Innovation Bites

Innovation Bites

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  • Innovation Bites #9 - the Australian Innovation Ecosystem | Peter Laurie

    Hello and welcome to Innovation Bites - the podcast where we take a deep dive into the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. My name is Gavin Heaton and Innovation Bites is brought to you by Disruptors Co, recorded at Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.


    This episode we look back in time at some of the foundations of the ecosystem here in Australia and travel forward to the present day with our trusted guide and mentor, Peter Laurie.


    You can find Peter Laurie on:

    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/pjlaurie/
    • https://twitter.com/pjlaurie
      • 23 min
    • Innovation Bites #8 - Velocity Empowerment | 5 Impacts of AI

      Welcome to the Innovation Bites #8 - July 2023. We’re recording from the Disruptors Co office at the Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week:

      Innovation news headlines including:

      • The CSIRO has created a free program to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) come up with new ideas to tackle plastic waste. This program will give SMEs the power to be creative and find solutions to this global problem.
      • Startups that focus on quantum technology have been given $7 million in funding from the New South Wales government.

        • Generative AI could add $115 billion to Australia's economy each year by 2030, according to Microsoft Australia News Centre.

          • Hostplus, a super fund, has put in an extra $100 million into a commercialisation fund managed by IP Group. This fund is used to help universities turn their research into products and services.

            • Interview

            We also interview Alan Lau from Velocity Empowerment,

            Reflections

            This week we reflect on the lack of support for businesses working through the "shadow of death" and where we need more support in the commercialisation phase. And we look at the five impacts of new technologies and how we are seeing this play out right now in the field of artificial intelligence.

            24 min
          • Innovation Bites #7 - Headlines | Ignite Sydney

            Welcome to the Innovation Bites #7 - July 2023. We’re recording from the Disruptors Co office at the Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.

            We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week:

            Innovation news headlines including:

            • Indigenous VC firm - First Australians Capital - secures $15 million in capital to invest in indigenous enterprises https://www.digitalnationaus.com.au/news/first-australians-capital-secures-15m-to-support-indigenous-entrepreneurs-597787

            • Hollywood actors go on strike over concerns about AIhttps://gizmodo.com.au/2023/07/hollywoods-groundbreaking-ai-proposal-for-actors-sounds-like-a-nightmare/ 

            • Applications open for the Agrifutures Agxelerate program https://www.startupdaily.net/partner-content/applications-open-for-agrifutures-agxelerate-program/ 

            • Optus partners with SpaceX to extend mobile coverage across Australia https://www.smartcompany.com.au/industries/telecommunications/optus-partners-starlink-mobile-coverage-australia-elon-musk-spacex/ 

              • We also interview:

              • Ignite Sydney - Gavin Heaton, Michael Kordahi and Dennis Spring come together to bring Ignite Sydney back to the Oxford Art Factory - https://www.ignitetalks.sydney/

                • How to listen

                Listen on YouTube

                https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR6j2EhIwQbnqOfrv5DAuydrjL5YtlSRk

                Listen on Apple

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                Listen on Spotify

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                17 min
              • Innovation Bites #6 - Headlines | Polipedia | Threads

                Welcome to the Innovation Bites #6 - July 2023. We’re recording from the Disruptors Co office at the Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.

                We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week:

                Innovation news headlines including:

                • Bupa Ecodisruptive - https://www.bupa.com/sustainability/eco-disruptive-challenge

                • Cut Through Ventures report - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cut-through-venture_cut-through-quarterly-q2-2023-australian-activity-7082104538257633280-WibK 

                  • We also interview:

                  • Polipedia: https://polipedia.com.au

                  • Ebony McKenna: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebony-mckenna-47155075/ 

                    • How to listen

                    Listen on YouTube

                    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR6j2EhIwQbnqOfrv5DAuydrjL5YtlSRk

                    Listen on Apple

                    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/innovation-bites/id1690821173

                    Listen on Spotify

                    https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disruptors-co

                    26 min
                  • Innovation Bites #5 - Headlines | Tony Colarco at TQT | Anthony J James

                    Welcome to the Innovation Bites #5 - June 2023. We’re recording from the Disruptors Co office at the Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.

                    We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week:

                    Innovation news headlines including:

                    • Industry Growth Program consultation

                    • Climate Salad Industry Report

                    • The country of Tuvalu's Digital Twin

                    • Australia’s tech sector created 70,000 new jobs over the last 12 months. The Tech Council of Australia’s research report

                    • NSW Female founders program - applications open 

                      • $150K in prizes to reward great innovation Australian Innovation Competition 

                        • We also interview:

                        • Tony Colarco, Community Manager at The Quantum Terminal (TechCentral)

                        • Anthony J James (part 2)

                          • 16 min
                        • Innovation Bites #4 - Headlines | Hannah Maginn on Retail Innovation | Anthony J James on Digital Innovation

                          Welcome to Innovation Bites #4 - June 2023. We’re recording from the Disruptors Co office at the Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.

                          We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week:

                          • NSW Government AI Guide refresh
                          • Courses AI Ethics https://www.innovationaus.com/businesses-offered-crash-course-on-ai-ethics/
                          • Professor Doug Hilton - the new CEO of CSIRO https://www.innovationaus.com/doug-hilton-is-the-new-csiro-chief/
                          • HydGene Renewables https://www.startupdaily.net/topic/funding/macquarie-uni-spinout-hydgene-renewables-raises-6-million/ 

                            • We also interview:

                            • Hannah Maginn from CUT Store
                            • Anthony J James
                              • 32 min
                            • Innovation Bites #3 - Headlines | TechFugees Australia | Commercialisation

                              Welcome to Innovation Bites #3 - June 2023. We’re recording from the Disruptors Co office at the Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.

                              We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week:

                              Innovation news headlines including:

                              • Four week old startup Mistral AI raises $113m seed round

                              • CSIRO On Prime applications

                              • Join the TechFugees Meetup

                              • City of Sydney Reboot program

                              • The AI assisted Beatles Song

                              • Learn more about BearID 

                                • We also interview:

                                • Jarrod Ward from Ahurei - IP and commercialisation expert
                                • Anne-Marie Elias from TechFugees Australia.
                                  • 21 min
                                • Innovation Bites: Tasty Australian Innovation Treats - 9 June 2023

                                  Welcome to the Innovation Bites podcast for the week ending 9 June 2023.

                                  We’re recording from the Disruptors Co office at the Quantum Terminal on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.

                                  We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week:


                                  Innovation news headlines including:

                                  • Apple's new VR headset (check out BBC Technology Editor, Zoe Kleinman's tweet stream)
                                  • CSIRO's free MedTech program for SMEs - Innovate to Grow
                                  • NewsCorp's new innovation centre
                                  • Entries now open for the InnovationAus Awards for 2023.


                                    • We also visited the Digital Transformation Live conference in Sydney. We met and interviewed:

                                    • Rhonwyn Learner from Vertanium
                                    • Hyugo Hayashi from Earth2Mars
                                    • Sean Borg from Corsight
                                    • Sean Hall from Energx
                                    • Niranjan Deodhar from Open Orbit
                                    • Sally Browner from the Institute of Applied Technology
                                      • 18 min
                                    • Innovation Bites: Tasty Australian Innovation Treats

                                      Welcome to the Innovation Bites podcast for the week ending 2 June 2003. We cover the tastiest and most exciting parts of the Australian innovation ecosystem. This week:

                                      • Innovation news headlines, including surprise changes at the SPARK Festival
                                      • City of Sydney's Business Innovation Program
                                      • FashTech Labs with Tracey Hamilton.


                                        • 27 min

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