of two patents, Flavia has worked across a broad range of innovative space projects, from micropropulsion systems for CubeSats to space debris removal systems, experience that directly informs Fleet’s rapid progress towards their goal, having recently launched their sixth nanosatellite, and second this year. She has recently added Mission Chair of the Seven Sisters Moon Mission to her long list of achievements, Australia’s mission of discovery for Earth, the Moon and Mars.

This is a podcast not to be missed!

Links to Fleet Space socials:
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fleet.space/ 
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fleetspace
LINKED IN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fleet-space-technologies/

Recent Article: Fleet Space Technologies joins NASA's Artemis mission

This podcast takes us on a journey of Fiona Caulfield's career spanning over 25 years in global branding and innovation experience at the elite level. She specializes in ideas, branding, creativity and futurism. Fiona has extensive global experience as a branding and innovation specialist whose career has spanned Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America, in roles such as President of BrainReserve (Faith Popcorn's consulting firm), Director of Innovation for FutureBrand in New York and Senior Partner and Executive Group Director at Ogilvy New York leading the IBM Server, Business Partner and Small Business verticals globally.  Prior to moving to the USA in 1999, Fiona was the Client Service Director for DDB Needham Sydney, one of Australia’s largest and most creative advertising agencies. She specializes in ideas, branding, creativity,futurism and continues to work in conjunction with New York consulting firms and works directly with some Fortune 500 companies.

Fiona's passion for travel and authentic experiences led Caulfield to an opportunity to create the Love Travel brand and creating the first luxury guides for India. The Love Travel Guides which are now acclaimed as the standard bearer in guides and ranked by Vanity Fair UK as one of the top three guides in the world. Fiona participates in Literature Festivals and has chaired sessions and participated in panels in Adelaide, Singapore, Bangalore and Ubud, Bali. Love Jaipur, Rajasthan was launched and went on to become the best-selling book at the Jaipur Literature Festival, Asia’s leading literature event.  

As well as being the founder and CEO of Love Travel Guides, Fiona writes for leading international titles. She is a contributor to Conde Nast Travellers Hot List and Gold list annually reviewing the best hotels in the world. Fiona has consulted to the Discovery Channel on a new travel TV series, the channel broadcasts to over 133 million households in 20 countries across Asia Pacific.  Fiona is on the judging panel for India’s Top Fifty Restaurants and also was profiled by Vogue India in their “Home and Away” feature as one of the expatriates who is integral to modern India. Fiona has a significant following on social media with over 23,000 actively engaged followers on Instagram.

In 2014 Fiona began creating extraordinary travel experiences for discerning private clients.  Fiona offers a ‘Made in India’ sourcing service to businesses and entrepreneurs looking to work with Indian artisans. More recently Fiona has expanded her travel design services to Sri Lanka, Bhutan and her home country, Australia. 

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic Fiona has been “parked” in her hometown of Adelaide.  She is a storyteller who believes that falling in love with a place is just as exciting as falling in love with a person. Through her travel writing, she has shared myriad stories of India. As of October 2021, through her carefully curated collection of Indian objects presented through Love India Home, she gives here audience the chance to bring those stories into your home. 

Fiona is a pioneer of both Conscious Travel and Conscious Shopping.

Contact:

Australia +61 424 252 022 

[email protected]

https://lovetravelguides.com/

https://www.instagram.com/loveindia_travel/

https://loveindiahome.com/

https://www.instagram.com/loveindia_home/

Adelaide Connected Podcast Episode #10

We speak to Arrow, Oli Madgett of Platfarm, who is one of the founders of  Adelaide-based AgTech company that is leading the way in spatial tracking to enable all farmers to carry out work on their land with precision, all from your smart device.

Oli Madgett became a grower in McLaren Vale in 2015, after having previously co-founded WeR Interactive, an award-winning social games company based in London, UK. He runs the Adelaide AgTech Meetup, which brings together a community of more than 1,400 developers, farmers and entrepreneurs interested in the agricultural technology space. 

Here’s a video of what Platfarm are working on to make any tractor smarter, simply using everyday smart phones https://vimeo.com/502309769

Platfarm Socials:

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/platfarmagtech/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/platfarmagtech/

https://www.facebook.com/TheMadgettsBlock/ (Oli's vineyard in McLaren Vale)

In this podcast we speak to Thomas Mitchell of BiomeBank, an Adelaide-based company that is a global pioneer in an exciting new area of health science – microbial therapies.  Their mission is to produce therapies to treat and prevent various diseases – from digestive health issues to Parkinson’s – by replenishing the tiny microbes in your gut which are so important to your health and wellbeing.   

Thomas Mitchell is a global biotech executive with significant experience in both discovery and development of microbiome drug products. Previously, he occupied leadership positions at both Finch Therapeutics and Microbiotica, key microbiome biotech companies in Boston USA and Cambridge UK. Thomas has managed a portfolio of assets in multiple indications – IBD, oncology, infectious disease, and neurodevelopment. This also involved leading an IBD biomarker discovery program valued at $534m. Notably, Thomas managed some of the first drug development programs for microbial therapies resulting in positive readouts in phased clinical trials; a milestone for the microbiome field.

What is the microbiome?
The microbiome is the complex community of organisms in your gut which play a role in maintaining our health. This complex community has a 100-fold increase on genetic expression complexity compared with the human genome and is considered a malleable organ in human health. In modern society there has been significant loss of gut microbial species which carry function important for human health. This loss in function has led to an increase in chronic disease.

Social Channels
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/biomebank/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_biomebank/ 

Alys Daroy is the Artistic Director of Shakespeare South Australia, the State’s only dedicated Shakespeare company. Adelaide-born Alys has over 15 years experience in the UK, Europe and Australia in Shakespearean performance and research, including for Shakespeare’s Globe and the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival.

She is currently co-authoring a book with Professor Paul Prescott (Merced, California) titled ’Shakespeare, Ecology, Adaptation’ for Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare and completing her PhD in Shakespeare and Ecology at Monash and Warwick Universities.

Alys’s performance research investigates the intersections of environmental sustainability, biophilic design and Shakespearean theatre.

We enjoyed talking all things South Australia with Alys and her perception of South Australia now compared to what it was like when she lived her over 15 years ago. 

Tickets are available for Shakespeare South Australia’s upcoming production of Twelfth Night at Carrick Hill January 4-8 2022 at: https://events.humanitix.com/twelfth-night-g2eo2yby . 

Instagram: @shakespearesouthaustralia

Facebook: @ShakespeareSouthAustralia

Website: www.shakespearesouthaustralia.com